Lyman Good
Encyclopedia
Lyman Good is an American mixed martial artist
and instructor. He currently fights as a welterweight
in the Bellator Fighting Championships
, and won the first Bellator Welterweight Tournament.
section of New York, raised along with his two sisters by only his mother. After a troublesome childhood, Lyman's mother felt getting her son involved in Martial Arts would be a good way for him to release his anger.
Lyman moved up the MMA ranks quickly and is now considered one of the top welterweight
and middleweight
fighters in the Northeast.
Outside of fighting, Lyman is also a Sensei
/instructor for Tiger Schulmann
Mixed Martial Arts in Manhattan, NY.
promotion. In his second fight, against John Zecchino, he fractured his hand in the beginning of the match. Despite that fact, he won the match by TKO in the second round.
Lyman continued to fight in the Ring of Combat
promotion, as well as in the IFL
and other minor promotions.
In the IFL
2007 semi-finals he was matched against TUF 7 participant Mike Dolce in one of the preliminary bouts. Good controlled the fight on the ground in the second round, gained an edge in the stand-up in the third, and won via unanimous decision.
In his last appearance at the Ring of Combat
promotion, at ROC XVII, he fought Alexis Aquino. Good dominated the first round with his striking, and while Aquino took control in the second round, Lyman recovered his dominance in the third, winning via unanimous 29-28 decision on the three scoreboards. ROC XVII, including the Good vs. Aquino match, was televised live by HDNet Fights
.
In addition to MMA bouts, Good participated in three kickboxing matches in Chuck Norris
's World Combat League
, winning all three.
, Lyman was to sign with EliteXC, before the promotion folded. His first fight with EliteXC was scheduled to be against Paul Daley
.
Two weeks before his first bout in the Bellator
welterweight
tournament, he has been featured on ESPN
, doing a segment for the ESPN Rise program.
As part of the preparation to the tournament, Lyman spent several weeks sleeping in a MMA cage at the Tiger Schulmann
headquarters facility in Elmwood Park, NJ, in order to prepare mentally for the fight.
His first fight in tournament fight took place at Bellator II, against Hector Urbina. Good dominated the first round with his powerful strikes. In the second round Urbina was able to gain mount momenterally, but Good quickly reversed and defeated Urbina using a rear naked choke. In the tournament's semi-finals at Bellator VII, he defeated Jorge Ortiz and advanced to the finals. His opponent in the tournament's finals, Omar De La Cruz
, defeated Dave Menne
in the same event by TKO.
The finals of the Bellator Fighting Championships
welterweight tournament took place at Bellator XI. Lyman scored a takedown early in the first round, trapped De La Cruz against the cage, and pounded his way to a TKO victory. After the fight, Lyman was crowned the first Bellator Welterweight Champion. In his first title defense on October 21st, 2010 Good fought rising star Ben Askren
, Askren was able to take him down and control him despite being hit with a huge upkick and almost being caught in a triangle choke at the last minute of the fight. Good went on to lose a Unanimous Decision losing his Bellator Welterweight Title.
Good debuted in Bellator's fourth season welterweight tournament against prospect Chris Lozano
. He won the fight via unanimous decision. In the next round, he faced Judo specialist Rick Hawn
, losing a controversial split decision and exiting the tournament.
Good was scheduled to fight Dan Hornbuckle
at Bellator 44 in a bout that was to serve as a qualifier to gain entry into the promotion's Season 5 welterweight tournament, but Good suffered a hamstring injury that forced him out of the fight.
|Loss
|align=center| 11–2
| Rick Hawn
| Decision (split)
| Bellator 39
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Uncasville
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 11–1
| Chris Lozano
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 35
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Lemoore
, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center| 10–1
| Ben Askren
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 33
|
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 5:00
| Philadelphia
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 10–0
| Omar De La Cruz
| TKO (punches)
| Bellator 11
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:47
| Uncasville
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 9–0
| Jorge Ortiz
| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| Bellator 7
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:37
| Chicago, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 8–0
| Hector Urbina
| Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Bellator 2
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:22
| Uncasville
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 7–0
| Alexis Aquino
| Decision (unanimous)
| Ring of Combat XVIII
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Atlantic City
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 6–0
| Mike Dolce
| Decision (unanimous)
| IFL: 2007 Semi-Finals
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 4:00
| East Rutherford
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 5–0
| Doug Gordon
| Decision (unanimous)
| Cage Fury Fighting Championships 5
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:00
| Atlantic City
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Erik Charles
| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| Ring of Combat XIV
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 5:00
| Atlantic City
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Julio Cruz
| TKO (punches)
| World's Best Fighter: USA vs. Asia
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 0:29
| Atlantic City
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 2–0
| John Zecchino
| TKO (punches)
| Ring of Combat X
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:37
| Atlantic City
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Adam Fearon
| Decision (unanimous)
| Ring of Combat IX
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Asbury Park
, United States
|
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
and instructor. He currently fights as a welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
in the Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
, and won the first Bellator Welterweight Tournament.
