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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, Vær Large as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino"På Lørdag, April 16 from the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italia. The announcement was jointly made today by Bellator President Scott Coker and Jon Slusser, Senior Vice President, Sport og 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 Jordan, 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, Syk. Etter college, 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, Grande episke redegjørelse for den to måneder kjøre til 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 sammenkobling, "Grande og Max" har blitt en av Bostons mest populære og ikoniske på lufta kombinasjoner.
Mai 20, 2013, Grande gjorde sin Major League Baseball debut, 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 og MLS).
"Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” will be televised Fredag, April 22 ved 11:00 pm. OG/PT, immediately following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” on Spike.
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” Fight Card:
Bellator Kickboxing Middleweight Main Event: Melvin Manhoef (37-12) vs. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)
Bellator Kickboxing 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) vs. Karim Ghajji (95-12)
Bellator Kickboxing Weltervekt Featur
Bellator Kickboxing Flyvevekt Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. Veronica Vernocchi (31-6-1)
Bellator Kickboxing Bantamvekt Featur
Bellator MMA og Spike TV NAVN SEAN GRANDE play-by-play hallodame for sin levende FIGHT DEKNING
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Juli 13, 2015) - Bellator MMA og Spike har kalt veteran sport hallo og den nåværende stemmen til Boston Celtics, Vær Large, som sin nye play-by-play hallo. Grande vil slå seg sammen med farge analytiker Jimmy Smith starter denne Fredag, Juli 17 for "Bellator 140" på Mohegan Sun Arena.
Fans kan tune inn for å høre Grande og Smith kaller handlingen for første gang på "Bellator 140", som airs levende og gratis på Spike på 9 pm. OG / 8 pm. CT. Arrangementet har fem actionfylte weltervekt kamper, headlinet av Bellator weltervekt Champion Douglas Lima, som forsvarer beltet mot Andrey Koreshkov, pluss avkastningen av hjembyen favoritt Brennan Ward.
"Sean Grande er en utrolig talentfulle og godt gjennomarbeidede sports hallo med en lidenskap for mixed martial arts,"Sa Scott Coker, President, Bellator MMA. "Han har stått bak mikrofonen i mange mesterskap og vi ser frem til ham å bringe hans entusiasme og energi til Bellator som vår liga fortsetter å vokse."
"Jeg er stolt over å ha kalt spill for noen fantastiske organisasjoner, ABC Sports, CBS, Celtics, Red Sox, Westwood One,"Sa Grande. "Men jeg har rett og slett blitt blåst bort av folk på Spike TV og Bellator, og produktet de ønsker å presentere. I’m legitimately honored to join both of these teams, og gjøre noen stor sport TV.
"Jeg elsker absolutt hva Scott (Coker) har gjort for Bellator og jeg er begeistret for å begynne å ringe kamper sammen med Jimmy Smith Fredag natt på Spike. Jeg kommer til å ha den beste plassen i huset, ser Douglas Lima og noen av de beste welterweights i verden. Hard to imagine a better way to kick things off, og det er alt som skjer bare en kort kjøretur fra Boston.
“I understand why I’m a story today. But what I’m really excited about, er å kunne fortelle historier om fantastiske vinnere som Patricio Pitbull, Will Brooks, Douglas Lima og Liam McGeary som de stiger til toppen av sporten. "
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Nylig fullført sin 18. sesong i NBA og 15. som stemmen til Boston Celtics, Grande episke redegjørelse for den to måneder kjøre til 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 sammenkobling, "Grande og Max" har blitt en av Bostons mest populære og ikoniske på lufta kombinasjoner, og soundtracket til Celtics "New Big Three Era".
Mai 20, 2013, Grande gjorde sin Major League Baseball debut, 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 og MLS). I Januar, Han vendte tilbake til sine fjernsyns røtter, kalle college basketball på 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. I 2009, han kalte ham 1000th NBA spill, 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 1000th spillet sammen februar 3, 2012.
Kåret av leserne av Boston Sports Media Watch som den beste play-by-play hallo i Boston, Sean ble rekruttert tilbake til byen i 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, bli med storheter som Keith Jackson og Brent Musburger.
Grande første stint i Boston begynte på Boston University, hvor han tilbrakte syv sesonger ringer Terrier hockey, 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, hans tolvte år som "Voice of the Frozen Fire» på CBS Radio, Grande kalte sin rekord femtende NCAA Championship spill.
Hans kringkasting karriere inkluderte en syv års periode ved 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 basketball for Minnesota Lynx (1999-2001) og Connecticut Sun (2006-2007), MFS Pro Tennis, Providence Bruins hockey, 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.