AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Antonio Carlos Jobim & Friends

Artist:Antonio Carlos Jobim & Friends f/Herbie Hancock
Song:Wave
Album:Tribute Concert





Of course Antonio Carlos Jobim was one of the most important figures in popular music history mostly as a songwriter. But he also performed and recorded regularly. And he was beloved by jazz musicians. Jobim suffered a heart attack in 1990. He made it through that but his health was getting worse. Herbie Hancock organized this tribute concert which was filmed Sept. 26, 1993 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Hancock was musical director and he also plays with Jobim on Wave. It's the only time they worked together. The rest of the band is Jobim's son Paulo Jobim on guitar, Ron Carter on bass, Harvey Mason on drums and Alex Acuna on percussion. Special guests include singer Shirley Horn, Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, sax player Joe Henderson who had just recorded an album with Jobim, singer Jon Hendricks and Jobim's long time duet partner Gal Costa. This concert is available on CD and DVD or you can watch the entire concert on Youtube. The DVD released by View Video in 2002 is worth getting as it contains bonus footage of a Gerry Mulligan Tribute Band and other extras. Jobim's health continued to deteriorate and he died on Dec. 8, 1994 at age 67. His legacy casts a very big shadow. Here's Antonio Carlos Jobim with Herbie Hancock performing Wave from the Tribute Concert DVD Sept. 26, 1993 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Primal Scream

Artist:Primal Scream f/Denise Johnson
Song:Don't Fight It, Feel It
Album:Screamadelica





The Scottish band Primal Scream had their greatest success when they mixed neo psychedelia with dance beats for the 1991 album Screamadelica and it was a worldwide dance floor sensation. Primal Scream are from Glasgow, Scotland. Bobby Gillespie, Alan McGee and Robert Young were classmates. They got into punk rock and Gillespie and McGee joined The Drains in 1978. The band didn't last but they became friends with guitarist Andrew Innes. Innes and McGee moved to London and Gillespie remained in Glasgow. Gillespie became unhappy when punk was replaced by New Wave. He met Jim Beattie who agreed with him. So they started Primal Scream and began playing gigs in 1982. They recorded a single for McGee's Essential label. Gillespie hated it and claims he destroyed the master. He then joined The Jesus and Mary Chain as drummer. Meanwhile, Primal Scream was expanded and became a real band. They released a single on McGee's new label Creation. When it was well received, William and Jim Reid of Jesus and Mary Chain told Gillespie he had to choose one or the other. Gillespie chose to remain with Primal Scream. McGee formed the Elevation label with Warner Bros. Primal Scream released two albums that went nowhere. McGee convinced Gillespie to check out the local acid house club scene. They met DJ Andrew Weatherall and his remix of Primal Scream's Loaded was a top 20 hit in England. For the 1991 album Screamadelica, Weatherall wrote and produced it with Hugo Nicolson. The band was Gillespie, Innes, Young, Martin Duffy of Felt on keyboards, Henry Olsen on bass and drummer Philip "Toby" Tomanov who backed up Nico when she lived in London. The album was a big success in clubs especially in England. Denise Johnson is the singer on Don't Fight It, Feel It. She has had a long career as a background singer. Instead of continuing with dance music, Primal Scream released an EP and then the 1994 album Give Out But Don't Give Up with a blues based sound. That did not go over well and they almost split up. But Primal Scream recovered and they are still around. They last recorded in 2016. And they continue to tour in England. Today Screamadelica is considered a classic. It was even featured on the Classic Albums TV series. The album is available as a budget CD or it was released in Europe with the Classic Albums episode in a CD/DVD package. Here's the video for Don't Fight It, Feel It by Primal Scream featuring Denise Johnson.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Kip Moore

