King of the Cage Announces Results for the World Amateur Champions 2 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (April 21, 2015) King of the Cage, one of the world’s premier organizations for Mixed Martial Arts, set another milestone this past Saturday night, at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California. The world’s top amateur fighters competed in the “World Amateur Championships 2” for the opportunity to be one of the five that would share the $250,000 professional contracts that were awarded for this one night of fighting with a capacity crowd on-hand, that was broadcast live exclusively on MAVTV, owned by Lucas Oil.

Top honors of the night went to Andrew Kauppila of Wyoming, who was awarded the $100,000 professional contract; Johnny Munoz Jr. of California and Nicole Upshaw of Arizona were each awarded a $50,000 professional contract; Sergio Sosa of Texas and Jorge Serrano of Iowa were each awarded a $25,000 professional contract.

“This was another major historic event for the sport of MMA and another for our organization, stated Terry Trebilcock, Founder & President of King of the Cage. All of our partners, Lucas Oil, MAVTV, General Tire and Citizens Business Bank Arena, came together to support this event that would change the life of these five MMA fighters”. These fighters will now be given the opportunity to become the next stars of MMA and have their first fifteen fights have guaranteed national television exposure. We also want to thank the thousands of fans from both the live television audience watching and fans inside Citizens Business Bank Arena, who voted online during the show to help crown our winners. We look forward to continuing and growing this great event.”

“Winning the World Amateur Championships 2 this past weekend is a dream come true for me. I trained so hard for this fight and to see this rewarded with a professional contract is so important to me. I want to thank all of my friends and fans who voted for me and helped me reach this goal,” first place winner Andrew Kauppila said.

King of the Cage is already planning details for the next World Amateur Championships, which will be announced at a later date.

CONTRACT WINNERS
Andrew Kauppila $100,000 contract
Johnny Munoz Jr. $50,000 contract
Nicole Upshaw $50,000 contract
Jorge Serano $25,000 contract
Sergio Sosa $25,000 contract

Fight Card (Updated 4/17/15 5:23PM PST, Subject to change):

	BLUE		RED
#13	JON MARC CORTEZ	125 LBS 3 X 3	JESSE RUTHERFORD
#12	JORGE SERRANO	135 LBS 3 X 3	JOEY RUQUET
#11	ANTONIO AGUILAR	205 LBS 3 X 3	DEREK HARRIS
#10	ARCINIO WHITE	135 LBS 3 X 3	JOHNNY MUNOZ
#9	JARED VANDERRA	265 LBS 3 X 3	SERGIO SOSA
#8	MARIA CORONA	135 LBS 3 X 3	NICOLE UPSHAW
#7	DEMARCUS BROWN	150 LBS 3 X 3	GERALD HARVEY
#6	KALYN SCHWARTZ	125 LBS 2 X 3	REBECCA WELLS
#5	ENRIQUE SIERRA-HAO	170 LBS 3 X 3	LANCE FOX
#4	ANDREW KAUPPILA	145 LBS 3 X 3	ROY SAUCEDO
#3	ANTHONY BROWDER	155 LBS 3 X 3	CESAR GONZALEZ
#2	MIKE VASQUEZ	185 LBS 3 X 3	COLLIN HUCKBODY
#1	CIPRIANO SANAPAW	140 LBS 3 X 3	ROGER SEVERSON

**MEDIA ALERT** UPDATE: World Amateur Championships II

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (April 13, 2015) King of the Cage and MAVTV, owned by Lucas Oil is looking forward to seeing you at the second World Amateur Championships at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California on Saturday, April 18, 2015.

With an expected crowd of over 9,000, this unique event will feature 40 of the most elite MMA amateur fighters from around the globe competing for the chance at earning professional fighting contracts worth $250,000. Below is the updated fight card that has been put together for this event. Additional fighters to be added.

The World Amateur Championships will be broadcast live on MAVTV. MAVTV is a 24/7 high-definition television network that specializes in sports and action programming.

Doors open at 5pm & fights at 6pm.

Please contact me directly for media credentials, interview requests or any additional information. We look forward to you covering this exciting and unique worldwide live televised broadcast event.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at Citizens Business Bank Arena on Saturday, April 18th.

