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MATT MITRIONE AND SEAN GRANDE NAMED SPIKE’S ANNOUNCING TEAM FOR BELLATOR KICKBOXING: TORINO

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Nova York, Nova York, Abril 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, Sexa Grande as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino"Sobre Sábado, Abril 16 from the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italia. The announcement was jointly made today by Bellator President Scott Coker and Jon Slusser, Vicepresidente Senior, Deportes e Promocións, 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, Enfermo. Tras a facultade, 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, Relato épico de Grande do prazo de dous meses para o 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 vinculación, "Grande e Max" converteuse nunha das combinacións máis populares e emblemáticos no aire de Boston.
En maio 20, 2013, Gran fixo o seu debut na Major League Baseball, 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 e MLS).
"Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” will be televised Venres, Abril 22 en 11:00 p.m. E/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 Welterweight Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels (10-3) vs. Francesco Moricca (15-2-1)
Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. Veronica Vernocchi (31-6-1)
Bellator Kickboxing Bantamweight Feature Bout: Kevin Ross (30-9) vs. Matteo Taccini (24-3-1)

 

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BELLATOR KICKBOXING’S WEIGHT CLASSES & RULE SET REVEALED

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SANTA MONICA, TAL. (Marzo 15, 2016) – Bellator Kickboxing is set to make its world premiere in just over a month on Venres, Abril 16 con "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino.” The event will be broadcast in America on Abril 22 en 11:00 p.m. E/PT, immediately following the"Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " event on SPIKE. Today the promotion is pleased to announce its official weight classes and rule set.

 

The Pala Alpitour, which has been the home to several amazing events including the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, will host the inaugural "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " tarxeta. The groundbreaking evening of fights will be headlined by one of the most accomplished knockout artists in combat sports, Melvin Manhoef (49-12), que asume Alexandru Negrea (8-2). The co-main event features Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) asumindo Karim Ghajji (95-12) for the 165-pound ISKA title. Kickboxing sensations Raymond Daniels (10-3), Denise Kielholtz (43-2) e Kevin Ross (30-9) will round out the card of the initial event against yet to be announced opponents.

 

Traditionally, kickboxing has never had a set amount of weight classes, with the number differing by promotion. In Bellator Kickboxing, the weight classes will be identical to those utilized in mixed martial arts, starting with heavyweight and ending with flyweight. Generally, there is a one-pound allowance for non-title fights, although that allowance may vary depending on the regulatory body sanctioning the event.

 

– Peso-pesado: 265 libras

– Light Heavyweight: 205 libras

– Middleweight: 185 libras

– Welterweight: 170 libras

– Leve: 155 libras

– Pena: 145 libras

– Bantamweight: 135 libras

– Flyweight: 125 libras

 

Alén, below is an overview of Bellator Kickboxing’s rule set, which will make for the most explosive kickboxing action on the planet.

 

– The competitors will attack and defend using punches (including spinning backfists), kicks and knee strikes.

 

– Each non-title fight is scheduled for three, three-minute rounds with the potential for an extra sudden victory round if the bout is scored a draw. Title fights will be scheduled for five, three-minute rounds.

 

– Prohibited techniques include: elbow strikes, throws, takedowns, and submission attempts or striking a downed fighter. Fighters may only clinch if they immediately attack with a knee strike.

– Three judges will score Bellator Kickboxing using the “10-Point-Must” system applying a prioritized criterion that values knockdowns, impact on the opponent and clean scoring strikes.

Updated “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” Fight Card:

Bellator Kickboxing Middleweight Main Event: Melvin Manhoef (49-12) vs. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)

Bellator Kickboxing 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) vs. Karim Ghajji (95-12)

Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels (10-3) vs. TBA

Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. TBA

Bellator Kickboxing Bantamweight Feature Bout: Kevin Ross (30-9) vs. TBA

 

Sobre bellator MMA:

Bellator MMA é unha organización líder Artes marciais Mesturadas con moitos dos mellores loitadores do mundo. Baixo a dirección do veterano promotor loita Scott Coker, Bellator está dispoñible para case 500 millón de vivendas en todo o mundo en máis de 140 países. Nos Estados Unidos, Bellator se pode ver na Spike, the MMA television leader. Bellator MMA is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, orquestación de eventos en directo, desenvolvemento loitador / relacións, Procurement local, creación de patrocinio / desenvolvemento, licenzas internacional, marketing, publicidade, publicity and commission relations. Bellator is based in Santa Monica, California e de propiedade do xigante do entretemento Viacom, fogar de marcas de entretemento do mundo premier que se conectan co público a través de contido atractivo a través da televisión, filme cinematográfico, plataformas en liña e móbiles.

