PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasmus Soderstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, J. Cole - Blow Up. Soderstrom has chosen Metallica Don't Tread on Me as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Harrell
vs
Soderstrom

180 cm
23
160 lbs
10 - 0 - 1

180 cm
28
168 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Firebird Designs
Firebird Designs

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rasmus Soderstrom!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soderstrom. That did some damage!
Soderstrom is looking to clinch but Harrell is avoiding it.
Harrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Soderstrom tries to clinch but Harrell is having none of it.
Harrell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Soderstrom walks into a left hand.
Harrell 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.
Soderstrom throws a head kick but Harrell moves out of range.
Harrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Soderstrom takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrell.

Harrell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soderstrom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soderstrom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Harrell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harrell connects with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Harrell blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soderstrom momentarily.
Harrell tries to land a leg kick but Soderstrom saw it coming and moves away.
Harrell lands with an overhand left.
Harrell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Rasmus Soderstrom has been cut.
Soderstrom ducks under a wild hook from Harrell.
Harrell misses the jab.
Soderstrom throws a leg kick
and Harrell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harrell misses with a double jab.
Harrell connects with a right hand. Soderstrom shakes it off.
Soderstrom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soderstrom tries to clinch but Harrell moves out of range.
Soderstrom misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soderstrom.
Harrell lands a right hook to the body.
Soderstrom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soderstrom.
Harrell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harrell connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Harrell misses its intended target.
Harrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Soderstrom throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harrell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soderstrom slips under a jab.
Harrell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harrell counters with a nice body shot.
Soderstrom throws the left hand but Harrell avoids the punch easily.
Soderstrom throws a leg kick
and Harrell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soderstrom tries to clinch
and Harrell counters with a left to the body.
Harrell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harrell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Soderstrom is out of range and Harrell settles back down.
Rasmus Soderstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harrell lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Harrell throws a big shot that misses.
Harrell throws a head kick but Soderstrom moves out of range.
Soderstrom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harrell misses with a low kick.
Soderstrom walks into a stiff left hand from Harrell.
Soderstrom lands with a kick to the temple. Harrell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Soderstrom tries to clinch but Harrell is having none of it.
Soderstrom misses with a kick to the body
and Harrell counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soderstrom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Harrell.
Soderstrom cracks a nice hook into Harrell's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrell. Soderstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soderstrom misses the jab.
Harrell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harrell blocks a head kick by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom feints and then cracks Harrell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrell down.
Soderstrom moves out of range of the strikes.
Soderstrom scores with a nice right hand.
Harrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soderstrom throws out the jab.
Soderstrom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harrell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soderstrom throws a lazy head kick
and Harrell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrell throws a shot from downtown. Soderstrom moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soderstrom throws a wild body kick that Harrell sees coming a mile off.
Harrell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harrell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soderstrom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shelton Harrell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rasmus Soderstrom's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harrell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Soderstrom does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soderstrom is looking to clinch but Harrell is avoiding it.
Soderstrom has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Soderstrom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soderstrom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soderstrom misses with a body shot
enabling Harrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Soderstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soderstrom. That's going to slow Harrell down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soderstrom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Soderstrom misses
and Harrell counters with a right hand to the body.
Harrell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Soderstrom on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Soderstrom is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harrell fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell cracks Soderstrom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrell's calf.
Harrell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soderstrom thows a body kick. Harrell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harrell fails to land with a series of punches.
Soderstrom blocks a head kick by Harrell.
Soderstrom tries a head kick but it misses.
Soderstrom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harrell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Soderstrom gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harrell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soderstrom throws a chopping leg kick but Harrell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soderstrom throws a head kick that misses.
Soderstrom checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom is looking to slow Harrell down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Soderstrom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soderstrom doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrell circles away.
A big right from Harrell misses.
Shelton Harrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Soderstrom is looking to land body kicks.
Harrell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Soderstrom backs up against the cage.
Harrell works Soderstrom's body with a nice hook.
Nice body kick there by Soderstrom.
Harrell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soderstrom misses with a leg kick
and Harrell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soderstrom misses the jab.
