DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 07/03/2010    Duedate: 07/16/2010

DARKHOLM

DM-104    TURN-535

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1 STREET PIZZA 18/114  2067 1687 23 55.1      CRIMINAL ELEMENT 39/1074              
    HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270                     4 ILLFANG PACT 1/281    427  622  6 40.7
    KILLING ME SOFTER 97/1323                   UP TO NO GOOD 37/316                  
    ATTACK OF THE CLONES 82/1254              5 KIDS GONE BAD 3/446    22   34  0 39.3
    REAL PIZZA FLAVOR 82/1286                   GREEN WITH ENVY 3/1315                
    DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258                 STREET URCHINS 6/1320                 
  2 STYROFOAM 82/1090    1198 1059  8 53.1    6 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 1064 1922 17 35.6
  3 INDULGENT DR 54/1153  103  127  2 44.8    7 BEACH BABES 7/1058    444  867  5 33.9

    '##/###' 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 652): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 534): IGNORANT BAUD of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 658): VIRTUAL REALITY of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 629): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 653): MOSQUITO of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 648): JOHN HUSTON of THE DIRECTORS (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 656): CAJETAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 641): FRIDAY THE 13TH of BACON MAKIN' (?, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 643): DEAD BOB of SKI-BUM 18 (Ski-Bum, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 641): MERSILUS of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 609): ELLIRIN IMBRAY of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 599): KARTIKAYA of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 274): RATA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 589): STICKY FINGERS of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 540): SAARVEGHAL of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 258): SAMILDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 249): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 486): JIMEMMA LOCA of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 225): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 534): COOLER of STYROFOAM (Jolly, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 652): MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 534): 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 658): IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 629): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 653): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 648): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 656): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 641): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 642): RYAN'S HENCHMEN (?, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 641): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 609): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 599): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 274): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 589): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 540): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 258): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 249): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 486): DETHKLOT (?, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 225): STATES (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 534) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 658): VIRTUAL REALITY of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 653): MOSQUITO of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
               (turn 652): MOTHER-IN-LAW of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 640): DEMON of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 641): STOWAWAY of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 641): MORBID CRUSADER of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
               (turn 640): SILVER SMURFER of BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 608): GORM HOLLIS of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 599): GURU GNU of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 257): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     Well... the Runeblade is still in the same hands as last turn.  That is, it
isn't in Cooler's hands really, since it's not his style of weapon.  It's more a
matter of, he's got dibs on it in case he needs to carry it in a parade.  There are
no parades scheduled.  COOLER (82-7277) (109-105-1,260) of STYROFOAM fought ??RADAR??
(82-20310) (58-85-1,268) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II.  COOLER devastated ??RADAR?? in an
action packed 1 minute brutal mismatched Title fight.  Cooler is this arena's top
practitioner of the slashing style.
     Men Working, our highest-ranked basher, is both the popularity leader and also
the unpopularity leader.  I don't know what that means, really.  Probably something.
In any case, he (or they) lost his (or their) fight this time around.  SMELL
CAREFULLY (18-8889) (47-93-2,191) of STREET PIZZA fought MEN WORKING (38-4189) (50-
185-1,169) of JUST BECAUSE.  SMELL CAREFULLY handily defeated MEN WORKING in a 1
minute uneven melee.
     And speaking of work, this turn's favorite is Work in Progress.  WORK IN
PROGRESS (38-4193) (54-181-2,202) of JUST BECAUSE fought SEX ON THE BEACH (54-2435)
(39-29-3,185) of INDULGENT DRINKS.  WORK IN PROGRESS overpowered SEX ON THE BEACH in
a 1 minute mismatched duel.  Mr. Progress is our top parry-riposter.
     Zontani Sharp Eyes, in his notes for this turn's fights, said, "...indeed the
city has seen more than its fair share of red in decent times..."  Um.  Cryptic, eh?
So what is it -- band uniforms among the spectators?  IS there going to be a parade
after all?

