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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and London Keyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Norris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to London Keyes's chin.
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265 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Norris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, London Keyes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keyes moves into the clinch.
Keyes wants to break free but Norris has control.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris stalling against the cage.
Norris is looking to control Keyes's arms but Keyes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norris has his back to the cage.
Keyes stalling.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Keyes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Norris lands with an overhand left.
Norris moves away from the strike by Keyes.
Keyes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norris is out of range and Keyes settles back down.
Keyes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keyes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keyes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keyes lands a lovely overhand right.
Norris checks a low kick from Keyes.
Good exchange - Keyes coming out on top.
Norris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keyes.
London Keyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keyes catches Norris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Norris closes the distance but Keyes moves to the side
and Keyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keyes throws a shot from downtown. Norris moves away and avoids it.
Norris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Keyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Keyes.
Norris darts in and clinches Keyes up against the cage.
Keyes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
Keyes fails to land with a series of punches.
Keyes throws out a loose jab but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris misses with a kick to the body.
Keyes throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Keyes misses with a looping left.
Keyes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Norris. Norris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Norris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Keyes finds it's way round the side to connect with Norris's head.
Keyes blocks a head kick by Norris.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Keyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keyes misses with a looping left.
Keyes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Keyes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris feints and then cracks Keyes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keyes down.
Norris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Norris is looking to land body kicks.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Keyes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keyes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keyes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Norris slips under a jab from Keyes.
Keyes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Norris lands with a slapping head kick.
Keyes tries to clinch up.
Keyes throws a hook to the side of Norris's head but Norris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keyes is looking to clinch.
Norris scores with a head kick.
Keyes misses with a straight left.
Norris avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyes looks to throw a body kick
and Norris counters with a good low kick that Keyes was not able to check.
Norris moves into range and clinches up with Keyes.
Keyes being controlled against the cage.
Keyes stalling.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keyes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Norris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Keyes pushes him off.
Norris throws a nice looking combination but Keyes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keyes lands with a nice body punch.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Keyes circles away.
Keyes misses with a combination
and Norris counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris rushes Keyes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris scores with a shoulder strike.
Norris cracks Keyes with a nice body shot.
Keyes tries to break free but Norris pushes him back against the cage.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keyes's elbow.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Keyes controls his hands.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keyes's elbow.
Keyes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Norris is looking to control Keyes's arms but Keyes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norris has his back to the cage.
Norris slows down the pace here.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Norris staying out of range there.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Keyes.
Keyes misses the jab.
Norris is looking to clinch but Keyes is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keyes drives through and clinches with Norris against the cage.
Keyes is trying to force a seperation but Norris has the dominant position.
Norris scores with a shot to the side of Keyes's head.
Keyes stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
London Keyes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Norris cracks the inside of Keyes's front leg.
Keyes blocks the body kick.
Keyes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Keyes misses.
Keyes tries to clinch up
and Norris moves into the clinch.
Keyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Norris has double underhooks.
Norris breaks the clinch.
Norris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keyes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris gets a clinch.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Keyes letting Norris take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Keyes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Norris.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Keyes controls the action.
Norris breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Norris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keyes.
Keyes throws a looping overhand right but Norris ducks down to avoid it.
Norris moves into the clinch successfully.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
Norris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Keyes wants to break free but Norris has control.
Keyes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Norris up against the cage.
Keyes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Norris cracks Keyes with a nice body shot.
Norris breaks the clinch.
A cross from Keyes lands.
Norris instigates a clinch.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Keyes controls the action.
Keyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Norris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris scores with a spinning back kick!
Keyes 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!
Keyes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Keyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keyes misses with a jab to the body
and Norris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keyes's knee momentarily.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris darts in and clinches Keyes up against the cage.
Norris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norris is pushing Keyes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris cracks the inside of Keyes's front leg.
Keyes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Norris clinches with his opponent.
Norris is stalling here.
A short body shot lands from Norris as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris stalling the fight.
Keyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norris lands a body shot.
Keyes looking to slow down the pace here.
Norris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keyes's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Norris.
Keyes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Keyes tries to break the clinch but Norris is controlling the position.
Norris scores with a shoulder strike.
Keyes is trying to break the clinch but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Keyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norris controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keyes.
Keyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Norris has double underhooks.
Keyes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big right from Keyes misses.
Norris moves out of range as Keyes throws a body kick.
Keyes throws a hook to the side of Norris's head but Norris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norris throws a leg kick which misses Keyes's front leg but catches the back leg as Keyes tries to avoid it.
Keyes throws a shot from downtown. Norris moves away and avoids it.
Norris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Norris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tony Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris clinches up against the cage.
Norris breaks the clinch.
Norris gets a clinch.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Keyes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Keyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris fakes the leg kick and cracks Keyes in the body.
Norris tries to clinch there but Keyes circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris.
Norris drives through and clinches with Keyes against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Norris feints and then cracks Keyes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keyes down.
Keyes misses with a double jab
and Norris finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Norris tries to clinch up but Keyes circles away and keeps his distance.
Keyes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Norris.
Jab from Keyes.
Both fighters circling a little - Norris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Norris clinches up with Keyes and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris.
Norris has Keyes pressed against the cage.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris scores with a leg kick.
Norris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keyes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Norris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Keyes misses.
Keyes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Keyes lands a glancing blow to the side of Norris's head.
A big left from Keyes misses.
Keyes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Keyes.
A punch lands to the side of Norris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Keyes.
Keyes wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Keyes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Keyes scores with a sloppy right hand. Norris should have avoided that one.
Keyes lands with a right hand.
