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Date   : 01/23/2014    Duedate: 02/05/2014

FREE BLADES ARENA

DM 103    TURN 629

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1-SOUND 35/1404          2    1   0 66.7      LORDS OF DARKNESS 84/1408
  2 DIRT DEVILS 35/1246 2056 1207  17 63.0    3 DEAD WE SUC 32/1336  272  213   2 56.1
    MIDDLE ITALY 9/1360                         SUPERIOR FORCES 40/1344
    HALLOWIENERS 33/1391                      4 LUROCIANS IV 12/865  373  338   9 52.5
    VIKING LINGO 84/1405                        BLOOD TITANS 82/1347
    DRAFT DODGERS 84/1394                       LUROCIANS XI 74/1038
    IN THE JUNGLE 35/1367                     5 CASTAWAYS 7/1301     954  884   9 51.9
    MAN OR BEAST? 19/1386                       DARKLINGS 74/1160
    SONS OF SATAN 97/1371                     6 LOBOTOMATION 12/961   52   51   0 50.5
    ANGELS OF PAIN 32/1241                    7 HABIT 78/1375        987 1319  14 42.8
    DEVIL ADVOCATES 32/298                      ASSORTED 32/578
    LEGIONS' OF HELL 3/1403                     UNDER DURESS 64/743
    MILWAUKEE RULES 84/1409                   8 THE MONGOLOIDS 9/48   70  116   1 37.6
    THE DEVIL'S OWN 13/1389                     KILLER TUNES 65/1116
    THE DEVIL'S OWN 15/1398                     BLACKED OUT ON... 12/1275
    BLADES OF TERROR 12/1406

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 740): CHANTAL of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 742): TATUM of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 714): BOUTTE of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 736): BADGER of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 738): TEETER-SLAUGHTER of DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND (The Dark One, mgr)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 729): PING of G.O.L.F. (The Chosen One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 730): SAMUEL COLT of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 367): MERCURY of ZODIAC (Stargazer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 727): ZARGAS of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 365): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 727): RUE LEROHELL of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 721): PIEHOLDEN SWEET of SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 713): LORD'S PRAYER of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 671): XOWIE of TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 342): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 337): JACK B. NIMBLE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 323): QUALITY of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 603): GASTON IPPS of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 588): SFC 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 570): JENNI KORREG of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 564): KALDAN TEN KARAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 572): EDMONDS of GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 525): HOGSHEAD of COUNTRY PIE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 520): CLAWS OF NIGHT of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 511): GENERAL 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 628): ABSOLUTION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 740): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 742): WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 714): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 736): THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 738): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 729): BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 730): VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 367): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 727): THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 365): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 724): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 721): BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 713): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 671): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 342): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 337): TOLBINS HIVE A (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 323): MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 603): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 588): MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 570): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 564): TOLBIN'S GEMS (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 272): GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 528): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 520): GRIZZLED VETERANS (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 511): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 628): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 742): TATUM of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
               (turn 741): HELIODORUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 714): BOUTTE of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
                            FRANKIE of SERPENTS HOLD 929 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 735): NO RAIN of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
                            TONES OF HOME of BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 730): SAMUEL COLT of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 365): VENGEANCE of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 727): RUE LEROHELL of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 721): PIEHOLDEN SWEET of SUMMERTEETH (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 713): DEIRDRIE of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 712): VAMPIRE SQUID of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 342): THE STATISTITIAN of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 337): JACK B. NIMBLE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 603): LOIS THUG of STRAIGHT UP THUGS (?, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     Okay, here we are.  Zontani seems to think there might be hail about!  I hope
not.  I mean, it's very cold, and windy so there's a wind chill (which I did NOT
need), but the sun is mostly shining.  We'll pass on the hail, right?
     So, let's see, fight stuff.  Darklings most avoided, Devil Advocates most
avoiding.  Serge most challenged.  Twenty-two fights, nine challenges, two standbys.
Right.

