DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 11/07/2009    Duedate: 11/20/2009

DARKHOLM

DM-104    TURN-518

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1 072905R 41/1273      3694 2666 15 58.1    2 STREET PIZZA 18/114  1997 1659 23 54.6
    CEMENTIA 61/1112                            KILLING ME SOFTER 97/1323             
    FLAT BROKE 82/1184                          4-LETTER NAMES 82/1256                
    LOOK OUT! 16/1278                           HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270                 
    THE NEPHEW 82/1322                          ATTACK OF THE CLONES 82/1254          
    DIE, MOFO, DIE IV 97/1293                   REAL PIZZA FLAVOR 82/1286             
    WASTELAND 18/468                            DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258           
    WASTELAND II 7/500                        3 STYROFOAM 82/1090    1186 1054  8 52.9
    I'M SO SEXY 42/1072                       4 ILLFANG PACT 1/281    411  604  6 40.5
    IT'S NEW! 6/1195                            UP TO NO GOOD 37/316                  
    WHAT A TREAT 98/1201                      5 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 1054 1898 17 35.7
    LARGE LOSERS 5/1228                       6 BEACH BABES 7/1058    424  802  4 34.6
    NEGATIVE CASH FLOW 82/1197            

    '##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id     '-'  Team did not fight this turn

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 635): BALL PEIN of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 518): GULBY of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 641): GOT NO BRAIN of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 615): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 636): CREDIT CARD of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 632): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 640): KRONOS GRIMHOLD of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 624): ORBIN PAES of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 626): MESHUGGAH MUMMY of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 625): FATHOM JUMPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 597): EDDIE INCHER of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 589): UTANO of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 266): XYOKOR YAHL of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 573): DACIMOUSEL of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 524): SHALAITHA of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 252): MATEEN of SAI'FULLAH (?, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 240): FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 473): CAPTAIN SCOURGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 217): MYSTIQUE of BARBARIAN HORDE (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 517): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 635): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 518): PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 641): GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 615): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 636): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 632): GOLDEN DAWN (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 640): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 624): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 626): THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 625): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 597): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 589): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 266): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 573): DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 524): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 252): STREET-SOLDIERS (Darkface, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 240): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 473): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 217): KIWI CONNECTION 7 (The Mun, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 517) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 641): GOT NO BRAIN of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
                          PSYCHIC FRIEND of GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 614): JOSEPH of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 631): CONCUSSION of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 640): KRONOS GRIMHOLD of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 626): MESHUGGAH MUMMY of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
                            DIRT BATH of GHOST RIDERS TOO (Bladerunner, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 624): SALTY of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 596): MORNGRIM THORTH of ACT OF MALICE (Jekyll, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 589): UTANO of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 265): COLLINGWOOD of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 217): MYSTIQUE of BARBARIAN HORDE (?, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Greetings, countrymen!

SUPER BUM (82-18411) (120-51-2,223) of FLAT BROKE fought WORK IN PROGRESS (38-4193)
(48-170-2,211) of JUST BECAUSE.  SUPER BUM devastated WORK IN PROGRESS in a 3 minute
mismatched Title fight.  This was our top Total Parry defeating our top Parry-
Riposter.  I wonder if any of you remembers when the Parry-Riposte style was feared--
when men of gigantic talents, men like Villiage Idiot, strode the sands.

Out of nineteen fights, we actually only had five stand-ins.  Which means thirty-
three Lord Protectors competed.  Well done!

Talk about the crowd going wild!  GREASY NAPKINS (82-10156) (37-47-0,210) of REAL
PIZZA FLAVOR fought CRACK IS CHEAP (82-18422) (77-91-0,191) of NEGATIVE CASH FLOW.
GREASY NAPKINS savagely defeated CRACK IS CHEAP in a crowd pleasing 4 minute match.
Crack is still our Overall Popularity Leader (I think he pays someone off) and Mr.
Napkins was voted this turn's favorite.  And it really WAS a very good fight.  Mr.
Napkins was rude, crude, and pithy, while Mr. Cheap entertained us all with his
rapier wit.

Our least favored warrior this turn was the still very competent Rugen the Jellyfish.
Respected veteran STUPID SEXY FLANDERS (42-3836) (97-63-0,197) of I'M SO SEXY fought
RUGEN THE JELLYFISH (82-12478) (27-16-0,199) of HANNAH'S PALS.  STUPID SEXY FLANDERS
overpowered RUGEN THE JELLYFISH in a 1 minute one-sided fight.  Mr. Jellyfish was
voted this turn's least favorite, giving the Beach Babes a couple of weeks off from
that distinction.

