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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, Ba Large as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino"Leqepheng Moqebelo, April 16 from the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy. The announcement was jointly made today by Bellator President Scott Coker and Jon Slusser, Senior Motlatsi Mopresidente, Sports le 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, A kula. Ka mor'a k'holejeng, 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 ea mahlo-mafubelu lebaka la likhoeli tse peli matha ho le 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 beha ka bobedi, "Grande le Max" ba ba e mong oa Boston ea ratoang ka ho fetisisa le boemohali on-moea tlhakantsuke.
Ka la 20, 2013, Grande o ile a Major League Baseball qalo, 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 le MLS).
"Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” will be televised Labohlano, April 22 ka 11:00 p.m. LE/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, JOALO KA. (March 15, 2016) – Bellator Kickboxing is set to make its world premiere in just over a month on Labohlano, April 16 le "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino.” The event will be broadcast in America on April 22 ka 11:00 p.m. LE/PT, hang ho latela"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: bologna torino " karete ya. The groundbreaking evening of fights will be headlined by one of the most accomplished knockout artists in combat sports, Melvin Manhoef (49-12), ba nka ka Alexandru Negrea (8-2). The co-main event features Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) ho jara Karim Ghajji (95-12) for the 165-pound ISKA title. Kickboxing sensations Raymond Daniels (10-3), Denise Kielholtz (43-2) le 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 lik'hilograma tse

Light Heavyweight: 205 lik'hilograma tse

Middleweight: 185 lik'hilograma tse

Welterweight: 170 lik'hilograma tse

Bobebe: 155 lik'hilograma tse

Featherweight: 145 lik'hilograma tse

Bantamweight: 135 lik'hilograma tse

Flyweight: 125 lik'hilograma tse

 

Holim'a moo, 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

 

Ka Bellator MMA:

Bellator MMA ke e itlhomme pele Mixed Martial Arts mokhatlo o hlophisitsoeng featuring ba bangata ba molemo ka ho fetisisa bahlabani lefatšeng. Tlas'a tataiso ea veteran ntoa a ntsetsa pele Scott Coker, Bellator e fumaneha hoo li ka bang 500 limilione tse malapeng a lefatseng ka bophara ka ka 140 linaheng. United States, Bellator ka bonoa ka Spike, le MMA thelevishene moeta-pele. Bellator MMA e comprised ea wa lekgotla la phethahatso sehlopha e kenyeletsang holimo kgwebong ya a thelevishene tlhahiso, phela ketsahalo mogokaganyi, ntoa se ntshetsopele / dikamano, lefelo la phumantsho ya thepa ka, lihlapiso tlholego ya ditiro / ntshetsopele, machaba dilaesense, tsa mebaraka, papatso, phatlalatsoa le taelo e e kopanela liphate. Bellator e thehiloe a Santa Monica, California le ruilweng ke boithabiso senatla Viacom, ba lula ho lefatse Tonakgolo boithabiso Brands hore amahanya le bamameli ba ka ho le qobellang dikahare ka mose thelevishene, tshisinyo setšoantšo, Inthaneteng 'me Mobile platforms.

Ka Spike:

Spike e fumaneha ka 98.7 limilione tse malapeng a 'me ke ho makala a Viacom Media Networks. A yuniti ya Viacom (NASDAQ: Via, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks ke e mong oa eona e itlhommeng pele bakeli ya merero le dikahare ka mose bohle mecha ea litaba platforms. Aterese ea Inthanete ea Spike ke www.spike.com le bakeng sa morao-le metsotso le bobolokelo-tshedimosetso o tobetsa boitsebiso bo le litsoantso, etela sebaka sa khatiso sa Spike ho http://www.spike.com/press. Latela re on Twitter spiketvpr ya moraorao ya a ho tlōla diapdeite tsa ditaba, ka mor'a-e-litšoantšo tlhahisoleseding le foto.

BELLATOR MMA phatlalatsa FIRST mose ho maoatle ketsahalo HO ho dula, PALA ALPITOUR IN TORINO, ITALY ON APRIL 16, 2016

 

Coker and Di Blasi

Ka holimo: Scott Coker le Carlo Di Blasi

 

Paris (Nov. 27, 2015) - Esita le kaofela khoeli ka mor'a phatlalatsa merero ea ho amohela multiple machaba liketsahalo tse 2016, Bellator MMA o tla tsoa ho le letsatsi le lefelo bakeng sa ea eona ea pele foray ka mose ho pond. Bellator MMA Mopresidente Scott Coker joined Oktagon Kickboxing Mopresidente Carlo Di Blasi a Paris motsehare oa mantsiboea ho mo tsebisa ka sebedisana khothalletsa ketsahalo behiloeng ka ho etsahala ka April 16 ka Pala Alpitour a Turin, Italy.

The Ketsahalo eo e tla Feature ka bobeli Bellator MMA le Oktagon Kickboxing linako, le Bellator MMA karolo e itseng airing United States ka 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 ho qala December 14go th 2015.

"Re thabile haholo ho ho sebetsa le bapile ka mahlakore le motsoalle oa ka Carlo Di Blasi le setlhopha sa gagwe,"O ile a re Coker. "Carlo ke e kholo motsoalle, 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, le Fans tokiso a tsoang lefatšeng lohle ha re kopana boiteko ba rōna ba ka April 16 a Turin "

“Oktagon o 'nile a a hlollang atleha ho haha ​​ea tšepahalang le oa etsa fanbase ho pholletsa le Europe ho fetela ho past mashome a mabeli lilemo tse,"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 April 16.”

Ka kopanelo le ntoa e tsebiso, Bellator MMA o saennweng e mong oa Italy ka ho fetisisa hlokomelehang e tsoakiloeng sesole baetsi ba litšoantšo, Alessio Sakara (17-11, 2 NC MMA / 8-1 Boxing), ba ho lebeletsoe ho loantša ka ketsahalo. Sakara o competed e le middleweight, empa sa tsoa khutla ho leseli heavyweight, scoring le TKO tlhōlo feela 1:32 into his last outing this past September. The tattooed striker has always performed well in front of his countrymen, tla 6-0 a MMA le 6-1 a papali ea litebele ha ho loantša a Italy, 'me a talima ho eketsa holim'a hore katleho latelang April.

Bellator o 'nile a ya rekoto-shattering selemo ho ya 2015 le Coker ka galea, tsamaisoa ka tse ngata tse kholo liketsahalo tse ho akarelletsa le "Bellator: Kimbo vs.. Shamrock,"E leng generated 2.9 limilione tse bashebelli le "Bellator: Dynamite 1,"E leng beha khampani direkoto bakeng sa neng ba le teng le heke. Ketsahalo ena e a Torino tšoaea Bellator oa pele oa-leha e le neng ketsahalo mose ho maoatle, empa e ke ke ba oa ho qetela. Ho phaella ho Torino ketsahalo, Bellator MMA o profetile rerile ho eketsehileng machaba liketsahalo tse London le Iseraele slated bakeng sa 2016.

Oktagon Kickboxing 'nile ea e mainstay a ho loantša ho lipapali bakeng sa 20 lilemo tse, officially founded in 1996. Under the watchful eye of Di Blasi, ntshetso pele ya o behile tse ling sa lebaleheng matchups ho pholletsa le le lilemo ka ho holimo bahlabani ho akarelletsa le Bellator welterweight Pauluse o ile a Daley hammoho le The Petrosyan barab'abo rōna ba (Giorgio le Armen), Robin Van Roosmalen, Valentijn Overeem, Rico Verhoeven le Artem Levin.