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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faiz Mohsen (ranked 4780 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Evela (ranked 6563 p4p, 0 weight class). Evela has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mohsen has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Faiz Mohsen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Evela! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A low kick from Evela misses and Mohsen counters with a shoot takedown. Evela fights it but they end up in guard. Mohsen throws an elbow that misses. Evela uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mohsen's guard. Nice move by Evela!
Mohsen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Evela wants to control from the top but Mohsen keeps moving. Evela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mohsen is keeping the position for now. Evela wants to control from the top but Mohsen keeps moving. Evela really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mohsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Evela working some strikes from top position. Evela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mohsen is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Evela seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Mohsen is breathing heavily. Evela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mohsen is keeping the position for now. Evela looking to sit in guard and control but Mohsen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Evela trying to control the position.
Evela doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Evela has his foot on Mohsen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mohsen works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Mohsen stopping the sweep attempt from Evela. Evela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Mohsen with a nice head shot there. Mohsen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Mohsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evela is keeping the position for now. Evela controls Mohsen momentarily but Mohsen frees himself. Mohsen is working Evela over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Mohsen throws a big elbow that misses. Mohsen postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Evela gets caught napping as Mohsen dives in and scores a takedown. Evela manages to retain guard. Mohsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Evela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Evela wants to sweep here but Mohsen controlling him for the moment. Mohsen lands a couple of digs. Mohsen preventing the sweep. Mohsen trying to control but Evela is working from the bottom. Mohsen works over Evela with some ground and pound from guard. Mohsen preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mohsen landing with the ground and pound. Mohsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Mohsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Evela trying to control the position.
Mohsen throwing strikes from guard but Evela blocks nicely. Mohsen wants to stand but Evela is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Evela fails with a takedown attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faiz Mohsen dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Evela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mohsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Evela changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mohsen tries to avoid it but Evela manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mohsen to the ground. Mohsen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Mohsen attempts a counter takedown but Evela avoids it well and moves away. Mohsen shoots in but no luck this time. Evela shoots in but no luck this time. Mohsen looks for a takedown but Evela sprawls well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Evela scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Mohsen is trying to get back to full guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mohsen won't allow Evela to pass to mount. Evela is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mohsen has managed to free his arm - good work. Evela keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Mohsen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evela scores with a couple of nice shots. Evela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mohsen's head. Evela sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Evela missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Faiz Mohsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Evela wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Mohsen uses the opportunity to regain full guard. Mohsen wants to sweep here but Evela controlling him for the moment. Evela sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Mohsen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Evela misses with a takedown attempt - Mohsen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Mohsen feinted with a counter takedown. Faiz Mohsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Evela. Evela shoots in for a takedown but Mohsen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Evela misses with a looping right. Mohsen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Evela looks for a takedown but Mohsen sprawls well. Mohsen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Evela tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mohsen swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. A punch combination from Evela misses. Mohsen gets the takedown into side control. Evela wants to get back to his feet but Mohsen drags him back down. Mohsen is putting a hurting on Evela here, landing some big shots from side control. Evela is trying to get back to half guard. Mohsen working the head and body with strikes. Mohsen lands a decent elbow from side control. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Mohsen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mohsen working away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Faiz Mohsen will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Evela shoots in looking for a takedown but Mohsen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Evela's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Evela will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Horrible takedown attempt by Evela or perhaps it was just good defense by Mohsen, which made it look bad. Faiz Mohsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Evela. Evela fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mohsen avoids it really well and circles away. Mohsen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Evela sprawls and moves away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mohsen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Evela's guard. Evela is wriggling around but Mohsen manages to pass to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mohsen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Evela blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mohsen. Evela taking some punishment here, with Mohsen in his half guard. Mohsen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Evela trying to control but Mohsen postures up.
Evela on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Mohsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evela can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mohsen looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Mohsen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mohsen throws a strike but Evela avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Evela wants to sweep here but Mohsen controlling him for the moment. Evela throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mohsen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Mohsen trying to control but Evela is working from the bottom. Evela looking for a sweep. Not yet Evela, not yet. Mohsen chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Evela is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mohsen is controlling him. Mohsen scoring with some ground and pound. Evela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Mohsen is working Evela over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Mohsen postures up in Evela's guard and throws a big left but Evela blocks it. Mohsen looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Evela goes for a double leg but Mohsen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mohsen continues to drive forward. Mohsen misses with a body kick. A head kick misses from Evela.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lazy left from Evela finds it's target. Evela misses with a takedown attempt and Mohsen counters with a shoot takedown. Evela fights it but they end up in guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mohsen stopping the sweep attempt from Evela. Mohsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evela is keeping the position for now. Mohsen is pushing down on Evela's leg trying to pass to half guard. Evela is fighting to maintain full guard but Mohsen has managed to sneak the leg through. Ground and pound from Mohsen. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Evela is looking to control Mohsen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Evela avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight! Faiz Mohsen showed his dominance in that final round. Well Mohsen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faiz Mohsen! After winning the bout, Faiz Mohsen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. Don Evela was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck it.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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