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OTTAWA -- The House of Commons has passed a bill legalizing contact sports such as mixed martial arts. The legislation, which originated in the Senate, takes certain fighting sports, including taekwondo and karate as well as the popular sport of MMA, out of legal limbo. The sports were not technically covered under prize-fighting law, making it difficult to regulate them and protect the safety of fighters. The bill passed the Commons easily with 267 members of parliament in favour and only nine opposed. The Criminal Code section on prize-fighting was last changed in 1934, long before the rise of the new fighting sports. Section 83.1 of the Criminal Code only exempted boxing. The section said anyone who "engages as a principal in a prize fight," encourages, promotes or is present at a prize fight as an aid, second, surgeon, umpire, backer or reporter is guilty of an offence -- unless the "boxing contest" is "held with the permission or under the authority of an athletic board or commission or similar body established by or under the authority of the legislature of a province for the control of sport within the province." The section also allowed "a boxing contest between amateur sportsmen, where the contestants wear boxing gloves of not less than one hundred and forty grams each in mass." Some jurisdictions ignored the antiquated wording of the law. The UFC, the largest promoter of MMA fighting, lobbied for the legislative change. As it has done in the U.S., the UFC has pushed for government to sanction the sport. "This is a major development for the sport of mixed martial arts as we now have a consistent legislative framework for Canada and its provinces," Tom Wright, the UFCs director of Canadian operations, said in a statement. Liberal Massimo Pacetti, who supported the bill, said its an important move. "We are laying the groundwork for the general acceptance of these sports across the country," he said during the debate. Supporters say MMA bouts are no more dangerous than boxing matches. Others say they may be safer, because MMA fighters can quit when they want, while boxers tend to fight until theres a knockout or the referee steps in. Since 2008, the UFC has hosted 12 Canadian events split between Montreal (six), Toronto (three), Vancouver (two) and Calgary (one). Winnipeg is set to host UFC 161 on June 15. The Edmonton-based Maximum Fighting Championship is the largest Canadian promoter. In most jurisdictions, MMA is regulated by the same athletic bodies that oversee boxing. 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After a free-scoring display in the third quarter, Loughborough appeared to be cruising to victory, but they had to withstand a determined late rally from the Dragons to claim the win, which leaves the Lightning three points adrift of fourth-placed Team Bath in the Vitality Netball Superleague.In a lively opening quarter, wing attack Hannah Joseph swiftly found holes in the home teams defence and the reliable Peace Proscova fired the Lightning into an early lead. Rival shooter Georgia Rowe was equally accurate for the Dragons, utilising her height to haul in passes, but Kadeen Corbins attacking invention helped Loughborough into a 13-10 advantage. Peace Proscovia was a prolific scorer for Lightning The Lightning pulled into a five-goal lead in the second quarter, with Ama Agbeze and Lauren Massey cutting out any loose passes from the Dragons.But Massey was forced off with a hand iinjury and the Dragons trimmed the deficit to 24-27, nearly adding another goal before the half-time break as Afa Rusivakula shot narrowly off target.ddddddddddddReacting to his rally from the hosts, the third quarter saw a renewed effort from Loughborough and the fired-up Lauren Nicholls was leading a determined rearguard action.With the Dragons attack starting to falter, Loughborough looked to Proscovia and Corbin to ease them into a comfortable 44-35 cushion. Georgia Rowe spearheaded a late rally for Celtic Dragons But Trish Wilcox freshened up her line-up in the fourth quarter and the Dragons cut the gap to just two goals, partly due to composed shooting from Rowe. 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