Artist:Kip Moore
Song:Pretty Little Girl
Album:Up All Night





Kip Moore was a songwriter in Nashville for several years before scoring a record deal and a Platinum album with his 2012 debut Up All Night. He has a new album coming but he isn't quite finished with it. He was born Apr. 1, 1980 in Tifton, GA. His father was a golfer. While in high school, Moore was torn between sports and music. And while attending Valdosta State University on a golf scholarship, Moore started playing local clubs. He moved to Nashville in 2004. While working during the day, songwriter Brett James got him a publishing deal. James wrote the Carrie Underwood hit Jesus Take The Wheel and then turned to producing. Moore had modest success as a songwriter. His agent got him a record deal at MCA. The single Somethin' 'Bout A Truck topped the country charts. The album Up All Night followed. There were two more hits on the album. Beer Money reached #7 and Pretty Little Girl reached #8. The album was certified Platinum. Moore wrote Somethin' 'Bout A Truck and Pretty Little Girl with frequent songwriting partner Dan Couch. They continue to write together. That album was very successful and it was nominated for a few awards. After a couple of singles from Moore's next album didn't do well, he decided to scrap it and start over. The 2015 album Wild Ones was not as successful as the first album. So for the 2017 album Slowheart, Moore grabbed the production reins with David Garcia and Luke Dick from his band. It did OK but still not as good as the first album. The June 2019 single She's Mine is from Moore's next album. He said on Twitter that the album was finished. Moore told The Boot in December that the album is coming but he's not quite done with it. He said it wasn't supposed to be released until 2020. He is going on tour in March so we should see the new album very soon. I think Moore will have a tough time topping the success of Up All Night. Here's the video of Pretty Little Girl by Kip Moore.

Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Asuka vs Natalya

Here's the match video of Asuka vs Natalya from last night's episode of RAW. This match is competitive. Some might say too competitive. But that is what Asuka wants. She doesn't like squashes. She wants her opponent to look good. I didn't think either of them did anything unusual. I just didn't like the ending. Nattie did get a black eye from a heel kick and she wasn't very happy about it. Nattie applied the Sharpshooter. And you'll notice she stands up so Asuka can reach the ropes for the break. It's possible she was supposed to set it up closer to the ropes. And right after that Kairi Sane distracted Nattie and that allowed Asuka to win with the Asuka Lock. Of course the WWE has a bad habit of using distraction finishes as a crutch. Afterwards Asuka calls out Becky Lynch for a title rematch. That will be on next week's RAW. On his After The Bell podcast, Corey Graves echoed what I said last week that Becky may be losing her appeal to fans. This is because fans loved underdog Becky but she has started calling herself "The GOAT" and fans will likely reject that. I think they want fans to turn on her. We will see if that happens. And though I do not expect Asuka to win next week, I would not be surprised by a screwy finish. I'm just not sure where they are going with this yet. Enjoy the video!

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Bob Seger

Artist:Bob Seger
Song:Shakedown
Album:Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets





The 1987 single Shakedown was the only number one hit for Bob Seger. It appeared on the soundtrack of the 1987 film Beverly Hills Cop II. So it's also what I call an orphan as it wasn't part of Seger's standard recorded output. By the late 80s, Seger had faded from his peak in the late 70s. His 1986 single Like A Rock was a hit mainly because it was used in Seger's Chevy commercials. It appears that Seger planned to take a break from recording. He didn't record another album until 1991. The 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop was a huge success so it's not surprising that Paramount Pictures produced a sequel. The soundtrack album was also a huge success and composer Harold Faltermeyer and producer Keith Forsey wanted to repeat that success. The big hit from the first film was The Heat Is On sung by Glenn Frey. Faltermeyer and Forsey wanted Frey to sing Shakedown. Apparently Frey didn't like the song and supposedly he came down with laryngitis. He recommended his fellow Michigan native Seger. Shakedown topped the Billboard Hot 100 and the song was nominated for an Oscar. Frey called Seger to congratulate him and said "At least we kept the money in Michigan." The soundtrack CD is still available. But Shakedown never appeared on a Seger album. Capitol included it on Greatest Hits Vol. 2 but that is out of print. This 2CD comp was released in 2011. It's mostly a recap of Seger's Silver Bullet Band days. But it contains a few odds and ends including Shakedown and the mono version of the 1968 Seger classic Ramblin' Gamblin' Man. The comp is definitive for Seger's 70s heyday. Here's the video for Shakedown by Bob Seger.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Judy Garland

Artist:Judy Garland
Song:Dear Mr. Gable: You Made Me Love You
Album:The Best of the Decca Years Volume 1: Hits!