Marty Gross, VP Development
King of the Cage, Inc.
mgross@kingofthecage.com
(702) 528-7056

For additional information on this event, go to www.kingofthecage.com or http://www.cbbankarena.com

World Amateur Championships Fight Card (subject to change)
Saturday, April 18, 2015 Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California

2015 King of the Cage World Amateur Championships Format:

• 20 Fights, 40 fighters from all over the globe will compete.
• Competing for five (5) Professional contracts totaling $250,000.
• Five (5) competitors will be voted into a contractual opportunity which will give them contracts (1^st Place $100,000) (2^nd & 3^rd Place $50, 000) and (4^th & 5^th Place totaling $25,000) to pursue their dream as the next big star in the MMA world.

Determining the opportunities will be based equally on these criteria:

• Skill level
• Personality
• Athleticism
• Level of excitement at which they fight
• Marketability

Winners for the event will be determined based on formula which combines:

• Fight Judges
• On-line voting from TV Viewing Audience
• On-Line voting from Live Event Audience

**MEDIA ALERT** UPDATE: World Amateur Championships II

April 7, 2015 – King of the Cage, one of the world’s premier organizations for Mixed Martial Arts, and MAVTV, owned by Lucas Oil is looking forward to you covering the second World Amateur Championships at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California on Saturday, April 18, 2015.

With less than two (2) weeks remaining, there are less than 600 tickets remaining for the World Amateur Championships presented by King of the Cage, at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California on Saturday, April 18, 2015. This event, held for just the second time, will have amateur fighters from around the globe competing for the chance at earning professional fighting contracts worth $250,000.

A crowd of over 9,000 is expected for this live national television broadcast, when forty (40) of the most elite MMA amateur athletes from around the world will compete for the chance to win over a worldwide crowd to win a professional contract with KOTC.

Below is information on some of the fighters that will be appearing on April 18th:

• Gerald Harvey (3-2), Apple Valley, California (Team Allegiance) – Hard hitting 145 lb. fighter, who recorded one of the fastest KO in King of the Cage history at 6 seconds of the first round.
• Johnny “Kid Kvenbo” Munoz Jr. (2-0), Norco, California (CQuence Jiu-Jitsu Norco) – Black belt in jiu jitsu and has received about many accolades in Southern California. Certainly will be an up and coming force to be reckoned with in the professional ranks. Munoz is the 8th ranked of active Nevada Amateur Flyweights.
• Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (10-0), Las Vegas, Nevada (Torres MMA Sport) – King of the Cage current 145 lb amateur champion with an unblemished record. Ruquet is a well rounded fighter that likes to finish and expects to make the same type of waves in the pro ranks. He is the 4th ranked of active Nevada Amateur Featherweights & 5th in Bantamweight Division
• Andrew “High Hips” Kauppila (13-4), Rawlins, Wyoming (Raw Town MMA) – Well rounded kick boxing wrestler with a solid amateur career record.Hard hitting all around fighter who is not afraid to go the distance to win.
• Cesar “Cubby” Gonzalez (6-3), Vallejo, California (Nobody MMA) – Hard hitting all around fighter who is not afraid to go the distance to win.
• Collin Huckbody (4-1), Walker, Minnesota (The Performance Compound) – Scrappy wrestling based fighter, who looks to bring that style to the World Amateur Championships and make a statement.
• Derek Harris (5-3), Eugene, Oregon (Midtown MMA) – Stand up fighter with KO power is not afraid to stand in the middle of the cage and throw down heavy blows. Harris is the 3rd ranked of 47 active Pac Northwest Amateur Light Heavyweights.
• Jon Marc Cortez (4-4), Renton, Washington (Velocity Taekwondo) – 125 lb dynamo is not afraid to stand and bang or go for the submissions.
• Jorge “The Dynamite” Serrano (17-11), Sioux City, Iowa (Renegade Combat Sports) – Striker base with good wrestling skills, along with his signature wins by choking out his opponents. Serrano is the 4th ranked of active Iowa Amateur Featherweights and 4th in the Bantamweight Division.
• Maria Corona (1-1), Grants Pass, Oregon (Team Ronin) – She is not afraid to go to war. Win, lose or draw Corona will be there at the end of the fight.
• Mike Vasquez, Bettendorf, Iowa – Has great stand up skills with strong wrestling base. Vasquez likes to finish his fights with ground and pound and has good cage control.
• JJ Torres (6-3), Las Vegas, Nevada (Torres MMA Sport) – Hard hitting stand up fighter that’s likes to finish. Trains under legendary kick boxer Juan Torres. JJ likes to finish with a big bang and is not afraid to get into a real war.
• Roy Saucedo (7-0), Clovis, New Mexico (Force of One) – Excellent cage control and likes to control his opponent with great KO finishes and putting his perfect record on the line.
• Sergio Marroquin Sosa (1-1), Texas (Iron Dragon MMA) – Heavyweight that looks to bring the thunder. He is heavy handed and looks to finish quickly and is not afraid to put it all on the line.
• Kalyn Schwartz (4-0), Medford, Oregon (Rogue Combat Academy) – Female fighter who is a very tough strike and putting her perfect record on the line.
• Scott Hao, (5-0), Kailua Kona, Hawaii (Average Joes MMA) – Another skilled fighter that will be putting his perfect record on the line.
• Nicole Upshaw, Chandler, Arizona (Arizona Dragon MMA) – Upshaw, who has had 6 amateur fights, will be doing battle against Maria Corona at 135 pounds. She is a very tough fighter on stand up and has excellent submission defense.

