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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Tanner (ranked 2699 p4p, 2069 weight class) and Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sandy Davidson - The Green Hills of Tyrol. Jason Tanner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 cm 45 184 31 - 24 - 0 |
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180 cm 31 192 21 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler World class boxer Good chin |
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Good wrestler Great elbows Good gas tank |
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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 31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Tanner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Rees Mogg! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rees Mogg throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Nice jab there from Rees Mogg. Tanner misses with a straight left. Rees Mogg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Rees Mogg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rees Mogg misses with a straight right. Rees Mogg throws a hook to the side of Tanner's head but Tanner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Nice shot lands for Tanner. Rees Mogg throws an off balance right hand
and Tanner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Rees Mogg 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. Rees Mogg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rees Mogg closes the distance and pushes Tanner back into the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Tanner tries to break the clinch but Rees Mogg is controlling the position. Rees Mogg has Tanner pressed against the cage, preventing Tanner from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Rees Mogg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tanner's efforts to push away. Tanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice cross by Rees Mogg. Rees Mogg darts in and clinches Tanner up against the cage. Tanner is trying to push Rees Mogg away but Rees Mogg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Rees Mogg keeps control of Tanner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Tanner is trying to push Rees Mogg away but Rees Mogg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Rees Mogg lands with a light punch inside. Tanner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rees Mogg lands with a left to the head. Rees Mogg scores with an uppercut up the middle. Tanner is trying to push Rees Mogg away but Rees Mogg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Tanner wants to break free but Rees Mogg has control.
Tanner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Tanner wants to get back to striking at distance but Rees Mogg won't allow it.
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Tanner misses with a hook. Rees Mogg ducked under it nicely. A little jabbing left from Rees Mogg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Tanner missing with a left hand there. Rees Mogg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Tanner looks to throw the jab but Rees Mogg is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tanner misses with an uppercut
and Rees Mogg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Jason Tanner has been cut. Tanner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rees Mogg. Tanner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Good standup being displayed there by Rees Mogg as he connects with a hook. 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! Tanner slips under a jab. A big left from Rees Mogg misses. Tanner throws an off balance right hand
and Rees Mogg counters with a stiff right hand. Rees Mogg moves out of range of the strikes. Rees Mogg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanner doesn't seem bothered though. Rees Mogg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tanner. Tanner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Rees Mogg throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanner. Rees Mogg swings widly with a right hand
letting Tanner counter with a right hand. Rees Mogg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rees Mogg looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range. Tanner slips a jab from Rees Mogg. Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rees Mogg. Rees Mogg catches Tanner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Rees Mogg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it. Rees Mogg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rees Mogg jabs at Tanner's body. Rees Mogg gets a clinch. Tanner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Tanner is trying to break the clinch but Rees Mogg has him pressed against the cage. Tanner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rees Mogg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards. Rees Mogg lands with a short shot to the head. A frustrated look appears on Tanner's face as he tries to break the clinch. Tanner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tanner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Tanner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rees Mogg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Rees Mogg pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Tanner misses with an uppercut
and Rees Mogg counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tanner! Rees Mogg lets Tanner back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tanner is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rees Mogg lands a big right hand that sends Tanner crashing to the mat! Rees Mogg stays standing though and waves Tanner back to his feet! Oh Tanner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Rees Mogg is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tanner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Rees Mogg misses with a hook. Tanner ducked under it nicely. Rees Mogg misses with a looping right. No joy there for Rees Mogg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tanner seems to have got his legs back now. Nice defenses there by Rees Mogg. Tanner swats away the attempt to clinch by Rees Mogg. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rees Mogg throws a hook but Tanner blocks it. Rees Mogg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanner sees it coming and avoids it easily. Tanner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Rees Mogg dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jason Tanner's cut. That's time! Back to the action! Tanner slips a jab and a cross from Rees Mogg.
Tanner slips under a jab. Rees Mogg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Rees Mogg lands a left and a right that send Tanner crashing to the mat, dazed. Rees Mogg thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Tanner misses with a straight right. Rees Mogg has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Rees Mogg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tanner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rees Mogg counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Tanner to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Rees Mogg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jacob Rees Mogg! Jacob Rees Mogg looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Churchill would be delighted.'.
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