The fights:
     SHADOW (84-26165) (15-8-0,97) of LORDS OF DARKNESS fought BACARDI LIMON (12-
5509) (15-11-0,70) of BLACKED OUT ON....  SHADOW handily defeated BACARDI LIMON in an
exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.  But Bacardi didn't notice, on account of being
blacked out.
     COUNTER OFFER (84-25636) (20-4-0,94) of VIKING LINGO fought BITTER ALMOND (103-
41) (14-16-4,50) of the College of Mimes.  COUNTER OFFER overpowered BITTER ALMOND in
a 1 minute uneven fray.  This is why the Almond is bitter.
     GUILLOTINE (12-6588) (16-4-1,96) of BLADES OF TERROR fought NAHTALEE (9-4871)
(14-10-0,58) of THE MONGOLOIDS.  GUILLOTINE overpowered NAHTALEE in an exciting 1
minute uneven fight.  But did NOT take her head off.  Good.  That's always so messy.
It really ruins the hairdo, you know.
     MANIPULATOR (64-3490) (54-117-6,179) of UNDER DURESS fought ARUNDA ROCKTROLL
(103-35) (60-40-2,190) of the College of Mimes.  MANIPULATOR was narrowly defeated by
ARUNDA ROCKTROLL in a 3 minute conflict.  Zontani says you should never mess with a
troll.  I don't know, I never TRIED.

     PAM DEMONIUM (32-5551) (27-17-1,180) of DEVIL ADVOCATES fought SAVORY (32-4143)
(62-63-1,148) of DEAD WE SUCK.  PAM DEMONIUM beat SAVORY in a 2 minute match.  Not a
surprise.
     DJAIK (9-589) (30-42-2,154) of THE MONGOLOIDS fought BELA LUGOSI (40-4114) (23-
15-1,131) of SUPERIOR FORCES.  DJAIK was overpowered by BELA LUGOSI in a 1 minute
one-sided match.  An upset.  Don't you hate those?
     REPUGNANT (97-3677) (41-26-4,207) of SONS OF SATAN fought THE SALAMINIZER (65-
1413) (24-18-1,167) of KILLER TUNES.  REPUGNANT was devastated by THE SALAMINIZER in
a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.  This is the fight that Zontani thinks had the
most significant point movements:  Sal up 36, Rep down 32.
     NIGHTIE KNIGHT (12-4731) (50-36-1,193) of LOBOTOMATION fought MARTIN BLANK (82-
28434) (76-26-1,209) of BLOOD TITANS.  NIGHTIE KNIGHT was devastated by MARTIN BLANK
in an exciting 2 minute uneven duel.  Well, GOOD.  That Knight snuck into, well, not
my bedroom, I think he got lost, but he got into the pantry and went off with a
dishtowel.

     JERK O'LANTERN (33-7742) (30-13-0,184) of HALLOWIENERS fought CROWN ROYAL (12-
5507) (18-6-3,198) of BLACKED OUT ON....  JERK O'LANTERN slimly lost to CROWN ROYAL
in a 2 minute bout.  Now the Jerk's lantern is blacked out.
     NOREASTER (35-3896) (77-36-2,269) of DIRT DEVILS fought SERIAL MURDERER (9-990)
(33-50-0,202) of THE MONGOLOIDS.  NOREASTER devastated SERIAL MURDERER in a crowd
pleasing 2 minute mismatched bout.  Maybe this is serial storms?
     WISHI HADA CLUE (9-787) (39-32-1,218) of THE MONGOLOIDS fought TIA MATTE (32-
5321) (42-29-0,187) of DEVIL ADVOCATES.  WISHI HADA CLUE was devastated by TIA MATTE
in a 2 minute mismatched conflict.  Well, I do hope Wishi got a clue or two out of
that.
     SEGUE (13-5394) (41-20-0,237) of THE DEVIL'S OWN fought WILLY LIV (9-2930) (30-
20-2,210) of THE MONGOLOIDS.  SEGUE was savagely defeated by WILLY LIV in an exciting
4 minute brutal fight.  Yep, Willy will live.  I can tell.
     NIGHTCAP (74-2745) (258-137-0,552) of DARKLINGS fought TRUST BUSTER 1 (32-5443)
(31-3-0,226) of DEVIL ADVOCATES.  NIGHTCAP overpowered TRUST BUSTER 1 in an action
packed 1 minute one-sided fight.  Really, this Nightcap is just ridiculous.  I mean,
so many points, you know?