Judy Garland was 15 years old when she performed this version of You Made Me Love You in Broadway Melody of 1938. MGM was trying to figure out what to do with her. So this may have been the first time movie fans had seen Judy. Of course The Wizard of Oz made her a star in 1939. She was born Frances Gumm June 10, 1922 in Grand Rapids, MN. After her family moved to California in 1926, Judy and her sisters performed as The Gumm Sisters. After George Jessel suggested a name change, they became The Garland Sisters in 1934. The group split up in 1935 after Suzanne got married and moved to Lake Tahoe. MGM signed Judy in 1935 but she was too old to be a child star and too young for adult roles. After Judy performed You Made Me Love You at Clark Gable's birthday party, they had her perform it in Broadway Melody of 1938. She also starred with Mickey Rooney in the 1937 horse racing movie Thoroughbreds Don't Cry and in some of the Andy Hardy films. You Made Me Love You was written by James Monaco and Joseph McCarthy for the 1913 musical The Honeymoon Express sung by Al Jolson. Roger Edens wrote the additional lyrics for Judy's performance. Her performance in the film went over so well that Decca Records released You Made Me Love You as a single and later it was on the B side of Over The Rainbow. Of course this led to Judy being cast in The Wizard of Oz. and that is the film that made Judy a star. Here's Judy Garland performing Dear Mr. Gable: You Made Me Love You from the film Broadway Melody of 1938.

AccuRadio Song Of the Day-The Jelly Beans

Artist:The Jelly Beans
Song:I Wanna Love Him So Bad
Album:The Jelly Beans and Friends





I Wanna Love Him So Bad was a top ten hit in 1964. It was the only big hit for The Jelly Beans. They were high school classmates from Jersey City, NJ. Members were Charles Thomas, Alma Brewer, Diane Taylor, Elyse Herbert and Maxine Herbert. Their manager brought them to Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller who at the time were starting Red Bird Records with End Records owner George Goldner. I Wanna Love Him So Bad was written and produced by the legendary husband and wife team of Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. It reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. After the second single charted, The Jelly Beans recorded an album. But it was never released as Red Bird concentrated their efforts on pushing more successful acts like The Dixie Cups and The Shangri-Las. Red Bird dropped The Jelly Beans and ultimately Lieber and Stoller sold Red Bird to United Artists in 1966 because they didn't like record company ownership. This Collectables CD has all The Jelly Beans recordings all produced by Barry, Greenwich and Steve Venet. The CD also has some obscure odds and ends like Bessie Banks' original version of The Moody Blues hit Go Now. It looks like the Jelly Beans recorded one more single which was written by Charles Thomas. He went on to record a couple of singles for Loma Records. Diane Taylor was a member of Barry White's girl group Love Unlimited who were very successful in the 70s. She died from cancer in the mid-80s. Here's a video of I Wanna Love Him So Bad by The Jelly Beans.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Tamba 4

Artist:Tamba 4
Song:We And The Sea
Album:We And The Sea





With the popularization of Brazilian music in the 60s, all kinds of musicians came to the US to get record deals. After success in Brazil, Tamba 4 recorded a couple of albums in the late 60s for producer Creed Taylor. Though now long forgotten, Brazilian music fans should check them out. The leader of Tamba 4 was pianist Luiz Eca. He is probably best known as the composer of the jazz standard The Dolphin. He started out as a sideman in the late 50s. He formed the Tamba Trio in 1962 with bassist and flutist Adalberto "Bebeto" Castilho and and drummer Helicio Milito. They recorded a few albums for Philips and had success with the Jorge Ben song Mas Que Nada. They also backed up Edu Lobo on his 1967 debut album. After Milito left Tamba Trio, Eca and Bebeto continued with Dorio Ferreira on bass and Ruebens Ohana on drums as the Tamba 4. They signed with producer Creed Taylor and Verve/A&M. We And The Sea was their 1967 debut album. When they didn't have chart success after two albums, they returned to Brazil. Eca had a long career as a jazz pianist until he died in 1992. The other three guys continued as sidemen. Here's a video for We And The Sea by Tamba 4.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-The Grapes Of Wrath

Artist:The Grapes Of Wrath
Song:You May Be Right
Album;These Days





The 1991 single You May Be Right was the biggest hit for The Grapes Of Wrath. They were successful in their native Canada but were unable to break through in the US. The Grapes Of Wrath are from Kelowna, BC. They were formed in 1983 by Chris Hooper, his brother Tom Hooper and Kevin Kane. They were all members of the band Kill Pigs. You might think they are John Steinbeck fans. But they got the name from a movie guide. None of them had read the book or seen the 1940 film. They signed with Nettwerk Records and released an EP in 1984. They were on Capitol in the US. They charted in Canada with the 1987 single Peace Of Mind. Keyboard player Vincent Jones was added for the 1989 album Now and Then. The single All The Things I Wasn't was a top twenty hit in Canada. The 1991 album These Days went in a hard rock direction. The album was produced by British producer John Leckie who had recent success with The Stone Roses. The single You May Be Right reached #7 on the Canadian Singles chart. The album was certified Platinum. Then they split up. The Hoopers continued to record together as Ginger. Tom Hooper and Kane reformed The Grapes Of Wrath and released an album in 2000. Chris Hooper joined them in 2010 and an album was released in 2013. The Grapes Of Wrath continue to tour Canada. Here's the video for You May Be Right by The Grapes Of Wrath.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Chumbawamba

