KICKBOXING VETERAN KEVIN ROSS RETURNS TO ACTION FOR BELLATOR KICKBOXING AGAINST JUSTIN HOUGHTON

SANTA MONICA, क्यालिफोर्निया. (जुन 10, 2016) – The SPIKE-televised main card of "Bellator: बारूद 2" जुन मा 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) विरुद्धमा Gloria Peritore(10-1-1) and a featherweight feature fight between Kevin Ross (31-9) र Justin Houghton(7-2).

 

The fights join a main event that features a heavyweight clash between “Rampage” Jackson(36-11) र Satoshi Ishii (14-5-1), while a lightweight title fight pitting माइकल Chandler(14-3) विरुद्धमा Patricky “Pitbull” (16-7) will serve as the evening’s co-main event. साथै, former NFL player मत्ती Mitrione (9-5) र Carl “Badwater” Seumanutafa (10-6) will trade blows in their heavyweight showdown, while a flyweight contest between undefeated Ilima Macfarlane (3-0) र Rebecca Ruth (6-1) wraps up a mouthwatering main card.

 

यो घटना प्रत्यक्ष र मा स्पाइक मा निःशुल्क airs 9 p.m. र/8 p.m. CT, जबकि प्रारम्भिक bouts प्रत्यक्ष मा प्रवाह हुनेछ Bellator.com र यो Bellator मोबाइल अनुप्रयोग. Doors for “Bellator: Dynamite 2”मा खुला 5:00 pm CT, with the first streamed fight taking place at 5:30 pm CT.

 

घटना लागि टिकट बस मा सुरु $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. मा संग 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 मा जुन 24 सेन्ट मा. लुई. Kielholtz now directs her attention to "Bellator: 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, क्लिक यहाँ.

 

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, इटाली, 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.

 

मा 35 वर्ष पुराना, 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 सर्वसम्मत निर्णय मार्फत.

 

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. अब, the Grudge Training Center standout sets his sights on Ross, arguably one of the most successful kickboxers in American history.

 

पूर्ण "Bellator: Dynamite 2” Fight Card:

Bellator एमएमए Heavyweight Main Event: Quinton "Rampage" जैक्सन (36-11) बनाम. Satoshi Ishii (14-5-1)

Bellator एमएमए Lightweight World Title Bout: माइकल Chandler (14-3) बनाम. Patricky "Pitbull" FREIRE (16-7)

Bellator एमएमए Heavyweight Feature Bout: मत्ती Mitrione (9-5) बनाम. Carl Seumanutafa (10-6)

Bellator Kickboxing Featherweight Feature Bout: Kevin Ross (31-9) बनाम. Justin Houghton (7-2)

Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (44-2) बनाम. Gloria Peritore (10-1-1)

Bellator एमएमए Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (3-0) बनाम. Rebecca Ruth (6-1)

 

प्रारम्भिक कार्ड:

Bellator एमएमए Featherweight Preliminary Bout: जस्टिन लरेन्स (8-3) बनाम. Isao Kobayashi (18-3)

Bellator एमएमए Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Guilherme “Bomba” Vasconcelos (7-3) बनाम. जोर्डन Dowdy (3-1)

Bellator एमएमए Welterweight Preliminary Bout: केविन Engel (5-0) बनाम. Chel इरविन-डेविस (3-1)

Bellator एमएमए Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: जोर्डन हावर्ड (9-3) vs Justin Robbins (14-17-1)

Bellator एमएमए Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Joaquin Buckley (5-0) vs Chris Heatherly (9-3-1)

Bellator एमएमए 130-pound Preliminary Bout: Michelle Royer (1-0) vs Katy Collins (3-1)

Bellator एमएमए Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Brad Jones (5-4) vs Tyler Claussen (2-0)

Bellator एमएमए Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Jason Christeson (1-0) vs Jarrod Thomas (0-0)

Bellator एमएमए Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Lee Burns (2-0) बनाम. Byron Stevens (0-0)

Bellator एमएमए Welterweight Preliminary Bout: स्टीवन Mann (11-4) बनाम. Mike Estus (7-4)

Bellator एमएमए Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Rashard Lovelace (3-0) बनाम. Garret Mueller (2-1)

Bellator एमएमए Strawweight Preliminary Bout: Nikki Smith (1-0) बनाम. Ashley Cummins (3-3)

Bellator Kickboxing Preliminary Bout: Elmir Kulosman (3-0) बनाम. Darryl Cobb (2-1)

Bellator Kickboxing Preliminary Bout: Tara Walker (4-3-1) बनाम. Mimi Kutzin (3-2)