KICKBOXING VETERAN KEVIN ROSS RETURNS TO ACTION FOR BELLATOR KICKBOXING AGAINST JUSTIN HOUGHTON
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Jen 10, 2016) – The SPIKE-televised main card of "La ap: Dinamit 2" sou jen 24 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis is now complete, with the addition of a women’s flyweight kickboxing bout pitting Denise Kielholtz (44-2) kont Gloria Peritore(10-1-1) and a featherweight feature fight between Kevin Ross (31-9) ak Justin Houghton(7-2).
The fights join a main event that features a heavyweight clash between “Rampage” Jackson(36-11) ak Satoshi Ishii (14-5-1), while a lightweight title fight pitting Michael Chandler(14-3) kont Patricky “Pitbull” (16-7) will serve as the evening’s co-main event. Anplis de sa, former NFL player Matt Mitrione (9-5) ak Carl “Badwater” Seumanutafa (10-6) will trade blows in their heavyweight showdown, while a flyweight contest between undefeated Ilima MacFarlane (3-0) ak Rebecca Ruth (6-1) wraps up a mouthwatering main card.
evènman an difuze ap viv ak gratis sou Spike nan 9 p.m. AK/8 p.m. CT, pandan y ap epizod preliminè pral kouran viv sou Bellator.com ak La ap mobil App a. Doors for “La ap: Dynamite 2”louvri nan 5:00 pm CT, with the first streamed fight taking place at 5:30 pm CT.
Tikè pou evènman an kòmanse nan jis $30 and are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center.
Hailing from Amsterdam, Dutch flyweight Kieholtz will be making her second appearance under the direction of Bellator Kickboxing after earning a win in her promotional debut at the inaugural Bellator Kickboxing event in Torino, Italy earlier this year. Avèk plis pase 40 career fights (one MMA bout) under her belt, the 27-year-old Kielholtz will be searching for her 45th professional victory when she prepares to take on Gloria Peritore sou Jen 24 nan St. Louis. Kielholtz now directs her attention to "La ap: Dynamite 2,” where both a mixed martial arts cage and kickboxing ring will be featured just like the groundbreaking inaugural “Dynamite” event last year. If you think you can handle “5 Rounds” with her, klike sou isit la.
The 27-year-old Peritore has a total of 12 professional fights over her two-year career, earning victories in all of them, including a third round knockout of Li Mingrui in her Bellator Kickboxing debut earlier this year. A native of Sicily, Itali, Peritore had the unique opportunity to fight in front of her hometown fans when Bellator invaded Torino, Italy in April of 2016. As an amateur fighter, she posted a 9-3 record and won titles such as the ISKA & WTKA Amateur World Kickboxing Champion and IASKA Amateur World K-1 Champion.
Nan 35 ane fin vye granmoun, Ross has put together an impressive kickboxing and muay Thai career, highlighted by accruing some of the most highly sought-after championships in the game. During his 53-fight career, he has collected the WBC Muay-Thai USA welterweight title, the WBC Muay-Thai International Super-lightweight title and the Lion Fight Super Lightweight Championship. Known also as “The Soul Assassin,” Ross is working on a transition into the sport of MMA and most recently made his promotional debut at the inaugural “Bellator 152”Kickboxing event in Torino, Italy where he defeated Matteo Taccini via desizyon inanim.
Houghton, who hails from Michigan, has competed previously for Bellator, but on the mixed martial arts side of things. “J-Ho” most recently laced up the kickboxing gloves against Alfredo Corona, at a regional event in Denver, defeating his opponent via lopsided unanimous decision. Koulye a,, the Grudge Training Center standout sets his sights on Ross, arguably one of the most successful kickboxers in American history.
Ranpli "la ap: Dynamite 2” Fight Card:
La ap mma Heavyweight Main Event: Quinton "sakaje" Jackson (36-11) vs. Satoshi Ishii (14-5-1)
La ap mma Lightweight World Title Bout: Michael Chandler (14-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" FREIRE (16-7)
La ap mma Heavyweight Feature Bout: Matt Mitrione (9-5) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (10-6)
Bellator Kickboxing Featherweight Feature Bout: Kevin Ross (31-9) vs. Justin Houghton (7-2)
Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (44-2) vs. Gloria Peritore (10-1-1)
La ap mma Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima-Lei MacFarlane (3-0) vs. Rebecca Ruth (6-1)
Kat Preliminè:
La ap mma Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Justin Lawrence (8-3) vs. Isao Kobayashi (18-3)
La ap mma Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Guilherme “Bomba” Vasconcelos (7-3) vs. Lòt bò larivyè Jouden DOWDY (3-1)
La ap mma Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Kevin Engel (5-0) vs. Chel Erwin-Davis (3-1)
La ap mma Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Jordan Howard (9-3) vs Justin Robbins (14-17-1)
La ap mma Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Joaquin Buckley (5-0) vs Chris Heatherly (9-3-1)
La ap mma 130-pound Preliminary Bout: Michelle Royer (1-0) vs Katy Collins (3-1)
La ap mma Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Brad Jones (5-4) vs Tyler Claussen (2-0)
La ap mma Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Jason Christeson (1-0) vs Jarrod Thomas (0-0)
La ap mma Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Lee Burns (2-0) vs. Byron Stevens (0-0)
La ap mma Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Steven Mann (11-4) vs. Mike Estus (7-4)
La ap mma Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Rashard Lovelace (3-0) vs. Garret Mueller (2-1)
La ap mma Strawweight Preliminary Bout: Nikki Smith (1-0) vs. Ashley Cummins (3-3)
Bellator Kickboxing Preliminary Bout: Elmir Kulosman (3-0) vs. Darryl Cobb (2-1)
Bellator Kickboxing Preliminary Bout: Tara Walker (4-3-1) vs. Mimi Kutzin (3-2)