For Immediate Release
Tacoma, WA (Monday, February 27, 2012) – David “Hollywood” Hulett lived up to his billing by taking out local favorite Len Bentley in the first round of their Cagesport Welterweight title match last Saturday evening at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma.
Headlining Halquist Productions’ “Cagesport XVIII”, The Las Vegas based submission specialist impressed the standing-room-only crowd by Bentley to the ground within the first minute of the bout. Bentley, a former Ultimate Fighter participant and who also fought in M-1 and Strikeforce, tried to get back to his feet but was unsuccessful. Hulett, fighting once again in his opponent’s backyard, executed a grueling achilles lock, which forced his foe to submit 1:28 into the contest.
Hulett improves to 19-10 with 11 of this wins coming by submission. Bentley, a local favorite who stepped for Eddy Ellis on less than one week’s notice, falls to 10-6.
In the highly anticipated co-feature, Cagesport veteran Ryan Mulvihill scored the biggest win of his career after using a triangle choke to submit fellow Cagesport regular Chanti “The Brooklyn Knight” Johnson at 2:50 in second round of their three round featherweight bout.
Rising local stars Jeff Hatton and Julian Erosa both remained undefeated, submitting Corey Roska and Jerome Jones respectively.
“I am very pleased with this card, especially considering that the main event fell apart less than a week before the show,” said Brian Halquist, CEO of Halquist Productions. “We had a sold out crowd and a ton of talented fighters giving it their all. I can’t wait for the next card!”
Cagesport returns to the Emerald Queen on Saturday, April 28 and more information will be available on HalquistProductions.com.
OTHER RESULTS:
Brett Knopp KO2 (1:09) Mike Kirkman
Jorey Taylor KO1 (1:00) Christian Ortiz
CJ Marsh TKO end of 2 (cuts) Scott Boehler
Harrison Bevens SUB1 (1:55 via rear naked choke) Dustin Praxedes
Sam Carney TKO2 (3:07) Casey Campbell
Trevor Sojot SUB1 (1:07 via rear naked choke) Anthony Zander
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Ellis Out; Bentley steps in to face Hulett!
Tacoma, WA (February 22, 2012) – Len Bentley has stepped in to face David “Hollywood” Hulett for the Cagesport Welterweight Title Saturday evening in the main event of Halquist Productions’ “Cagesport XVIII”.
Hulett was scheduled to face “Fast” Eddy Ellis, but the latter withdrew Monday after injuring his shoulder in training.
A submission specialist, Bentley participated on the 13th season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and was known as the most outspoken contestant. Bentley is a veteran of both Strikeforce and M-1, winning undercard matches for both organizations. The Olympia, WA native, who is 10-5 in the octagon, has 2 professional boxing matches and fought last month at the Emerald Queen.
“It’s truly unbelievable that we were able to make this fight on such short notice,” said Promoter Brian Halquist of Halquist Productions. “Len is a top fighter and the fact that he was ready to challenge a quality opponent in David Hulett with less than a week’s notice is one of the most admirable things I’ve ever seen. The reality is I feel this is a better fight for the fans. Furthermore, it shows just how tough David Hulett is. He didn’t balk at the change. He said he would fight anybody.”
In addition to the Bentley-Hulett bout, “Cagesport XVIII” will feature an action-packed undercard including Jeff Hatton, Chanti Johnson, Julian Erosa and Ryan Mulvihill among others. Individual tickets start at $35 and are available at the EQC box office or by going to EmeraldQueen.com.
Doors for “CageSport XVIII” open at 6 pm and the first match takes place at 7 pm.
For more information, go to HalquistProductions.com
Hulett was scheduled to face “Fast” Eddy Ellis, but the latter withdrew Monday after injuring his shoulder in training.
A submission specialist, Bentley participated on the 13th season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and was known as the most outspoken contestant. Bentley is a veteran of both Strikeforce and M-1, winning undercard matches for both organizations. The Olympia, WA native, who is 10-5 in the octagon, has 2 professional boxing matches and fought last month at the Emerald Queen.
“It’s truly unbelievable that we were able to make this fight on such short notice,” said Promoter Brian Halquist of Halquist Productions. “Len is a top fighter and the fact that he was ready to challenge a quality opponent in David Hulett with less than a week’s notice is one of the most admirable things I’ve ever seen. The reality is I feel this is a better fight for the fans. Furthermore, it shows just how tough David Hulett is. He didn’t balk at the change. He said he would fight anybody.”
In addition to the Bentley-Hulett bout, “Cagesport XVIII” will feature an action-packed undercard including Jeff Hatton, Chanti Johnson, Julian Erosa and Ryan Mulvihill among others. Individual tickets start at $35 and are available at the EQC box office or by going to EmeraldQueen.com.
Doors for “CageSport XVIII” open at 6 pm and the first match takes place at 7 pm.
For more information, go to HalquistProductions.com
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