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TSN Producer Andrew Nichols is in Montreal at the sold out UFC 83: SERRA vs. ST-PIERRE 2, where Quebec’s own Georges ‘Rush’ St-Pierre attempts to become the undisputed champion in a rematch with reigning titleholder Matt ‘The Terror’ Serra. Follow Nichols’ Blog as he reports from the Bell Centre.
8:00pm ET - Well, after some technical difficulties, I think we’re up and running for the rest of the night. The pre-show card started about 30 minutes early. Jonathan Goulet defeat Kuniyoshi Hironaka by TKO in the 2nd round. The Bell Centre is only 30 percent full, but the house is rocking. The crowd is thoroughly behind the Canadian fighters. More to come.
8:07pm ET - In the 2nd fight of the night, Cain Velasquez defeated Brad Morris. Morris was dominated throughout the fight, and was caught a hook he could not recover from. Canadian Sam Stout is on his way to the ring. The crowd is lit up. Stout will give GSP a run for loudest reaction of the night.
8:31pm ET - Stout vs Rich Clementi (Lightweights): Sam Stout lost a split decision to Rich Clementi. We’ve had to sort out some technical issues on site, but it appears we’ll be full steam ahead for the rest of the card.
8:44pm ET - Demian Maia vs Ed Herman, 3 Rounds (Middleweights) - 1st Round: Herman’s tights have a large sponsorship for Condomdepot.com… his nickname is "Short Fuse"… only in the MMA. The first round was slow paced, with a lot of ground and pound exchanges.
8:48pm ET - Demian Maia vs Ed Herman - 2nd Round: Herman has the advantage through most of the round. Out of nowhere, Maia slips Herman into a triangle submission hold. Maia has his man fall asleep in the hold and pounds away until the referee stops the fight. Winner at 2:27 of the 2nd round: Maia.

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There’s an old saying: “On St. Patrick’s Day, everyone is Irish.”
But we know this simply isn’t true; what’s the day got to do with it? On St. Pat’s Day, as on any other day, only those with legitimate Irish ancestry are, in fact, Irish.
The rest of us - many of us, anyway - are simply green-beer drinkers slurring such bromides as “Aaron go brawg!” and “More beer for my invisible leprechaun friend here.” And the party continues.
Ahhhh. The national holiday of Ireland - American-style.
Actually not just American-style; St. Patrick’s Day festivals and parades can be found in nearly every corner of the globe, presumably one of the top exports of our nation boasting 36 million who claim roots in the Emerald Isle, according to U.S. Census figures.
That number, by the way, is nearly nine times the population of Ireland itself, the Census Bureau adds.
On this side of the Atlantic, marking Irishness started before the colonies forced Britain’s backside back across the puddle, when Ireland, too, was something of a vassal state of England. Ironically, it wasn’t until about a dozen or so years ago that Ireland began to whoop it up in a manner similar to ours, only without the green beer.

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