How did Harv do?  Since he's our top Aimed Blow.  Let's find out...  HARV (82-20046)
(64-59-1,336) of 4-LETTER NAMES fought TASTY HANGNAIL (7-5463) (104-63-0,194) of
WASTELAND II.  HARV vanquished TASTY HANGNAIL in an exciting 4 minute mismatched
fight which upset the oddsmakers.  Bravo!

Gateway, our top Lunger, suffered a style disadvantage in his fight.  GATEWAY (82-
15631) (62-54-1,223) of ATTACK OF THE CLONES fought PSYCHO GRANDMA! (16-5120) (62-27-
1,202) of LOOK OUT!.  GATEWAY devastated PSYCHO GRANDMA! in a 1 minute one-sided
competition.  Poor Gateway was forced by his cruel manager to fight in red and white
plaid trousers.  Psycho Grandma! wore a purple dress with a red hat, and clearly had
the upper hand, style-wise.  And yet the puissant lunger still cleaned her clock.

What is going on in the Regional Tourney?  Does anyone know?  If you do, please
inform us in a spotlight or personal ad next turn.  Thank you.

With best wishes for a warm fortnight,
Desiree (not my real name)

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SUPER BUM 82-18411         121  51  2  234  FLAT BROKE (1184)          DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 HARV 82-20046               65  59  1  368  4-LETTER NAMES (1256)      DWES EG
 HAILSTORM 7-5698            91  34  1  255  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 GATEWAY 82-15631            63  54  1  251  ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254 DWES EG
 HEAT 98-981                 82  67  4  240  WHAT A TREAT (1201)        SYVYN'S HILL
 HE HATE ME 18-7820         113  68  2  234  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA
 PTI 7-5412                 128  44  0  221  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 STASSIA 37-1523             64  87  2  219  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
 MANUTE BOL 5-4233           80  64  0  218  LARGE LOSERS (1228)        KALTOS
 VISTA BLOWS 18-9258         59  34  1  218  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA
 GREASY NAPKINS 82-10156     38  47  0  216  REAL PIZZA FLAVOR (1286)   DWES EG
 STUPID SEXY FLANDE 42-3836  98  63  0  215  I'M SO SEXY (1072)         RODEKI
 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199        65  30  3  215  072905R (1273)             KATI-TEI
 LITTLEST TYRANT 82--9646    31   7  0  215  THE NEPHEW (1322)          DWES EG

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    48 171  2  210  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310          47  80  1  210  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     43  81  2  210  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112    149  55  1  209  CEMENTIA (1112)            JURINE
 REDDI WHIP 97-1636          78  32  9  205  KILLING ME SOFTER (1323)   SHADOW GROVE
 THAT GUY 97-2120            44  26  3  205  DIE, MOFO, DIE IV (1293)   SHADOW GROVE
 COOLER 82-7277              98 100  1  200  STYROFOAM (1090)           DWES EG
 RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478  27  17  0  197  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG
 PSYCHO GRANDMA! 16-5120     62  28  1  192  LOOK OUT! (1278)           WILLAF
 TASTY HANGNAIL 7-5463      104  64  0  191  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 RED FUSION 6-5480           97  69  0  191  IT'S NEW! (1195)           TRANSEL
 CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422     77  92  0  189  NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197)  DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         47 172  1  180  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ALOHA ALICE 7-4867          35  71  0  180  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 LAGUNA LIL 7-5681           29  79  0  180  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889      33  90  0  163  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           77 103  2  152  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BEACH BETTY 7-5768          38  64  0   54  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 MIAMI MIA 7-4818            29  80  3    7  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Well, talk about a blah turn!  Two random matches (Stupid Sexy Flanders and Vista
Blows) and three standbys.  It's hardly worth a thought, much less true personals. --
the Beach Babes

Greasy Napkins -- PLUEY!  KWECH!  GAK!  Those potions of healing are awful.  Next
time, you drink it. -- Crysoprase
P.S.  And what's with those attack locations, huh?  Groin and breast.  You've got
something against ladies?