Sobre Pico:

Espigão is available in 98.7 million homes and is a division of Viacom Media Networks. A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike’s Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike’s press site at http://www.spike.com/press. Siga connosco en Twitter spiketvpr for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes información e fotos.

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MMA bellator anuncia PRIMEIRO EVENTO NO ULTRAMAR ter lugar no PALA Alpitour IN TORINO, ITALIA NO DÍA 16, 2016

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Coker and Di Blasi

Arriba: Scott Coker e Carlo Di Blasi

 

PARIS (Novembro. 27, 2015) - Nin sequera un mes enteiro despois de anunciar plans para aloxar varios eventos internacionais en 2016, MMA bellator saíu cunha data e un lugar para a súa primeira incursión en toda a conca. MMA bellator Presidente Scott Coker joined Oktagon Kickboxing Presidente Carlo Di Blasi en París esta tarde para anunciar un evento co-promovido programada para ocorrer en Abril 16 no Pala Alpitour en Turín, Italia.

O evento contará con tanto bellator MMA e Kickboxing Oktagon loitas, co bellator MMA porción exhibición nos Estados Unidos en Spike. Exact broadcast information and fight card will be announced in the near future. Tickets for the event will be available at www.oktagon.it a partir de decembro 14th 2015.

"Estamos moi animado para traballar de xeito conxunto co meu amigo Carlo Di Blasi eo seu equipo,"Dixo Coker. "Carlo é un gran aliado, and someone who I admire for all of the amazing work he has done in combat sports throughout Europe over the past twenty years. We look forward to putting on an amazing show for the Italian people, e os fans acorde de todo o mundo cando quedamos os nosos esforzos en Abril 16 en Turín "

“Oktagon tivo incrible éxito a construír unha base de fans leais e comprometidos en toda Europa nos últimos vinte anos,"Dixo Di Blasi. “I know that these fans are going to really enjoy the exciting brand of MMA that Bellator offers when we partner with them on Abril 16.”

En conxunto co anuncio loita, MMA bellator asinou un dos máis notables artistas marciais mixtas de Italia, Alessio Sakara (17-11, 2 NC MMA / 8-1 Boxeo), que se espera para loitar no evento. Sakara competiu como un dos medios, pero recentemente regresou ao medio-pesados, marcando unha vitoria TKO só 1:32 into his last outing this past September. The tattooed striker has always performed well in front of his countrymen, ida 6-0 no MMA e 6-1 no boxeo cando os combates en Italia, e mira para engadir a que o éxito en abril próximo.

Bellator tivo un ano récord en demoledora 2015 con Coker no leme, alimentado por varios eventos importantes, incluíndo "Bellator: Kimbo vs. Trevo,"Que xerou 2.9 millón de espectadores e "Bellator: Dinamita 1,"Que estableceu rexistros da empresa para atención e porta. O evento en Torino marca evento first-ever do bellator no exterior, pero non será a última. Ademais do evento Torino, MMA bellator anunciou plans para eventos internacionais adicionais en Londres e Israel programados para 2016.

Oktagon Kickboxing foi un alicerce en deportes de combate para 20 anos, officially founded in 1996. Under the watchful eye of Di Blasi, a promoción puxo nalgunhas loitas memorables cos anos cos principais loitadores, incluíndo bellator welterweight Paul Daley, así como Os irmáns Petrosyan (Giorgio e Armen), Robin Van Roosmalen, Valentijn Overeem, Rico Verhoeven e Artem Levin.