Oh, the challenges already.  Okay:
     THE SICKLY DWARF (84-24303) (15-4-1,84) of MILWAUKEE RULES challenged L.A. WOMAN
(65-6317) (21-20-1,89) of KILLER TUNES.  Up 5.  THE SICKLY DWARF won victory over
L.A. WOMAN in a 2 minute Challenge duel.  More vitamin C, Mr. Dwarf.
     WHIFF (3-7295) (22-8-1,148) of LEGIONS' OF HELL challenged ROOSTER (65-1414)
(24-18-1,137) of KILLER TUNES.  Down 11.  WHIFF vanquished ROOSTER in a 1 minute one-
sided Challenge duel.  You just better hope Whiff isn't into chicken soup!
     HEADLESS NORSEMAN (33-7758) (33-21-0,191) of HALLOWIENERS challenged SLEEPWALKER
(74-2843) (81-143-2,197) of DARKLINGS.  Up 6.  HEADLESS NORSEMAN was overcome by
SLEEPWALKER in a 1 minute Challenge melee.  I thought of so many things to say about
that, I can't decide.  So, nothing.
     COREY THE MOOSE (84-19615) (32-13-0,189) of DRAFT DODGERS challenged S. MARY
ROSE (78-2313) (91-105-2,190) of HABIT.  Up 1.  COREY THE MOOSE was overpowered by S.
MARY ROSE in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.  We've got a bad draft here in the office.
In case you wondered.

     LUCK DEVIL (15-5162) (25-14-1,193) of THE DEVIL'S OWN challenged SEKHAT (7-2251)
(67-125-3,196) of CASTAWAYS.  Up 3.  LUCK DEVIL was devastated by SEKHAT in a 1
minute one-sided Challenge duel.  Did anyone decide whether this Devil has GOOD luck,
or BAD luck?
     DONKEY HOTAY (19-5187) (37-11-1,202) of MAN OR BEAST? challenged ARGUMENT (64-
3915) (69-83-0,196) of UNDER DURESS.  Down 6.  DONKEY HOTAY overpowered ARGUMENT in a
1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.  I didn't know Argument was a windmill!
     BILBO BAGGINNI (9-5508) (79-34-1,234) of MIDDLE ITALY challenged CONTROVERSY
(64-3914) (66-86-1,212) of UNDER DURESS.  Down 22.  BILBO BAGGINNI savagely defeated
CONTROVERSY in a 3 minute Challenge duel.  Er, mmm.  Right.
     THE LION KING (35-4124) (29-13-0,237) of IN THE JUNGLE challenged SERGE (32-
3549) (62-87-0,214) of ASSORTED.  Down 23.  THE LION KING subdued SERGE in an
exciting 3 minute Challenge melee.  This is Serge the Most Challenged.

For being Lord Marshall:
     ABSOLUTION (32-5301) (46-15-3,313) of ANGELS OF PAIN challenged SANDMAN (74-
2896) (86-122-3,227) of DARKLINGS.  Down 66, I think.  I don't do math if I can help
it.  ABSOLUTION was bested by SANDMAN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge Title
fight.  So now we've got a NEW Lord Marshall, and he'll probably write a column!
Congratulations.

                                       Debby T.

LORD-MARSHALL                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SANDMAN 74-2896              87 122  3  251  DARKLINGS (1160)           DAYLA KIV

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 NIGHTCAP 74-2745            259 137     577  DARKLINGS (1160)           DAYLA KIV
 NOREASTER 35-3896            78  36  2  282  DIRT DEVILS (1246)         MURSKA
 THE LION KING 35-4124        30  13     245  IN THE JUNGLE (1367)       MURSKA
 BILBO BAGGINNI 9-5508        80  34  1  242  MIDDLE ITALY (1360)        ZUKAL
 WILLY LIV 9-2930             31  20  2  229  THE MONGOLOIDS (48)        ZUKAL
 MARTIN BLANK 82-28434        77  26  1  227  BLOOD TITANS (1347)        DWES EG
-FLESH RIPPER 74-3375         56  39  2  218  LUROCIANS XI (1038)        DAYLA KIV
 SEKHAT 7-2251                68 125  3  212  CASTAWAYS (1301)           BONSUR
 DONKEY HOTAY 19-5187         38  11  1  212  MAN OR BEAST? (1386)       ZUWAYZA
 S. MARY ROSE 78-2313         92 105  2  211  HABIT (1375)               LIN TIRIAN
 TIA MATTE 32-5321            43  29     211  DEVIL ADVOCATES (298)      ARVAT

