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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Shum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Lil Wayne- I'm Me. A fine choice. Shum comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Oficina G3 - Depois da Guerra kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
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218 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kelvin Shum!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shum darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shum with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Shum is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Shum seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Shum looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Shum wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to sweep here but Shum controlling him for the moment.
Shum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva is looking to stand up but Shum isn't so interested in that idea.
Shum is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shum showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shum prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva wants to stand up but Shum is controlling him.
Shum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shum forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shum stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shum closes the distance and clinches.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva prevents Shum from breaking the clinch.
Silva prevents Shum from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Shum blocks with his arms.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Shum tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Shum blocks with his arms.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Shum blocks with his arms.
Shum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shum shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shum trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is trying to keep Shum in close.
Shum slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva being controlled for a moment.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shum on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shum postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Shum not doing much here.
Shum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shum content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Shum dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shum forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Shum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Shum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
so Shum counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shum.
Shum landing with the ground and pound.
Shum landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Shum is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shum wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Shum manages to pass to side control.
Shum is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Shum winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shum decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shum passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shum in particular looking to stall.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Shum seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Shum seems content to control.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Shum seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shum sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shum working the head and body with strikes.
Shum stalling.
Shum gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Shum moves out of range easily.
Shum fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Shum persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Shum.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Shum trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shum stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shum tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva is trying to escape back to his feet but Shum uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Shum scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shum is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Shum lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Shum is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Shum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Shum lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michael Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries a low kick but Shum avoids it.
Shum shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shum is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shum performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kelvin Shum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shum trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva pushes Shum off looking to stand but Shum dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Shum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shum.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A left and a right from Shum both land. Nice combination.
Shum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Shum moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shum counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shum's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Shum is having none of it.
Shum decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shum feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva is looking to stand back up but Shum counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Silva.
Shum seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shum connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shum in particular looking to stall.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shum lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shum tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Shum is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Silva reverses the position - he's now on top in Shum's guard.
Shum wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Kelvin Shum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shum is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Michael Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shum has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Shum wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva tries to clinch but Shum moves away
and Shum counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Shum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shum has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Shum!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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