March 19, 2006 The Return
Soboba Casino, California

On Sunday, March 19th, don't miss King of the Cage: the RETURN at Soboba Casino. The birthplace of King of the Cage hosts yet another 'full speed ahead' card of mixed martial arts action. This night of fights features 40 of the most dangerous fighters from southern California and around the world, stepping into a steel cage to do battle in front of a capacity crowd.

Returning from retirement to fight in the main event is the undefeated former 3 time defending Bantamweight Champion of the World, Charlie Valencia. In his first fight in over two years, Valencia takes on the Gladiator Challenge Super Lightweight Champion of the World, Del 'the Philipino Delight' Hawkins. Valencia retired undefeated to focus on raising his family and training his world class students. He returns better than ever after surgery on his ACL, looking to regain the belt currently in the hands of defending champion Urijah 'the California Kid' Faber. Hawkins, with over a hundred professional fights, is a true veteran of the sport, but this will be his greatest challenge yet. A win for either fighter puts them in line to challenge current 4 time defending champion Urijah 'the California Kid' Faber for the King of the Cage World Bantamweight Belt.

Also in title bout action, one of southern California's flashiest fighters, Thomas 'the Wildman' Denny, makes the first defense of his Welterweight World Title against North County Fight Club's Matt Stansel. Denny won the belt in December with a second round TKO victory in a rematch with then-reigning champion James Fanshier. Stansel comes off a 2 win streak, including a first round TKO over Brazilian Jujitsu black belt John DeLao. Stansel will attempt to dethrone the champion, but Denny has no intention of giving up his hard-won title. Neither man will give an inch in this battle to see who is the best Welterweight in the world.

Don't miss this year's premier King of the Cage at Soboba Casino, or the return of legendary warrior Charlie Valencia. Gates open at 3:30pm and fights start at 5pm. Tickets are on sale now at www.kingofthecage.com or by phone at (951) 654-2883.

1) Efrain DeLeon defeats Bobby Lee DEC 5:00 R2
2) Jacob Chagolla defeats Buckley Acosta DEC 5:00 R2
3) Chris Lear defeats John Incorvaia SUB (guillotine) 1:26 R1
4) Wes Combs defeats Alan Zunner SUB (rear naked choke) 0:19 R1
5) Sam Morgan defeats Shannon Ritch SUB (toe hold) 1:29 R1
6) Rubin Tagle defeats Rocky Williams SUB (guillotine) 4:02 R2
7) William Robertson defeats Paki TKO 1:46 R2
8) Dale Breese defeats Shane Rydell SUB (rear naked choke) 1:45 R1
9) Saad Awad defeats Art Ruiz DQ (knee to head on ground) 4:43 R1
10) George Fullwood defeats Marshall Rodriguez SUB (guillotine) 0:26 R1
11) Brandon Magana defeats Santos Gonzalez TKO 1:47 R1
12) Victor Valenzuela defeats Tim Cree KO 0:12 R1