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MATT MITRIONE AND SEAN GRANDE NAMED SPIKE’S ANNOUNCING TEAM FOR BELLATOR KICKBOXING: TORINO
New York, NY, April 7, 2016 - Matt Mitrione, a former NFL defensive lineman and current Bellator MMA heavyweight will join Bellator MMA play-by-play announcer and The Voice of the Boston Celtics, Wees Groot as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, "Bellator Skopboks: Torino"Op Saterdag, April 16 from the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italië. The announcement was jointly made today by Bellator President Scott Coker and Jon Slusser, Senior vise-president, Sport en Specials, Spike TV.
Mitrione joined Bellator MMA in early March after a stellar start to his career in the UFC. His 14-bout stint with that promotion began in 2009 on “The Ultimate Fighter,” airing on Spike. His list of formidable opponents included: Kimbo Slice, Gabriel Gonzaga, Ben Rothwell, Derrick Lewis, Brendan Schaub, Roy Nelson, Shawn Jordaan, and Travis Browne among others.
Prior to competing in MMA, Mitrione earned a scholarship to play defensive tackle for the Purdue Boilermakers, not far from where he grew up in Springfield, Siek. , he played in the NFL for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings until 2005.
Sean Grande has served as Bellator’s play-by-play announcer since July of 2015. Completing his 18th season in the NBA and 15th as the voice of the Boston Celtics, Epiese rekening van die twee maande duur om die Grande se 2008 World Championship cemented his status as one of the nation’s elite play-callers. He is joined by analyst Cedric Maxwell for all Boston Celtics games. Since shortly after their 2001 paring, "Grande en Max" het een van Boston se mees gewilde en ikoniese op die lug kombinasies geword.
Mei 20, 2013, Grande het sy Major League Baseball debuut, after being named the alternate play-by-play voice of the World Champion Boston Red Sox. It completed his cycle of broadcasting major pro sports (NBA, NFL, NHL, WNBA en MLS).
"Bellator Skopboks: Torino” will be televised Vrydag, April 22 by 11:00 namiddag. EN/PT, immediately following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” on Spike.
Voltooi "Bellator Skopboks: Torino "Fight Card:
Bellator Skopboks Middelgewigtitel Main Event: Melvin Manhoef (37-12) vs. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)
Bellator Skopboks 165-Pond Kenmerk Bout: Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) vs. Karim Ghajji (95-12)
Bellator Skopboks Weltergewig Featur
Bellator Skopboks Vlieggewig Kenmerk Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. Veronica Vernocchi (31-6-1)
Bellator Skopboks Kapokgewig Featur
BELLATOR MMA EN SPIKE TV NAAM SEAN GRANDE speel-per-speel omroeper vir SY LIVE FIGHT DEKKING
SANTA MONICA, Kalifornië. (Julie 13, 2015) - Bellator MMA en Spike genoem veteraan sport omroeper en die huidige stem van die Boston Celtics, Wees Groot, as sy nuwe speel-per-speel omroeper. Grande sal saamspan met kleur ontleder Jimmy Smith begin hierdie Vrydag, Julie 17 vir "Bellator 140" op Mohegan Sun Arena.
Aanhangers kan inskakel om te hoor Grande en Smith bel die aksie vir die eerste keer by "Bellator 140", wat leef en vry eerste keer uitgestuur op Spike op 9 namiddag. EN / 8 namiddag. CT. Die geleentheid het vyf aksiebelaaide welterweight gevegte, opskrif deur Bellator Welterweight Kampioen Douglas Lima, wat sy gordel teen Andrey Koreshkov verdedig, plus die terugkeer van tuisdorp gunsteling Brennan Ward.
"Sean Grande is 'n ongelooflike talentvolle en goed-voldonge sport omroeper met 'n passie vir gemengde martial arts,"Sê Scott Coker, President, Bellator MMA. "Hy was agter die mikrofoon vir baie kampioenskap gebeure en ons sien uit daarna om hom te bring sy entoesiasme en energie om Bellator as ons liga voort om te groei."
