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

New York,, NY, Aprilis 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, Large esse as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino"On Saturday, Aprilis 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 Praeses, Ludis et 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, Ill. Post collegium, 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 ad cursum menses propter duas s epic 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 Arthropoda, "Grande et Max" iconic facti in aere ex maxime popularis et accumsan Boston.
May 20, 2013, Fecit grande 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 and MLS).
"Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” will be televised Friday, Aprilis 22 at 11:00 p.m. ATQUE/PT, immediately following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov nobis. Henderson” on Spike.
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” Fight Card:
Bellator Kickboxing Middleweight Main Event: Melvinus 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, QUALIS. (March 15, 2016) – Bellator Kickboxing is set to make its world premiere in just over a month on Friday, Aprilis 16 apud "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino.” The event will be broadcast in America on Aprilis 22 at 11:00 p.m. ATQUE/PT, immediately following the"Bellator 153: Koreshkov nobis. Cicero " 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 " card. The groundbreaking evening of fights will be headlined by one of the most accomplished knockout artists in combat sports, Melvinus Manhoef (49-12), qui obit Alexandru Negrea (8-2). The co-main event features Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) susceptis Karim Ghajji (95-12) for the 165-pound ISKA title. Kickboxing sensations Raymond Daniels (10-3), Denise Kielholtz (43-2) atque 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 libras

Lux Pullover: 205 libras

Middleweight: 185 libras

Welterweight: 170 libras

Lightweight: 155 libras

Featherweight: 145 libras

Bantamweight: 135 libras

Flyweight: 125 libras

 

In addition, 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: Melvinus 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

 

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Bellator MMA ANNOUNCES primam peragi sineret transmarinam RES GESTAE fiendum in Pala ALPITOUR IN TORINO, IN ITALIA APRILIS 16, 2016

 

Coker and Di Blasi

Supra: Scott Coker et Carlo Di Blasi

 

PARIS (Nov. 27, 2015) - Nec mensem integrum post declaratum consilia gentium multiplex rerum hospitio 2016, Bellator MMA egressus cum latronibus trans stagnum primo die et locus. Bellator MMA President Scott Coker joined Oktagon Kickboxing President Carlo Di Blasi Paris in tempore pomeridiano nuntiare a co-promoveri eventus set ad locum habere Aprilis 16 in Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italia.

Hic scilicet eventus simul utrumque pluma Bellator MMA et Oktagon Kickboxing bouts, cum Bellator MMA partem airing in Iunctus Civitas in 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 incipiens December 14th 2015.

"Lorem ipsum dolor sit iuxta opus Di Blasi Carlo amice et iugales,"Dixit Coker. "Carlo magnum est socius, 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, incedit, et in fans, cum ab extremis terrae miscere nostris contentionibus Aprilis 16 in Turin "

“Oktagon habuerit incredibile successu aedificanti fidus et fecerunt fanbase per Europam super hos viginti annos persecuti,"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 Aprilis 16.”

In conjunctione cum pugna annuntiatione, Bellator MMA dicite qui obsignarit unum Italiae maxime insignis mixta militaris artifices, Alessio Sakara (17-11, 2 NC MMA / 8-1 Boxing), quae res ad certamen expectatur. Sakara legitime quasi middleweight, sed nuper in lucem heavyweight, scoring TKO victoria iusta 1:32 into his last outing this past September. The tattooed striker has always performed well in front of his countrymen, iens 6-0 et in MMA 6-1 in caestu cum pugnans in Italia, et spectat ad add onto si modum prosperae pugnae Aprilem sequentem.

Bellator habet recordum-comminuit in anno 2015 cum ad gubernacula Coker, powered by plures major eventus possidet "Bellator: Kimbo vs. Trifolium,"Quod generatur 2.9 million visores et "Bellator: Dynamite 1,"Et erexit vexillum records pro auscultant et porta. Eventus in Torino signat Bellator primum quemque eventus transmarinis, sed non ultimus. In addition ad Torino event, Bellator MMA annunciavit consilia additional internationalis eventus in London et pro Israel slated 2016.

Oktagon Kickboxing fuit columenque in pugnam ludis 20 iam annis, officially founded in 1996. Under the watchful eye of Di Blasi, promotionem induit memorabili matchups per annos summa pugnantium possidet Bellator welterweight Paulus Daley necnon The petrosyan fratres (Mobilia et immobilia presentia Armen), Robin Van Roosmalen, Valentijn Overeem, Rico Verhoeven et Artem Levin.