PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Torhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contemprato comes to the cage accompanied by Cats. Torhammer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Doom Unit - Killing Time. 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.

Contemprato
vs
Torhammer

175 cm
37
165 lbs
40 - 19 - 4

178 cm
29
156 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Reaper Combatwear
Perkele!

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 40 - 19 - 4, fighting out of London, Noel Contemprato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Torhammer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torhammer is looking to land body kicks.
Torhammer misses with a body shot.
Torhammer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Contemprato throws a right and a left that Torhammer avoids nicely.
Torhammer throws a right hand that misses
and Torhammer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Contemprato takes a swing at Torhammer's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Contemprato's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Torhammer ducks under a wild hook from Contemprato.
Torhammer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Torhammer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Torhammer works the jab nicely.

It looks like Noel Contemprato has been cut.
Torhammer misses with a low kick as Contemprato jumps back.
Torhammer misses with the body kick
and Contemprato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Henrik Torhammer has been cut.
Contemprato looks to score with a jab to the body but Torhammer is just out of range.
Torhammer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Contemprato will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Contemprato - that will leave a mark!
A big left from Contemprato misses.
Contemprato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Torhammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torhammer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Torhammer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torhammer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torhammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Contemprato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Contemprato takes one on the button.
Torhammer connects with an inside leg kick.
Contemprato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torhammer lands a leg kick that knocks Contemprato off balance momentarily.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Torhammer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Contemprato connects with a body shot.
Contemprato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torhammer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Torhammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato lands a nice looking body kick.
Contemprato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torhammer circles away quickly and effectively.
Torhammer throws a leg kick
and Contemprato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torhammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torhammer fakes the leg kick and cracks Contemprato in the body.
Torhammer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Henrik Torhammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Contemprato blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Contemprato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Contemprato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Contemprato cracks a nice hook into Torhammer's ribs.
Torhammer misses with a kick to the body.
Contemprato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Contemprato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Contemprato throws a sloppy body shot
and Torhammer counters with a thumping low kick.
Contemprato needs to keep his hands up - Torhammer had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato takes a swing at Torhammer's ribcage but misses.
Torhammer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torhammer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Contemprato. That did some damage!
Torhammer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Contemprato misses with a low kick.
Torhammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torhammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Contemprato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Contemprato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Contemprato throws a shot to the body.
Torhammer misses with a low kick.
Torhammer misses with a body shot.
Torhammer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Contemprato if he has to take too many more of those.
Contemprato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torhammer scores with a hook to the body. Contemprato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Contemprato chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contemprato staying out of range there.
Torhammer throws a low kick but Contemprato moves out of range easily.
Torhammer throws the kick towards the body but Contemprato avoids it.
Contemprato throws out a leg kick but Torhammer moves out of range and Contemprato only half commits.
A slow jab from Contemprato misses its intended target.
Contemprato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Contemprato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Torhammer avoids the body shot from Contemprato.
Torhammer scores with a jab.
Contemprato throws a body shot but no joy.
Contemprato lands a body shot.
Torhammer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Contemprato had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torhammer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torhammer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Contemprato.
Contemprato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Torhammer is able to avoid easily.
Torhammer misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henrik Torhammer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Contemprato misses with a hook.
Torhammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Contemprato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Torhammer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Contemprato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torhammer checks a leg kick.
Contemprato with a lazy takedown attempt
and Contemprato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Contemprato misses with a body punch
and Torhammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Torhammer as he checks the leg kick.
Contemprato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torhammer.
Contemprato was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Torhammer lands with a good body shot.
Contemprato throws a front kick aimed at Torhammer's knee but Torhammer avoids it well.
Torhammer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contemprato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torhammer sizes up Contemprato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Contemprato takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torhammer keeps Contemprato at a distance using the push kick.
Contemprato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Torhammer misses the target.
Torhammer works the jab nicely.
Torhammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torhammer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Contemprato's head.
Torhammer digs a good body shot into Contemprato's ribs.
Torhammer throws a body kick that misses
and Contemprato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Contemprato is looking to wear down Torhammer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Contemprato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Torhammer throws a shot from downtown. Contemprato moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contemprato. Torhammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torhammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Contemprato was well out of range. Poor timing from Torhammer.
Torhammer throws a wild body kick that Contemprato sees coming a mile off.
Contemprato takes a swing at Torhammer's ribcage but misses.
Contemprato will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torhammer takes a swing at Contemprato's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Contemprato.
Contemprato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Torhammer is able to avoid easily.
Henrik Torhammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Contemprato lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torhammer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Contemprato misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Contemprato. That's going to slow Torhammer down.
Contemprato throws the kick towards the body but Torhammer avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Contemprato. Beautiful body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Contemprato might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Torhammer with a jab.
Contemprato tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torhammer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Contemprato takes a step back to recover.
Torhammer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Contemprato counters with a thumping low kick.
Contemprato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Torhammer's head backwards.
Contemprato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato is looking to chop away at Torhammer's legs.
Torhammer throws out a leg kick but Contemprato moves out of range and Torhammer only half commits.
Contemprato swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Torhammer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torhammer. Contemprato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torhammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Contemprato manages to avoid it.
Torhammer avoids the body shot from Contemprato.
Contemprato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Torhammer throws a body shot but no joy.
Contemprato takes a swing at Torhammer's ribcage but misses.
Torhammer looks for the body kick but Contemprato saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torhammer.
Contemprato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torhammer moves away.
Torhammer scores with a nice right hand.
Torhammer checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torhammer thuds his right hand into Contemprato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Torhammer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Contemprato moves out of range of the body kick.
Contemprato throws a leg kick but Torhammer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Contemprato delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torhammer feints and then cracks Contemprato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Contemprato down.
Contemprato misses the shot to the body.
Torhammer feints a counter leg kick.
Contemprato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torhammer is looking to land body kicks.
Contemprato is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Torhammer looks to land a body kick but Contemprato moved away.
Contemprato tried to counter with a leg kick but Torhammer avoided it.
Both fighters circling a little - Torhammer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Torhammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contemprato. Torhammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Contemprato 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.
Contemprato misses the body punch
