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Lion Fight Promotions Announces Rob Kaman as Special Guest at “Lion Fight 7″
October 12th, 2012 by



SATURDAY, OCT. 13 – LIVE FROM THE JOINT
AT THE HARD ROCK HOTEL IN LAS VEGAS
LAS VEGAS - Lion Fight Promotions today confirmed that Rob Kaman will attend Lion Fight 7 tomorrow night as a special guest, taking in the live action of the full Muay Thai rules fights including the WBC title fight between Anthony Castrejon and Andy Singh, the International WBC title fight between Jeri Sitzes and Tiffany Van Soest as well as the main event matchup between WBC Interim World Champion Joe Schilling vs. Eddie Walker.
“I am a big fan of Lion Fight and am excited to watch these incredible Muay Thai fighters take the ring tomorrow night at Lion Fight 7,” said Kaman. “Scott Kent puts together a professional, exciting show and I am pleased to give his promotion my support.”
“We are honored to have the legendary Rob Kaman at Lion Fight 7,” said Scott Kent, CEO of Lion Fight Promotions. “I think it is safe to say that every fighter on the card is big fan of Rob Kaman and what he has accomplished in fighting. It will be exciting to have him ringside tomorrow night as our special guest.”Rob “The Dutchman” Kaman who holds an astonishing record of 112 total fights with 98 wins and a stunning 78 by knockout. He is a nine-time World Kickboxing and Muay Thai Champion and reigns worldwide as the king of the ring, as no one has ever succeeded in winning more titles.

Kaman was born in Amsterdam and started training in martial arts in 1976 with Roy Martina in Penchak Silat, an Indonesian Martial Art, until he discovered Muay Thai. He took lessons from the great Muay Thai teacher Jan Plas. He soon became the most feared fighter of his era, specifically for his devastating low kicks, which he used offensively along with virtually every technique to rack up his incredible streak of wins.
Today, Kaman is respected in fighting circles as a coach of many of mixed martial arts’ elite fighters including MMA’s elite fighters BJ Penn, Brandon Vera, Hermes Franca, Heath Herring, Jason Miller and Babalu Sobral as well as a number of top European fighters.
Lion Fight 7 takes place live at The Joint inside the world famous Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas Saturday, Oct. 13. Doors open at 4:00 p.m; first bout is at 5:00 p.m. PT. Tickets are available at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Box Office and throughTicketmaster.com.The entire card will be streamed through www.LionFightPromotions.com for $14.95, with the much-anticipated WBC International (118-lbs.) title fight between Anthony Castrejon vs. Andy Singh kicking off the main card.

The live stream begins at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT and is available atLionFightPromotions.com, mobile devices and through Roku. The first 20-minutes of the event can be viewed at no charge, serving as a free sneak preview of Lion Fight 7. The live stream includes the following lineup of fights:

Main Event (180lbs)
Joe Schilling (Los Angeles, CA) vs. Eddie Walker (Atlanta, GA)
Co-Main Event (165 lbs./WBC Superfight
Joe Valtellini (Toronto, Ontario, CANADA) vs. Gregory Choplin (St. Denis, Paris, FRANCE)
122 lbs./WBC International Title
Jeri Sitzes (Springfield, MO) vs. Tiffany Van Soest (San Diego, CA)
135 lbs. Bout
Phanuwat “Coke” Chunhawat (Oakland, CA) vs. Adrian Morilla (San Diego, CA)
118 lbs./WBC National Title
Anthony Castrejon (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Andy Singh (New York, NY)

AMATEUR FIGHTS

130 lbs./USMTA title /5×2 rounds
Jason Andrada (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Victor Perez (Van Nuys, CA)
110 lbs./USMTA Title/5×2 rounds
Genesis Bravo (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Miranda Cayabyab (San Jose, CA)
160 lbs./USMTA title /5×2 rounds
Josh Shepard (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Jose Hernandez (Antelope Valley, CA)
147 lbs./USMTA title/5×2 rounds
Chris Lazaro (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Johnny Parsons (Las Vegas, NV)
185 lbs./3×2 rounds
Steve Ault (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Mike Gordon (Las Vegas, NV)

For more information on Lion Fight Promotions, please visit lionfightpromotions.comand follow on Twitter @LFPLasVegas and Facebook at Facebook.com/LionFightPromotions.



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