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August 2009 Schedule (7 WINS - 1 LOSS) |
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WIN - MMA
August 15, 2009
Gegard Mousasi |
WIN - MMA
August 15, 2009
Roman Mitichyan |
WIN - MMA
August 15, 2009
Ando Dermenjyan over Dustin Rhodes |
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WIN - BOXING
August 15,
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LOSS - BOXING
August 22, 2009
Vartan Gasparyan |
WIN - MUAY THAI
August 29, 2009
Gago Drago |
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WIN - BOXING
August 29, 2009
Karo Murat |
WIN - BOXING
August 29, 2009 Alex Abraham
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Khan Azizov |
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Karo Murat
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Undefeated
HyeFighter super middleweight champion Karo
Murat (20-0, 12 KOs) made his light
heavyweight debut a successful one,
conviniently outpointing Italy-based
Ukrainian Sergey Demchenko (13-3, 10 KOs)
over twelve one-sided rounds. Smaller but
much faster Murat seemed to be competing in
a wrong weight class, as he looked too tiny
for 175lb, but he delivered a world-class
performance against his rugged foe
nevertheless. He used his diverse offensive
to deliver a punching clinic to Demchenko
but was unable to rock him really hard.
However, he took almost every round with his
rate of fire. The Ukrainian fighter, on the
other hand, wasn’t able to utilize his size
advantage and knockout power, missing widely
all the time. At the end, all three judges
scored it unanimously in favor of the local
fighter: 117-111 (twice) and 120-108.
Fightnews had it 119-109. Murat acquired the
vacant WBO Intercontinental title during the
process.Fight News
HyeFighter
Gegard Mousasi
The Fedor Emelianenko vs. Gegard Mousasi exhibition sparring match will take place Aug. 28 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., and airs live on HDNet at 10 p.m. ET (9 p.m. local time). |
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Roman Mitichyan By Grant Gordon - Glendale News Press
ONTARIO — Behind a steady stream of leg kicks, coming close to the only near-finish of the bout and executing his game plan with patience and diligence, Glendale mixed martial arts fighter and HyeFighter Roman Mitichyan got his career back on the winning track. “The Emperor” secured a unanimous decision win against Mike Dolce in a three-round welterweight fight at Saturday night’s CalledOut MMA event in Ontario’s Citizens Business Bank Arena. “I was just planning my game to be smart,” said Mitichyan, who improved his MMA record to 10-3. “Trying to be a smart fighter.”
In addition, HyeFighter featherweight Ando Dermenjyan, who trains at Glendale’s Main Event Gym, turned in his most impressive fight yet, steamrolling past Dustin Rhodes and looking every bit the part of a maturing all-around fighter in securing a technical knockout 1 minute 35 seconds into Round 2. “I’m just really happy with the way things turned out,” said Dermenjyan, who improved to 3-0 and looked the most comfortable and content at keeping the fight standing as he ever has thus far in his burgeoning career. “The sport’s growing and you have to grow with it.”
The 25-year-old Dermenjyan, who also trains at SK Golden Boys in Van Nuys and Team Hayastan in North Hollywood, showcased superior grappling and striking and finished the fight with a ground-and-pound barrage. For the 30-year-old Mitichyan, who also trains at Main Event and Hayastan, along with the Glendale Fighting Club, his victory against Dolce broke a two-fight losing streak and was his first win since Dec. of 2007. He tallied the decision win with two scores of 30-27 and a 29-28 outcome on a third card. The News-Press scored it 30-27.
Coming off an upset knockout loss to Jason Meaders in January in which Mitichyan, a high-level judo and Sambo player, was drawn into a stand-up slugfest, the Jewel City grappler joked after the fight that, had he been unable to pick up the win, he might have disappeared into the mountains and never come back. Thus he showed his resolve, besting Dolce (4-8) in what became a chess match of sorts and refusing to engage the striker in a toe-to-toe brawl despite a moment in the second round when Dolce landed nicely, appearing to fire up the hot-blooded Mitichyan.
“It’s [my] Armenian blood, you get all pumped up,” he said. “I said, ‘Roman, cool off, you gotta get the win.’” And he did. The first round saw a lot of circling, with both fighters tossing out jabs and looping hooks. Mitichyan swung hard with a right that led the combatants into a clinch, but Dolce quickly shoved his opponent off and just missed Mitichyan’s chin with a strong right. But as the round progressed, Mitichyan unveiled his most valuable weapon, as he began to work a right leg kick to the inside of the lead right leg of Dolce, a southpaw. “I punished that leg,” Mitichyan said. Mitichyan went for two takedowns in the opening round with the aforementioned clinch and then a single-leg attempt later in the round that saw him succeed in grounding Dolce. Mitichyan landed some solid elbows from top position, but Dolce defended well for the most part before Mitichyan dropped down for a kneebar. Dolce worked his way free of the submission attempt and got back to his feet, but Mitichyan clearly sealed the round. “He’s a strong guy,” Mitichyan said. “[The kneebar just] didn’t happen.” The second and third rounds played out with sporadic exchanges but rarely any solid punches landing. Both rounds also saw the crowd boo the fight on occasion.