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TRUST BUSTER 1 32-5443       31   4     210  DEVIL ADVOCATES (298)      ARVAT
 CROWN ROYAL 12-5507          19   6  3  209  BLACKED OUT ON... (1275)   RIZTAB
 CONTROVERSY 64-3914          66  87  1  208  UNDER DURESS (743)         KURUKAR
 SLEEPWALKER 74-2843          82 143  2  207  DARKLINGS (1160)           DAYLA KIV
 THE SALAMINIZER 65-1413      25  18  1  203  KILLER TUNES (1116)        DAL SHANG
 SERGE 32-3549                62  88     202  ASSORTED (578)             ARVAT
 SEGUE 13-5394                41  21     201  THE DEVIL'S OWN (1389)     DULLENS
 SERIAL MURDERER 9-990        33  51     201  THE MONGOLOIDS (48)        ZUKAL
-MOZART 35-3756               26  10  1  200  SOUND (1404)               MURSKA
 NIGHTIE KNIGHT 12-4731       50  37  1  199  LOBOTOMATION (961)         RIZTAB
 ABSOLUTION 32-5301           46  16  3  196  ANGELS OF PAIN (1241)      ARVAT
 ARGUMENT 64-3915             69  84     194  UNDER DURESS (743)         KURUKAR
 HEADLESS NORSEMAN 33-7758    33  22     188  HALLOWIENERS (1391)        NIATOLI ISLAND
 WISHI HADA CLUE 9-787        39  33  1  187  THE MONGOLOIDS (48)        ZUKAL
 JERK O'LANTERN 33-7742       30  14     187  HALLOWIENERS (1391)        NIATOLI ISLAND
 LUCK DEVIL 15-5162           25  15  1  184  THE DEVIL'S OWN (1398)     MALCORN
 PAM DEMONIUM 32-5551         28  17  1  182  DEVIL ADVOCATES (298)      ARVAT

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MANIPULATOR 64-3490          54 118  6  180  UNDER DURESS (743)         KURUKAR

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 COREY THE MOOSE 84-19615     32  14     179  DRAFT DODGERS (1394)       BLACKSTONE
 REPUGNANT 97-3677            41  27  4  175  SONS OF SATAN (1371)       SHADOW GROVE
 WHIFF 3-7295                 23   8  1  159  LEGIONS' OF HELL (1403)    OSKSI
 BELA LUGOSI 40-4114          24  15  1  153  SUPERIOR FORCES (1344)     ZENSU

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SAVORY 32-4143               62  64  1  150  DEAD WE SUCK (1336)        ARVAT
-JOSEPHUS 12-4111             19   7     143  LUROCIANS IV (865)         RIZTAB
 DJAIK 9-589                  30  43  2  134  THE MONGOLOIDS (48)        ZUKAL
 ROOSTER 65-1414              24  19  1  134  KILLER TUNES (1116)        DAL SHANG
 SHADOW 84-26165              16   8     103  LORDS OF DARKNESS (1408)   BLACKSTONE

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GUILLOTINE 12-6588           17   4  1   99  BLADES OF TERROR (1406)    RIZTAB
 COUNTER OFFER 84-25636       21   4      96  VIKING LINGO (1405)        BLACKSTONE
 THE SICKLY DWARF 84-24303    16   4  1   94  MILWAUKEE RULES (1409)     BLACKSTONE
-JAYMEE 9-2963                22  12  1   93  THE MONGOLOIDS (48)        ZUKAL

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 L.A. WOMAN 65-6317           21  21  1   84  KILLER TUNES (1116)        DAL SHANG
 BACARDI LIMON 12-5509        15  12      69  BLACKED OUT ON... (1275)   RIZTAB
 NAHTALEE 9-4871              14  11      61  THE MONGOLOIDS (48)        ZUKAL
-STEEV 9-4936                 15   7      50  THE MONGOLOIDS (48)        ZUKAL
-LADY KALDRA 33-5451          13   6  2   47  LUROCIANS II (775)         NIATOLI ISLAND

