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Nords Wharf has an official population of fewer than 1000 people; one of them is Australias newest world champion.The sleepy town, situated in the Lake Macquarie region of New South Wales, is possibly one of the last place you would expect to find an extreme sports superstar, but that is a title Rhiannan Iffland has earned after victory in Dubai sealed her maiden Red Bull Cliff Diving world series title.This Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series was a complete dream come true for me, especially coming this year in my debut season as the rookie, Iffland told ESPN.Its been a goal of mine for a few years to be up there on the circuit and just be involved and competing up there next to those athletes was a dream come true at the start of the year. I was super, super excited to be there participating.After the first competition I guess everything just played out very, very well for me and here I am now still in my little bubble thinking that really did just happen. I have to pinch my arm a little bit.Iffland is the first Australian woman to win the Red Bull Cliff Diving world series in its three-year existence, but her record is the most dominant ever from a female competitor.As a rookie, the 24-year-old won five of the seven events on the calendar to finish with 1290 points overall -- 260 clear of her nearest rival and almost double the total of Americas Cesilie Carlton (780) in third place. But Iffland isnt one for records or statistics; she prefers to look forward to her title defence in 2017, fully aware she wont be the unknown commodity that she was this year.I will have a little bit more pressure on my shoulders next year I guess but its not really about winning for me, Iffland said.Its about the passion and the enjoyment of the sport and thats why I believe I did so well this year.However, Iffland isnt immune to the same fears, nerves or apprehensions that anyone else would experience in her choice of occupation.Its definitely frightening being up there and every single time I go up there I am a little bit scared, Iffland told ESPN.That little devil inside is saying jump, jump and then on the other shoulder theres the angel saying no, dont jump but I think with time and as you do more dives it gets a bit easier to control the thoughts and emotions while standing up there as well as the adrenaline.I use the adrenaline to my advantage. Just thinking positive plays a huge part in being able to overcome any fear.I often find myself standing up on the platform and taking a deep breath, opening my eyes and having a look around at where I am, trying to block everything out, forgetting what I am about to do, taking in the scenery and really taking in the moment.Standing up there, its an absolutely amazing feeling; hitting the water and the feeling of accomplishment that I have overcome my fears and achieved something just makes me want to get back up there and do it again.Diving has long been a part of Ifflands life. At just five years old she would join her brother and sister in diving off small rocks near her seaside home.As she has grown taller, so have the height of the platforms; shes long graduated from 2-3 metres and now leaps off ledges almost 30 metres high in the world series.My mum was a little bit nervous for me up there the first time she saw me diving this year, Iffland said.[Her parents] knew what to expect to an extent but I guess thats helped them.They were nervous but theyve been very supportive and they knew what I wanted to achieve and where I wanted to be so they were very good about that. I think they keep their nerves on the inside and not show them too much.I think its close to 70km/h and we slow down within a second. Its like being thrown into a washing machine sometimes. Your body just crumbles if youre not ready for the impact.Ifflands personality is as bubbly as the water she throws herself into and while her diving commitments have put her highly anticipated homecoming on hold she took the opportunity to submit two tongue-in-cheek requests before she returns.Id like a parade, Iffland joked.I would also like to some banana pancakes. TORONTO -- The Toronto Maple Leafs won their third straight and handed the Vancouver Canucks their third straight loss.However, the game will mostly be remembered for a third period that spun out of control.Tyler Bozak had two goals and an assist, Nazem Kadri, Mitch Marner, Nikita Soshnikov and Jake Gardiner also scored as Toronto beat Vancouver 6-3 Saturday night. Frederik Andersen stopped 23 of 26 shots before being replaced by Jhonas Enroth, who had three saves in his 5:08.The last 14 minutes saw eight fighting majors and seven game misconducts.We as a team we just wanted to close out a win, Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly said. Thats all were thinking about. Were not going out there trying to do anything to cause it, were just playing our game and trying to win a hockey game.Kadri was kicked out for charging, Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller