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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasahiro Yama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yama's entrance music is Yatta. A fine choice. Holmes has chosen Everybody Knows My Name as his entrance music. Mike Holmes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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212 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasahiro Yama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yama walks into a stiff left hand from Holmes.
Yama moves out of range of the body kick from Holmes.
Yama closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Holmes did well to prevent Yama getting side control.
Yama is looking to take a break and control but Holmes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holmes is looking to escape.
Yama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yama perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yama tries to pass to full mount but Holmes defends it.
Yama is working hard here to advance position.
Yama is trying to control the action in half guard but Holmes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yama is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yama drives through with a takedown into Holmes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Holmes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yama is controlling him.
Holmes looking for a sweep. Not yet Holmes, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is trying to keep Yama in close.
Yama tries to free his leg and advance position but Holmes is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Yama from controlling successfully.
Holmes keeping full guard, as Yama tries to pass.
Yama keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Holmes's head.
Holmes working a defensive guard here.
Holmes is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Holmes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Yama avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Yama misses with a takedown attempt - Holmes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yama shoots for a double leg takedown but Holmes sprawls well. He's pushed Yama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Holmes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Holmes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holmes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holmes stuffs the takedown attempt from Yama. Yama gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasahiro Yama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holmes throws out the jab.
Holmes swinging wildly here.
Holmes with a nice cross.
Yama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holmes ducks right into an uppercut from Yama.
Yama ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Yama misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a push kick but Yama slaps the foot to one side.
Holmes misses with a hook.
Yama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holmes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big left from Yama misses.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Yama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holmes scores with a jab. Yama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yama misses with a takedown attempt - Holmes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yama changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Holmes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holmes keeps working.
Holmes is trying to control Yama's posture but Yama avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yama's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Holmes is trying to control but can't.
Holmes has one foot on Yama's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Holmes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yama eats them both and turns towards Holmes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Holmes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Yama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes counters with a head kick. That will keep Yama thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Holmes moves away from the strike by Yama.
Yama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holmes.
A jab from Yama misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes slips a jab from Yama.
Yama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Holmes counters with an inside leg kick.
Holmes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yama at a distance.
Yama misses with a low kick as Holmes jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Holmes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holmes throws a push kick but Yama slaps the foot to one side.
Yama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holmes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yama moves out of range of the body kick from Holmes.
Holmes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yama at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yama crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Holmes - the referee stops the clock and Yama gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Holmes. Yama manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yama shoots in for a takedown but Holmes shows good takedown defense.
Holmes blocks a jab.
Yama is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Holmes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yama.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Yama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yama fails with a takedown attempt.
Yama takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes throws a low kick but Yama moves out of range easily.
Yama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasahiro Yama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a body punch but Yama moves out of range.
Mike Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmes moves away from the strike by Yama.
Yama misses with a looping right.
Holmes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Holmes scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yama dives in and grabs Holmes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holmes pushes down on Yama's head and hops out.
Yama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Holmes tries to get to full guard but Yama has control of the leg.
Holmes moves into full guard.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes controls Yama momentarily but Yama frees himself.
Holmes wants to sweep here but Yama controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yama looking to pass the guard.
Yama stopping the sweep attempt from Holmes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holmes.
Yama fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holmes lands an overhand right.
Yama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holmes tries to avoid it but Yama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holmes to the ground. Holmes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes cracks Yama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holmes throws a body punch but Yama moves out of range.
Holmes connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Holmes scores with the left hand. Yama knows he should have avoided that one.
Holmes cracks Yama with a good jab.
Holmes misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holmes.
Yama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holmes as he jumps to the side.
Holmes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Holmes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yama. Yama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holmes avoids it really well and circles away.
Mike Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yama blocks a leg kick.
Yama fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yama.
Holmes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Holmes slips a straight right by Yama.
Jab, jab by Holmes - just one landing.
Holmes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Yama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yama shoots in looking for a takedown. Holmes tries to sprawl out of it but Yama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holmes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Holmes cracks the inside of Yama's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yama steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Holmes. That one must have hurt.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. Yama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Holmes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yama on the side of the head.
Holmes throws a low kick but Yama moves out of range easily.
Yama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yama throws a poor cross that misses
and Holmes counters with a low kick, right behind Yama 's knee.
Holmes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Holmes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yama has time to react.
Holmes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Yama is just out of range.
Holmes looks to land a body kick but Yama moved away.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holmes.
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmes cracks the inside of Yama's front leg.
Yama will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Holmes lands a jab to Yama's midsection.
Holmes lands with a good body shot.
Holmes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes. That's going to slow Yama down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yama.