Harrell defending well as Soderstrom loads up on a big left hand.
Soderstrom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrell counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Harrell.
Harrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrell keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soderstrom works Harrell's body with a nice hook.
Harrell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soderstrom in his tracks.
Harrell swats away the attempt to clinch by Soderstrom.
Harrell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soderstrom is able to avoid easily.
Harrell lands with a right hand.
Harrell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrell scores with a hook.
Soderstrom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soderstrom manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom tries a low kick but Harrell avoids it.
Harrell lands a nice shot that snaps Soderstrom's head back.
Soderstrom looks for the body kick but Harrell saw that one coming.
Harrell misses the shot to the body.
Harrell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soderstrom circles away quickly and effectively.
Soderstrom throws a lazy head kick
and Harrell counters with a straight right hand.
Harrell checks a leg kick.
Harrell misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soderstrom.
Soderstrom throws a body kick the misses
and Harrell counters with a good low kick that Soderstrom was not able to check.
Soderstrom misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soderstrom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soderstrom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A low kick from Soderstrom is predictable there
and Harrell counters with a low kick, right behind Soderstrom 's knee.
Soderstrom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shelton Harrell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rasmus Soderstrom's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soderstrom tries to clinch up.
Soderstrom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrell is looking to slow Soderstrom down with leg kicks.
Harrell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soderstrom can do to turn this around?
Soderstrom throws a right and a left that Harrell avoids nicely.
Good exchange - Harrell coming out on top.
Soderstrom defending well as Harrell loads up on a big left hand.
Harrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Soderstrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrell.
Harrell checks the leg kick.
Soderstrom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soderstrom throws a jab when Harrell was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Harrell scores with a four punch combination!
Soderstrom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soderstrom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good leg kick by Harrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderstrom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soderstrom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Soderstrom misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Harrell. Beautiful body shot.
Harrell misses the shot to the body.
Harrell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A bone on bone clash there as Soderstrom blocks the leg kick.
Harrell throws a leg kick which misses Soderstrom's front leg but catches the back leg as Soderstrom tries to avoid it.
Harrell throws a body punch but Soderstrom moves out of range.
Harrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soderstrom.
Harrell throws a body punch but Soderstrom moves out of range.
A low kick from Soderstrom is predictable there
and Harrell counters with a right hand to the body.
Harrell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harrell.
Soderstrom takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Soderstrom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrell misses the target.
Soderstrom tries to land a front kick but Harrell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Harrell.
Soderstrom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soderstrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Soderstrom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harrell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrell motions for Soderstrom to come forward. Harrell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soderstrom has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harrell.
Harrell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Soderstrom is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom looks to land a left hand but Harrell moved out of range nicely.
Harrell thumps Soderstrom with a low kick.
Harrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrell misses with a leg kick.
Harrell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soderstrom is able to avoid easily.
Harrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soderstrom throws a sloppy head kick
and Harrell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harrell lands with a cross.
Good work by Soderstrom as he checks the leg kick.
Harrell lands a two punch combo.
Harrell misses with an uppercut. Soderstrom saw that one coming.
Harrell scores with a hook to the body. Soderstrom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harrell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Soderstrom.
Soderstrom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soderstrom throws a leg kick but Harrell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harrell is looking to slow Soderstrom down with leg kicks.
Harrell connects with an inside leg kick.
Harrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Soderstrom is just out of range.
Harrell misses with an uppercut.
Harrell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soderstrom. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrell cracks a nice hook into Soderstrom's ribs.
Soderstrom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soderstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shelton Harrell clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rasmus Soderstrom's cut.
That's time! Harrell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harrell cracks the inside of Soderstrom's front leg.
Harrell tries a low kick but Soderstrom avoids it.
Harrell scores with a leg kick.
Harrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrell takes a swing at Soderstrom's ribcage but misses.
Harrell misses with a looping left.
Harrell moves away from the strike by Soderstrom.
Harrell takes a swing at Soderstrom's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Harrell tenderised Soderstrom's leg. Soderstrom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soderstrom.
Harrell checks a leg kick.