fought Maple Leafs tough guy Matt Martin, and a Canucks player was overheard by multiple reporters threatening an opposing player.It all started when Rielly caught Canucks forward Jannik Hansen with an apparent blind-side hit six-plus minutes into the final period. Trailing 5-2 at that point, the Vancouver bench erupted when there was no penalty called. Their fire bubbled higher that same shift when Kadri drilled Daniel Sedin with a left shoulder to the head area just as Sedin was scoring the Canucks third goal.Sedin said he was fine afterward, but described the collision as an obvious foul.Kadri, who scored the games first goal, was immediately charged by Hansen (dealt an instigator penalty), the two briefly dropping the gloves as the intensity ratcheted up a few notches. Considered a repeat offender by the league, Kadri will likely face suspension for the hit.Obviously it was a bad hit, Miller said. They kind of set the table and what do you expect when you make that kind of a play? Were going to have to answer somehow.Vancouver sought that retribution with Derek Dorsett grabbing Leo Komarov for an unwanted fight off a faceoff. Dorsett howled at the Leafs and their bench afterward, restrained by an official as he made his way to the dressing room.It was only the third career NHL fight for Komarov.As you saw its probably not my thing, he said.Another fight followed seven seconds later with Rielly seeking payback for an apparent spear to the mid-section from Canucks winger Alex Burrows. Burrows was likely looking for payback himself for Riellys hit on Hansen.Unhappy with the attempts on Komarov and Rielly, Martin got involved with just over five minutes remaining in regulation. Prior to the period, Leafs coach Mike Babcock told him the following: `Marty, make sure theres no trouble, just finish the game off.Trouble there was, though.Racing against rookie defenseman Troy Stecher for control of a puck in the Canucks zone, Martin proceeded to throw Stecher to the ice and level the 22-year-old with a few shots. That was enough for Miller, who strode quickly from his crease and jumped the Leafs 6-foot-3, 220-pound wwinger.dddddddddddd.He was soon joined by teammates, Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen eventually racing in to join the melee.No, Im not going to let that kid be baptized in this league by Martin, said Miller, who also once fought former Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier in a preseason game. I think (Martin) was a little bit predatory on that one.Babcock said he hadnt seen rodeo stuff of that kind since he coached in the Western Hockey League.Its hockey. You fight sometimes, Komarov said.The fireworks didnt stop even after the final whistle. Canucks defenseman Erik Gudbranson was overheard by reporters stating, Matt Martins dead as he walked into the Vancouver dressing room at Air Canada Centre.I dont care too much about that, Martin said when informed of the comments. The game will be played the next time we play them. It will run its course, Im sure.You dont like seeing your guys getting jumped like that, either, so it worked out the way it did, he added.The teams next meet Dec. 3 in Vancouver.Shut out in their previous two games and in four of the past five outings, the Canucks managed to end their goal drought, albeit falling to 0-7-1 while getting shut out four times since beating Buffalo on Oct. 20.Its kind of getting towards rock bottom here, but maybe getting nice and pissed off is good for this club right now, Miller said.Dorsett, Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin scored for the Canucks, and Miller finished with 36 saves.Babcock summed up the victory simply: We got excited. They got excited. We got excited. We won.The opening period was all Toronto. The Leafs fired 14 consecutive shots over a span of about 14 minutes and scored the games first two goals.Kadri opened the scoring with his sixth of the season and third in the last three games with 7:40 left in the period. Bozak upped the lead to 2-0 about four minutes later on the 14th straight on goal for Toronto.Dorsett brought the Canucks within one 26 seconds later though, ending Vancouvers lengthy shutout spell (almost 160 minutes).Bozak added his second of the game on a power play late in the second to make it 3-1. It was Bozaks 15th career multi-goal game and the seventh for a Leafs player this season.Vancouver again got one back quickly, this time just 1:20 later as Henrik Sedin beat Andersen with the first goal for the captain since Oct. 23.Marner scored on a feed from Bozak less than five minutes into the third with his fourth of the season.The action turned nasty after Soshnikov scored his first of the season to make it 5-2.Game notes Matthews was pointless in five straight games heading into the evening. He hit a pair of posts, later ending his point drought with a third-period assist.UP NEXTCanucks: At the New York Islanders on Monday night in the fourth game of a six-game trip.Maple Leafs: Host Los Angeles on Tuesday night in the middle game of a three-game homestand. ' ' '