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UFC ON VERSUS

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of UFC on VERSUS on March 21 live from the FirstBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific!

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DREAM 13

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of DREAM 13 coming to you from the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on March 22. Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 3 AM Eastern/12 AM Pacific!

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STRIKEFORCE: CHALLENGERS

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of STRIKEFORCE: CHALLENGERS on March 26 live from the SavMart Center in Fresno, CA. Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 10 PM Eastern/7 PM Pacific!

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UFC 111: GSP VS. HARDY

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy live from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on March 27. The event will be headlined by a welterweight title fight between Georges St. Pierre vs. Dan Hardy and feature a heavyweight showdown between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin! Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 10 PM Eastern/7 PM Pacific!

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UFC FIGHT NIGHT: FLORIAN VS. GOMI

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi live from the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC on March 31. The event will be headlined by a lightweight battle between Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi. Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 8:00 PM Eastern/5:00 PM Pacific!

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BELLATOR XIII

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of Bellator Fighting XIII live from the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida on April 8. Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 7:30 PM Eastern/4:30 PM Pacific!

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BELLATOR XIV

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of Bellator Fighting XIV live from the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois on April 15. Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 7:30 PM Eastern/4:30 PM Pacific!

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STRIKEFORCE: NASHVILLE

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of Strikeforce: Nashville live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN on April 17. The event will be headlined by a middleweight title fight between Jake Shields and Dan Henderson and feature the US debut of Japanese submission god Shinya Aoki! Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 10 PM Eastern/7 PM Pacific!

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MFC 25: VINDICATION

--THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will present live play by play coverage of MFC 25: Vindication live from the Edmonton Expo Center in Edmonton, Alberta on April 17. Join us for the BEST live fight narrative in the world–the action begins 10 PM Eastern/7 PM Pacific!

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If you go by the rules, you end up being an accountant.

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Glenn Rockwell ... at The Savage Science
Glenn Rockwell is a fight sport journalist from Columbia, South Carolina. First a fighter, then a journalist he has practiced Muay Thai in Chiang Mai, Thailand and Judo in Columbia. His writing interest include covering the growth of MMA as a sport, and technical rules and approaches of competing in mixed martial arts. With a degree in International Studies from the University of South Carolina he is ready to conquer the world. More recently, Glenn has been awarded the title "The NEW future of fight sport journalism". He succeeds fellow SavSci staffer Jim Murphy, who relinquished his claim to the title upon assuming his role as the newly created "Undisputed Triple Crown Champion of Fight Sport Journalism".

Should knees to the head be allowed in US mixed martial arts?

Thursday, March 27 2008

While common and widely accepted in Japanese MMA, knees to the head of a grounded opponent are prohibited by both the Nevada State Athletic Commission rules as well as the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. Is this a good idea to protect fighter safety.

What About Judo in MMA?

Tuesday, March 25 2008

If you're looking for a Ford-Chevy NASCAR type bar fight then check out Sherdog’s posting forum. Listed somewhere under the topic “What if Tank Abbott fought John Cena?"? you will see “My BJJ is bigger than your judo"?. While that sort of "sports entertainment" has a place, here at The Savage Science we aim to provide higher quality fight sport journalism.