Holmes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Holmes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holmes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holmes throws a combination. Yama tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes. That's going to slow Yama down.
Kasahiro Yama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Holmes connects with a solid leg kick.
Yama is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yama fails with the takedown
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yama steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Holmes. That one must have hurt.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holmes throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holmes, right into the meat.
Holmes lands a glancing blow to the side of Yama's head.
Holmes tests Yama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holmes lands with a good body shot.
Yama misses with a few strikes there.
Yama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holmes as he jumps to the side.
Holmes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yama misses with a body shot.
A cross from Holmes lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Holmes. Yama shrugs it off though.
Holmes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holmes cracks Yama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Holmes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Yama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes thuds his shin into the meat of Yama's side.
Holmes connects with a body shot that sends Yama's belly button to the back.
Yama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yama drops his hands momentarily and Holmes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holmes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holmes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yama misses the jab.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes digs a good hook to Yama's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes. That's going to slow Yama down.
Holmes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yama's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yama at a distance.
Holmes lands a really nice looking cross but Yama seems unphased.
Holmes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yama if he has to take too many more of those.
Holmes lands with a shot to the body.
Yama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasahiro Yama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes scores with a nice right hand.
Yama closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Holmes is looking for a sweep. Yama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Holmes gets back to full guard.
Holmes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Holmes really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yama tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holmes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yama somewhat.
A big left from Yama misses.
Yama dives in and scores a takedown into Holmes's guard.
Holmes trying to control the position here.
Yama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holmes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yama is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Holmes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yama cracks Holmes with a solid left hand.
Yama controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is trying to control the position but Yama postures up.
Yama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Holmes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yama might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Holmes trying to keep a closed guard but Yama is proving a slippery customer.
Holmes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yama is looking to work some ground and pound but Holmes has wrist control.
Yama wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Holmes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Holmes trying to control the position here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Holmes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yama shoots and misses
and Holmes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yama is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yama lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Yama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yama throws out the jab.
Holmes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yama dives in and grabs Holmes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holmes pushes down on Yama's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasahiro Yama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Yama dives in and grabs Holmes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holmes pushes down on Yama's head and hops out.
Holmes punishes Yama's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yama takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holmes, right into the meat.
Holmes lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holmes stuffs the takedown.
Holmes cracks a nice hook into Yama's ribs.
Yama drops his hands momentarily and Holmes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holmes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holmes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Holmes. Yama shrugs it off though.
Yama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holmes is out of range and Yama settles back down.
Yama shoots in and drives through. Holmes sprawls well.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
Yama on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Horrible takedown by Yama or perhaps it was just good defense by Holmes which made him look bad.
Holmes cracks a nice hook into Yama's ribs.
Yama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yama moves out of range as Holmes throws a body kick.
Yama shoots in looking for a takedown but Holmes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yama's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes swings for the body but Yama moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yama misses with an uppercut.
Yama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holmes throws a leg kick which misses Yama's front leg but catches the back leg as Yama tries to avoid it.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes stuns Yama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holmes connects with a high kick.
Yama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes slaps away a takedown attempt from Yama, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Holmes lands a nice looking body kick.
Holmes lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Holmes dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yama misses with an uppercut. Holmes saw that one coming.
Holmes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horrible takedown by Yama or perhaps it was just good defense by Holmes which made him look bad.
Yama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holmes avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Holmes.
Holmes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yama there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Holmes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Holmes.
Yama throws a low kick but Holmes moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot lands for Holmes.
Holmes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A lazy left from Holmes finds it's target.
Holmes scores with a push kick.
Yama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yama on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters circling a little - Holmes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holmes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holmes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holmes scores with a nice body kick.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Holmes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holmes.
Yama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holmes lands the left hand.
Yama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasahiro Yama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Holmes.
Yama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Holmes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holmes.
No luck for Yama with that takedown attempt.
Holmes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holmes scores with a leg kick.
Yama throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holmes stuffs the takedown.
Holmes thows a body kick. Yama tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Holmes throws a wild body kick that Yama sees coming a mile off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes. That's going to slow Yama down.
Holmes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.
Holmes thuds his shin into the meat of Yama's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yama takes a step back to recover.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yama.
Holmes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holmes moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Holmes.
Yama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holmes lands a glancing blow to the side of Yama's head.
Holmes thuds a left hand into Yama's body.
Holmes fakes the leg kick and cracks Yama in the body.
Holmes scores with a jab to the head.
Yama changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Holmes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Holmes, who protects the arm well.
Yama wants to control but Holmes is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holmes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Holmes!
Mike Holmes is the new light heavyweight champion!
Mike Holmes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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