Artist:Chambawamba
Song:Tubthumping
Album:Now Dance '97





Tubthumping was a top ten hit in 1997. It was the only big hit for the British group Chumbawamba. MTV played the crap out of the video. Though they were a one hit wonder in the US, Chumbawamba had been around since the early 80s. They were formed in 1982 in Burnley, Lancashire, England out of the ashes of the band Chimp Eats Banana. The two founding members were Allan "Boff" Whalley and Danbert Nobacon (real name-Nigel Hunter). Both guys played guitar. They soon added keyboard player Louise "Lou" Watts, percussionist Alice Nutter, singer and guitarist Dunstan Bruce, trumpeter  Mave Dillon and drummer Harry "Daz" Hamer. They added bassist Paul Greco in 1992 and Jude Abbott replaced Dillon in 1996. Other than that, that was the band for their entire history. Chumbawamba were a punk influenced dance group. They released albums on their own label from 1986 to 1992. They had success in England on One Little Indian Records with London Records distribution. In 1997, Chumbawamba signed with EMI in Europe hoping to reach a wider audience. After Tubthumping was a hit in England, Universal's Republic label picked up the album Tubthumper in the US. The video for Tubthumping was played constantly on MTV and it reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified 3XPlatinum. In case you hadn't noticed, the song is about getting drunk. They filmed the video at their favorite pub. I'll say this for Tubthumping. It has a great chorus. Of course the success didn't last. They released one more album on EMI/Republic and then left. They got what they wanted. They made a lot of money and then started their own label in 2002. You can get Tubthumping on this 2CD various artists budget comp. They continued to record and tour until disbanding in 2012. Bruce and Hamer formed Interrobang?! and have released one album. Here's the video for Tubthumping by Chumbawamba.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Village People

Artist:Village People
Song:Y.M.C.A.
Album:The Best of Village People





Y.M.C.A. was the biggest hit for Village People in 1978. I think most fans remember that they all wore costumes. The man behind Village People was French producer Jacques Morali. In 1975. Morali and partner Henri Belolo opened an office in Philadelphia and produced The Ritchie Family hit Brazil. When Morali went to a gay disco in Greenwich Village in New York, he found that everyone was in costume. He thought that he could form a music group in costumes and aim it at the gay market. The other key figure was lead singer Victor Willis. A native of Dallas, Willis grew up singing in his father's church. He moved to New York and was a member of the theater group Negro Ensemble Company and he appeared in the Broadway musical The Wiz. After hearing his demo, Morali hired Willis to perform all the vocals on the 1977 album Village People. All the songs were written by Phil Hurtt and Peter Whitehead who wrote songs for The Ritchie Family. When the single San Francisco topped the dance charts, Morali hired dancers and put them all in costumes so Village People could tour. Macho Man was their second big hit. By this time, Willis was writing the songs with Morali. Y.M.C.A. reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Apparently Willis had to explain to Morali about the Y.M.C.A. Willis says he didn't intend to write a gay anthem. The song was about all the fun activities. The follow up single In The Navy reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Village People appeared on TV and toured military bases with Bob Hope. Things went south when Morali signed to do the film Can't Stop The Music. Willis left Village People and was replaced by Ray Simpson (Valerie Simpson's brother). After the film bombed and disco faded, early 80s albums did not do well and Morali ended Village People in 1985. You can get all their hits on this comp. The group is still around. Willis has returned in recent years and they performed Y.M.C.A. on Fox's New Year's Eve with Steve Harvey. They are a nostalgia act. Here's the video for Y.M.C.A. by Village People.

Frank Pozen's Big Bad Podcast Jan. 28, 2020

UFC, Bellator and Royal Rumble reviews and new fight announcements.

Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Charlotte Flair vs Asuka

Here's the match video of Charlotte Flair vs Asuka from last night's episode of RAW. After Charlotte won the Royal Rumble, she was supposed to announce which title she was going to challenge for at Wrestlemania. When she didn't announce anything, the Kabuki Warriors came out and the match started during commercial. The match was very good. It may have been better than Asuka's match on Sunday. It ended in a DQ when Kairi Sane broke up Charlotte's figure eight with her Insane Elbow. It was reported this morning that Charlotte will appear on NXT and challenge Rhea Ripley for her NXT belt. I'm not sure what show that will be on but we'll see how it is handled. Enjoy the video!

Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Becky Lynch vs Asuka

Here's the match video of Becky Lynch vs Asuka from the Royal Rumble. It took a couple of days to find a decent copy of this. The complete match is here minus the entrances. My usual sources came up empty. The match is a very good back and forth match with Asuka doing most of the heavy lifting.  She took most of the major bumps. The one thing I did not like was after Asuka kicked Becky in the head, the ref physically restrained Asuka so that Becky could recover. The refs aren't supposed to do that. They are are supposed to treat it like it's real. And in real life, that's a pinfall for Asuka. After watching the match again, it was a planned spot. I know what they are trying to do with Becky but that was a BS spot. Once they did that, there's no way Becky was losing. Of course they ended it with the mist backfiring on Asuka. I just thought that that one spot really hurt the match. There are other ways to accomplish what they wanted. So now Becky is going around like she is the GOAT. There are already fans annoyed with her. I wonder if live crowds will start booing her if she keeps this up. Reports indicate that Becky will face Shayna Baszler at Wrestlemania. We'll see how that is handled. Enjoy the video!

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Keyshia Cole

Artist:Keyshia Cole
Song:I Remember
Album:Just Like You





Keyshia Cole has had success mostly on the R&B charts. I Remember is one of her three R&B #1 hits. At the time she had a successful reality show on BET. She was born Oct. 15, 1981 in Oakland, CA. She met MC Hammer at age 12 and then she became friends with Tupac Shakur. He was planning to help her with her singing career when he died. She moved to Los Angeles and her big break came when she was introduced to Ron Fair of A&M Records and he signed her in 2002. Her debut album The Way It Is was released in 2005. Her singles I Should Have Cheated and Love were top five R&B hits. Her reality show Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is aired on BET in 2006. After A&M was absorbed by Universal, Keyshia was moved to Geffen Records for the 2007 CD Just Like You. Ron Fair was still there and he was producing her albums with outside producers. Let It Go featuring Lil Kim and Missy Elliott was Keyshia's first #1 R&B hit and it reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. This has turned out to be her biggest hit. I Remember also topped the R&B charts and so did Heaven Sent. Just Like You was certified Platinum. It's her most successful album to date and it's available as a budget CD. Keyshia usually wrote all the songs with the producer of the song. I Remember was co-written and produced by Greg Curtis who has worked with Chris Brown among others. As I said, Fair supervised and brought in Missy Elliott and Rodney Jerkins among others. Keyshia's success continued with the 2008 album A Different Me. And then she faded mostly because Fair stopped working with her. Keyshia moved to Epic for the 2017 album 11:11 Reset. It didn't do well so she is now host of One on One with Keyshia Cole on Foxsoul TV. And she produced more reality TV for BET. Maybe her singing days are over. Here's the video for I Remember by Keyshia Cole.

Mackenzie Dern vs Ariane Carnelossi added to Apr. 25 UFC show

Mackenzie Dern volta ao octógono para enfrentar Ariane Sorriso no UFC Lincoln | combate | Globoesporte https://t.co/F1cclIgUfe

— Raphael Marinho (@raphamarinho) January 27, 2020

Raphael Marinho of Combate reported today that Mackenzie Dern vs Ariane Carnelossi has been added to UFC on ESPN+ 31 Apr. 25 at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE. This fight will be at Strawweight. Mackenzie is 26 years old. She trains at Black House in Los Angeles. She is a well known BJJ whiz. On her recent return from pregnancy, things didn't go well for Mackenzie as she lost to Amanda Ribas. Ariane is 27 years old from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Her record is 12-2. She was supposed to make her UFC debut in Aug. but both fighters pulled out. She fought Angela Hill in Sept. on short notice and lost by TKO. Like a lot of Brazilian fighters. Ariane is easy to hit because she goes forward and didn't make any adjustments to change that. We'll see what happens if Mackenzie tries to twist her in knots.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Redbone

