DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 09/22/2025    Duedate: 10/04/2025

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 929

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 FARSCAPE 10/1469      54   34   0 61.4      BB SIDE MIRROR 72/1516
    BETTER BLUES 42/1553                        BASH BROS CHAIR 72/1519
  2 THE JERKS 10/1451     99   64   1 60.7      BASH BROS CONDO 72/1513
    FLOWER CHILDREN 7/60                        BASH BROS TEETH 72/1483
  3 LIVING DEAD 29/1406 1319 1048  10 55.7      BASH BROS TRASH 72/1532
    WIZARDS OF AHS 97/1472                      BB ITALIAN FOOD 72/1539
  4 NINJAS 7/1107        156  156   1 50.0      NEXT GENERATION 18/1150
    THE WARRIORS 10/111                         BASH BROS DIAPER 72/1500
    FROM THE FACE 18/1213                       BASH BROS GOLFER 72/1482
  5 BUSH 7/1433          260  294   3 46.9      BASH BROS JACKET 72/1525
    PITCH PERFECT 1/1419                        BASH BROS SHEETS 72/1514
    YOU DON'T SAY 5/1428                        BASH BROS SPOUSE 72/1530
  6 THE BAD SEED 6/1466   30   35   0 46.2      BASHAHOLICS ANON 59/1489
  7 CASTAWAYS 7/199      928 1185  10 43.9      BASH BROS BROTHER 72/1520
    SKAITHVARN 51/235                           BASH BROS COLLEGE 72/1497
    HIGHLANDERS 42/1341                         BASH BROS CRICKET 72/1492
  8 THE BLOODGUAR 4/348   62   83   2 42.8      BASH BROS NEW CAR 72/1517
    DISARM 72/1484                              BASH BROS SWEATER 72/1528
    VEGGIES 3/1227                              BASH BROS WALKING 72/1538
    SHEPHERDS 18/432                            BASH BROS BATHROOM 54/1488
    BASH BROS GAS 72/1515                       BASH BROS BUS STOP 72/1485
    BASH BROS SEX 72/1531                       BASH BROS MARRIAGE 72/1505
    BB AUTOMOBILE 72/1526                       BASH BROS ROADSIDE 72/1499
    BB FLASHLIGHT 72/1529                       BASH BROS HARD DISK 72/1522
    BASH BROS BABY 39/1487                      BASH BROS SUPERBOWL 72/1536
    BASH BROS BEER 72/1511                      BASH BROS QUARANTINE 72/1540
    BASH BROS MEAT 72/1535                   10 AUTHORS 21/749      1873 3157  29 37.2
    BASH BROS NEWS 72/1510                   12 AB-NORMALS 2/1439     87  189   1 31.5
    BASH BROS SNOW 72/1518                      CATASTROPHIES 3/1552
    BB CHICK FLICK 72/1506

                                 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
                      Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN

                         by Tum, Bastard Son of a Devil Duke

Seven.
That's how many times I've worn this blade.
Seven turns. Seven victims. Seven thrones built atop your failures.

And once again, no one challenged me.

I left the gate open.  I left the crown unguarded.  And you still stared at your shoes 
and prayed for a soft matchup.

What did the gods give me instead?  Arugula.

A Parry-Lunger with 252 fights. A veteran. A name. A record padded with wins. 162 
victories, and somehow not a single ounce of steel left in his spine.

I hit him with every strike.  Every. Single. One.  He didn't parry. He didn't lunge.  
He didn't matter.

What good is he?
What name is that?
What legacy?
Just another wilted leaf under my boot.

Darkholm, you disgust me.

This isn't an arena.
It's a graveyard for AFK has-beens and maintenance-mode ghosts who were never brave 
enough to become someone.

I don't pad my record.  I don't duck. I opened my challenges wide this turn, again, 
and what happened?

Nothing.  No response.  No courage.  Just silence, and Arugula, my latest random 
victim.

He was your best shot, and I walked through him like mist. He swung at nothing. He was 
nothing.  He is nothing!

But I'm not alone in this fire.

Shocking Toad is still carving his path, 9-1 in his last 10, climbing, striking 
through your best like he's making a list.  Jakuchu Ito waits in silence, now 7-0 
since losing this throne, a throne our stable OWNS, stacking up the fallen, walking 
the long road to the Runeblade like he's done it before.

