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

New York, NY, Apríl 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, Vertu Large as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, "Bellator Kickboxing: TorinoLaugardagur, Apríl 16 from the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, Ítalía. The announcement was jointly made today by Bellator President Scott Coker and Jon Slusser, Senior Vice President, Íþróttir og Tilboð, 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, Ill. Eftir skóla, 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, Epic reikningur Grande er að tveggja mánaða hlaupa 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 pörun, "Grande og Max" hefur orðið eitt af Boston vinsælustu og helgimynda á loft samsetningar.
Maí 20, 2013, Grande gerði sitt Major League Baseball Frumraun, 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 Föstudagur, Apríl 22 á 11:00 p.m. 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 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)

 

BELLATOR KICKBOXING’S WEIGHT CLASSES & RULE SET REVEALED

SANTA MONICA, EINS. (Mars 15, 2016) – Bellator Kickboxing is set to make its world premiere in just over a month on Föstudagur, Apríl 16 með "Bellator kickboxing: Torino.” The event will be broadcast in America on Apríl 22 á 11:00 p.m. OG/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 " kort. The groundbreaking evening of fights will be headlined by one of the most accomplished knockout artists in combat sports, Melvin Manhoef (49-12), sem tekur á Alexandru Negrea (8-2). The co-main event features Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) taka á Karim Ghajji (95-12) for the 165-pound ISKA title. Kickboxing sensations Raymond Daniels (10-3), Denise Kielholtz (43-2) og 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.

 

Heavyweight: 265 £

Light Heavyweight: 205 £

Middleweight: 185 £

Welterweight: 170 £

Léttur: 155 £

Featherweight: 145 £

Bantamweight: 135 £

Flyweight: 125 £

 

Að auki, 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

 

Um Bellator MMA:

Bellator MMA er leiðandi Mixed Martial Arts skipulag lögun margir af bestu bardagamenn í heimi. Undir stjórn öldungur berjast forgöngumaður Scott Coker, Bellator er í boði næstum 500 milljón heimili um allan heim í yfir 140 lönd. Í Bandaríkjunum, Bellator má á Spike, sjónvarpsleiðtogi MMA. Bellator MMA samanstendur af framkvæmdateymi sem inniheldur helstu sérfræðinga í iðnaði í sjónvarpsframleiðslu, lifandi atburður orchestration, bardagamaður þróun / samskipti, varnarþing innkaup, Styrkir sköpun / þróun, alþjóðleg leyfi, markaðssetning, auglýsingar, kynningarmál og samskipti umboðsins. Bellator hefur aðsetur í Santa Monica, California og eigu skemmtun risastór Viacom, heim til Premier skemmtun vörumerkjum heims sem tengjast með áhorfendur í gegnum sannfærandi efni á sjónvarpi, kvikmyndar, online og hreyfanlegur pallur.

Um Spike:

Spike er fáanlegt í 98.7 milljón heimili og er deild Viacom Media Networks. Eining af Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks er einn fremsti framleiðandi og forritari heims á öllum fjölmiðlum. Netfang Spike er www.spike.com og til að fá upplýsingar og ljósmyndir um allt að mínútu og skjalavörslu, heimsóttu blaðamannasíðu Spike kl http://www.spike.com/press. Fylgdu okkur á Twitter spiketvpr fyrir það nýjasta í nýjustu fréttum, bak-the-tjöldin upplýsingar og myndir.

Bellator MMA kynnir fyrsta erlendis atburður að eiga sér stað á PALA ALPITOUR í Torino, ITALY apríl 16, 2016

 

Coker and Di Blasi

Ofan: Scott Coker og Carlo Di Blasi

 

PARIS (Nóvember. 27, 2015) - Ekki einu sinni heila mánuði eftir að tilkynna áform um að hýsa margar alþjóðlega viðburði í 2016, Bellator MMA hefur komið út með dagsetningu og staðsetningu fyrir fyrsta skyndiárás sína yfir tjörn. Bellator MMA President Scott Coker joined Oktagon Kickboxing President Carlo Di Blasi í París síðdegis að tilkynna samstarf kynnt atburður sett að eiga sér stað á Apríl 16 á Pala Alpitour í Turin, Ítalía.

The atburður vilja lögun bæði Bellator MMA og Oktagon Kickboxing lota, með Bellator MMA hlutans viðrun í Bandaríkjunum á 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 farin desember 14th 2015.

"Við erum mjög spennt að vera að vinna hlið við hlið með félaga mínum Carlo Di Blasi og hans lið,"Sagði Coker. "Carlo er frábær bandamann, 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, og aðdáendur stilla í frá í kring the veröld þegar við sameina viðleitni okkar á Apríl 16 í Turin "

“Oktagon hefur haft ótrúlega árangri að byggja upp trygg og framið fanbase í Evrópu á undanförnum tuttugu árum,"Said 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 Apríl 16.”

Í tengslum við baráttuna tilkynningu, Bellator MMA hefur undirritað einn merkasti blönduðum Ítalíu Martial listamenn, Alessio Sakara (17-11, 2 NC MMA / 8-1 Box), sem ætlast er til að berjast á atburði. Sakara hefur keppt sem Middleweight, en nýlega aftur í ljós þungavigtar, skora TKO sigur bara 1:32 into his last outing this past September. The tattooed striker has always performed well in front of his countrymen, fara 6-0 í MMA og 6-1 í hnefaleikum þegar berjast á Ítalíu, og lítur út fyrir að bæta inn þeim árangri næsta apríl.

Bellator hefur haft met-shattering ári 2015 með Coker við stjórnvölin, knúin nokkrum helstu atburðum þ.mt "Bellator: Kimbo vs. Shamrock,"Sem mynda 2.9 milljón áhorfendur og "Bellator: Dynamite 1,"Sem sett fyrirtæki færslur fyrir setu hliðið. The atburður í Torino markar fyrsta alltaf atburð Bellator er erlendis, en það mun ekki vera the síðastur. Í viðbót við Torino atburður, Bellator MMA hefur tilkynnt áform um frekari alþjóðlegum atburðum í London og Ísrael ákveða fyrir 2016.

Oktagon Kickboxing hefur verið máttarstólpum í Bardagaíþróttir fyrir 20 ár núna, officially founded in 1996. Under the watchful eye of Di Blasi, efling hefur sett á sumum eftirminnilegu matchups gegnum árin með efstu bardagamenn meðal Bellator welterweight Paul Daley sem og Petrosyan bræður (Giorgio og Armen), Robin Van Roosmalen, Valentijn Overeem, Rico Verhoeven og Artem Levin.