Santa Monica, Calif. (July 13, 2015) - Bellator Emmanuel na Spike aha vetiran egwuregwu ogwaokwu na ugbu a olu nke Boston Celtics, Na-Nnukwu, dị ka ya ọhụrụ play-site-play ogwaokwu. Grande ga-otu ruo na agba nyocha Jimmy Smith malite na nke a Friday, July 17 n'ihi na "Bellator 140" na Mohegan Sun Arena.
Fans nwere ike na-akụ na-anụ Grande na Smith na-akpọ ihe na nke mbụ na "Bellator 140," nke buliri onwe ya elu ndụ na free on Spike na 9 p.m. NA / 8 p.m. CT. Ihe omume atụmatụ ise rụsiri welterweight ịlụ ọgụ, headlined site Bellator Welterweight mmeri Douglas Lima, onye ọnọ ya na ájị ya megide Andrey Koreshkov, gbakwunyere na nloghachi nke n'obodo mmasị Brennan Ward.
"Sean Grande bụ ihe incredibly nkà na mma-ruzuru egwuregwu ogwaokwu na a ahuhu maka mbuaha karat,"Kwuru Scott Coker, President, Bellator Emmanuel. "Ọ nọwo na-akpata okwu maka ọtụtụ egwuregwu ihe na anyị na-atụ anya ya na-eweta ya na ịnụ ọkụ n'obi na ume Bellator dị ka anyị Njikọ na-aga n'ihu na-eto eto."
"M mpako nwere akpọ egwuregwu n'ihi na ụfọdụ ịtụnanya òtù, ABC Egwuregwu, CBS, na Celtics, Uhie Sox, Westwood One,"Kwuru Grande. "Ma, m na nanị e fụọ pụọ site ndị na Spike TV na Bellator, na ngwaahịa ha na-ewetara. I’m legitimately honored to join both of these teams, na-eme ka ụfọdụ oké egwuregwu telivishọn.
"M nnọọ ihe n'anya Scott (Coker) meere Bellator na L'm obi ụtọ na-amalite na-akpọ ndị na-alụ ọgụ n'akụkụ Jimmy Smith Friday abalị na Spike. M na-aga nwere ihe kasị mma oche ụlọ, na-ekiri Douglas Lima na ụfọdụ ndị kasị mma welterweights n'ụwa. Hard to imagine a better way to kick things off, na ọ niile na-ewere ọnọdụ dị nnọọ mkpirikpi mbanye si Boston.
“I understand why I’m a story today. But what I’m really excited about, na-ịbụ ike ịgwa na akụkọ banyere ịtụnanya mmeri dị ka Patricio Baby, Ga-Brooks, Douglas Lima na Liam McGeary dị ka ha na-ebili ka n'elu nke egwuregwu. "
Ndị ọzọ na Grande (SeanGrandePBP):
Na nso nso-emecha ya 18 oge na NBA na 15 ka olu nke Boston Celtics, Grande si The Epic akaụntụ nke ọnwa abụọ ọsọ na 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" aghọwo otu n'ime Boston kasị ewu ewu na na iconic na-ikuku n'ịgwa, na soundtrack nke Celtics "New Big atọ Eyo".
On May 20, 2013, Grande mere ya nnukwu Njikọ baseball mpụta mbụ, 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 MLS). Na January, ọ laghachiri n'obodo ya telivishọn mgbọrọgwụ, na-akpọ na mahadum basketball na CBS Egwuregwu Network.
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. Na 2009, ọ na-akpọ ya 1000nke 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 1000nke egwuregwu ọnụ na February 3, 2012.
Tozuru oke site na-agụ nke Boston Egwuregwu Media Watch ka ndị kasị mma play-site-play ogwaokwu na Boston, Sean manyere azụ obodo 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, isonyere ndị na-amasị nke Keith Jackson na Brent Musburger.
Grande mbụ stint na Boston malitere na Boston University ebe ọ nọrọ asaa a kara aka na-akpọ Terrier hockey, 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, ya iri na abụọ n'afọ dị ka "Voice nke oyi kpọnwụrụ anọ" na CBS Radio, Grande akpọ ya ndekọ iri na ise NCAA Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Game.
Ya na agbasa ozi n'ikuku ọrụ gụnyere a afọ asaa stint na 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 basketball maka Minnesota Lynx (1999-2001) na Connecticut Sun (2006-2007), MFS Pro Tenis, Providence Bruins hockey, 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.