This is your Darkholm now, not filled with warriors, an arena haunted by specters and 
managed by cowards.  

You don't even deserve to lose to me anymore, but, alas, I will sit here as long as it 
takes to either fall to your pathetic attempts, leave for Primus, or up and evacuate 
this desolate space.

So, keep hiding behind your "random matchups."
Keep praying the gods don't notice your name.
Because eventually, they will.
And when they send you.
I will carve you like I carved Arugula.

We are the only flames left in this arena.  The rest of you are just ash.

                                     -- Tum
                                        7-Time Duelmaster of Darkholm
                                        Slayer of Ghosts, Greens, and Gutless Generals
                                        Master of the Rune Blade
                                        Unchallenged. Untouched. Unstoppable.

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo hullo!

     There were 57 fights in Darkholm Arena today.  One fighter died -- at the hands 
of a stand-in!  A Dark Arena stand-in, but still.  There were just three challenge 
fights today.  However, since I'm paying more attention to challenges, I should add 
that four fighters challenged but their challenges didn't go through due to the 
intended opponents being out of range.  I swear on a stack of large shields that there 
were no avoids this turn.

     MELTING FLOOD (72-8016) (80-28-1,190) of BASH BROS SNOW fought SHADOWMANE (104-
28) (0-0-0,200).  MELTING FLOOD was assassinated by SHADOWMANE in an action packed 2 
minute uneven fight.  Well, Shadowmane is pretty tough.
     Dirty Grout looked good, so to speak, at the start of his random match, but fate 
was against him.  DIRTY GROUT (54-3438) (21-22-1,83) of BASH BROS BATHROOM fought 
CRYING TIGER (2-6566) (36-79-0,32) of AB-NORMALS.  DIRTY GROUT was savagely defeated 
by CRYING TIGER in an action packed 3 minute bout.  Crying Tiger was awarded 34 points 
for this win.
     It looks like the stand-ins had a rewarding day.  NO BATTERIES (72-10121) (45-65-
0,81) of BB FLASHLIGHT fought COCKY SPECTATOR (104-3) (0-0-0,0).  NO BATTERIES was 
subdued by COCKY SPECTATOR in a crowd pleasing 2 minute battle.  No Batteries lost 46 
points for this poor performance.
     Retch was the most challenged fighter today, not that it did him a bit of good.  
AERYN SUN (10-4268) (77-35-0,181) of FARSCAPE challenged RETCH (7-241) (65-69-1,213) 
of FLOWER CHILDREN.  AERYN SUN devastated RETCH in a popular 2 minute brutal one-sided 
Challenge contest.
     Job remains the overall popularity leader.  JOB (18-6129) (162-296-0,189) of 
SHEPHERDS fought SNEEZING PANDA (2-6539) (45-87-2,188) of AB-NORMALS.  JOB narrowly 
defeated SNEEZING PANDA in a crowd pleasing 3 minute conflict.
     The least popular is Obligatory, who fell victim to the triumphant energies of 
the stand-ins.  OBLIGATORY (72-10137) (31-37-0,63) of BASH BROS SEX fought BOOKIE'S 
GUARD (104-5) (35-18-0,75).  OBLIGATORY was overpowered by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a 1 
minute one-sided struggle.
     I thank TUM for another provocative column, in which he announced he was leaving 
himself open to all challenges.  Well, it was a random match... TUM (18-7380) (52-26-
2,388) of FROM THE FACE fought RAISTLIN MAJERE (97-8374) (68-36-6,213) of WIZARDS OF 
AHS.  TUM was bested by RAISTLIN MAJERE in an action packed 1 minute Title brawl.  Mr. 
Majere is Darkholm's leading Aimed Blow and, of course, the Keeper (or Seeker) of the 
Runeblade.
     Shocking Toad continued his winning streak and his reign as the leading Parry-
Strike.  SHOCKING TOAD (7-310) (75-88-1,343) of NINJAS fought SENSATIONALIZED (72-
7683) (70-30-0,210) of BASH BROS NEWS.  SHOCKING TOAD won victory over SENSATIONALIZED 
in a 2 minute fight.
     Jakuchu Ito is now our best-recognized Lunger.  JAKUCHU ITO (7-5102) (59-20-
1,302) of NINJAS challenged CUP O'PIZZA (45397) (110-49-0,209) of THE JERKS.  JAKUCHU 
ITO devastated CUP O'PIZZA in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
     Gaol is now our top Slasher.  Here's a nice little upset.  ISHINOMORI (7-5390) 
(46-25-1,250) of NINJAS challenged GAOL (5-5891) (62-77-2,213) of YOU DON'T SAY.  
ISHINOMORI was handily defeated by GAOL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
     Higher Power managed to resist the stand-ins' momentum.  HIGHER POWER (59-3119) 
(82-60-1,218) of BASHAHOLICS ANON fought BLIND BEGGAR (104-26) (40-35-0,200).  HIGHER 
POWER luckily beat BLIND BEGGAR in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brawl.  HIgher Power is 
our best Wall of Steel.
     BORROWS MONEY (72-8055) (57-39-1,207) of BASH BROS BROTHER fought KWAI CHANG (2-
6528) (67-67-2,172) of AB-NORMALS.  BORROWS MONEY overpowered KWAI CHANG in a popular 
1 minute one-sided match.  Borrows Money is the leading Parry-Lunge.
     This turn's favorite is Green Bean.  GREEN BEAN (3-6419) (77-43-2,204) of VEGGIES 
fought 2 + 2 = 4 (38-4190) (84-298-2,180) of JUST BECAUSE.  GREEN BEAN savagely 
defeated 2 + 2 = 4 in a popular 4 minute gory duel.  I have to say that green beans 
are pretty good when cooked with vinegar and brown sugar.  And Green Bean is top 
Basher.
     The leading Total Parry is still Scharv.  SCHARV (51-1209) (127-136-0,214) of 
SKAITHVARN fought BILLY BLANKS (1-9375) (108-79-0,247) of PITCH PERFECT.  SCHARV was 
defeated by BILLY BLANKS in an action packed 6 minute gruesome melee.
     Because Retch lost his fight, Dantallion is our highest ranked Parry-Riposte.  
DANTALLION (4-2028) (46-39-2,189) of THE BLOODGUARD fought BAD MEDIA (72-8127) (44-29-
0,199) of BASH BROS HARD DISK.  DANTALLION was defeated by BAD MEDIA in an action 
packed 5 minute brutal fight.  Huh... but Dantallion lost his fight, too.  How does 
that work?

