All Entries in the "MMA" Category
2010 July – Fight Results Summary
July 2010 (10 Wins 4 Losses 1 Draws) 67% Win
HyeFighters go 2 for 2 at The Palladium
HyeFighters Haik Tsaturyan and Jared Papzian both get wins at Respect In The Cage’s World War 3 MMA event at the Hollywood Palladium on Staurday night July 24, 2010.
In his second professional fight, Tsaturyan had a rematch with Chris Wolf and the outcome was the same as in his debut. A unanimous decision win. The [...]
HyeFighter Parisyan Picks Up Win In Australia
In what was intended to be the evening’s co-feature, HyeFighter Karo Parisyan returned to action for the first time since January 2009 and recorded a tougher-than-expected second-round submission win over tougher-than-expected local Ben Mortimer in what was actually the evening’s first fight.
“This was my first fight that I was away from my family, [...]
HyeFighter Mousasi Wins in 31 Seconds of Round 1
It didn’t take long for HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi to get back to his winning ways. 31 seconds in the first round was all it took. Below is a play by play of what happened:
Round 1: O’Brien immediately shoots and Mousasi sprawls. O’Brien grabs one leg and continues to work for the finish. Mousasi grabs [...]
2010 June – Fight Result Summary
June 2010 (9 Wins 4 Losses 2 Draws) 60% Win
HyeFighter Gor Harutunian’s loss changed to a DRAW
HyeFighter Gor Harutunian loss to David Baron at the 100%-Fight promotion in France on June 19th was such a horrible decision that it has been over turned and declared a draw.
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HyeFighter Araik Margarian Wins in 11 Seconds
It did not take long for HyeFighter Araik Margarian to secure a win on Saturday night at the 100% Fight promotion in Aubervilliers, France on June 19th.
Araik needed only 11 SECONDS to knock out his opponent Walid Seghir with a kick to the head.
HyeFighter Gor Harutunian Loses A Very Close Decision
HyeFighter Gor Harutunian loses a very close decision to David Baron at the 100%-Fight promotion in France.
HyeFighter Karen Darabedyan Can’t Get the Win at WEC 49
HyeFighter Karen Darabedyan was caught with an armbar from William Kerr at WEC 49 and forced to submit at the 1:20 mark of round 1.
The play by play of the fight is below:
Darabedyan and Kerr clinch up after a brief exchange. Darabedyan gets the takedown but is in trouble when Kerr uses the cage to [...]
HyeFighters Win At the Palladium
HyeFighters Roman Mitichyan and Artur Bernetsyan came away with hard fought wins at the Hollywood Palladium on Saturday night June 12th, 2010.
HyeFighter Lightweight Art Bernetsyan (3-0) won a four round unanimous decision over wild-swinging Ramon Flores (3-7-1, 1 KO). Although Flores landed the occasional wild hook or cross, the more-polished Bernetsyan controlled the action. All [...]
HyeFighter Papazian Gets His Redemption
HyeFighter Jarred Papazian’s last fight of 2009 ended in a draw against Ryan Bastianelli. Six months later, Jared was given the opportunity for a rematch against Ryan, which he took with no hesitation.
Friday night, June 4th 2010, Jared walked into the cage at Chumash Casino and made sure the outcome of this rematch would not [...]
2010 May – Fight Result Summary
May 2010 (9 Wins 6 Losses) 60% Win
HyeFighter Karen Grigoryan Loses a Close One
In the Lightweight semi-finals Alexander Sarnavsky defeated HyeFighter Karen Grigoryan via split decision in a very close fight.
HyeFighter Karakhanyan Loses Decision
In the evening’s first televised contest former Olympic wrestler Joe Warren displayed the value of a grappling base as his non-stop takedown attack allowed him to earn a victory over Georgi Karakhanyan on the judges’ cards.
Despite Warren’s control of the positioning, it was Karakhanyan who routinely threatened from the bottom. Guillotine chokes, knee-bars, arm-bars – [...]
HyeFighter Grigor Aschugbabjan Loses in Poland
Poland – HyeFighter Grigor Aschugbabjan loses his MMA match in Poland against Daniel Tabera via majority decision. The fight was very close and some in attendance disagreed with the decision.
HyeFighters go four for five at Rage event
Bernetsyan, three others grab victory at Thursday’s King of West card; Avagyan falls in fight of the night.
By Grant Gordon from Glendale News Press
HOLLYWOOD, MAY 6, 2010 — Taking the latest step in what’s quickly becoming a promising career, Glendale boxer Artur Bernetsyan remained undefeated with a dominant knockout win late Thursday night as one [...]
HyeFighters go 4 for 5 at King Of The West’s Rage Against The Ropes Event in Hollywood
What a night it was for the debut of King Of The West promotions’ “Rage Against The Ropes” event in Hollywood CA. The show had BOTH boxing and MMA bouts attended by a sold out crowd who saw 4 out of the 5 HyeFighters win:
Haik Tsaturyan won his professional MMA debut via Unanimous Decision.