Keyes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norris throws a right hand that Keyes ducks under and follows up with a left that Keyes also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris tries to land a front kick but Keyes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norris clinches up against the cage.
Keyes scores with a shot to the side of Norris's head.
Norris has Keyes pressed against the cage.
Norris is trying to break free.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tony Norris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keyes pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norris as Keyes tries to tie him up.
Norris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Norris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keyes's efforts to push away.
Norris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Keyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keyes blocks an uppercut.
Keyes lands with a left to the head.
Keyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keyes scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keyes moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Keyes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Norris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keyes's knee momentarily.
Tony Norris is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Keyes counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Keyes misses the target.
Keyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris lands a high kick!
Keyes is looking to score with low kicks.
Keyes connects with a right hand. Norris shakes it off.
Norris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keyes.
Norris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Norris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norris slips a jab from Keyes.
Norris throws a body kick that misses.
Norris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Keyes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Keyes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Norris.
Nice defenses there by Norris.
Keyes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Norris counters with an outside leg kick.
Norris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Norris digs a right hand underneath Keyes's ribcage. Keyes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Norris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hand to the body from Norris.
Norris scores with a shot to the side of Keyes's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norris.
Come on Norris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Norris for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris clearly takes that round.
That's time! Norris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keyes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris.
Keyes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keyes keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Norris scores with a push kick.
Norris looks to land a combination but Keyes avoids it well.
Norris looks to score with a jab to the body but Keyes is just out of range.
Norris gets a clinch.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Norris wants to stall.
Keyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norris trying to control the position but instead, Keyes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Norris into the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keyes's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norris tries a body shot but Keyes blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris.
Keyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Keyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Norris has double underhooks.
Norris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Norris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keyes blocking some punches.
Norris is pushing Keyes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Keyes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keyes looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Norris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Keyes controls the action.
Norris looking to slow down the pace here.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyes throws a good cross that connects.
Norris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keyes dips to his left and cracks Norris with an uppercut!
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Keyes pushes him off.
Norris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Norris wants to clinch up but Keyes keeps it at a distance.
Keyes throws a body kick the misses
and Norris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keyes's knee momentarily.
Norris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Norris rushes Keyes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Norris stalling in the clinch but Keyes improves position.
Keyes working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Keyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keyes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keyes pushes Norris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keyes trying to stall but Norris improves his position.
Keyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keyes walks into a straight right hand from Norris.
Keyes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Norris counters with a thumping low kick.
Keyes throws a big shot that misses.
Norris defending well as Keyes loads up on a big left hand.
Norris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Keyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Keyes working hard to break the clinch.
Keyes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Norris works on Keyes's body with a couple of short punches.
Norris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keyes's efforts to push away.
Norris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keyes wants to stall.
Keyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Norris has double underhooks.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris rushes Keyes and presses him up against the cage.
Norris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Norris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keyes's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
Stalling in the clinch from Norris.
Norris prevents Keyes from breaking the clinch.
Norris breaks the clinch.
Norris tries to clinch up but Keyes circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Keyes does no damage.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Norris tries to clinch but Keyes moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Keyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris moves out of range of the leg kick from Keyes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Keyes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Norris thuds his shin into the meat of Keyes's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris had his way with London Keyes in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Norris.
Keyes darts in trying to clinch
and Norris counters with a low kick, right behind Keyes 's knee.
Norris tries to clinch up.
Keyes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Norris moves into the clinch.
Keyes has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
A short uppercut from Norris.
Norris blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Norris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Keyes up against the cage.
Keyes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keyes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris.
Keyes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Keyes throws a body kick the misses
and Norris counters with a nice uppercut.
Keyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keyes momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris throws a series of punches but Keyes avoids them all with ease.
Keyes thows a leg kick but Norris checks it
and Norris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keyes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Norris walks away with a smile on his face. Keyes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keyes can do to turn this around?
Keyes jabs at Norris's body.
Norris misses with a body kick.
Keyes throws a looping overhand right but Norris ducks down to avoid it.
Keyes misses with an uppercut. Norris saw that one coming.
A jab from Keyes does it's job there.
Keyes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Norris at a distance.
A head kick misses from Norris.
Keyes misses with a looping right.
Keyes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Norris walks into a stiff left hand from Keyes.
Norris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Keyes scores with a sloppy right hand. Norris should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris slips a jab and a cross from Keyes.
Keyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris clinches with his opponent.
Keyes is trying to break the clinch but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
Norris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris effectively controlling the action here.
Keyes blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Keyes.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Keyes.
Keyes tries to break the clinch but Norris is controlling the position.
Keyes breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris scores with a nice strike.
Keyes throws a lazy right hand but Norris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keyes closes the distance and clinches.
Keyes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is struggling to control the position.
Norris tries to work over Keyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keyes scores with a shot to the side of Norris's head.
Norris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keyes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Norris lands a left hand.
Norris scores with a hook to the body.
Norris controlling the action here for a moment.
Keyes is trying to break the clinch but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
Norris prevents Keyes from breaking the clinch.
Norris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keyess head.
Norris misses with the head strike.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keyes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norris on the side of the head.
Norris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Keyes throws a hook but Norris avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keyes throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Keyes scores with a sloppy right hand. Norris should have avoided that one.
Keyes lands a slapping body shot.
Norris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keyes.
Keyes misses with a two punch combination.
Norris wants to clinch but Keyes slips to the side
and Keyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norris misses with a two punch combination.
Keyes tests Norris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keyes misses with a double jab.
London Keyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris throws a combination that misses
and Keyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tony Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to London Keyes.
Well Norris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Norris!
Tony Norris retains his heavyweight title!
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