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Debby T. -- Of course you will get a personal ad out of it, cause he cheated.  Used
some kind of sleep powder to knock me out and then walked all over my face.  You will
pay for that someday Sleepwalker. -- Djaik

There shouldn't be any probably about it!  Nightcap is just here padding that record.
He's like 89-11 over his last 100 fights.  I must be the only dumb one that doesn't
avoid him, because I keep matching up with him. -- Willy Liv

Whiff -- Why did ya have to go and get all dodgy on me?  Get me called out for
biggest point loss.  We will try that again soon! -- Rooster

Jaymee and Steev will be going back on hiatus for a bit (Very Long Time).  Want to
keep a good mix of styles here.  Rooster has more promise than Jaymee.  Steev's faves
are just bad and of course Djaik is going to get the nod, being my first graduate and
all.  See a few more managers showing up here, hopefully see a few more in the near
future. -- Otis

     I'll be thrilled.  No, really!

Headless Norseman -- Bold challenge.  I'm glad  you learned something.  It seems you
have got a head, after all.  -- Sandman

Donkey Hotay -- Mrg.  That was embarrassing. -- Sekhat

Willy Liv -- It's nice to see a Mongoloid here.  I hope you're feeling better. --
Nightcap

Djaik -- I did have the style edge.  Still, you might want to pop some decise in the
first minute.  Just don't get hooked on it. -- Sleepwalker

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ABSOLUTION was bested by SANDMAN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge Title fight.
THE LION KING subdued SERGE in a exciting 3 minute Challenge melee.
BILBO BAGGINNI savagely defeated CONTROVERSY in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
DONKEY HOTAY overpowered ARGUMENT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
LUCK DEVIL was devastated by SEKHAT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
COREY THE MOOSE was overpowered by S. MARY ROSE in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
HEADLESS NORSEMAN was overcome by SLEEPWALKER in a 1 minute Challenge melee.
WHIFF vanquished ROOSTER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
THE SICKLY DWARF won victory over L.A. WOMAN in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
NIGHTCAP overpowered TRUST BUSTER 1 in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
SEGUE was savagely defeated by WILLY LIV in a exciting 4 minute brutal fight.
WISHI HADA CLUE was devastated by TIA MATTE in a 2 minute mismatched conflict.
NOREASTER devastated SERIAL MURDERER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute mismatched bout.
JERK O'LANTERN slimly lost to CROWN ROYAL in a 2 minute bout.
NIGHTIE KNIGHT was devastated by MARTIN BLANK in a exciting 2 minute uneven duel.
REPUGNANT was devastated by THE SALAMINIZER in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
DJAIK was overpowered by BELA LUGOSI in a 1 minute one-sided match.
PAM DEMONIUM beat SAVORY in a 2 minute match.
MANIPULATOR was narrowly defeated by ARUNDA ROCKTROLL in a 3 minute conflict.
GUILLOTINE overpowered NAHTALEE in a exciting 1 minute uneven fight.
COUNTER OFFER overpowered BITTER ALMOND in a 1 minute uneven fray.
SHADOW handily defeated BACARDI LIMON in a exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                      15         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -   1 -  0      92  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   3 -  1      70  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   6 -  0      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    63 -  45 -  0      58  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        70 -  55 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  19 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL      5 -  10 -  0      33  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  21 -  0      28  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK     3 -  12 -  0      20  |

Turn 629 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         7 -  8         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  4     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    SANDMAN 74-2896            87 122  3  251 DARKLINGS (1160)
PARRY-LUNGE      NIGHTCAP 74-2745          259 137  0  577 DARKLINGS (1160)
LUNGING ATTACK   NOREASTER 35-3896          78  36  2  282 DIRT DEVILS (1246)
AIMED BLOW       THE LION KING 35-4124      30  13  0  245 IN THE JUNGLE (1367)
PARRY-STRIKE     MARTIN BLANK 82-28434      77  26  1  227 BLOOD TITANS (1347)
STRIKING ATTACK  SEKHAT 7-2251              68 125  3  212 CASTAWAYS (1301)
SLASHING ATTACK  S. MARY ROSE 78-2313       92 105  2  211 HABIT (1375)
WALL OF STEEL    NIGHTIE KNIGHT 12-4731     50  37  1  199 LOBOTOMATION (961)
TOTAL PARRY      WISHI HADA CLUE 9-787      39  33  1  187 THE MONGOLOIDS (48)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   MANIPULATOR 64-3490        54 118  6  180 UNDER DURESS (743)

