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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, Være store as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino"På Lørdag, April 16 from the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italien. The announcement was jointly made today by Bellator President Scott Coker and Jon Slusser, Senior Vice President, Sport og 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, Syg. Efter college, 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 episke højde for to måneder køre 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 parring, "Grande og Max" er blevet en af Bostons mest populære og ikoniske on-air-kombinationer.
Den May 20, 2013, Grande gjorde hans 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 og MLS).
"Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” will be televised Fredag, April 22 på 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 Weltervægt Featur
Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. Veronica Vernocchi (31-6-1)
Bellator Kickboxing Bantamvægt Featur
Bellator OG SPIKE TV NAME SEAN GRANDE PLAY-BY-PLAY SPEAKER FOR SIN LIVE FIGHT DÆKNING
Santa Monica, Calif. (Juli 13, 2015) - Bellator og Spike har navngivet veteran sports speakeren og den nuværende stemme Boston Celtics, Være store, som sin nye play-by-play announcer. Grande vil hold op med farve analytiker Jimmy Smith begynder dette Fredag, Juli 17 for "Bellator 140" på Mohegan Sun Arena.
Fans kan tune ind for at høre Grande og Smith kalder handlingen for første gang på "Bellator 140", som airs levende og gratis på Spike på 9 p.m. OG / 8 p.m. CT. Arrangementet byder på fem actionfyldte weltervægt slagsmål, hovednavn ved Bellator Welterweight Champion Douglas Lima, der forsvarer sit bælte mod Andrey Koreshkov, plus tilbagevenden hjemby foretrukne Brennan Ward.
"Sean Grande er en utrolig dygtige og godt dygtige sports announcer med en passion for blandet kampsport,"Sagde Scott Coker, Præsident, Bellator. "Han har været bag mikrofonen for mange mesterskaber og vi ser frem til ham at bringe hans entusiasme og energi til Bellator som vores liga fortsætter med at vokse."
"Jeg er stolt over at have kaldt spil for nogle fantastiske organisationer, ABC Sports, CBS, Celtics, Red Sox, Westwood One,"Sagde Grande. "Men jeg har simpelthen været blæst væk af folk på Spike TV og Bellator, og det produkt, de ønsker at præsentere. I’m legitimately honored to join both of these teams, og gøre nogle store sports tv.
"Jeg elsker absolut, hvad Scott (Coker) har gjort for Bellator og jeg er begejstret for at begynde at kalde kampene sammen Jimmy Smith Fredag nat på Spike. Jeg har tænkt mig at have den bedste plads i huset, ser Douglas Lima og nogle af de bedste welterweights i verden. Hard to imagine a better way to kick things off, og det hele foregår kun en kort køretur fra Boston.
“I understand why I’m a story today. But what I’m really excited about, er at kunne fortælle historier om fantastiske mestre som Patricio Pitbull, Will Brooks, Douglas Lima og Liam McGeary da de stiger til toppen af sporten. "
Mere om Grande (SeanGrandePBP):
For nylig afsluttet sin 18. sæson i NBA og 15. som talerør for Boston Celtics, Grande episke højde for to måneder køre til 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 parring, "Grande og Max" er blevet en af Bostons mest populære og ikoniske on-air-kombinationer, og soundtracket til Celtics "Ny Big Three Era".
Den May 20, 2013, Grande gjorde hans 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 og MLS). I januar, vendte han tilbage til sine tv-rødder, ringer college basketball på CBS Sports 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. I 2009, han kaldte sin 1000th NBA spil, 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 1000th spil sammen februar 3, 2012.
Stemt af læserne af Boston Sports Media Watch som det bedste play-by-play announcer i Boston, Sean blev ansat tilbage til byen i 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, sammenføjning folk som Keith Jackson og Brent Musburger.
Grande første tørn i Boston begyndte på Boston University, hvor han tilbragte syv sæsoner ringer 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, hans tolvte år som "Voice of the Frozen Fire" på CBS Radio, Grande kaldte sin rekord femtende NCAA Championship spil.
Hans broadcast karriere omfattede en syvårig tørn på 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 for Minnesota Lynx (1999-2001) og Connecticut Sun (2006-2007), MFS Pro Tennis, 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.