It was clear that Mitichyan’s game plan was to go for a takedown, weary of Dolce’s one-punch power. But Dolce, who never attempted a takedown and was content to stand and strike, appeared content only to counter-strike and was, surprisingly, never really the aggressor. “I did feel that,” said Mitichyan when asked if he was a bit surprised that Dolce was not more aggressive in initiating a slugfest before adding that he suspected Dolce’s corner warned the fighter not to get over anxious and leave himself open for a takedown. Thus, Mitichyan’s myriad leg kicks and him being the more aggressive fighter carried him in the second round. He opened the third with a hard leg kick that staggered Dolce, who then came forward smiling as if he’d been playing possum. “Being a fighter, you know when you connect and you hurt someone,” Mitichyan said. “I hurt him.” Earlier on the 11-fight, five-hour card, Dermenjyan won his first fight by TKO, having submitted his first two opponents. In the opening round, both fighters threw punches in a feeling-out phase, but Dermenjyan was clearly more relaxed on his feet than in either of his previous two fights. “[I’ve been] working my butt off [on my standup],” Dermenjyan said. “I did feel comfortable.” Rhodes (3-3) eventually locked up Dermenjyan twice in the round, but was unable to do any more than push him against the cage. In the second clinch, Rhodes said he was hit low by a Dermenjyan knee. The referee did not stop the fight, but Rhodes persisted in pleading for the infraction, eventually leading to a temporary stoppage with 1:21 left in the round. When the fighting commenced, Dermenjyan landed a solid 1-2 combo. Rhodes went for a high kick, but Dermenjyan used it as an opportunity to get back control standing. “I thought he was more of a grappler,” Dermenjyan said. “It was kind of surprising to me that he wanted to stand up.” Eventually, Dermenjyan got Rhodes down to all fours and established back control there. With Dermenjyan riding his opponent on the ground, he eventually worked in some punches to the head and knees to the side, easily winning the round, 10-9, on the News-Press scorecard. Dermenjyan opened the second round with a stiff left jab to Rhodes’ face. Rhodes clinched again, but Dermenjyan took him down and landed in Rhodes’ guard. Dermenjyan would eventually allow his opponent to his feet before securing a front-face lock, positioning Rhodes to absorb an onslaught of knees to the head. Rhodes dropped to the ground with Dermenjyan moving swiftly to his back. Dermenjyan worked in his hooks and proceeded to rain down rights and lefts until the referee halted the bout with 1:35 left in the round. “Coming into this fight, I didn’t really have a gameplan. I was just gonna see what came my way,” Dermenjyan said. “I’m very happy, of course there’s a lot to improve. One step at a time.”
In other notable fights, Gabe Ruediger (15-5), who, along with Mitichyan and Dolce, is a former “The Ultimate Fighter” cast member, defeated Wander Braga (10-1) via guillotine choke in the second round. Thomas "Wildman" Denny (27-18) also won with a second-round guillotine, stopping Joe Cronin (13-11) in the night’s main event.
In what became a theme throughout the CalledOut card, victorious fighters would “call out” future opponents or vice versa.
Glendale’s Karen Darabedyan, who was victorious in the promotion’s first card earlier this year, was in the cage to challenge Ruediger for Caladium’s Nov. 14 event. Much of the conversation could not be heard in the ring and when the in-ring interviewer asked Ruediger to recap, the fighter, who had earlier flipped off Braga’s corner in postfight celebration before apologizing, said he accepted the challenge. When he was asked who challenged him, he replied by saying Darebedyan’s first name, then stuttering through his last name as if he could not pronounce it before adding, “What’s his name, I don’t know his name.”
Denny was far more respectful after his win in suggesting Mitichyan and him clash on a future card, but specified he’d like Mitichyan, a 170-pounder, to fight at 160 or 165.
The Nov. 14 card is also slated to see Glendale’s Sako Chivitchyan and Sevak Magakian. Magakian fought on CalledOut’s first card on May 16, submitting Harold Lucambio with a kneebar. The effort was awarded submission of the night and Magakian was presented with a watch on Saturday in the middle of the cage.
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Gegard Mousasi to Challenge
by John Morgan of MMAJunkie.com on Jul 27, 2009
The first two pieces of the scrambled puzzle left by Affliction's recent demise have fallen into place as Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Renato "Babalu" Sobral (35-8) will defend his title against HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi (25-2-1) on Aug. 15. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the rescheduled bout with Strikeforce Director of Communications Mike Afromowitz. Sobral and Mousasi, who were originally scheduled to meet at the now-canceled "Affliction: Trilogy," will instead step into the cage at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on the main card of "Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg," which airs live on Showtime. Mousasi will compete on the card with a new Strikeforce contract, Afromowitz said, and not as a loaned commodity from M-1. Mousasi is currently riding a 12-fight win streak, including a successful run to DREAM's middleweight crown in 2008, as well as a current semifinalist in DREAM's open-weight "Super Hulk" tournament. The new contract is not likely to affect Mousasi's position in DREAM's tournament, as the Japanese-based organization and Strikeforce have a history of working together to share talent. Sobral will take a five-fight win streak into the contest, and the Brazilian has won 15 of his past 17 contests. "Babalu" earned Strikeforce's 205-pound belt with a TKO win over Bobby Southworth in November 2008. |
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