Soderstrom is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Soderstrom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Soderstrom closes the distance and pushes Harrell back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell avoids a wild elbow strike from Soderstrom.
Harrell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Soderstrom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harrell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Harrell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy body kick from Soderstrom
and Harrell counters with a straight right hand.
Soderstrom missing with a left hand there. Harrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrell blocks a low kick nicely.
Harrell misses with a low kick.
Soderstrom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soderstrom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Harrell.
Soderstrom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soderstrom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soderstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Harrell's shoulder, as Harrell tries to avoid the shot.
Harrell checks a low kick from Soderstrom.
Soderstrom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrell lands an overhand right.
Harrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Soderstrom off the cage and back into rage.
Harrell connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soderstrom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrell throws a solid leg kick but Soderstrom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harrell.
Harrell throws a leg kick
and Soderstrom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soderstrom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harrell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soderstrom takes one to the side of the head.
Harrell misses with a wild body shot.
Harrell misses the shot to the body.
Soderstrom slips a straight right by Harrell.
Harrell lands with a good body shot.
Soderstrom avoids the body shot from Harrell.
Harrell scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom tries to clinch but Harrell moves away
and Harrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soderstrom.
Soderstrom looks for the body kick but Harrell saw that one coming.
Harrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harrell throws the kick towards the body but Soderstrom avoids it.
Harrell scores with a decent looking hook.
Harrell looks to land a left hand but Soderstrom moved out of range nicely.
Soderstrom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soderstrom avoids the body shot from Harrell.
Soderstrom swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harrell scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shelton Harrell had his way with Rasmus Soderstrom in that round.
The cut man is working on Rasmus Soderstrom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Soderstrom misses with a kick to the body
and Harrell counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Soderstrom misses
and Harrell counters with a leg kick.
Soderstrom tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Harrell counter with a right hand.
Soderstrom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soderstrom throws a head kick that misses
enabling Harrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrell misses with a few strikes there.
Soderstrom looks to land a left hand but Harrell moved out of range nicely.
Harrell cracks a nice hook into Soderstrom's ribs.
Harrell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Soderstrom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soderstrom is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Harrell cracks Soderstrom with a good jab.
Harrell throws a leg kick that misses.
Soderstrom moves away from the strike by Harrell.
Harrell thumps Soderstrom with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soderstrom throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrell.
Harrell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soderstrom at a distance.
Harrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soderstrom's sensitive parts.
Harrell thows a body kick. Soderstrom tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harrell lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrell. Soderstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Soderstrom misses
and Harrell counters with a nice leg kick.
Harrell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harrell.
Soderstrom tries to move into range but Harrell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harrell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell connects with an inside leg kick.
Harrell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harrell thuds his right hand into Soderstrom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Danga de danga de dang - Harrell scores with a four punch combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harrell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Soderstrom is out of range and Harrell settles back down.
Harrell scores with a one two! Soderstrom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harrell, right into the meat.
Harrell throws a body kick that misses.
Soderstrom closes the distance but Harrell moves to the side
and Harrell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Soderstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrell manages to avoid it.
Harrell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soderstrom misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell lands a jab to Soderstrom's midsection.
Some wild striking there from Harrell.
Harrell thows a body shot but no joy.
Soderstrom checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harrell misses with the combination.
Soderstrom throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Harrell counter with a right hand.
Soderstrom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soderstrom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrell. Soderstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrell. That's going to slow Soderstrom down.
Harrell tried to score with a low kick but Soderstrom checks it.
Shelton Harrell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soderstrom throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Harrell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Harrell catches Soderstrom right on the button with a cross.
Harrell lands with a cross.
Soderstrom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Soderstrom throws a leg kick
and Harrell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harrell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrell checks the leg kick.
Soderstrom throws a head kick that misses
and Harrell counters with a nice uppercut.
Rasmus Soderstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrell throws a shot to the body.
Harrell scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrell looks to land a right hand but Soderstrom moved out of range.
Harrell jabs at Soderstrom's body.
A jab lands there for Harrell.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shelton Harrell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harrell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:43
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:43
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shelton Harrell!
Shelton Harrell retains his lightweight title!