Artist:Redbone
Song:Come and Get Your Love
Album:The Very Best of Redbone





Come and Get Your Love was a top five hit in 1974. It was the biggest hit for the Native American band Redbone. You probably heard the song in the hit film Guardians of the Galaxy. Redbone was led by brothers Patrick and Candido Vasquez. They called themselves Pat and Lolly Vegas. Pat played bass and Lolly played guitar. Both wrote songs and sang. Originally from the Fresno area, they moved to Los Angeles in 1959 and played in clubs and on recording sessions. They started out as The Avantis opening for The Beach Boys. They released the album Pat and Lolly Vegas at the Haunted House on Mercury in 1965. They were also regulars on Shindig!. Pat Vegas says that Jimi Hendrix, who was part Cherokee, suggested the Vegas brothers form a Native American rock band. Redbone signed with Epic Records and released their debut album Redbone in 1970. Other members were Tony Bellamy on guitar and Peter DePoe on drums. You'll notice in the video that they did Native American dances on stage. They charted with the 1970 single Maggie and the 1971 single The Witch Queen of New Orleans. But they scored their biggest hit when Come and Get Your Love reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. Redbone faded after that and disbanded in 1977. You can get all their hits on this budget comp. Like I said, Come and Get Your Love was used in the film Guardians of the Galaxy which renewed interest in Redbone. Redbone reformed in 1997. Tony Bellamy died in 2009 and Lolly Vegas died in 2010. Pat Vegas still leads Redbone and they tour the oldies circuit. Redbone was inducted into the Native American Music Association Hall of Fame in 2008 and Pat Vegas was awarded a Lifetime Achievement award by the Indigenous Music Awards in 2018. To learn more about Native American rockers, check out the 2017 doc Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World. Here's Redbone performing Come and Get Your Love on The Midnight Special 1974.

Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Cris Cyborg vs Julia Budd

Here's the match video of Cris Cyborg vs Julia Budd from last night's Bellator show in Los Angeles. I didn't watch this live as at $20/mo., DAZN is too expensive for me. This fight went as expected. Other than Amanda Nunes, I don't think there are any Featherweights who can handle Cris. In round one, Julia tries to use the clinch. And commentator Josh Thomson thinks that it's a good idea. I don't think it would be effective for five rounds. Julia is mainly a kickboxer and I don't think she has the tools to slow Cris down. You will notice that between rounds, Julia's husband and trainer Lance Gibson is trying to fire her up. But he doesn't have to go out there and fight. Cris won the first three rounds easily. And then she wins by TKO early in round four. I wasn't surprised Julia lasted that long. I think Cris was being patient. And she almost finished her at the end of round three. Like I said, it's what I expected. Keep in mind that Julia was the Bellator champ for several years. So there is no one in Bellator who could give Cris a decent fight. I suppose Cat Zingano could challenge her but Scott Coker says that won't happen in the near future. I don't think Cat could beat Cris anyway. Cris has always wanted to box so that wouldn't surprise me. And I'm sure she will want to fight in Japan. But it doesn't change that there are a few decent Featherweights but most of them aren't any good. Enjoy the video!

Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Sara McMann vs Lina Lansberg

Here's the match video of Sara McMann vs Lina Lansberg from last night's UFC show in Raleigh, NC. Sara is returning from two years off due to pregnancy and knee surgery. She won a silver medal in wrestling at the 2004 Olympics. I have never liked her as an MMA fighter as she has made poor decisions that have cost her fights. Sara is from Marion, NC but she now trains at Team Alpha Male in Sacramento. Urijah Faber was in her corner. Lina is from Sweden. She trains with former UFC fighter Akira Corassani. So this is wrestler vs kickboxer. Sara took Lina down early and stayed on top of her for the whole fight. I scored it 30-27 for Sara. Obviously I would like to see her face someone better in her next fight. Enjoy the video!

Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Justine Kish vs Lucie Pudilova

Here's the match video of Justine Kish vs Lucie Pudilova from last night's UFC show in Raleigh, NC. Justine lives in Los Angeles but she grew up in North Carolina. She is returning from her fourth knee surgery. Lucie is from the Czech Republic. She's on a two fight losing streak. She is ineffective. This fight is at Flyweight but Lucie was a Bantamweight and is much bigger than Justine who moved up from Strawweight. One would think with that size advantage, Lucie would use that. No such luck. They dance around for three rounds and don't do much of anything. The fight was awful. Commentary tries to figure out what these two are trying to accomplish and they don't know. Justine won the fight 30-27 but she wasn't dominant. She squeaked out a win over someone who doesn't belong in the UFC. Check it out for yourself.