and Torhammer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Contemprato swings for the body but Torhammer moves out of range.
Torhammer throws out a counter right but Contemprato avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrik Torhammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Torhammer scores with a push kick.
Torhammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Contemprato moves away.
Contemprato feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Torhammer misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Torhammer!
Some wild striking there from Contemprato.
Torhammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Contemprato blocks a head kick by Torhammer.
Torhammer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Contemprato counter with a right hand.
A head kick from Contemprato lands but Torhammer takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contemprato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torhammer. Torhammer obviously looking to wear him down.
Contemprato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torhammer.
Contemprato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Contemprato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Contemprato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contemprato misses with a body shot
and Torhammer counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torhammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Torhammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torhammer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Contemprato lands an overhand right.
Torhammer throws a body punch but Contemprato moves out of range.
Contemprato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Torhammer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Contemprato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torhammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Contemprato moves out of range of the body kick.
Torhammer misses the jab.
It looked like Contemprato was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Torhammer.
Contemprato tries a low kick but Torhammer avoids it.
Torhammer works the jab nicely.
Contemprato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Contemprato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torhammer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Torhammer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torhammer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Contemprato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Contemprato moves out of range of the strikes.
Contemprato looks to score with a jab to the body but Torhammer is just out of range.
Contemprato misses with a leg kick.
Torhammer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torhammer is looking to land body kicks.
Torhammer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Contemprato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contemprato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Contemprato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torhammer. Torhammer obviously looking to wear him down.
Contemprato blocks the body kick.
Contemprato goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Contemprato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torhammer throws a body kick that misses.
Contemprato misses with a body shot.
Contemprato throws a low kick, looking for Torhammer's leg but Torhammer calmly moves out of range.
Contemprato misses with a lunging right hand
and Torhammer counters with a good low kick that Contemprato was not able to check.
Torhammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torhammer cracks Contemprato with an open hand slap.
Contemprato feints and then cracks Torhammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torhammer down.
A shot to the liver by Torhammer. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Contemprato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Torhammer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Contemprato appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Torhammer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Torhammer throws a body punch but Contemprato moves out of range.
Contemprato misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Torhammer misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato blocks the body kick.
Contemprato moves out of range as Torhammer strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torhammer takes a swing at Contemprato's ribcage but misses.
Contemprato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Torhammer avoids the body shot from Contemprato.
Torhammer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Contemprato if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body kick there by Torhammer.
Torhammer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Torhammer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Torhammer throws a body punch but Contemprato moves out of range.
Torhammer throws a looping overhand right but Contemprato ducks down to avoid it.
Torhammer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Contemprato sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Torhammer tries to land a front kick but Contemprato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Contemprato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torhammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrik Torhammer really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Torhammer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Contemprato counters with a nice body shot.
Torhammer misses with a two punch combination.
Torhammer dodges the punch combination from Contemprato.
Contemprato throws a sloppy head kick and Torhammer moves out of range easily.
Contemprato looks to score with a jab to the body but Torhammer is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torhammer. That's going to slow Contemprato down.
A big left from Contemprato misses.
Torhammer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Torhammer misses with a low kick.
Torhammer throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contemprato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Contemprato misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Torhammer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Torhammer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Contemprato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Torhammer.
Contemprato swinging wildly here.
Contemprato throws a body shot but no joy.
Contemprato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Contemprato avoids the head kick by Torhammer.
Contemprato seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torhammer lands with a nice body punch.
Contemprato swings for the body but Torhammer moves out of range.
Torhammer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Contemprato.
Torhammer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Torhammer.
Torhammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Contemprato can pounce on him.
Torhammer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Contemprato on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torhammer throws a body kick that misses.
Contemprato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Torhammer is out of range.
Torhammer loads up on a big right hand but Contemprato slips the punch.
Torhammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Contemprato is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torhammer. Contemprato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Contemprato.
Torhammer throws a leg kick which misses Contemprato's front leg but catches the back leg as Contemprato tries to avoid it.
Contemprato misses with a series of wild punches.
Contemprato fails to land with a series of punches.
Contemprato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Contemprato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Contemprato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torhammer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato lands with a nice body punch.
Contemprato cracks the inside of Torhammer's front leg.
Contemprato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Contemprato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torhammer moves away.
Torhammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torhammer loads up on a big right hand but Contemprato slips the punch.
Contemprato appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Contemprato throws a body punch but Torhammer moves out of range.
Contemprato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torhammer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torhammer misses with a head kick.
Contemprato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Contemprato misses with an uppercut.
Torhammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torhammer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Contemprato throws a body shot but no joy.
Torhammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torhammer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torhammer misses with an attempted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Contemprato.
Torhammer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Torhammer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Contemprato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torhammer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Contemprato throws a right hand that misses
and Torhammer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Contemprato throws a body shot but no joy.
Torhammer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Contemprato if he has to take too many more of those.
Torhammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Contemprato.
Torhammer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Noel Contemprato will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Torhammer misses with a straight left.
Torhammer misses with a looping left.
Contemprato swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torhammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Contemprato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torhammer.
Contemprato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Contemprato slips a jab from Torhammer.
Contemprato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torhammer's calf.
Contemprato digs a good hook to Torhammer's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torhammer misses with a hook. Contemprato ducked under it nicely.
Contemprato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torhammer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Torhammer 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.
Torhammer throws a jab when Contemprato was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torhammer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Contemprato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torhammer. Torhammer obviously looking to wear him down.
Contemprato throws a right hand that misses
and Torhammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Contemprato tries to land a leg kick but Torhammer saw it coming and moves away.
Contemprato connects with an inside leg kick.
Contemprato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Contemprato throws a body punch but Torhammer moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Contemprato crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Torhammer - the referee stops the clock and Contemprato gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Torhammer. Contemprato manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Torhammer swings for the body but Contemprato moves out of range.
Contemprato misses with a double jab