That's all I've got for you today.  Have a fantastic fortnight!  Cheerio!

                                          -- Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 RAISTLIN MAJERE 97-8374      69  36  6  232  WIZARDS OF AHS (1472)      SHADOW GROVE

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SHOCKING TOAD 7-310          76  88  1  369  NINJAS (1107)              BONSUR
 JAKUCHU ITO 7-5102           60  20  1  346  NINJAS (1107)              BONSUR
 BILLY BLANKS 1-9375         109  79  0  255  PITCH PERFECT (1419)       MORDANT
 PRISCILLA 18-10653           51  15  1  249  SHEPHERDS (432)            TALCAMA
 EXTRA BEST THERMOS 10-5444   34   9  1  237  THE JERKS (1451)           KOLACT
 GAOL 5-5891                  63  77  2  235  YOU DON'T SAY (1428)       KALTOS
 HIGHER POWER 59-3119         83  60  1  227  BASHAHOLICS ANON (1489)    ILLIS
 JACOB 10-233                 73  93  3  224  THE WARRIORS (111)         KOLACT
 NEEDLE BOY 6-7631            51  41  0  219  THE BAD SEEDS (1466)       TRANSEL
 NIGHT STALKER 29-262        122 119  3  218  LIVING DEAD (1406)         LAPUR
 BORROWS MONEY 72-8055        58  39  1  213  BASH BROS BROTHER (1520)   DRAGONHEAD

