Category: Bowks Talking Bouts
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Bowks Talking Bouts #25: Chris Honeycutt
On the latest BTB, I spoke with Bellator middleweight and welterweight competitor Chris Honeycutt. We covered quite a few topics: Thoughts on his Bellator 182 bout at 185lbs with Kevin Casey, the mma learning curve after being a lifelong wrestler (3:45), working with guys like Koscheck, Cain, DC, and Rockhold (5:46)…. Turning…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #24: Henry Corrales
I spoke to Bellator featherweight competitor and former KOTC champion Henry Corrales. We talked about his upcoming fight with Noad Lahat, respecting Noad’s judo and jiu jitsu acumen heading into their Bellator 182 fight, thoughts on a rematch with Emmanuel Sanchez (1:45), breaking from his three fight losing skid recently to get his first Bellator…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #23: Georgi Karakhanyan
I spoke with Bellator featherweight Georgi Karakhanyan and we got into quite a few topics: His fight with Daniel Pineda at Bellator 182, thoughts on his last fight (1:50), where he sees himself in the Bellator featherweight picture (3:13), thinking James Gallagher is a chump (3:47), not having much love for mma presentation in…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #22: Dunsh
In the latest BTB episode, I spoke with battle rapper Dunsh about quite a few topics: -First exposure to hip hop (0:44) -First exposure to battle rap (2:26) -Getting introduced to Lexx Luthor at his tryout battle…..Big shouts to Lexx (3:24) -The alternative, smaller room vibe of I Battle (4:08) -How the…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #21: Darren Metselaar
I spoke with Vice Chairman at Grande Prairie Combative Sports Commission and veteran Manitoba wrestler under the pseudonym Steve Stryker, Darren Metselaar! We discussed XFFC 15 and G1 Climax 27 primarily and it was a blast. (1:10) the winner take all fight that Darren almost didn’t let go forward, (2:06) the amateur mma scene in Canada, (5:00) the…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #20: B Man
On this week’s episode I have the rare boy B Man on to break down the full WWE Battleground 2017 card. B Man also calls out Sam Roberts for a match at Summerslam and does not hold back in his promo. Check it out!
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Bowks Talking Bouts #19: Mike P
I caught up with battle rapper Mike P after the I-Battle event featuring Goodz vs Jeffrey. I asked if he has any future plans to compete with I-Battle TV again, what Mike’s first exposure to hip hop was (2:17), first time seeing battle rap and when he decided to battle himself (3:17), what his next…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #18: Tom O’ Connor
I caught up with Tom O’Connor directly after his submission win over veteran Curtis Demarce. It went down at KOTC Canada 73 at Lethbridge Exhibition Park. I talked to the victorious local fighter about the insanely loud crowd reaction to his main event victory, the work he puts in at Progressive Fighting Academy, how I…
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Liberty Music/ Bowks Talking Bouts #17: Bishop Brigante
Dylan Bowker from libertymultimedia.com had a great talk with hip hop artist, KOTD rep, and battle rapper Bishop Brigante. We talked about Michie Mee coming through his family member’s drinking spot to spit bars in the early days (0:40), his ties with fellow Scarborough hip hop artist Maestro Fresh Wes (1:45), the differences between…
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Bowks Talking Bouts #16: Frank Trigg
I had a great talk with Frank Trigg for this episode. We discussed his tough upbringing as one of seven siblings until grappling came along (0:41), Thoughts on Bellator’s system for upcoming prospect wrestlers (1:36)….. Frank debuting by beating three guys in one night making $500 in a Texas tournament (3:51), being part…