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…
Friday, July 13th marks the second foray into Kuala Lumpur for ONE Championship in 2018. Hometown warrior Agilan Thani tops the card against knockout artist Zebaztian Kadestam. The ONE Super Series brand will also be spotlighted with several high level Muay Thai and Kickboxing bouts on the card. LMM’s Dylan Bowker was able to…
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…
Geje Eustaquio What are your feelings on competing at the Studio City Event Center in Macau, China? “I am already looking forward to it. Many described Macau as the Las Vegas of Asia. It’s every fighter’s dream to compete in Las Vegas, which is considered as the fight capital of the world. I…
On this BTB installment, I was happy to speak with Alejandra Lara ahead of her title bid against Flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane in the main event of Bellator 201 on June 29th……..(Bowks Talking Bouts #92) We talked about being in a main event title fight at 23 years of age, Alejandra training with Alexa Grasso and…
Bowks Talking Bouts #91 showcased a super artistic/ insightful talk with well regarded MMA referee/ judge/ analyst Jerin Valel. We got into several topics throughout. We talked about how he got into mixed-martial arts despite initially finding it barbaric, why Jerin gravitated towards becoming an MMA referee (5:35), Jerin’s experiences as a pro fighter and…
I spoke with UFC vet Robbie Peralta on Bowks Talking Bouts #90 ahead of his fight with Juan Archuleta at Bellator 201 going June 29th. We discussed debuting with Bellator, recently overcoming a four fight losing skid (3:14), cross training with Tristar in the past and his training heading into Bellator 201 (4:07), what…