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-DANGEROUS TOYS 39-4100       66  51  1  210  BASH BROS BABY (1487)      XOCHITHLAN
 BONE BENDER 2-6633           45  48  0  210  AB-NORMALS (1439)          NIANIA
 RACHAEL 18-11003             40  81  1  210  SHEPHERDS (432)            TALCAMA
 BAD MEDIA 72-8127            45  29  0  208  BASH BROS HARD DISK (1522) DRAGONHEAD
-SACRIFICE 51-4947            30 109  2  208  MIGHTY MORALS (1120)       TRICORUS
 GREEN BEAN 3-6419            78  43  2  207  VEGGIES (1227)             OSKSI
 ARUGULA 3-7180              163  91  3  206  VEGGIES (1227)             OSKSI
 SCHARV 51-1209              127 137  0  206  SKAITHVARN (235)           TRICORUS
 PATRICIA CORNWELL 21-3909   123 143  2  206  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 NOSY NEIGHBOR 72-7827        83  32  1  205  BASH BROS CONDO (1513)     DRAGONHEAD
 AERYN SUN 10-4268            78  35  0  204  FARSCAPE (1469)            KOLACT
 TUM 18-7380                  52  27  2  204  FROM THE FACE (1213)       TALCAMA
 RECOVERY SETBACK 59-3017     79 134  2  201  BASHAHOLICS ANON (1489)    ILLIS
 CUP O'PIZZA 10-5397         110  50  0  200  THE JERKS (1451)           KOLACT
 KHEFRAS 7-1930               79 156  0  200  CASTAWAYS (199)            BONSUR
 JOEY 18-10339                94 120  1  199  SHEPHERDS (432)            TALCAMA
-2 YEAR CONTRACT 72-6552      44  20  2  199  BB SMART PHONE (1494)      DRAGONHEAD
 RIPPED 72-9875               80  36  1  198  BASH BROS SHEETS (1514)    DRAGONHEAD
 EVERYTHING ZEN 7-6959        57  59  0  197  BUSH (1433)                BONSUR
 WARNING BELLS 72-8011        43  29  2  197  BASH BROS NEW CAR (1517)   DRAGONHEAD
 REPETITIVE 72-7684           85  81  1  196  BASH BROS NEWS (1510)      DRAGONHEAD
 SENSATIONALIZED 72-7683      70  31  0  196  BASH BROS NEWS (1510)      DRAGONHEAD
 NEED A FIX 59-3141           40  33  2  196  BASHAHOLICS ANON (1489)    ILLIS
 JOB 18-6129                 163 296  0  195  SHEPHERDS (432)            TALCAMA
 MINSTREL 4-2505              40  29  4  195  THE BLOODGUARD (348)       JHELUM
 SHIFTED 72-7941             100  45  0  194  BB SIDE MIRROR (1516)      DRAGONHEAD
 DANTALLION 4-2028            46  40  2  194  THE BLOODGUARD (348)       JHELUM
 CULUBRA 10-235               66  94  0  192  THE WARRIORS (111)         KOLACT
 RETCH 7-241                  65  70  1  192  FLOWER CHILDREN (60)       BONSUR
-EMPTY 72-7269                32   9  1  192  BASH BROS WALLET (1504)    DRAGONHEAD
 8 AM CLASS 72-6621          122 113  0  191  BASH BROS COLLEGE (1497)   DRAGONHEAD
 CRAWL SPACE 72-6525          58  58  0  190  BASH BROS CRICKET (1492)   DRAGONHEAD
 ISHINOMORI 7-5390            46  26  1  190  NINJAS (1107)              BONSUR
-SPECIES 3.14159265 18-7512   33  35  1  190  NEXT GENERATION (1150)     TALCAMA
 ADABEMIS & BALMADOR 42-1671  73 149  0  189  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
-SHOPPING CART 72-6836        64  78  2  187  BASH BROS ROADSIDE (1499)  DRAGONHEAD
 COUNSELOR OBVIOUS 18-10133   63  31  2  187  NEXT GENERATION (1150)     TALCAMA
 SNEEZING PANDA 2-6539        45  88  2  186  AB-NORMALS (1439)          NIANIA
 ALEMBIC 4-1925               36  50  1  185  THE BLOODGUARD (348)       JHELUM

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MELTING FLOOD 72-8016        80  29  1  183  BASH BROS SNOW (1518)      DRAGONHEAD

