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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Tellegio (ranked 749 p4p, 97 weight class) and Jeremy Paxman (ranked 3907 p4p, 368 weight class). Paxman has chosen Jeremy Paxman. as his entrance music. Jeremy Paxman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Tellegio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Paxman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellegio loads up on a big right hand but Paxman slips the punch.
Paxman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tellegio looks to land a left hand but Paxman moved out of range nicely.
Paxman throws a big shot that misses.
Tellegio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tellegio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paxman.
Paxman scores with a kick to the body.
Tellegio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paxman scores with a nice strike.
Paxman scores with a nice head shot.
Paxman throws a hook to the side of Tellegio's head but Tellegio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick from Tellegio lands but Paxman takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Tellegio is predictable there
and Paxman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paxman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tellegio in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tellegio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paxman to score with a decent uppercut.
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paxman.
Tellegio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tellegio throws a jab but it's blocked by Paxman.
Paxman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tellegio tries to land a body kick
and Paxman counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxman lands a two punch combo.
Tellegio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paxman lands a really nice looking cross but Tellegio seems unphased.
Paxman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paxman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tellegio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tellegio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paxman moves away.
Paxman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paxman checks a low kick from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tellegio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paxman manages to avoid it.
Tellegio throws a solid leg kick but Paxman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tellegio.
Paxman throws a looping overhand right but Tellegio ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paxman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tellegio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tellegio tries a low kick but Paxman avoids it.
Paxman lands with a good body shot.
Paxman cracks a nice hook into Tellegio's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio misses with a body shot.
Tellegio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Paxman.
Tellegio is looking to score with low kicks.
Paxman closes the distance and pushes Tellegio back into the cage.
Paxman throws a head punch that misses.
Tellegio tries to land knees in the clinch but Paxman avoids the damage to the body.
Paxman misses with a punch on the inside.
Paxman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Paxman fails to land.
Paxman stalling against the cage.
Tellegio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tellegio.
Paxman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tellegio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paxman avoids it.
Tellegio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paxman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paxman misses with some punches.
Tellegio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paxman's efforts to push away.
Tellegio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tellegio tries a knee to the head but Paxman blocks it.
Tellegio manages to break the clinch.
Paxman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Paxman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It appears Tellegio was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tellegio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paxman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tellegio momentarily.
Paxman throws a chopping leg kick but Tellegio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Paxman.
Paxman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paxman. Paxman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tellegio thows a leg kick but Paxman checks it
and Paxman counters with an outside leg kick.
Paxman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paxman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellegio.
Paxman moves out of range as Tellegio throws a body kick.
Tellegio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tellegio is looking to score with low kicks.
Tellegio feints and then cracks Paxman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paxman down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tellegio throws a low kick but Paxman avoids it.
Tellegio looks to throw the jab but Paxman is out of range.
Tellegio throws a sloppy body shot
letting Paxman counter with a right hand.
Paxman closes the distance and pushes Tellegio back into the cage.
Tellegio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio lands a shot to the body.
Paxman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tellegio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tellegio struggles to land a body shot inside as Paxman controls his hands.
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!
Tellegio falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Paxman to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeremy Paxman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paxman takes a swing at Tellegio's ribcage but misses.
Paxman lands a front kick.
Paxman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tellegio can pounce on him.
Paxman throws the kick towards the body but Tellegio avoids it.
Tellegio tried to score with a low kick but Paxman checks it.
Paxman throws out a counter right but Tellegio avoids it with no problem.
Tellegio tries to score with a low kick but Paxman moves his leg out of the way.
Paxman tries to land a leg kick but Tellegio saw it coming and moves away.
Tellegio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tellegio throws a leg kick that misses.
Paxman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellegio.
Tellegio takes a swing at Paxman's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellegio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tellegio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paxman cracks Tellegio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Tellegio.
Tellegio is looking to wear down Paxman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tellegio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paxman manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Paxman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paxman ducks under a wild hook from Tellegio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a chopping leg kick but Paxman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paxman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paxman moves forwards but Tellegio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tellegio looks to throw the jab but Paxman is out of range.
Tellegio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tellegio connects with the punch.
Tellegio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paxman. Paxman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Some bone on bone action there as Paxman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Paxman.
Tellegio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Paxman checks it.
Paxman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tellegio misses with a kick to the body.
Paxman misses with a looping left.
Paxman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tellegio sets himself, and Paxman steps forward looking for the clinch! Tellegio avoids it this time.
Paxman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paxman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tellegio has time to react.
Tellegio throws a jab when Paxman was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paxman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tellegio. That did some damage!
