SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Julai 13, 2015) - Bellator MMA na Mwiba nimemwita mkongwe michezo mtangazaji na sauti ya sasa ya Celtics Boston, Kuwa kubwa, kama mpya wake kucheza-na-kucheza mtangazaji. Grande itakuwa kushirikiana na mchambuzi rangi Jimmy Smith mwanzo hii Ijumaa, Julai 17 kwa ajili ya "Bellator 140" katika Mohegan Sun uwanja.

Mashabiki wanaweza tune katika kusikia Grande na Smith kuwaita hatua kwa mara ya kwanza katika "Bellator 140," ambayo airs kuishi na bure kwenye Mwiba katika 9 p.m. NA / 8 p.m. CT. Tukio makala action-packed welterweight mapambano tano, kichwa na Bellator welterweight bingwa Douglas Lima, ambaye inatetea ukanda wake dhidi Andrey Koreshkov, pamoja na kurudi kwa mji favorite Brennan Ward.

"Sean Grande ni michezo incredibly wenye vipaji na vizuri yametimia mtangazaji na mateso kwa ajili ya mchanganyiko karate,"Alisema Scott Coker, Rais, Bellator MMA. "Amekuwa nyuma kipaza sauti kwa ajili ya matukio mengi michuano na tunatarajia yake kuleta shauku yake na nishati kwa Bellator kama ligi wetu inaendelea kukua."

"Mimi nina fahari ya kuwa na inaitwa michezo kwa ajili ya baadhi ya mashirika ya kushangaza, ABC Michezo, CBS, Celtics, Sox Red, Westwood One,"Alisema Grande. "Lakini nimekuwa tu wamekuwa barugumu mbali na watu katika Mwiba TV na Bellator, na bidhaa wanataka kuwasilisha. I’m legitimately honored to join both of these teams, na kufanya baadhi kubwa ya michezo ya televisheni.

"Mimi upendo kabisa kile Scott (Coker) amefanya kwa ajili Bellator na L'm furaha kubwa kuanza wito mapambano sambamba Jimmy Smith Ijumaa usiku juu Mwiba. Mimi nina kwenda kuwa na kiti bora katika nyumba, kuangalia Douglas Lima na baadhi ya welterweights bora duniani. Hard to imagine a better way to kick things off, na ni wote unafanyika tu gari mfupi kutoka Boston.

“I understand why I’m a story today. But what I’m really excited about, ni kutokuwa na uwezo wa kuwaambia hadithi ya mabingwa kama Patricio Pitbull kushangaza, Will Brooks, Douglas Lima na Liam McGeary kama kupanda hadi juu ya mchezo. "

Zaidi juu ya Grande (SeanGrandePBP):

Hivi karibuni kukamilisha msimu wake wa 18 katika NBA na 15 kama sauti ya Celtics Boston, Grande ya Epic akaunti ya miezi miwili kukimbia kwa 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 pairing, "Grande na Max" kuwa moja ya maarufu zaidi na iconic on-hewa mchanganyiko Boston ya, na soundtrack ya Celtics "New Era Big tatu".

Mei 20, 2013, Grande alifanya yake Ligi Kuu ya Baseball kwanza, 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 na Ligi Kuu ya Soka). Katika Januari, alirudi televisheni mizizi yake, wito wa chuo mpira wa kikapu juu ya CBS Sports Mtandao.

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. Katika 2009, alichokiita yake 1000^th 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 1000^th mchezo kwa pamoja mnamo Februari 3, 2012.
Kura na wasomaji wa Boston Michezo Media Watch kama bora kucheza-na-kucheza mtangazaji katika Boston, Sean alikuwa kuajiri nyuma mji katika 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, kujiunga na anapenda wa Keith Jackson na Brent Musburger.

Grande ya hisabu kwanza katika Boston alianza katika Chuo Kikuu cha Boston ambapo alitumia misimu saba wito Terrier magongo, 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, mwaka wake wa kumi na mbili kama "Sauti ya waliohifadhiwa Nne" juu ya CBS Radio, Grande aitwaye kumi na tano yake rekodi ya NCAA michuano Game.
Wake wa kazi matangazo ni pamoja na miaka saba ya kuacha kazi kwa 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 mpira wa kikapu kwa ajili Minnesota Lynx (1999-2001) na Connecticut Sun (2006-2007), MFS Pro tenisi, Providence Bruins magongo, 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.