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190            84 299  2  180  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ROAD KILL 72-8272            70  30  1  180  BASH BROS ROADSIDE (1499)  DRAGONHEAD
-IN THE WASHER 72-7833        35  10  0  180  BASH BROS SHEETS (1514)    DRAGONHEAD
 KWAI CHANG 2-6528            67  68  2  175  AB-NORMALS (1439)          NIANIA
 TURNED OFF 72-7887           57  42  0  173  BASH BROS GAS (1515)       DRAGONHEAD
 BREWTALITY 2-6610            39  65  1  170  AB-NORMALS (1439)          NIANIA
-4 HOUR GAMES 72-6579         98  40  0  169  BASH BROS BASEBALL (1496)  DRAGONHEAD
 NOT THE REAL THING 72-7762   41  55  1  165  BASH BROS BEER (1511)      DRAGONHEAD
 CLICHE 72-7533               36  14  1  165  BB CHICK FLICK (1506)      DRAGONHEAD
 E COLI 72-10673              51  60  1  154  BASH BROS MEAT (1535)      DRAGONHEAD

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 FULL AND HEAVY 72-6861       55  78  1  148  BASH BROS DIAPER (1500)    DRAGONHEAD
 TOILET SEAT 72-10126         36  35  1  148  BASH BROS SPOUSE (1530)    DRAGONHEAD
-FORMS 72-7540                29   5  0  142  BASH BROS DMV (1507)       DRAGONHEAD
 SNORING 72-10127             36  38  3  141  BASH BROS SPOUSE (1530)    DRAGONHEAD
 DROOL BABY 39-4243           41  80  0  139  BASH BROS BABY (1487)      XOCHITHLAN
 TAX PENALTY 72-7311          69  81  2  138  BASH BROS MARRIAGE (1505)  DRAGONHEAD
 EMPTY TANK 72-8997           27  37  1  133  BB AUTOMOBILE (1526)       DRAGONHEAD
-YAR!!! 18-10792              49  22  0  116  NEXT GENERATION (1150)     TALCAMA
 PANDARAMADINGDONG 2-6768     28  28  2  108  AB-NORMALS (1439)          NIANIA

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TEENY TUCKER 42-5511         22  16  0   94  BETTER BLUES (1553)        RODEKI

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-FORMULA SHORTAGE 39-4388     23  12  2   83  BASH BROS BABY (1487)      XOCHITHLAN
 CAN'T CLOSE MOUTH 72-7772    28  17  0   77  BASH BROS GOLFER (1482)    DRAGONHEAD
 PETS 72-11376                29  11  0   68  BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1540)DRAGONHEAD
 CRYING TIGER 2-6566          37  79  0   66  AB-NORMALS (1439)          NIANIA
 CLOTHES ON FLOOR 72-10130    37  18  0   64  BASH BROS SPOUSE (1530)    DRAGONHEAD
 OBLIGATORY 72-10137          31  38  0   61  BASH BROS SEX (1531)       DRAGONHEAD
-NAG 72-10128                 25  25  1   59  BASH BROS SPOUSE (1530)    DRAGONHEAD
-WHEATIES 72-5900             21   7  0   59  CEREAL (1491)              DRAGONHEAD
-HALFTIME SHOW 72-10722       21   6  0   57  BASH BROS SUPERBOWL (1536) DRAGONHEAD
 CROOKED 72-8138              24  14  0   54  BASH BROS TEETH (1483)     DRAGONHEAD
-DESERT DRY 72-11460          17   3  0   54  BASH BROS TURKEY (1557)    DRAGONHEAD
 KNOCKED OVER 72-10147        27  17  2   53  BASH BROS TRASH (1532)     DRAGONHEAD
 DIRTY GROUT 54-3438          21  23  1   53  BASH BROS BATHROOM (1488)  TROCAR
 BAD SHOES 72-10882           25  15  0   48  BASH BROS WALKING (1538)   DRAGONHEAD
 CATATTACK! 3-8495            20  18  0   47  CATASTROPHIES (1552)       OSKSI
 OUT OF TP 54-3258            22  18  2   45  BASH BROS BATHROOM (1488)  TROCAR
 BAD ADS 72-10723             26  21  0   41  BASH BROS SUPERBOWL (1536) DRAGONHEAD
 FALLEN TOWEL RACK 54-3319    30  81  0   39  BASH BROS BATHROOM (1488)  TROCAR
-CLEANING 72-7588             18  10  1   39  BASH BROS FIREPLACE (1508) DRAGONHEAD
 UNCOMFORTABLE 72-8046        22  10  1   37  BASH BROS CHAIR (1519)     DRAGONHEAD
 NO BATTERIES 72-10121        45  66  0   35  BB FLASHLIGHT (1529)       DRAGONHEAD
-AT YOUR OWN RISK 72-7598     16  12  0   35  BB SCOTT BORAS (1509)      DRAGONHEAD
 BAD SERVICE 72-10967         22  20  0   32  BB ITALIAN FOOD (1539)     DRAGONHEAD
 BOOBY TRAP 72-7700           26  14  1   31  DISARM (1484)              DRAGONHEAD
-UNCOMFORTABLE 72-9131        18   9  0   26  BASH BROS FEELINGS (1527)  DRAGONHEAD
-FREE GIFT 72-10194            8   2  0   26  BB PLEDGE DRIVE (1556)     DRAGONHEAD
-NOT ASSUR 72-8574            22  13  2   10  BASH BROS MANAGER9 (1524)  DRAGONHEAD
 FORGOT IT 72-8910            19  35  1   10  BASH BROS JACKET (1525)    DRAGONHEAD
 UGLY 72-10118                22  22  0    9  BASH BROS SWEATER (1528)   DRAGONHEAD
 SCARY DUDE 72-10528          26  22  2    5  BASH BROS BUS STOP (1485)  DRAGONHEAD

