| Roger Bowling | |
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| Born | May 8, 1982 Neville, Ohio, United States |
| Other names | Relentless |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 171 lb (78 kg; 12.2 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Style | Freestyle |
| Fighting out of | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Team | Team Vision |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
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Roger Bowling (born May 8, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist. Currently, Bowling trains with Team Vision based in Ohio.
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On June 20, 2009 Bowling was set to fight former UFC welterweight War Machine.[1] However Roger broke his hand a couple weeks before the event and was not cleared to fight. The two agreed to fight later in the year. Before rescheduling, Roger defeated Devon Plaisance.[2][3] Bowling was set to fight War Machine in the main event of XFC 9 in Tampa, Florida on September 5, however, Bowling was again forced to withdraw due to injury. HDNet.com.[4]
Bowling has signed with Strikeforce and was set to make his debut in November but was forced to withdraw because of an injury.[5] He subsequently made his debut in May 2010 on the Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey card against Bobby Voelker. Bowling dominated the first two rounds, but was unable to stop Voelker. The fight ended controversially as it was stopped in the third round due to an unintentional eye injury. Per the rules, the fight went to the judges' scorecards and Bowling was awarded a unanimous decision win.
Bowling and Voelker had a rematch in the main event of the Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker card on October 22, 2010. After controlling the action in the first round, Bowling lost the fight in the second round via TKO (strikes). Bowling and Voelker fought for a third time at Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III to create Strikeforce's first trilogy. Once again, Voelker won the fight via TKO in the second round.
Bowling next faced Jerron Peoples at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal on December 17, 2011.[6] Despite Peoples weighing in nearly 10 pounds heavy, Bowling won the fight via KO in just under a minute in the first round.
Bowling has a daughter.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 12 matches | 10 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 2 |
| By submission | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 10-2 | Jerron Peoples | KO (punches) | Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal | December 17, 2011 | 1 | 0:42 | San Diego, California, United States | (181 lbs) catchweight bout. |
| Loss | 9-2 | Bobby Voelker | TKO (knee and punches) | Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III | July 22, 2011 | 2 | 2:16 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 9–1 | Josh Thornburg | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson | March 5, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 8–1 | Bobby Voelker | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker | October 22, 2010 | 2 | 3:58 | Fresno, California, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | Bobby Voelker | Technical decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey | May 21, 2010 | 3 | 1:38 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Voelker poked Bowling in the eye and was unable to continue. |
| Win | 7–0 | Jerrod Appenzeller | TKO (punches) | MMA Big Show: Triple Threat | February 20, 2010 | 2 | 0:14 | Vevay, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Devon Plaisance | TKO (punches) | MMA Big Show: Unstoppable | July 25, 2009 | 1 | 0:41 | Vevay, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Seth Baczynski | KO (punches) | MMA Big Show: Retribution | March 7, 2009 | 1 | 0:09 | Vevay, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Paul Mann | Submission (guillotine choke) | MMA Big Show: Relentless | November 1, 2008 | 1 | 3:20 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Shamar Bailey | TKO (punches) | RFL: Hostile Takeover | April 26, 2008 | 1 | 0:28 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Michael Skiba | Submission (punches) | MMA Big Show: Punishment | September 29, 2007 | 1 | 1:25 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Chris Runge | TKO (punches) | MMA Big Show: Domination | June 23, 2007 | 1 | 1:56 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |