On this BTB installment, I spoke with “The Big Cat” Jesse Arnett after Dekada Contender. I covered a few topics with Canada’s number one MMA Bantamweight including: what it’s like to represent with Champion pugilists from the West, how his training partners performed on the Dekada Contender card, his upcoming TKO title defense against Nate…
On Bowks Talking Bouts #101, It was great having MMA veteran/ Boxing pro Dwayne Lewis and top ranked pugilist Kandi Wyatt on BTB prior to their respective fights set for Dekada Contender on September 8th. I spoke with Dwayne about taking on Anton Tokarchuk Sept 8th and how combat is his drug, differences between Boxing and…
This BTB installment is all about the premier showcase of the summer so I had to welcome Jon and Sal back….….Bowks Talking Bouts #100 We talked about our all time favorite Summerslam event, picked who we thought the all time Summerslam MVP is, HBK comedically overselling for Hogan at Summerslam 2005, Chris Benoit’s exploits at past…
On Bowks Talking Bouts #99, I caught up with AJ Matthews ahead of his Bellator 204 co-main event bout with Logan Storley. We discussed his prep/ thoughts on his opponent on August 17th, going back and forth between 170lbs and 185lbs (2:10), defeating Kendall Grove and how MMA has changed (3:15), overcoming a bit…
On this BTB installment, I had a great time talking with KOTD/ GZ battler and Ruin Your Day contributor Laugh N Stalk………..Bowks Talking Bouts #98 We discussed his first exposure to hip hop as well as battle rap, LNS’ love for Taylor Swift (2:41), we discussed the overlap between battle rap and pro wrestling…
This BTB episode saw the return of top Canadian Heavyweight/ one of ACB’s top contenders, Tanner Boser. On Bowks Talking Bouts #97, Tanner finds it odd that he’s ranked at #2 in ACB, the assessment of Tanner’s performance in beating Chase Gormley at ACB 88 (2:46), his desire to re-sign with ACB and what…
On Bowks Talking Bouts #96, I welcomed GZ/ DMS battle rapper Krome onto the program. We discussed catching a bit of the recent I Battle event, his Big Valley Battles match up with Jaws and the methodology of Krome’s writing process (2:59), being nominated for KOTD’s breakout battler of the year in 2017 (6:55), appreciating…
I caught up with battle rapper/ career killer Caustic on this BTB episode (Bowks Talking Bouts #95). We discussed the first time Caustic was exposed to battle rap, his goals to release an album this year (2:17), his recent efforts in standup comedy and with commentating fighting games (3:08), being offered a URL battle…
I caught up with Albert Onolunose ahead of his rematch with Francis Lafreniere for the NABO Middleweight title on June 29th in Laval, Quebec. On Bowks Talking Bouts #94, we talked about: The narrative that the last fight was an upset for Albert and the (possible) respective strategies of both heading into this…
This BTB installment was a reunion episode as I welcomed Jon and Sal onto the show……Bowks Talking Bouts #93. We discussed Triple H taking on more of a leadership role in things, crowds trying to get themselves over with chants nowadays, MMA and pro wrestling overlap nowadays, the perception that certain modern workers aren’t…