Author: Matthew.marcone
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Bowks Talking Bouts #33: Tywan Claxton
I spoke with highly regarded prospect Tywan Claxton who’s making his pro debut at Bellator 186. We discussed quite a few things. Tywan seeing his upcoming opponent as a stepping stone fight, how mma went from an “amateur wrestling escape” to being his main focus in life (2:35), his main training partners in this…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #32: Logan Storley
I spoke with undefeated Bellator Welterweight Logan Storley ahead of his Bellator 186 fight with Matt Secor. We discussed quiote a few topics. How he got his nickname “Storm”, mindset going into his second Bellator bout (1:14), thoughts on his opponent Matt Secor (3:10), learning from Henri Hooft and Greg Jones (4:28), how Robbie Lawler is his…
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Marcone’s Mind – Perspective AI: Internet Comment Police
By: Matthew Marcone Google has decided to use artificial intelligence (AI) to take on a new role – as Internet comment police. I’m constantly warning about the movement towards censorship and its implications on western values, namely that without the right to openly debate, criticize and even offend others pointlessly, people end up killing one…
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Bellator 185 Prelims w/ Liberty Multimedia
Before the main card action goes live and free on Spike TV, check out the preliminary fights here. Hang out with your friends at LMM and enjoy some live MMA! Preliminary Card begins at 5 PM Mountain Time Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Jordan Young (6-0) vs. Alec Hooben (5-3) Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Costello van Steenis…
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Bellator 185 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins
Bellator 185 is a stacked card tomorrow with Mousasi vs Shlemenko, Neiman Gracie enters the cage again, Boxing champions Ana Julaton and Heather Hardy continue their mma careers, plus so much more! Check out the ceremonial weigh-ins at 3 PM Mountain Time and hang out with your buddies at Liberty Multimedia.
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Bowks Talking Bouts #31: Ana Julaton
I spoke with Bellator fighter and multi-time Boxing world champion Ana Julaton who was appreciative that I pronounced her name correctly. We discussed why she made her return to mma after a bit of a hiatus, the benefits of Bellator offering deals where fighters may concurrently compete in boxing and MMA (3:06), the learning…
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The Cohesiveness of Captured Chaos: Ohmslice’s Conduit Record
Improvisation is a game of chance but it’s a game Bradford Reed is all too willing to play. His latest record under the pseudonym Ohmslice came out of a lot of improvisational playing. Conduit is an album that was born in the moment. Bradford described the musicians involved as passive pathways for the magic to…
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Marcone’s Mind: Suicide a silent epidemic in the north
Suicide an undiscussed epidemic in the north Matt Marcone The issue of suicide is perhaps the most common story in the north that very few people care to talk about openly. Part of this is because it’s an uncomfortable topic and as is the case when someone dies, it’s tough finding anything meaningful to say.…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #30: Jordan Young
I had a great conversation with Bellator’s Jordan Young. Myself and the undefeated ATT product discussed quite a few topics. Thoughts on his opponent Alec Hooben at Bellator 185 (1:42) and (7:35), a possible move from Middleweight to 205 down the line (2:27), how he used to make the cut to Welterweight(3:01), the positive…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #29: The Saurus
I spoke with battle rap legend The Saurus and we discussed quite a few things. How Saurus got into battling off of freestyling, early influences like Gift of Gab and Big Pun (2:02), the local hip hop record store spots growing up (3:06), his history making Grind Time battle with Madness at the first Battle…