This drunken yob got more than he bargained for when he picked a fight with a BBC presenter who used to be an international martial arts champion. Reporter Paresh Patel had been followed for half an hour through Manchester city centre by two youths, who subjected him to a barrage of abuse as he attempted to set up a live broadcast. The North West Tonight journalist had been preparing a report in Sackville Gardens, central Manchester, when a group of drunken louts began harassing him and his cameraman Steve Capstick. But what they didn't realise was that Mr Patel has a black belt in Karate, and when he was finally pushed too far the suited reporter lashed out in kung-fu style. He floored one of the unsuspecting thugs with a kick to the groin followed by a lightning-quick punch in the face. The dazed victim can then be seen in CCTV footage scrambling to his feet just as police arrive to arrest the man as Mr Patel, dubbed the 'BBC Bruiser', calmly walks away. A spokesperson for the Crown Prosecution Service said: 'The accused persistently followed the victim and told him not to call the police and a woman poured a pint over him at one point. 'The other two defendants continued to follow Mr Patel to Princes Street, where the victim was punched in the face and threatened with violence. 'One of them picked up a bit of street furniture and also threatened the victim - he tried to walk away but still he was followed by the suspects. 'Both had been drinking and appeared very drunk. But what they hadn't realised was that the victim was a black belt in karate.' Mr Patel can be seen in the footage punching one of them in the face before kneeing him in the groin after being attacked as he planned a live broadcast from the statue of Alan Turing in Sackville Gardens, following Gordon Brown's decision to grant the computer pioneer a posthumous apology. Sean Brady, prosecuting, told Manchester Magistrate...