Brokenshire Defends Featherweight Title in Front of a Sold out EQC
Feb 11, 2014 Comments
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Tacoma, WA – CageSport MMA rocked Tacoma once
again last night; featuring ten world class professional cage
fights including fan favorite, Drew
Brokenshire, defending his highly coveted featherweight title
once again in the main event versus Talon
Hofman. In the semi-main event, Yakima’s Julian
Erosa also secured a big victory, defeating Olympia’s Mike Joy via
second round TKO.
A sold out 1900 seat Emerald Queen Casino showroom was on hand to witness the action packed CageSport card that had fans buzzing all night. Reagan Benedetti, who won her first professional MMA bout with a second round arm triangle choke, had the most impressive fan base of the night who all became ecstatic in support of Benedetti when her name was announced as the winner.
The main event featured a gritty battle between CageSport
featherweight champion, Drew
Brokenshire, and four time high school state wrestling
champion, Talon
Hofman. With his wrestling background, Hofman was determined to
keep the fight on the ground and succeeded in doing so. Brokenshire
showed his versatility once again as he was able to evenly grapple
with Hofman in a fight that featured a war for ground position.
Momentum leaned towards Brokenshire at the conclusion of two rounds
and midway through the third round, Brokenshire again reversed
position on the ground to gain back control and instantly submitted
Hofman via rear naked choke. The victory improves Brokenshire’s
record to 9-1 and puts him on a five fight win streak.
In the semi-main event, Julian Erosa took on Mike Joy in a critical fight to regain momentum for Erosa after a tough decision loss to Lee Morrison in July. Both fighters went into the fight with opposite game plans with Joy determined to keep the fight on the ground and Erosa adamant about keeping the fight standing. Joy attempted numerous unsuccessful takedowns throughout first round, but Erosa showed good takedown defense and took the first round the advantage in striking. Midway through the second round Erosa pinned joy in the corner of the cage and connected with a flush knee to the head that stunned and dropped Joy followed by a quick ground and pound by Erosa that Joy couldn’t defend. At the 2:28 mark of the second round, Joy’s corner threw in the towel giving Erosa the second round TKO victory.
Katie Howard def. Miriam Cardoso UD (29-28)(29-28)(30-27)
Reagan Benedetti def. Cheryl Chan 2:32 RD2 Arm Triangle Choke
Paul Njoku def. Rob Cann SD (29-28)(29-28)(27-30)
Eduardo Torres def. Trevor Sojot 4:53 RD1 Triangle Choke
Chaz Jordan def. Zach Conn UD (29-28)(29-28)(30-27)
Kario Issac def. Arjay Murphy 5:00 RD2 TKO
Woo Johnson def. Rico Rough 0:30 RD1 TKO
Raven Guice def. Ricky Carrillo UD (29-27)(29-27)(29-28)
About CageSport MMA Halquist Productions’ CageSport MMA continues to be the longest running and leading all professional MMA promotion in the Northwest. The promotion has drawn fighters from all over the region such as: Miesha Tate, Bryan Caraway, Sam Sicilia, and Michael Chiesa, who have all fought on former CageSport cards and going on to become UFC superstars. CageSport has become a top MMA promotion in the country for northwest fighters to gain experience and exposure as they continue to dedicate their lives in hoping to one day sign with the UFC.
A sold out 1900 seat Emerald Queen Casino showroom was on hand to witness the action packed CageSport card that had fans buzzing all night. Reagan Benedetti, who won her first professional MMA bout with a second round arm triangle choke, had the most impressive fan base of the night who all became ecstatic in support of Benedetti when her name was announced as the winner.
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In the semi-main event, Julian Erosa took on Mike Joy in a critical fight to regain momentum for Erosa after a tough decision loss to Lee Morrison in July. Both fighters went into the fight with opposite game plans with Joy determined to keep the fight on the ground and Erosa adamant about keeping the fight standing. Joy attempted numerous unsuccessful takedowns throughout first round, but Erosa showed good takedown defense and took the first round the advantage in striking. Midway through the second round Erosa pinned joy in the corner of the cage and connected with a flush knee to the head that stunned and dropped Joy followed by a quick ground and pound by Erosa that Joy couldn’t defend. At the 2:28 mark of the second round, Joy’s corner threw in the towel giving Erosa the second round TKO victory.
The undercard featured some of the most premier MMA fighters from
around the northwest including an impressive victory by Paul Njoku
who took the fight on only one day notice.
Katie Howard def. Miriam Cardoso UD (29-28)(29-28)(30-27)
Reagan Benedetti def. Cheryl Chan 2:32 RD2 Arm Triangle Choke
Paul Njoku def. Rob Cann SD (29-28)(29-28)(27-30)
Eduardo Torres def. Trevor Sojot 4:53 RD1 Triangle Choke
Chaz Jordan def. Zach Conn UD (29-28)(29-28)(30-27)
Kario Issac def. Arjay Murphy 5:00 RD2 TKO
Woo Johnson def. Rico Rough 0:30 RD1 TKO
Raven Guice def. Ricky Carrillo UD (29-27)(29-27)(29-28)
About CageSport MMA Halquist Productions’ CageSport MMA continues to be the longest running and leading all professional MMA promotion in the Northwest. The promotion has drawn fighters from all over the region such as: Miesha Tate, Bryan Caraway, Sam Sicilia, and Michael Chiesa, who have all fought on former CageSport cards and going on to become UFC superstars. CageSport has become a top MMA promotion in the country for northwest fighters to gain experience and exposure as they continue to dedicate their lives in hoping to one day sign with the UFC.