The World Amateur Championships will be broadcast live on MAVTV. MAVTV is a 24/7 high-definition television network that specializes in sports and action programming. It is available on the Dish Network (Channel 248), DirecTV (Channel 214) and numerous cable providers. For channel listings, check with your local provider or visit www.mavtv.com

For more information on this event, go to www.kingofthecage.com orhttp://www.cbbankarena.com.

Please contact me for any additional information, interview requests, and media credential requests for the show. We look forward to you covering this exciting and unique worldwide live televised broadcast event.

Thank you for your support,
Marty Gross, VP Development, King of the Cage, Inc.

2015 King of the Cage World Amateur Championships Format:

• 20 Fights, 40 fighters from all over the globe will compete.
• Competing for five (5) Professional contracts totaling $250,000.
• Five (5) competitors will be voted into a contractual opportunity which will give them contracts (1^st Place $100,000) (2^nd & 3^rd Place $50, 000) and (4^th & 5^th Place totaling $25,000) to pursue their dream as the next big star in the MMA world.

Determining the opportunities will be based equally on these criteria’s:

• Skill level
• Personality
• Athleticism
• Level of excitement at which they fight
• Marketability

Winners for the event will be determined based on formula which combines:

• Fight Judges
• On-line voting from TV Viewing Audience
• On-Line voting from Live Event Audience

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Media Contacts

Marty Gross, VP Development
King of the Cage
(702) 528-7056
mgross@kingofthecage.com

Stuart Rowlands
MAVTV PR
(323) 850-1088
E.srowlands@mavtv.com

World Amateur Championships Almost Sold Out at Citizens Business Bank Arena on April 18, 2015

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (April 6, 2015) With less than two (2) weeks remaining, there are less than 600 tickets remaining for the World Amateur Championships presented by King of the Cage, at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California on Saturday, April 18, 2015. This event, held for just the second time, will have amateur fighters from around the globe competing for the chance at earning professional fighting contracts worth $250,000.

A crowd of over 9,000 is expected for this live national television broadcast, when forty (40) of the most elite MMA amateur athletes from around the world will compete for the chance to win over a worldwide crowd to win a professional contract with KOTC.

The World Amateur Championships will be broadcast live on MAVTV. MAVTV is a 24/7 high-definition television network that specializes in sports and action programming. It is available on the Dish Network (Channel 248), DirecTV (Channel 214) and numerous cable providers. For channel listings, check with your local provider or visit www.mavtv.com

For ticket information, go to www.kingofthecage.com or www.cbbankarena.com.

2015 King of the Cage World Amateur Championships Format:

• 20 Fights, 40 fighters from all over the globe will compete.
• Competing for five (5) Professional contracts totaling $250,000.
• Five (5) competitors will be voted into a contractual opportunity which will give them contracts (1st Place $100,000) (2nd & 3rd Place $50, 000) and (4th & 5th Place totaling $25,000) to pursue their dream as the next big star in the MMA world.

Determining the opportunities will be based equally on these criteria:

• Skill level
• Personality
• Athleticism
• Level of excitement at which they fight
• Marketability

Winners for the event will be determined based on formula which combines:

• Fight Judges
• On-line voting from TV Viewing Audience
• On-Line voting from Live Event Audience

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