and Torhammer moves into the clinch.
Contemprato blocks an uppercut.

Contemprato breaks the clinch.
Torhammer lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torhammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Contemprato.
Contemprato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Contemprato staying out of range there.
Torhammer misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torhammer swings for the body but Contemprato moves out of range.
Contemprato looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Contemprato's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Torhammer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Contemprato swivels and escapes.
Torhammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Contemprato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torhammer.
Torhammer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Contemprato jabs Torhammer right on the nose. Torhammer blinks but takes it well.
Contemprato clobbers Torhammer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torhammer checks a leg kick nicely.
Torhammer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torhammer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Contemprato misses with a body shot.
Torhammer misses with a body shot.
Torhammer is looking to land body kicks.
Crunch! Torhammer slams his shin into Contemprato's torso.
Contemprato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torhammer jabs at Contemprato's body.
Noel Contemprato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torhammer thuds a left hand into Contemprato's body.
Torhammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Contemprato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Contemprato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torhammer throws a leg kick which misses Contemprato's front leg but catches the back leg as Contemprato tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torhammer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Contemprato throws a body punch but Torhammer moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torhammer misses with a low kick.
Contemprato misses the shot to the body.
Torhammer throws a series of punches but Contemprato avoids them all with ease.
Contemprato is looking to chop away at Torhammer's legs.
Torhammer swings for the body but Contemprato moves out of range.
Torhammer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Contemprato throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Torhammer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torhammer.
Contemprato misses with a leg kick
and Torhammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torhammer lands a body shot.
Henrik Torhammer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torhammer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Torhammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torhammer 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Torhammer!
Henrik Torhammer is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Henrik Torhammer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.