MUHAMMAD MOKAEV somehow escaped a knee-bending lock to beat Jafel Filho by submission himself.<br /><br />The flyweight looked in all sorts of trouble in the third and final round as his leg was twisted in a knee bar.<br /><br />But the former amateur world champion refused to tap out and eventually got back to his feet.<br /><br />And Mokaev will be glad he did too as he managed to take Filho down and secure a rear naked choke.<br /><br />Filho was unable to break free and was forced to tap out, securing Mokaev a remarkable turnaround victory.<br /><br />The Russian-born Manchester-raised prospect was left barely able to walk as he hobbled to his feet in celebration of his tenth pro win.<br /><br />Mokaev said: "To be honest DC, I need to finish.<br /><br />"This is my fourth fight in 12 months. I'm 22 years old, and I will be ranked number ten after this fight, after Jon Jones, who else is doing this?"<br /><br />UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall - working for BT Box Office - was full of praise for the resilient Mokaev.<br /><br />Aspinall said: "What did I say about this man's mentality? This man is different from the rest.<br /><br />"The stuff that this guy's been through in his personal life, the guy has been through so much adversity.<br /><br />"The guy is not going to give up with something like that.<br /><br />"His mental strength, his physical strength, 95 percent of people at least, 99 percent would have tapped to that technique."
