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

Ellis to defend title against Hulett in Tacoma!

 

Tacoma, Washington (February 8, 2012) – Strikeforce veteran “Fast” Eddy Ellis of Yelm, WA defends his Cagesport Welterweight championship Saturday, February 25 when he challenges David “Hollywood” Hulett in the five round main event of Halquist Productions’ "CageSport XVIII" at the Emerald Queen Casino.

 

Individual tickets start at $35 and are available at the EQC box office or by going to EmeraldQueen.com.

 

Although his professional ledger is 17-15, Ellis has won nine of his last ten fights, eight of which came via knockout or submission. In his most recent bout, the well-rounded Ellis stopped J.T. Taylor in the opening round.

 

Like his foe Hulett, 18-10, doesn’t believe in leaving the fight in the judges’ hands. The Las Vegas native is a submission specialist who forced 12 of his opponents to tap out, many of whom failed to make out of the opening round.

 

“This is going to be an amazing fight without question,” said Brian Halquist, the card’s promoter and CEO of Halquist Productions. “Eddy has a huge following in Washington and Hulett’s fought all over the place, so coming into enemy territory isn’t a problem for him. I’d be shocked if this one heard the final bell.”

 

In the co-featured bout of the evening, hard-hitting veteran Chanti “The Brooklyn Knight” Johnson faces surging submission specialist Ryan Mulvihill of Spokane, WA. Both Johnson, 7-4, and Mulvihill, 4-2, are CageSport veterans.

 

Doors for "CageSport XVIII" open at 6 pm and the first match takes place at 7 pm. For more information, go to Halquist Productions.com

 

Other undercard bouts will be announced shortly.