▁occasions ▁and ▁Russian ▁national ▁champion ▁multiple ▁times . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁mixed ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁against ▁veter an ▁f ighter ▁Gary ▁Good ridge ▁at ▁Hero ' s ▁ 1 . ▁Good ridge ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁submit ▁K ara ev ▁with ▁a ▁for ear m ▁cho ke ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁face ▁Bob ▁S app ▁at ▁Hero ' s ▁ 2 ▁on ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁again ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁this ▁time ▁via ▁knock ▁out . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁recorded ▁the ▁first ▁win ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁when ▁he ▁knock ed ▁out ▁Tom oh iko ▁Hash im oto ▁in ▁seven ▁seconds ▁at ▁GC M : ▁D . O . G . ▁ 3 . ▁This ▁earned ▁his ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁K - 1 ▁Hero ' s ▁promotion ▁and ▁he ▁took ▁on ▁legend ary ▁kick box er ▁J ér ôme ▁Le ▁B anner ▁at ▁K - 1 ▁P RE MI UM ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Dynam ite !! ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Le ▁B anner ▁defeated ▁K ara ev ▁via ▁k icks ▁to ▁the ▁body . ▁ ▁His ▁final ▁fight ▁came ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁when ▁he ▁submitted ▁Ko ji ▁K ane ch ika ▁with ▁an ▁amer icana ▁key lock