"Ek is trots om te noem speletjies vir 'n paar ongelooflike organisasies, ABC Sport, CBS, die Celtics, die Red Sox, Westwood One,"Sê Grande. "Maar ek het net is weggewaai deur die mense by Spike TV en Bellator, en die produk wat hulle wil aanbied. I’m legitimately honored to join both of these teams, en maak 'n paar groot sport televisie.
"Ek is absoluut mal oor wat Scott (Coker) gedoen het vir Bellator en L'm opgewonde om te begin roep die gevegte langs Jimmy Smith Vrydag nag op Spike. Ek gaan die beste sitplek in die huis, kyk Douglas Lima en 'n paar van die beste in die wêreld welterweights. Hard to imagine a better way to kick things off, en dit is al wat net 'n kort rit van Boston plek.
“I understand why I’m a story today. But what I’m really excited about, is in staat om die stories van die wonderlike kampioene soos Patricio Pitbull vertel, Will Brooks, Douglas Lima en Liam McGeary as hulle styg tot die top van die sport. "
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Onlangs voltooiing van sy 18-seisoen in die NBA en 15 as die stem van die Boston Celtics, Epiese rekening van die twee maande duur om die Grande se 2008 World Championship cemented his status as one of the nation’s elite play-callers. He’s joined by analyst Cedric Maxwell for all Boston Celtics games. Since shortly after their 2001 paring, "Grande en Max" het een van Boston se mees gewilde en ikoniese op die lug kombinasies geword, en die klankbaan van die Celtics "New Big Three Era".
Mei 20, 2013, Grande het sy Major League Baseball debuut, after being named the alternate play-by-play voice of the World Champion Boston Red Sox. It completed his cycle of broadcasting major pro sports (NBA, NFL, NHL, WNBA en MLS). In Januarie, Hy het na sy wortels televisie, roep kollege basketbal op CBS Sports Network.
Grande’s reached several milestones over the last few years. Only the legendary Johnny Most and current television voice Mike Gorman have now called more Celtics games. In 2009, hy roep sy 1000ste NBA Game, joining Marv Albert and Ian Eagle as the only three to reach that plateau before the age of 40. Grande and Max were honored pre-game at TD Garden for their 1000ste spel saam op Februarie 3, 2012.
Goedgekeur deur die lesers van Boston Sport Media Watch as die beste speel-per-speel omroeper in Boston, Sean is terug dorp in gewerf 2001 after serving three years as the television voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves. When he signed in 1998, he was the youngest announcer in the NBA. The versatile Grande’s play-by-play credits also include two seasons as part of ABC Sports College Football broadcast team, by die hou van Keith Jackson en Brent Musburger.
Eerste skof Grande in Boston begin by Boston Universiteit waar hy sewe seisoene roeping Terrier hokkie, football and basketball on both television and radio. On the television side, Grande was the original voice of the Hockey East Game of the Week on Fox Sports Net. His college hockey work for Fox and the NCAA Tournament garnered him three New England Emmy nominations including the 1999 Emmy for best Play-by-Play. He’s served six years as the television voice of the NCAA East Regional. And this past April in Philadelphia, sy twaalfde jaar as "Voice van die bevrore Vier" op CBS Radio, Grande het sy rekord vyftiende NCAA Toernooi Game.
Sy uitsending loopbaan sluit in 'n sewe jaar skof by Weei (1991-1998), the final three as Sports Director. His wide-ranging play-by-play career has seen him call NFL Football for Westwood One, WNBA basketbal vir die Minnesota Lynx (1999-2001) en Connecticut Sun (2006-2007), MFS Pro Tennis, Providence Bruins hokkie, Harvard basketball and even Major League Soccer. He served three years as host of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on NHL radio and co-hosted the NCAA Hockey Selection show on ESPN2.