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The seminar was lots of fun for all. 10 Countries were represented there as well as several states. This has been a long standing seminar for many years. Richard Bustillio has had a great relationship with Gokor for quite a while and the two have great respect for one another. Ken Harte was twisted into a pretzel many times as was usual. "The seminar was filled with great technique." said Ken to his students that evening. Congratulations to all and great work.
Manny Gamburyan, the former UFC fighter making his World Extreme Cagefighting debut, won what we know will be the first fight on his path to taking on the Faber-Brown winner down the road. Gamburyan, fighting at 145 pounds after fighting at 155 pounds in all five of his UFC fights, beat John Franchi by unanimous decision (30-27 on all three judges' cards) in a fight that established him as a featherweight to watch. "This is my new home, guys," Gamburyan said afterward, via Ariel Helwani at Versus. "I'm only going to get better. That's all I can say. I'm only going to get better. The last time I cut to 145 was exactly 10 years ago, so this wasn't easy for me, trust me ... 20 pounds for me was very hard." 
On Saturday, May 9, 2009 Adam Tucker from Norman Yonkers' Karate Connection Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Fredonia, NY went to the cage for his first MMA Battle in Cuyahoga Falls, OH at X-Treme Fight Series' Project Mayhem.
Sevak Magakian put on a tremendous show by submitting his BJJ Pan Am champion opponent in the first round. After a flurry of strikes, throws and postion changes Sevak pulled off a slick kneebar. His opponent refused to tap causing Sevak to break his opponents leg. It wasn't until after the injury that the tap came. Congrats on a great showing and excellent prep for this fight.
Karren Darabedyan took on the much decorated and muti-time kickboxing champion Joe Camacho. Karren, known for his grappling prowless, put on a striking clinic against the veteran striker. Camacho didn't make it out of the first round with Karren's relentless striking attack. The fight ended due to ref stoppage giving Karren and Team Hayastan a perfect showing for the night. Congrats to Karren for such a dominate showing.
The Ultimate Fighter® Season Five runner-up Manvel Gamburyan (10-5) makes his WEC featherweight debut when he takes on unbeaten John Franchi (5-0). Known for his judo throws and effectiveness inside an opponent’s guard, Hollywood, California’s Gamburyan drops to 145-pounds and becomes an instant contender at featherweight. He hopes to make a great first impression against the 26-year-old Franchi. Training out of Cortland, NY, Franchi earned a hard-fought decision victory over Mike Budnik in his WEC debut in March. Riding the momentum of his first WEC win, Franchi plans to offer Gamburyan a rude welcome to the 145-pound class when the two collide on June 7th, but he needs to be more worried about the raw power of the Anvil.
On Friday April 24, 2009 Bobby Sellers from Xtreme Karate & Mixed Martial Arts in Charlotte, NC went to battle in Mansfield, Mass. at Full Force Untamed 27 MMA show. After three rounds of a dominating performance Sellers took a unanimous decision and increased his record to 2-0. His opponent Darrin Oliver of CNYMMA came prepared and put up a good fight but was unable to handle Sellers constant pressure and superior striking. CNYMMA has produced several Ultimate Fighter and UFC competitors like Tamdan McCrory. Taking the victory over one of the CNYMMA fighters is great boost for Sellers MMA career. 
Head Coach Paul Booe said ,“This was a good test for Bobby. Having an opponent from a known camp and taking it the distance and testing his stamina. Bobby has a big future ahead of him.” 