Biography
Lyman Good was born and raised in the Spanish HarlemSpanish Harlem
East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem and El Barrio, is a section of Harlem in the northeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. East Harlem is one of the largest predominantly Latino communities in New York City. It includes the area formerly known as Italian Harlem, in which...
section of New York, raised along with his two sisters by only his mother. After a troublesome childhood, Lyman's mother felt getting her son involved in Martial Arts would be a good way for him to release his anger.
Lyman moved up the MMA ranks quickly and is now considered one of the top welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
and middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
fighters in the Northeast.
Outside of fighting, Lyman is also a Sensei
Sensei
' is a Japanese word that basically means "person born before another." In general usage, it means "master" or "teacher," and the word is used as a title to refer to or address teachers, professors, professionals such as lawyers, CPA and doctors, politicians, clergymen, and other figures of authority...
/instructor for Tiger Schulmann
Tiger Schulmann
Daniel "Tiger" Schulmann is a retired Martial Artist.- Biography :Schulmann began training in the martial arts as a child in New York and has trained and competed throughout the continental United States, Hawaii, and internationally in Japan and Israel....
Mixed Martial Arts in Manhattan, NY.
Early career
Lyman began his fighting career in 2005, at the Ring of CombatRing of Combat
Ring of Combat is a US-based Mixed Martial Arts organization based in Atlantic City, NJ.. Several Ring of Combat events have aired on HDNet Fights, including ROC XVIII and ROC XXI.- History :...
promotion. In his second fight, against John Zecchino, he fractured his hand in the beginning of the match. Despite that fact, he won the match by TKO in the second round.
Lyman continued to fight in the Ring of Combat
Ring of Combat
Ring of Combat is a US-based Mixed Martial Arts organization based in Atlantic City, NJ.. Several Ring of Combat events have aired on HDNet Fights, including ROC XVIII and ROC XXI.- History :...
promotion, as well as in the IFL
International Fight League
The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...
and other minor promotions.
In the IFL
International Fight League
The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...
2007 semi-finals he was matched against TUF 7 participant Mike Dolce in one of the preliminary bouts. Good controlled the fight on the ground in the second round, gained an edge in the stand-up in the third, and won via unanimous decision.
In his last appearance at the Ring of Combat
Ring of Combat
Ring of Combat is a US-based Mixed Martial Arts organization based in Atlantic City, NJ.. Several Ring of Combat events have aired on HDNet Fights, including ROC XVIII and ROC XXI.- History :...
promotion, at ROC XVII, he fought Alexis Aquino. Good dominated the first round with his striking, and while Aquino took control in the second round, Lyman recovered his dominance in the third, winning via unanimous 29-28 decision on the three scoreboards. ROC XVII, including the Good vs. Aquino match, was televised live by HDNet Fights
HDNet Fights
HDNet Fights is a US based mixed martial arts promotion and a television outlet for various other MMA and combat sports promotions. Its broadcast lineup included DREAM, Sengoku, K-1 and K-1 Max, Strikeforce, Adrenaline MMA, SportFight, Ring of Fire, Ring of Combat, M-1 Global, Ring of Honor,...
.
In addition to MMA bouts, Good participated in three kickboxing matches in Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris
Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is an American martial artist and actor. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do...
's World Combat League
World Combat League
The World Combat League is a defunct full contact, team-based kickboxing promotion. It was founded by movie star and martial artist Chuck Norris.- Rules :The rules are typical of other full contact striking competitions, with some minor variation....
, winning all three.
Bellator Fighting Championship
Prior to signing a deal with BellatorBellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
, Lyman was to sign with EliteXC, before the promotion folded. His first fight with EliteXC was scheduled to be against Paul Daley
Paul Daley
Paul Daley is an English professional mixed martial artist who has fought for EliteXC, Cage Rage, Strikeforce, BAMMA, Maximum Fighting Championship, Cage Warriors, Shark Fights, Impact FC, Pancrase and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
.
Two weeks before his first bout in the Bellator
Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
tournament, he has been featured on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, doing a segment for the ESPN Rise program.
As part of the preparation to the tournament, Lyman spent several weeks sleeping in a MMA cage at the Tiger Schulmann
Tiger Schulmann
Daniel "Tiger" Schulmann is a retired Martial Artist.- Biography :Schulmann began training in the martial arts as a child in New York and has trained and competed throughout the continental United States, Hawaii, and internationally in Japan and Israel....
headquarters facility in Elmwood Park, NJ, in order to prepare mentally for the fight.
His first fight in tournament fight took place at Bellator II, against Hector Urbina. Good dominated the first round with his powerful strikes. In the second round Urbina was able to gain mount momenterally, but Good quickly reversed and defeated Urbina using a rear naked choke. In the tournament's semi-finals at Bellator VII, he defeated Jorge Ortiz and advanced to the finals. His opponent in the tournament's finals, Omar De La Cruz
Omar de la Cruz
Jesús Omar de la Cruz, or simply Omar de la Cruz, is a Dominican professional mixed martial artist...