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HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan KO’s ex Champ Brown
For as long as HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan has been competing professionally, fans and fellow fighters have raved about his judo skills, explosive takedowns and freakish strength. But following his first-round destruction of former WEC featherweight champ Mike Brown, Gamburyan should now get some additional kudos for his striking.
Leading up to the fight – one in [...]
5 HyeFighters on the SAME CARD
For the first time EVER, Armenian boxers and MMA fighters will be featured on the same card. King of the West Promotion’s first event “Rage Against the Ropes” will feature 5 HyeFighters. This event will be held at the Circus Disco located on 6655 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood CA. and will have a total [...]
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi Loses to Mo
Muhammed Lawal (7-0) won a five-round unanimous decision over HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi (28-3-1) for the Strikeforce light heavyweight title in Nashville Saturday night by scores of 49-45 on all three judges’ scorecards.
The former champion, Mousasi, never lost control of the fight. Mousasi countered with damaging punches to Lawal but the judges all scored [...]
HyeFighter Gor Harutunian Wins at PFC2 In France
HyeFighter Gor Harutunian Wins at PFC2 In France in strong fashion via triangle choke.
HyeFighter Gevork Chilalyan Loses via DQ
HyeFighter Gevork Chilalyan’s professional MMA debut resulted in a loss via disqualification.
HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan KO’s Quach
Bellator XIII: Bao Quach vs. Georgi Karakhanyan
The opening tournament bout of Bellator’s second season ended in dramatic fashion as explosive featherweight Georgi Karakhanyan delivered the season’s first highlight-reel finish.
Opponent Bao Quach began the fight in fine fashion, dropping Karakhanyan with a right hand early and earning two takedowns in later action. But Karakhanyan remained [...]
HyeFighter Jared Papazian Wins in Rematch
Losing to Shad Smith a little over a month ago did not sit well with Jared. as a matter of fact, it made him mad. He took his anger and was able to focus it in improving himself and waiting for his chance to redeem himself. The opportunity presented itself on the [...]
HyeFighter Darabedyan Loses via Submission
Kevin Mulhall is the referee for the main card opener. Thirty seconds pass without the fighters touching. Both feinting. Palaszewski lands a kick to the leg. HyeFighter Darabedyan backs him into the cage and lights him up with lefts and rights before dumping him to the canvas. Palaszewski moves to his closed guard. Palaszewski climbs [...]
Magakian Looses At Respect In The Cage II
By Grant Gordon – Glendale News Pess
In the world of mixed martial arts, anything can happen.
It’s a reality that HyeFighter Sevak Magakian is well aware of and it’s why he was in positive spirits less than 24 hours after he suffered a defeat in the main event at Respect in the Cage II at Fox [...]
HyeFighters Make an Impression at WEC 44
By Grant Gordon / Glendale News Press
Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:35 AM PST
LAS VEGAS — It took Karen Darabedyan 15 minutes to introduce himself to the mixed martial arts world.
After three rounds of mostly toe-to-toe battle with former World Extreme Cagefighting lightweight champion “Razor” Rob McCullough, Darabedyan emerged victorious with a split-decision victory [...]
HyeFighters Manny Gamburyan & Karen Darabedyan Both WIN at WEC 44
Aldo’s first title challenger may have been determined in the night’s co-feature.
picture courtesy of:Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
From the moment “The Ultimate Fighter 5″ runner-up HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan made his move from the UFC to WEC, fellow octagon vet Leonard Garcia appeared an obvious opponent.
And as both fighters continued moving up the featherweight ladder and into title contention, [...]
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi TKO’s Sokoudjou in the 2nd
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi was tested by an equally athletic Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou until the Strikeforce light heavyweight champion scored a technical knockout 3:43 into the second round of their three-round, non-title contest.
Mousasi peppered Sokoudjou early with mostly deflected jabs and high kicks, until Sokoudjou cried foul and grabbed his groin from an inside kick. However, [...]
HyeFighter Harutunian beats Malod – 10/31/09
HyeFighter Gor Harutunian beats Hubert Malod via 1st Round Submission in France
HyeFighter Sako Chivitchyan improves to 4 & 0 – 10/18/09
HyeFighter Sako Chivitchyan beats Sergio Salcido at 1:28 of round one with an armbar submission to remain undefeated at 4 & 0
HyeFighter Jared Papazian WINS via UNANIMOUS DECISION – 10/16/09
HyeFighter Jared Papazian WINS via UNANIMOUS DECISION at the Redemption fights at the Westlake Village Hyatt – 10/16/09
HyeFighter Karen Darabedyan Wins!! 9/12/09 Beats Estevan Payan via KO in ROUND 1
9/12/09 HyeFighter Karen Darabedyan Wins!!
Beats Estevan Payan via KO in ROUND 1
















