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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edgy Brah (ranked 450 p4p, 61 weight class) and Jeremy Paxman (ranked 318 p4p, 42 weight class). 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.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgy Brah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Paxman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paxman connects with a solid leg kick.
Brah throws a lazy uppercut
and Paxman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brah jabs Paxman right on the nose. Paxman blinks but takes it well.
Brah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Brah as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Paxman coming out on top.
Paxman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paxman.
Paxman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Paxman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Paxman looks to score with a jab to the body but Brah is just out of range.
Brah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxman tries a head kick but it misses.
Paxman throws a combination that misses
and Brah counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Paxman.
A telegraphed right hand from Paxman misses the target.
Paxman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brah. That did some damage!
Paxman misses with a straight left.
Brah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paxman.
Paxman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paxman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paxman throws a lazy uppercut
letting Brah counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Paxman.
Paxman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brah moves away.
Brah throws a big counter combination but Paxman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paxman.
Brah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paxman.
Paxman misses with a right hand
letting Brah counter with a right hand.
Paxman throws out a loose jab but Brah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brah 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.
It looks like Brah has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Paxman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paxman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brah throws out the jab.
Paxman misses with a hook. Brah ducked under it nicely.
Paxman lands a right hook to the body.
Paxman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paxman misses with a straight right.
Brah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paxman.
Brah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paxman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paxman lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paxman swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Brah misses the target.
Paxman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paxman misses with a hook to the body
and Brah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paxman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paxman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brah slips a straight right by Paxman.
Paxman looks to land a right hand but Brah moved out of range.
Brah tries to bum rush Paxman with a series of wild strikes but Paxman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paxman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Paxman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brah throws a jab but it's blocked by Paxman.
Paxman steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jeremy Paxman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paxman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brah avoids the body shot from Paxman.
Paxman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters circling a little - Paxman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Paxman misses with an uppercut
and Brah counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paxman.
Brah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paxman can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paxman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brah 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.
Paxman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brah manages to avoid it.
Brah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jeremy Paxman has been cut.
Paxman tries to score with a low kick but Brah moves his leg out of the way.
Brah is looking to counter punch.
Paxman scores with a nice right hand.
Jeremy Paxman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paxman works Brah's body with a nice hook.
Paxman swings widly with a right hand
and Brah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paxman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paxman is looking to slow Brah down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paxman throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paxman.
Paxman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paxman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Paxman misses
enabling Brah to counter with a crisp jab.
Brah slips a straight right by Paxman.
Paxman looks to land a left hand but Brah moved out of range nicely.
As Paxman looks to move away, Brah throws a big counter combo but Paxman just gets out of the way.
Paxman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brah staying out of range there.
Brah is looking to counter punch.
Paxman throws a head kick that half lands.
Paxman lands with an overhand left.
Paxman throws a lazy right hand but Brah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paxman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brah throws a big counter combination but Paxman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paxman circles away quickly and effectively.
Paxman ducks under a wild hook from Brah.
Paxman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paxman swings widly with a right hand
letting Brah counter with a right hand.
Brah's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brah duly obliges.
Paxman takes a swing at Brah's ribcage but misses.
Brah is looking to counter punch.
Brah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paxman misses with a wild body shot.
Brah is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Paxman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Paxman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brah moves away from the strike by Paxman.
Paxman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brah throws out a loose jab but Paxman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paxman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paxman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paxman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paxman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brah might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Paxman throws a jab when Brah was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Paxman misses the target.
Paxman tries a low kick but Brah avoids it.
Brah lunges at Paxman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Paxman's hand.
Paxman misses with a left hand
and Brah counters with a straight right hand.
Paxman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fighters circling - Brah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah swings widly with a right hand
and Paxman counters with a straight right hand.
Brah cracks Paxman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paxman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paxman lands a jab to the nose.
Paxman throws a body kick that misses.
Paxman connects with a right hand. Brah shakes it off.
Paxman connects with an inside leg kick.
Paxman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brah misses with a right hand
and Brah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paxman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brah swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paxman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brah.
Paxman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paxman lands a front kick.
Paxman misses the body punch
and Brah counters with a nice uppercut.
Brah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paxman.
It looked like Brah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paxman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paxman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paxman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paxman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paxman lands a jab to the head.
Paxman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Paxman misses.
Brah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paxman misses with a wild body shot.
Paxman throws a hook to the side of Brah's head but Brah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brah moves out of range of the body kick.
Edgy Brah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paxman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Paxman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paxman 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Paxman!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeremy Paxman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Edgy Brah spoke after the fight, saying 'I shouldn't have ate that edible. '.
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