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN
MELTING FLOOD 72-8016     80  29  1 BASH BROS SNOW 1518    SHADOWMANE                 929

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

@Malic of Talcama -- I double challenged Priscilla (18-10653) turn 928.  You tell me 
why they didn't go through.  Let's see if she's as lucky turn 929. -- Shocking Toad

     Shocking Toad -- The Gladiatorial Commission never tells me anything.  I thought 
     there were no avoids last turn, but perhaps there were.  If Priscilla managed to 
     avoid your TV challenge, that's a rare thing but I guess it does happen. -- Malic

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

JAKUCHU ITO devastated CUP O'PIZZA in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
ISHINOMORI was handily defeated by GAOL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
AERYN SUN devastated RETCH in a popular 2 minute brutal one-sided Challenge contest.
TUM was bested by RAISTLIN MAJERE in a action packed 1 minute Title brawl.
NOSY NEIGHBOR was narrowly defeated by SOLACIA in a 2 minute struggle.
HIGHER POWER luckily beat BLIND BEGGAR in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brawl.
SCHARV was defeated by BILLY BLANKS in a action packed 6 minute gruesome melee.
PRISCILLA vanquished ALEMBIC in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
SHOCKING TOAD won victory over SENSATIONALIZED in a 2 minute fight.
EXTRA BEST THERMOS overpowered NEED A FIX in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
CULUBRA was defeated by PATRICIA CORNWELL in a exciting 1 minute match.
JACOB devastated COUNSELOR OBVIOUS in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
EVERYTHING ZEN was subdued by SHIFTED in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
JOB narrowly defeated SNEEZING PANDA in a crowd pleasing 3 minute conflict.
KHEFRAS was overpowered by ARUGULA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
JOEY vanquished BREWTALITY in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
NEEDLE BOY viciously subdued WARNING BELLS in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory brawl.
RACHAEL was overpowered by FERD THE TOWER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
NIGHT STALKER overpowered CRAWL SPACE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute one-sided match.
ADABEMIS & BALMADOR was bested by BONE BENDER in a popular 1 minute bout.
MINSTREL viciously subdued TURNED OFF in a popular 2 minute gruesome match.
RECOVERY SETBACK vanquished SHEWISH GIANT in a popular 1 minute mismatched fray.
DANTALLION was defeated by BAD MEDIA in a action packed 5 minute brutal fight.
GREEN BEAN savagely defeated 2 + 2 = 4 in a popular 4 minute gory duel.
REPETITIVE demolished SHEWISH GIANT in a action packed 1 minute one-sided melee.
RIPPED was overpowered by DIRK CHOLERA in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
ROAD KILL was overcome by LAUGHING BARMAID in a exciting 1 minute duel.
MELTING FLOOD was assassinated by SHADOWMANE in a action packed 2 minute uneven fight.
BORROWS MONEY overpowered KWAI CHANG in a popular 1 minute one-sided match.
EMPTY TANK was overpowered by M. CHARDINEE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided bout.
NOT THE REAL THING was demolished by BLIND BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven contest.
CLICHE slimly won victory over CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a exciting 4 minute bloody battle.
E COLI was overpowered by SHADOWMANE in a exciting 2 minute brutal one-sided fray.
8 AM CLASS handily defeated LOCAL CONSTABLE in a popular 1 minute gory uneven match.
SNORING was vanquished by DESIREE in a exciting 1 minute bloody mismatched bout.
FULL AND HEAVY won victory over M. CHARDINEE in a popular 2 minute match.
TAX PENALTY was demolished by DESIREE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven duel.
TOILET SEAT demolished ANGRY BOOKIE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven conflict.
PANDARAMADINGDONG was overpowered by DROOL BABY in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
CATATTACK! was handily defeated by PETS in a exciting 1 minute mismatched melee.