, defeated Dave Menne
Dave Menne
David Jeremy Menne is an American mixed martial artist who has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Rumble on the Rock. He was the first ever UFC Middleweight Champion and is known for his fight against Phil Baroni in which he got knocked out and tried to fall to the ground, only to...
in the same event by TKO.
The finals of the Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
welterweight tournament took place at Bellator XI. Lyman scored a takedown early in the first round, trapped De La Cruz against the cage, and pounded his way to a TKO victory. After the fight, Lyman was crowned the first Bellator Welterweight Champion. In his first title defense on October 21st, 2010 Good fought rising star Ben Askren
Ben Askren
Ben Askren is an American former amateur wrestler for the University of Missouri and U.S. Olympic team. He is now a mixed martial artist and the current Bellator Welterweight Champion.-Wrestling:...
, Askren was able to take him down and control him despite being hit with a huge upkick and almost being caught in a triangle choke at the last minute of the fight. Good went on to lose a Unanimous Decision losing his Bellator Welterweight Title.
Good debuted in Bellator's fourth season welterweight tournament against prospect Chris Lozano
Chris Lozano
Chris Lozano is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships and North American Allied Fight Series .-Background:...
. He won the fight via unanimous decision. In the next round, he faced Judo specialist Rick Hawn
Rick Hawn
Rick Hawn is an American former 2004 US Olympic judo team member and is now a mixed martial artist. As a judoka he won numerous medals at U.S. national championships, 2 medals at the Pan American Games, and finished 9th at the 2004 Olympics. Hawn was born in Chicago; but when he was young, his...
, losing a controversial split decision and exiting the tournament.
Good was scheduled to fight Dan Hornbuckle
Dan Hornbuckle
Dan Hornbuckle is an American mixed martial artist. Hornbuckle holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Jack McVicker and has a self-proclaimed black belt in "intensity". Hornbuckle is Native American, and is a member of the Eastern Band Cherokee tribe...
at Bellator 44 in a bout that was to serve as a qualifier to gain entry into the promotion's Season 5 welterweight tournament, but Good suffered a hamstring injury that forced him out of the fight.
Championships and accomplishments
- Bellator Fighting ChampionshipsBellator Fighting ChampionshipsBellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
- Bellator Welterweight Championship (One time; First)
- Bellator Season 1 Welterweight Tournament Winner
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Loss
|align=center| 11–2
| Rick Hawn
Rick Hawn
Rick Hawn is an American former 2004 US Olympic judo team member and is now a mixed martial artist. As a judoka he won numerous medals at U.S. national championships, 2 medals at the Pan American Games, and finished 9th at the 2004 Olympics. Hawn was born in Chicago; but when he was young, his...
| Decision (split)
| Bellator 39
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Uncasville
Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 11–1
| Chris Lozano
Chris Lozano
Chris Lozano is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships and North American Allied Fight Series .-Background:...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 35
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Lemoore
Lemoore, California
Lemoore is a city in Kings County, California, United States. Lemoore is located west-southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of 230 feet . It is part of the Hanford–Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center| 10–1
| Ben Askren
Ben Askren
Ben Askren is an American former amateur wrestler for the University of Missouri and U.S. Olympic team. He is now a mixed martial artist and the current Bellator Welterweight Champion.-Wrestling:...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 33
|
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 5:00
| Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Win
|align=center| 10–0
| Omar De La Cruz
Omar de la Cruz
Jesús Omar de la Cruz, or simply Omar de la Cruz, is a Dominican professional mixed martial artist...
| TKO (punches)
| Bellator 11
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:47
| Uncasville
Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 9–0
| Jorge Ortiz
| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| Bellator 7
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:37
| Chicago, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Win
|align=center| 8–0
| Hector Urbina
| Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Bellator 2
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:22
| Uncasville
Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Win
|align=center| 7–0
| Alexis Aquino
| Decision (unanimous)
| Ring of Combat XVIII
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Win
|align=center| 6–0
| Mike Dolce
| Decision (unanimous)
| IFL: 2007 Semi-Finals
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 4:00
| East Rutherford
East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....
, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Win
|align=center| 5–0
| Doug Gordon
| Decision (unanimous)
| Cage Fury Fighting Championships 5
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:00
| Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Erik Charles
| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| Ring of Combat XIV
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 5:00
| Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Julio Cruz
| TKO (punches)
| World's Best Fighter: USA vs. Asia
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 0:29
| Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Win
|align=center| 2–0
| John Zecchino
| TKO (punches)
| Ring of Combat X
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:37
| Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
|Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Adam Fearon
| Decision (unanimous)
| Ring of Combat IX
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Asbury Park
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Asbury Park is a city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, located on the Jersey Shore and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 16,116. The city is known for its rich musical history, including its association with...
, United States
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