Paxman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tellegio is looking to chop away at Paxman's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Paxman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tellegio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paxman at a distance.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Paxman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paxman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a chopping leg kick but Paxman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paxman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tellegio misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tellegio. That's going to slow Paxman down.
Paxman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paxman. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tellegio digs a good hook to Paxman's body.
Paxman slips a jab from Tellegio.
Tellegio missing with a left hand there. Paxman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tellegio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paxman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Tellegio coming out on top.
Tellegio looks to score with a jab to the body but Paxman is just out of range.
Tellegio scores with a decent looking hook.
Tellegio throws a poor cross that misses
and Paxman counters with a nice uppercut.
Tellegio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paxman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tellegio thows a leg kick but Paxman checks it
and Paxman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tellegio motions for Paxman to come forward. Tellegio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paxman tries to work over Tellegio's front leg with a kick but Tellegio checks it.
Tellegio throws a lazy right hand but Paxman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paxman.
Tellegio throws a chopping leg kick but Paxman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tellegio scores with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Paxman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Paxman misses with a hook.
Paxman with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tellegio tries to work over Paxman's front leg with a kick but Paxman checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paxman avoids a kick to the body.
Paxman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tellegio.
Paxman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tellegio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Paxman back to the cage. Tellegio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tellegio throws the left hand but Paxman avoids the punch easily.
Paxman slips a jab and a cross from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paxman.
Tellegio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paxman is out of range and Tellegio settles back down.
Tellegio takes a swing at Paxman's ribcage but misses.
Paxman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paxman.
Tellegio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tellegio defending well as Paxman loads up on a big left hand.
Paxman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paxman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tellegio momentarily.
Tellegio throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Tellegio dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Paxman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tellegio's head.
Tellegio slips a jab from Paxman.
Paxman dodges the punch combination from Tellegio.
Paxman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tellegio throws a hook but Paxman blocks it.
Paxman takes a swing at Tellegio's ribcage but misses.
Tellegio throwing a counter right hand but Paxman manages to avoid it.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Paxman moved away.
Tellegio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tellegio.
A jab from Paxman misses.
Tellegio throws a push kick but Paxman slaps the foot to one side.
Paxman 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.
A jab from Tellegio misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellegio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tellegio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tellegio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tellegio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
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!
A jab from Tellegio finds it's way through Paxman's defenses.
Tellegio wants to land a leg kick but Paxman is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tellegio scores with a body shot.
Paxman tries to clinch but Tellegio is having none of it.
Paxman misses with a wild body shot.
Tellegio is looking to counter punch.
Paxman is looking to land body kicks.
Paxman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tellegio lands a nice hook to Paxman's body. Paxman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tellegio throws a body punch but Paxman moves out of range.
Paxman flicks out a counter leg kick but Tellegio steps away.
Tellegio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tellegio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paxman moves into range and clinches up with Tellegio.
Tellegio struggles to land a body shot inside as Paxman controls his hands.
Tellegio missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tellegio.
Paxman lands with a left to the head.
Paxman scores with a shot to the side of Tellegio's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paxman blocks an elbow strike from Tellegio.
Paxman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tellegio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tellegio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Paxman manages to break the clinch.
Tellegio throws a lazy uppercut
and Paxman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paxman misses with a series of wild punches.
Tellegio avoids the body shot from Paxman.
Paxman scores with a body shot.
Tellegio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tellegio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tellegio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tellegio lands a front kick.
Paxman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paxman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tellegio tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio moves out of range of the strikes.
Paxman instigates a clinch.
Paxman avoiding damage as Tellegio throws knees to the body.
Paxman lands a nice uppercut.
Paxman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paxman is trying to drag Tellegio to the mat but Tellegio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tellegio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paxman backwards.
Tellegio tries to land a knee to the head but Paxman blocks with his arms.
Tellegio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paxman working aggressively here.
Paxman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paxman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tellegio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tellegio throws a body punch but Paxman moves out of range.
Paxman wants to counter the offense by Tellegio and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Paxman misses.
Tellegio throws a combination. Paxman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tellegio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tellegio.
A clash of legs there as Tellegio blocks the low kick.
Tellegio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paxman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tellegio blocks a head kick by Paxman.
Nice shot lands for Tellegio.
Paxman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paxman.
Tellegio throws an overhand right that lands on Paxman's shoulder, as Paxman tries to avoid the shot.
Tellegio lands a glancing blow to the side of Paxman's head.
Tellegio lands a front kick.
Paxman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tellegio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That kick from Paxman tenderised Tellegio's leg. Tellegio is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeremy Paxman.
I think Paxman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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