BAD SERVICE was savagely defeated by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a exciting 3 minute fight.
BAD SHOES viciously subdued DEBBY TONTE in a popular 3 minute gruesome bout.
BOOBY TRAP overpowered COCKY SPECTATOR in a 1 minute uneven competition.
BAD ADS was demolished by DEBBY TONTE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SCARY DUDE was savagely defeated by DEBBY TONTE in a exciting 1 minute gory battle.
KNOCKED OVER narrowly defeated INKEEPER'S SON in a crowd pleasing 4 minute conflict.
OBLIGATORY was overpowered by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
CLOTHES ON FLOOR narrowly defeated COCKY SPECTATOR in a popular 2 minute bloody brawl.
NO BATTERIES was subdued by COCKY SPECTATOR in a crowd pleasing 2 minute battle.
DIRTY GROUT was savagely defeated by CRYING TIGER in a action packed 3 minute bout.
UGLY was defeated by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 2 minute bloody fight.
FALLEN TOWEL RACK was handily defeated by DEBBY TONTE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
CAN'T CLOSE MOUTH slimly won victory over COCKY SPECTATOR in a 2 minute match.
OUT OF TP handily defeated DEBBY TONTE in a popular 1 minute gory mismatched bout.
TEENY TUCKER devastated CROOKED in a action packed 1 minute uneven match.
FORGOT IT was narrowly defeated by DEBBY TONTE in a popular 2 minute gory fight.
UNCOMFORTABLE was vanquished by INKEEPER'S SON in a exciting 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                      16         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                  15         PARRY-LUNGE       47 -  33 -  0      59  |
|WALL OF STEEL                   13         LUNGING ATTACK    59 -  53 -  1      53  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                  12         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -  11 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      8         WALL OF STEEL     71 -  73 -  0      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         PARRY-STRIKE      21 -  23 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         TOTAL PARRY       23 -  26 -  0      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         SLASHING ATTACK   29 -  42 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW        65 -  95 -  0      41  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         BASHING ATTACK    61 -  95 -  1      39  |

Turn 929 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

PARRY-LUNGE        5 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  3         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  5     WALL OF STEEL      5 -  8         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         9 -  7     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  5         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
BASHING ATTACK     8 -  7     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  4     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       RAISTLIN MAJERE 97-8374    69  36  6  232 WIZARDS OF AHS (1472)
PARRY-STRIKE     SHOCKING TOAD 7-310        76  88  1  369 NINJAS (1107)
LUNGING ATTACK   JAKUCHU ITO 7-5102         60  20  1  346 NINJAS (1107)
SLASHING ATTACK  GAOL 5-5891                63  77  2  235 YOU DON'T SAY (1428)
WALL OF STEEL    HIGHER POWER 59-3119       83  60  1  227 BASHAHOLICS ANON (1489)
PARRY-LUNGE      BORROWS MONEY 72-8055      58  39  1  213 BASH BROS BROTHER (1520)
BASHING ATTACK   GREEN BEAN 3-6419          78  43  2  207 VEGGIES (1227)
TOTAL PARRY      SCHARV 51-1209            127 137  0  206 SKAITHVARN (235)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DANTALLION 4-2028          46  40  2  194 THE BLOODGUARD (348)

The overall popularity leader is JOB 18-6129.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
GREEN BEAN 3-6419.  The ten other most popular fighters were BILLY BLANKS 1-9375, 
CLICHE 72-7533, SCHARV 51-1209, MINSTREL 4-2505, CRYING TIGER 2-6566, NEEDLE BOY 
6-7631, NIGHT STALKER 29-262, DANTALLION 4-2028, SNEEZING PANDA 2-6539, and BAD MEDIA 
72-8127.