He Hate Me -- What kind of name is that, anyway?  Who hates you?  Your manager?  I
mean, it seems to me that you fight okay.  With that 112-68-2 record of yours, your
manager should change your name to "He Like Me."  Tell him I said so, honey. --
Stassia

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SUPER BUM devastated WORK IN PROGRESS in a 3 minute mismatched Title fight.
MANUTE BOL luckily beat COOLER in a exciting 1 minute gory melee.
PTI won victory over ??RADAR?? in a 2 minute bloody brawl.
HAILSTORM overpowered REDDI WHIP in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody one-sided fight.
HARV vanquished TASTY HANGNAIL in a exciting 4 minute mismatched fight.
GATEWAY devastated PSYCHO GRANDMA! in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
STASSIA viciously subdued RED FUSION in a action packed 4 minute gruesome melee.
5 GOT PICKED vanquished MEN WORKING in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
STUPID SEXY FLANDERS overpowered RUGEN THE JELLYFISH in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ETCHED IN STONE overcame SMELL CAREFULLY in a popular 2 minute bout.
GREASY NAPKINS savagely defeated CRACK IS CHEAP in a crowd pleasing 4 minute match.
VISTA BLOWS devastated BLIND BEGGAR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided battle.
HE HATE ME overpowered SOLACIA in a popular 1 minute gruesome mismatched conflict.
LITTLEST TYRANT overpowered ALOHA ALICE in a action packed 1 minute uneven struggle.
THAT GUY beat LAGUNA LIL in a 2 minute brawl.
HEAT devastated SOLACIA in a exciting 2 minute brutal one-sided brawl.
CRYSOPRASE was savagely defeated by TALLAHASSE TINA in a 3 minute brutal bout.
BEACH BETTY defeated DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute conflict.
MIAMI MIA was devastated by COCKY SPECTATOR in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       9         AIMED BLOW        62 -  26 -  1      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         TOTAL PARRY       35 -  30 -  0      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         LUNGING ATTACK    36 -  33 -  0      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  24 -  0      37  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -  16 -  0      20  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     3 -  17 -  0      15  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         STRIKING ATTACK    0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 518 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      SUPER BUM 82-18411        121  51  2  234 FLAT BROKE (1184)
AIMED BLOW       HARV 82-20046              65  59  1  368 4-LETTER NAMES (1256)
LUNGING ATTACK   GATEWAY 82-15631           63  54  1  251 ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254)
WALL OF STEEL    STASSIA 37-1523            64  87  2  219 UP TO NO GOOD (316)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193   48 171  2  210 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
SLASHING ATTACK  COOLER 82-7277             98 100  1  200 STYROFOAM (1090)
BASHING ATTACK   MEN WORKING 38-4189        47 172  1  180 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266          77 103  2  152 ILLFANG PACT (281)

The overall popularity leader is CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was GREASY NAPKINS 82-10156.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
STASSIA 37-1523, WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193, HAILSTORM 7-5698, HARV 82-20046, TASTY 
HANGNAIL 7-5463, HEAT 98-981, BEACH BETTY 7-5768, SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889, HE HATE ME 
18-7820, and SUPER BUM 82-18411.

The least popular fighter this week was RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478.  The other ten 
least popular fighters were PSYCHO GRANDMA! 16-5120, MIAMI MIA 7-4818, ALOHA ALICE 
7-4867, MEN WORKING 38-4189, GATEWAY 82-15631, THAT GUY 97-2120, VISTA BLOWS 18-9258, 
STUPID SEXY FLANDERS 42-3836, 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199, and TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           0  1 0  TALCAMA(18)          2  1 0  JURINE(61)           1  0 0  
KALTOS(5)            1  0 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         1  0 0  DWES EG(82)          5  4 0  
TRANSEL(6)           0  1 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        0  2 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     1  1 0  
BONSUR(7)            4  4 0  KATI-TEI(41)         1  0 0  SYVYN'S HILL(98)     1  0 0  
WILLAF(16)           0  1 0  RODEKI(42)           1  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           77 103  2  152  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 MANUTE BOL 5-4233           80  64  0  218  LARGE LOSERS (1228)        KALTOS
 RED FUSION 6-5480           97  69  0  191  IT'S NEW! (1195)           TRANSEL
 HAILSTORM 7-5698            91  34  1  255  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 PSYCHO GRANDMA! 16-5120     62  28  1  192  LOOK OUT! (1278)           WILLAF
 HE HATE ME 18-7820         113  68  2  234  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA
 STASSIA 37-1523             64  87  2  219  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    48 171  2  210  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199        65  30  3  215  072905R (1273)             KATI-TEI
 STUPID SEXY FLANDE 42-3836  98  63  0  215  I'M SO SEXY (1072)         RODEKI
 ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112    149  55  1  209  CEMENTIA (1112)            JURINE
 SUPER BUM 82-18411         121  51  2  234  FLAT BROKE (1184)          DWES EG
 REDDI WHIP 97-1636          78  32  9  205  KILLING ME SOFTER (1323)   SHADOW GROVE
 HEAT 98-981                 82  67  4  240  WHAT A TREAT (1201)        SYVYN'S HILL