Sterling Ford to meet JamesMarohl at CageSport XX! Female pound for pound stars to meet in co-feature!

Tacoma, WA (June 18, 2012) -Welterweight star Sterling Ford will look to continue his recent streak ofsuccess when he challenges James Marohl Saturday, July 14 in the main event of“Cagesport XX” at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA.

The card is promoted byHalquist Productions and tickets starting at $35 can be purchased onticketmaster.com or at the Emerald Queen box office.

Hailing from nearby Spokane, WA,Ford has an impressive record of 14-5 with 8 wins by stoppage. The Strikeforceveteran won seven of his last eight bouts, including an impressive unanimousdecision victory over Brian McLaughlin at “Strikeforce 17” in July 2011.

Marohl’s rolled through hislast four opponents, stopping three of them in two minutes or less. With aprofessional record of 6-1, the Longview, WA resident is a renownedsubmission specialist who promoter Brian Halquist gives a ton of credit to forhis willingness to take tough fights.


“I tip my hat to Marohl” saidthe Washington-based MMA and boxing promoter. “Sterling’s fought at an extremely high leveland is a top-tier talent. Most fighters want to take their time before movingup the ranks like this, but Marohl is confident that this is the perfectopportunity for him.”

The Ford-Marohl bout isscheduled for three rounds.

Female stars “Slick” SallyKrumdiak of Bellingham, WAand “Little” Patricia Vidonic, a Medford, OR native, battle for supremacyin the three round strawweight co-feature. Both Krumdiak, 9-5, and Vidonic,5-3, fought at the sport’s highest level. The victor will likely receive atitle shot in the near future.

“The co-feature is undoubtedly a main event type of fight,” stated Halquist. “I’m extremelyexcited for this match-up because Krumdiak and Vidonic are two of the world’sbest.”

Tacoma’s very own Meisha Tate, a former world champion, FemaleFighter of the Year and CageSport veteran, will be in attendance. Tate, 12-3,is available for a meet and greet, photo ops and autographs throughout the eveningfor all ticketholders.

A full under card will be announced shortly and more information is available on
Halquistproudctions.com. Contact: MattYanofsky (Halquist Productions Publicist) – 551-206-0578 Twitter:@kopublicity or Twitter.com/kopublicity
Marin McCauley(Event Coordinator) – 253-486-2141