The least popular fighter this week was OBLIGATORY 72-10137.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BAD ADS 72-10723, PANDARAMADINGDONG 2-6768, TAX PENALTY 
72-7311, RACHAEL 18-11003, UNCOMFORTABLE 72-8046, CROOKED 72-8138, FALLEN TOWEL RACK 
54-3319, SCARY DUDE 72-10528, CATATTACK! 3-8495, and NOT THE REAL THING 72-7762.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           1  0 0  KOLACT(10)           3  2 0  RODEKI(42)           1  1 0  
NIANIA(2)            2  4 0  TALCAMA(18)          3  3 0  TRICORUS(51)         0  1 0  
OSKSI(3)             2  1 0  SUNSET(21)           1  0 0  TROCAR(54)           1  2 0  
JHELUM(4)            1  2 0  LAPUR(29)            1  0 0  ILLIS(59)            2  1 0  
KALTOS(5)            1  0 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        0  1 0  DRAGONHEAD(72)      14 22 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  0 0  XOCHITHLAN(39)       1  0 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     1  0 0  
BONSUR(7)            2  4 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BILLY BLANKS 1-9375        109  79  0  255  PITCH PERFECT (1419)       MORDANT
 BONE BENDER 2-6633          45  48  0  210  AB-NORMALS (1439)          NIANIA
 GREEN BEAN 3-6419           78  43  2  207  VEGGIES (1227)             OSKSI
 MINSTREL 4-2505             40  29  4  195  THE BLOODGUARD (348)       JHELUM
 GAOL 5-5891                 63  77  2  235  YOU DON'T SAY (1428)       KALTOS
 NEEDLE BOY 6-7631           51  41  0  219  THE BAD SEEDS (1466)       TRANSEL
 SHOCKING TOAD 7-310         76  88  1  369  NINJAS (1107)              BONSUR
 EXTRA BEST THERMOS 10-5444  34   9  1  237  THE JERKS (1451)           KOLACT
 PRISCILLA 18-10653          51  15  1  249  SHEPHERDS (432)            TALCAMA
 PATRICIA CORNWELL 21-3909  123 143  2  206  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 NIGHT STALKER 29-262       122 119  3  218  LIVING DEAD (1406)         LAPUR
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190           84 299  2  180  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 DROOL BABY 39-4243          41  80  0  139  BASH BROS BABY (1487)      XOCHITHLAN
 ADABEMIS & BALMADO 42-1671  73 149  0  189  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 SCHARV 51-1209             127 137  0  206  SKAITHVARN (235)           TRICORUS
 DIRTY GROUT 54-3438         21  23  1   53  BASH BROS BATHROOM (1488)  TROCAR
 HIGHER POWER 59-3119        83  60  1  227  BASHAHOLICS ANON (1489)    ILLIS
 BORROWS MONEY 72-8055       58  39  1  213  BASH BROS BROTHER (1520)   DRAGONHEAD
 RAISTLIN MAJERE 97-8374     69  36  6  232  WIZARDS OF AHS (1472)      SHADOW GROVE

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                       THUMBSCREW (2-2622) IN COLD BLOOD  (329) 
                      YORKE (7-6040) IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS  (396) 
                       LUNACY (60-9545) HORRID INSTANITY  (716) 
                    MR. CARTER (72-10604) PORKY'S REVENGE  (1415) 
                  SCHNOOKLEWUGGY (84-16559) SUPE FORCES 9A03  (2926) 
                     DOLEMITE (85-24265) HOWLIN' CLASSICS  (4686) 
                    EXTERMINATOR (86-1006) HOWLING GRIBBLE  (171) 
                   FRED SAVAGE CEO (86-18759) THE PURGE 249  (3461) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes