PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tetsu Bodashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Fredric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredric has chosen Rocky Theme Song as his entrance music. Randy Fredric has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bodashi
vs
Fredric

177 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

179 cm
29
164 lbs
13 - 15 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Tokyo Defiance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsu Bodashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Fredric!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bodashi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fredric sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bodashi looks to throw a body kick
enabling Fredric to counter with a crisp jab.

Fredric takes the fight into the clinch.
Fredric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bodashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Fredric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Fredric.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Bodashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fredric is defending well for now.
Fredric takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Randy Fredric has been cut.
Fredric lands a nice elbow.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fredric throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fredric lands an elbow that stopped Bodashi in his tracks for a moment.
Fredric looking to throw knees to the head but Bodashi is blocking nicely.
Fredric looking to throw knees to the head but Bodashi is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fredric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bodashi's brow.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Fredric throws an elbow but it misses.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fredric looks gassed!
Fredric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bodashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bodashi lands an elbow that stopped Fredric in his tracks for a moment.
Bodashi throws an elbow that misses.
Bodashi landing knees to the head.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fredric with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bodashi obliges.
Bodashi trying to land knees to the body.
Bodashi cracks Fredric with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bodashi.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredric avoids the damage to the body.
Bodashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredric avoids the damage to the body.
Bodashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bodashi lands an elbow that stopped Fredric in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Randy Fredric's cut even more.
Fredric avoids a wild elbow strike from Bodashi.
Bodashi avoids the elbow strike from Fredric, against the cage.
Bodashi misses with a knee to the head.
Bodashi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bodashi lands an elbow just above Fredric 's eye.
Bodashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bodashi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fredric's brow.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but Fredric blocks it.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Bodashi throws a head punch that misses.
Fredric misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Bodashi.
Bodashi missing with knees to the body.
Bodashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fredric has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bodashi takes an elbow to the temple.
Bodashi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fredric managing to block the knees to the body from Bodashi.
Bodashi misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bodashi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fredric's brow.
Fredric throws an elbow but it misses.
Bodashi blocks an elbow strike.
Fredric throws an elbow but it misses.
Bodashi is trying to stall.
Fredric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Fredric.
Bodashi throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bodashi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fredric's brow.
Fredric lands an elbow that stopped Bodashi in his tracks for a moment.
Fredric lands a damaging elbow.
Bodashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bodashi pushes off an throws an elbow but Fredric leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fredric scores with a knee to the head.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bodashi landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bodashi.
Fredric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fredric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodashi's face.
Bodashi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fredric blocks it with crossed arms.
Fredric with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bodashi is working Fredric over against the cage.
Fredric lands an elbow inside that Bodashi shrugs off.
Fredric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bodashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bodashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fredric has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fredric landing knees to the head.
Fredric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bodashi throws an elbow but misses.
Fredric lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredric managing to block the knees to the body from Bodashi.
Fredric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fredric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bodashi's defenses.
Fredric lands an elbow that stopped Bodashi in his tracks for a moment.
Bodashi missing with knees to the body.
Fredric scores with a knee to the head.
Fredric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fredric lands a damaging elbow.
Fredric misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fredric throws an elbow but misses.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bodashi is trying to stall.
Bodashi misses with an elbow strike.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but Fredric blocks with his arms.
Fredric lands a good knee to the midsection. Bodashi won't want to take too many of those.
Fredric scores a nice knee to the body.
Fredric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bodashi tries to work over Fredric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fredric lands an elbow inside.
Fredric throws an elbow that misses.
Bodashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fredric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bodashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Fredric managing to block the knees to the body from Bodashi.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bodashi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fredric's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fredric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but Fredric blocks it.
Fredric crunches a lovely knee into Bodashi's ribcage.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Fredric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodashi's face.
Bodashi tries to throw a body punch but Fredric avoids it by throwing Bodashi back against the cage.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Fredric managing to block the knees to the body from Bodashi.
Fredric lands an elbow inside that Bodashi shrugs off.
Bodashi connects with a knee to the head.
Bodashi blocks an elbow strike from Fredric.
Fredric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bodashi throws an elbow but misses.
Bodashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredric avoids the damage to the body.
Fredric scores a nice knee to the body.
Fredric lands an elbow inside that Bodashi shrugs off.
Bodashi missing with knees to the body.
Fredric scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fredric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bodashi's brow.
A short uppercut from Bodashi.
Fredric lands an elbow just above Bodashi 's eye.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow.
Bodashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredric avoids the damage to the body.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fredric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bodashi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tetsu Bodashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Fredric's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fredric moves into the clinch.
Bodashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Bodashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bodashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fredric.
Bodashi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bodashi scores with a hook to the body.
Fredric throws an elbow but it misses.
Bodashi has Fredric pushed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bodashi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bodashi.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fredric's face.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bodashi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bodashi throws a head punch that misses.
Bodashi pushes off an throws an elbow but Fredric leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bodashi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bodashi avoiding damage as Fredric throws knees to the body.
Bodashi looking to throw knees to the head but Fredric is blocking nicely.
Fredric scores with a knee to the head.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Bodashi trying to land knees to the body.
Bodashi blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Bodashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredric avoids the damage to the body.
Fredric lands a damaging elbow.
Bodashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredric avoids the damage to the body.
Bodashi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fredric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bodashi's defenses.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fredric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fredric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bodashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bodashi blocks the elbow strike.
Bodashi lands an uppercut.
Fredric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fredric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Bodashi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fredric as Bodashi tries to tie him up.
Fredric with a knee to the head.
Bodashi lands an uppercut.
Fredric landing knees to the head.
Bodashi looking to throw knees to the head but Fredric is blocking nicely.
Fredric avoids a wild elbow strike from Bodashi.
Fredric misses with a knee strike.
Bodashi misses with a knee strike.
Bodashi takes an elbow to the temple.
Fredric avoids the elbow strike from Bodashi, against the cage.
Bodashi can't find room to land a body shot as Fredric controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi looking to slow down the pace here.
Fredric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bodashi blocks an elbow strike from Fredric.
Bodashi missing with knees to the body.
Bodashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredric.
Fredric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fredric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fredric managing to block the knees to the body from Bodashi.
Fredric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodashi's face.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bodashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredric.
Bodashi misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fredric obliges.
Fredric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bodashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Bodashi misses with the head strike.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bodashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredric avoids the damage to the body.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Fredric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bodashi misses with some punches.
Fredric with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fredric landing knees to the head.
Bodashi wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fredric misses with an elbow strike.
Bodashi misses with a knee strike.
Fredric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fredric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bodashi misses with an elbow over the top.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Bodashi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fredric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bodashi looking to slow down the pace here.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bodashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bodashi looking to throw knees to the head but Fredric is blocking nicely.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but Fredric blocks it.
Bodashi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fredric lands an elbow just above Bodashi 's eye.
Bodashi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fredric.
Fredric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fredric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bodashi throws an elbow but misses.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bodashi trying to land knees to the body.
Bodashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredric avoids the damage to the body.
Fredric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bodashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredric.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bodashi misses with a body punch.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bodashi fails to land.
Bodashi throws an elbow that misses.
Bodashi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fredric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodashi's face.
Bodashi blocks an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Bodashi.
Bodashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fredric backwards.
Fredric throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fredric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bodashi's brow.
Fredric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bodashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Fredric controls his hands.
Fredric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bodashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fredric lands an elbow just above Bodashi 's eye.
Bodashi stalling in the clinch but Fredric improves position.
Bodashi working aggressively here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fredric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fredric with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fredric pushes off an throws an elbow but Bodashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fredric blocks an elbow strike from Bodashi.
Bodashi has Fredric pressed against the cage.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Fredric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Fredric's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bodashi blocks an elbow strike.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Fredric.
Fredric pushes off an throws an elbow but Bodashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fredric throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tetsu Bodashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bodashi is trying to maintain a safe position but Fredric gets an underhook and turns Bodashi into the cage.
Bodashi dodges an elbow strike from Fredric.
Bodashi misses with a knee strike.
Bodashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bodashi taking a breather.
Bodashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fredric has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bodashi throws an elbow but it misses.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fredric avoids it.
Fredric lands an elbow inside that Bodashi shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fredric managing to block the knees to the body from Bodashi.
Fredric avoids the elbow strike from Bodashi, against the cage.
Bodashi looking to throw knees to the head but Fredric is blocking nicely.
Bodashi takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fredric throws an elbow that misses.
Bodashi dodges an elbow strike from Fredric.
Bodashi taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Fredric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bodashi's defenses.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but Fredric blocks it.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bodashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but Fredric blocks it.
Fredric misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fredric connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fredric.
Bodashi is trying to stall.
Bodashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fredric is defending well for now.
Fredric landing knees to the head.
Good body shot from Bodashi.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fredric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bodashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Bodashi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bodashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fredric is defending well for now.
Bodashi dodges an elbow strike from Fredric.
Fredric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bodashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Fredric.
Fredric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fredric scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bodashi is trying to maintain a safe position but Fredric gets an underhook and turns Bodashi into the cage.
Fredric dodges an elbow strike from Bodashi.
Fredric lands an elbow that stopped Bodashi in his tracks for a moment.
Fredric lands an elbow just above Bodashi 's eye.
Fredric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fredric looking to throw knees to the head but Bodashi is blocking nicely.
Fredric with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bodashi is struggling to control the position.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Bodashi trying to control the position but instead, Fredric has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bodashi into the cage.
Fredric lands a nice elbow.
Bodashi trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Fredric.
A hook to the body from Bodashi.
Fredric with a knee to the head.
Bodashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bodashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredric.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fredric avoiding damage as Bodashi throws knees to the body.
Bodashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredric.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi blocks an elbow strike from Fredric.
Fredric pushes off an throws an elbow but Bodashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fredric avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fredric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bodashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Bodashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredric blocks an elbow strike.
Bodashi misses with an elbow over the top.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Bodashi misses with a knee strike.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fredric landing knees to the body.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredric.
Bodashi with a knee to the head.
Bodashi trying to land knees to the body.
Fredric avoiding damage as Bodashi throws knees to the body.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fredric avoids it.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Bodashi.
Fredric with a knee to the head.
Fredric avoiding damage as Bodashi throws knees to the body.
Fredric connects with a knee to the head.
Bodashi trying to control the position but instead, Fredric has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bodashi into the cage.
Fredric throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bodashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fredric in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fredric lands a knee to the head.
Bodashi working Fredric over with knees to the body.
Bodashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredric.
Fredric putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bodashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fredric avoids it.
Fredric managing to block the knees to the body from Bodashi.
Fredric lands an elbow just above Bodashi 's eye.
Fredric misses with an elbow strike.
Bodashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredric with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fredric managing to block the knees to the body from Bodashi.
Fredric misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bodashi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fredric with a knee to the head.
Fredric misses with an elbow strike.
Bodashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Fredric.
Fredric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bodashi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fredric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodashi's face.
Bodashi trying to land knees to the body.
Bodashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredric.
Bodashi avoids a wild elbow strike from Fredric.
Bodashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fredric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredric with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Fredric really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Fredric's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fredric closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bodashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fredric is defending well for now.
Fredric blocks an elbow strike from Bodashi.
Nice elbow from Fredric.
Bodashi blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bodashi.
Bodashi lands an elbow just above Fredric 's eye.
Fredric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Fredric.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bodashi.
Bodashi misses with a knee to the head.
Fredric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bodashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Fredric lands an elbow just above Bodashi 's eye.
Bodashi missing with knees to the body.
Bodashi cracks Fredric with a nice body shot.
Fredric misses with a knee strike.
Bodashi dodges an elbow strike from Fredric.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bodashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fredric scores with a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fredric throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Fredric.
Bodashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bodashi.
Bodashi lands a shot to the body.
Fredric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Fredric.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fredric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bodashi's brow.
Bodashi pushes Fredric back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bodashi misses with an elbow strike.
Fredric managing to block the knees to the body from Bodashi.
Bodashi takes an elbow to the temple.
Bodashi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fredric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bodashi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bodashi takes an elbow to the temple.
Fredric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bodashi blocks an elbow strike from Fredric.
Fredric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bodashi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fredric landing knees to the body.
Bodashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredric avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Bodashi.
Bodashi missing with knees to the body.
Fredric blocks the elbow strike.
Bodashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fredric is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Fredric.
Fredric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fredric throws an elbow but it misses.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.

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.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fredric.
Bodashi pushes Fredric back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bodashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fredric lands an elbow inside.
Bodashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Fredric controls his hands.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Fredric.
Bodashi lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fredric.
Fredric dodges an elbow strike from Bodashi.
Fredric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fredric working Bodashi over with knees to the body.
Bodashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fredric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bodashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Fredric.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fredric throws an elbow but misses.
Fredric takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredric.
A knee to the head by Fredric.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fredric's defenses.
Fredric misses with an elbow strike.
Bodashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fredric is defending well for now.
Bodashi trying to land knees to the body.
Fredric lands an elbow that stopped Bodashi in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredric avoids the damage to the body.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Nice elbow from Fredric.
Bodashi missing with knees to the body.
Bodashi misses with an elbow over the top.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fredric crunches a lovely knee into Bodashi's ribcage.
Fredric blocks an elbow strike from Bodashi.
Bodashi lands a knee to the body.
Fredric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fredric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bodashi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fredric being controlled against the cage.
Fredric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bodashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Fredric scores a nice knee to the body.
Bodashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fredric backwards.
Bodashi looking to throw knees to the head but Fredric is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fredric obliges.
Fredric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bodashi's defenses.
Fredric misses with a knee to the head.
Fredric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bodashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Bodashi leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fredric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredric scores with a knee to the head.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fredric looking to throw knees to the head but Bodashi is blocking nicely.
Fredric scores with a knee to the head.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fredric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bodashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Fredric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bodashi is working Fredric over against the cage.
Fredric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fredric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bodashi's defenses.
Bodashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Fredric.
A body shot lands from Bodashi.
Bodashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bodashi looking to stall.
Fredric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodashi's face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks it.
Fredric avoids a wild elbow strike from Bodashi.
A short body shot lands from Bodashi as the two fighters clinch.
Fredric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fredric throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Randy Fredric will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Randy Fredric's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bodashi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fredric's waist but Fredric gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bodashi off to one side.
Fredric tries a head kick but it misses.

Fredric has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bodashi.
Fredric lands an elbow inside that Bodashi shrugs off.
Fredric prevents a body shot from Bodashi.
Fredric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bodashi tries to work over Fredric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Fredric.
Fredric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bodashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Bodashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bodashi trying to land knees to the body.
Bodashi missing with knees to the body.
Fredric scores with a knee to the head.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fredric's face.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bodashi throws an elbow that misses.
Fredric lands an elbow that stopped Bodashi in his tracks for a moment.
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.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Fredric throws an elbow that misses.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but Fredric blocks with his arms.
Bodashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fredric with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fredric looking to throw knees to the head but Bodashi is blocking nicely.
Fredric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bodashi is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fredric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fredric avoids it.
Fredric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fredric throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fredric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bodashi throws an elbow but misses.
Bodashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fredric's elbow.
Fredric throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fredric with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bodashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fredric has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bodashi blocks an elbow strike from Fredric.
Fredric lands a knee to the body.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but Fredric blocks it.
Bodashi takes a knee right on the jaw!
A left hand lands to the body for Bodashi.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fredric throws an elbow but misses.
Bodashi is trying to stall.
Fredric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bodashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredric avoids the damage to the body.
Fredric lands a nice elbow.
Fredric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fredric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bodashi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fredric is keeping busy.
Bodashi blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bodashi missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fredric.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fredric with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bodashi tries to work over Fredric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fredric misses with an elbow over the top.
Bodashi stalling the fight.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fredric avoids it.
Fredric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fredric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bodashi looking to throw knees to the head but Fredric is blocking nicely.
Bodashi takes an elbow to the temple.
Bodashi misses with a knee to the head.
Bodashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fredric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bodashi misses with a knee strike.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Bodashi looking to throw knees to the head but Fredric is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Fredric.
Fredric crunches a lovely knee into Bodashi's ribcage.
Bodashi blocks an elbow strike from Fredric.
Bodashi blocks the elbow strike.
Bodashi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fredric lands a nice knee to the body.
Bodashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Randy Fredric is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but Fredric blocks it.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Fredric looking to throw knees to the head but Bodashi is blocking nicely.
Bodashi lands a good knee to the midsection. Fredric won't want to take too many of those.
Fredric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bodashi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fredric's defenses.
Fredric putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bodashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fredric lands an elbow that stopped Bodashi in his tracks for a moment.
Bodashi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fredric looking to throw knees to the head but Bodashi is blocking nicely.
Bodashi looking to throw knees to the head but Fredric is blocking nicely.
Fredric crunches a lovely knee into Bodashi's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bodashi.
Fredric managing to block the knees to the body from Bodashi.
Bodashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bodashi blocks an elbow strike.
Bodashi can't find room to land a body shot as Fredric controls the action.
Bodashi misses with a knee strike.
Fredric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodashi's face.
Bodashi trying to land knees to the body.
Fredric tries to land knees in the clinch but Bodashi avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bodashi avoids the elbow strike from Fredric, against the cage.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fredric prevents a body shot from Bodashi.
Bodashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredric lands a damaging elbow.
Fredric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fredric lands a damaging elbow.
Bodashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fredric throws an elbow but it misses.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bodashi avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bodashi.
Fredric misses with a knee strike.
Fredric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tetsu Bodashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bodashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bodashi lands a knee to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bodashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fredric has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fredric pushes off an throws an elbow but Bodashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fredric throws an elbow but it misses.
Fredric avoiding damage as Bodashi throws knees to the body.
Fredric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randy Fredric.
Well Fredric 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Fredric!
Randy Fredric is the new lightweight champion!