Watch A Tory MP Get Pummelled By A Cage Fighter

Steve Baker MP took on Reece Coker, who trains people in self-defence. You'll never guess who came out on top.

Meet Steve Baker, the Conservative MP for Wycombe. He decided to grapple an experienced cage fighter. This is what happened:

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Well, that went well.

Baker was researching Combat Academy, a self-defence outfit that runs classes in his constituency, when he was challenged to take on trainer Reece Coker. Coker promptly tackled him to the ground, shoved a hand in his face, and left the MP writhing on the floor.

"He provides a lot of training in the training in the constituency," Baker told BuzzFeed News. "By making it edgy, it attracts people to give them self-esteem and purpose. I did meet several people who've turned their lives around, big lads who'd been bullied or not done well at school and lacked self-esteem."

And there's the hand in the MP's face.

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"What was really painful was the damage to pride," Baker added. "Reece is an experienced cage fighter. As an ordinary guy with an ordinary office job, I ended up flailing around looking foolish. He did put me down fairly hard. But the whole point is to keep ourselves safe.

"I think it would be a very good for other MPs to get pummelled by a cage fighter."

Watch the MP's first attempt to take on the self-defence trainer here:

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And watch the second here:

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All good training for the election campaign.