The overall popularity leader is NIGHTCAP 74-2745.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was WILLY LIV 9-2930.  The ten other most popular fighters were BILBO BAGGINNI 
9-5508, MANIPULATOR 64-3490, SEGUE 13-5394, SANDMAN 74-2896, THE LION KING 35-4124, 
SERGE 32-3549, TIA MATTE 32-5321, NOREASTER 35-3896, MARTIN BLANK 82-28434, and 
CONTROVERSY 64-3914.

The least popular fighter this week was ROOSTER 65-1414.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ARGUMENT 64-3915, BACARDI LIMON 12-5509, NAHTALEE 9-4871, DJAIK 9-589, 
REPUGNANT 97-3677, SERIAL MURDERER 9-990, L.A. WOMAN 65-6317, COREY THE MOOSE 
84-19615, LUCK DEVIL 15-5162, and COUNTER OFFER 84-25636.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
OSKSI(3)             1  0 0  ZUWAYZA(19)          1  0 0  DAL SHANG(65)        1  2 0  
BONSUR(7)            1  0 0  ARVAT(32)            2  4 0  DAYLA KIV(74)        3  0 0  
ZUKAL(9)             2  4 0  NIATOLI ISLAND(33)   0  2 0  LIN TIRIAN(78)       1  0 0  
RIZTAB(12)           2  2 0  MURSKA(35)           2  0 0  DWES EG(82)          1  0 0  
DULLENS(13)          0  1 0  ZENSU(40)            1  0 0  BLACKSTONE(84)       3  1 0  
MALCORN(15)          0  1 0  KURUKAR(64)          0  3 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     0  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WHIFF 3-7295                23   8  1  159  LEGIONS' OF HELL (1403)    OSKSI
 SEKHAT 7-2251               68 125  3  212  CASTAWAYS (1301)           BONSUR
 BILBO BAGGINNI 9-5508       80  34  1  242  MIDDLE ITALY (1360)        ZUKAL
 CROWN ROYAL 12-5507         19   6  3  209  BLACKED OUT ON... (1275)   RIZTAB
 SEGUE 13-5394               41  21  0  201  THE DEVIL'S OWN (1389)     DULLENS
 LUCK DEVIL 15-5162          25  15  1  184  THE DEVIL'S OWN (1398)     MALCORN
 DONKEY HOTAY 19-5187        38  11  1  212  MAN OR BEAST? (1386)       ZUWAYZA
 TIA MATTE 32-5321           43  29  0  211  DEVIL ADVOCATES (298)      ARVAT
 HEADLESS NORSEMAN 33-7758   33  22  0  188  HALLOWIENERS (1391)        NIATOLI ISLAND
 NOREASTER 35-3896           78  36  2  282  DIRT DEVILS (1246)         MURSKA
 BELA LUGOSI 40-4114         24  15  1  153  SUPERIOR FORCES (1344)     ZENSU
 CONTROVERSY 64-3914         66  87  1  208  UNDER DURESS (743)         KURUKAR
 THE SALAMINIZER 65-1413     25  18  1  203  KILLER TUNES (1116)        DAL SHANG
 SANDMAN 74-2896             87 122  3  251  DARKLINGS (1160)           DAYLA KIV
 S. MARY ROSE 78-2313        92 105  2  211  HABIT (1375)               LIN TIRIAN
 MARTIN BLANK 82-28434       77  26  1  227  BLOOD TITANS (1347)        DWES EG
 COREY THE MOOSE 84-19615    32  14  0  179  DRAFT DODGERS (1394)       BLACKSTONE
 REPUGNANT 97-3677           41  27  4  175  SONS OF SATAN (1371)       SHADOW GROVE