There were only 11 fights.  Let's just look at them all, shall we?
     CRYSOPRASE (1-3266) (82-114-2,206) of ILLFANG PACT fought TALLAHASSE TINA (7-
4889) (33-106-0,165) of BEACH BABES.  CRYSOPRASE overcame TALLAHASSE TINA in a 2
minute match.
     ROB A. REE (39-3241) (49-37-1,190) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT fought GATEWAY (82-15631)
(77-56-1,195) of ATTACK OF THE CLONES.  ROB A. REE was overpowered by GATEWAY in a
crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight.
     ARSONIST ART (39-3325) (44-36-0,207) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT fought RUGEN THE
JELLYFISH (82-12478) (41-19-0,191) of HANNAH'S PALS.  ARSONIST ART was devastated by
RUGEN THE JELLYFISH in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
     B.A. TURRY (39-3383) (29-36-2,189) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT fought SHEWISH GIANT
(104-25) (0-0-0,181) of  .  B.A. TURRY was devastated by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute
one-sided competition.
     SMELL CAREFULLY (18-8889) (47-93-2,191) of STREET PIZZA fought MEN WORKING (38-
4189) (50-185-1,169) of JUST BECAUSE.  SMELL CAREFULLY handily defeated MEN WORKING
in a 1 minute uneven melee.

     STASSIA (37-1523) (73-94-2,206) of UP TO NO GOOD fought ALOHA ALICE (7-4867)
(35-87-0,170) of BEACH BABES.  STASSIA vanquished ALOHA ALICE in an action packed 2
minute gruesome one-sided duel.
     ANTAGONIST (3-2824) (25-28-2,196) of KIDS GONE BAD fought LAGUNA LIL (7-5681)
(29-95-0,159) of BEACH BABES.  ANTAGONIST defeated LAGUNA LIL in an exciting 1 minute
fight.
     MISS AN THROPE (6-2956) (14-7-1,49) of STREET URCHINS fought BEACH BETTY (7-
5768) (48-70-0,60) of BEACH BABES.  MISS AN THROPE was handily defeated by BEACH
BETTY in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
     MIAMI MIA (7-4818) (38-87-4,48) of BEACH BABES fought KRONIC BLAZE (3-6423) (15-
7-1,53) of GREEN WITH ENVY.  MIAMI MIA was demolished by KRONIC BLAZE in a 1 minute
mismatched competition.

     There.  That was relatively painless.  Have a satisfactory two weeks.

Anonymous Commission Clerk

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 COOLER 82-7277             110 105  1  271  STYROFOAM (1090)           DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-REDDI WHIP 97-1636          93  32  9  543  KILLING ME SOFTER (1323)   SHADOW GROVE
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    55 181  2  216  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
-GREASY NAPKINS 82-10156     47  53  0  216  REAL PIZZA FLAVOR (1286)   DWES EG
 RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478  42  19  0  213  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG
 GATEWAY 82-15631            78  56  1  211  ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254 DWES EG
 STASSIA 37-1523             74  94  2  211  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           83 114  2  208  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 ANTAGONIST 3-2824           26  28  2  198  KIDS GONE BAD (446)        OSKSI
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     48  93  2  195  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310          58  86  1  191  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG
 ARSONIST ART 39-3325        44  37  0  191  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 ROB A. REE 39-3241          49  38  1  187  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435    39  30  3  180  INDULGENT DRINKS (1153)    TROCAR
 B.A. TURRY 39-3383          29  37  2  175  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889      33 107  0  169  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 ALOHA ALICE 7-4867          35  88  0  168  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         50 186  1  165  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 LAGUNA LIL 7-5681           29  96  0  163  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BEACH BETTY 7-5768          49  70  0   72  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 KRONIC BLAZE 3-6423         16   7  1   63  GREEN WITH ENVY (1315)     OSKSI
 MISS AN THROPE 6-2956       14   8  1   42  STREET URCHINS (1320)      TRANSEL
 MIAMI MIA 7-4818            38  88  4   41  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

Work In Progress -- Another fortnight, another fight.  It gets old. -- Aloha Alice

Gateway -- Bah.  You're just wound up because the Commission mistakenly thinks I'm a
golem.  What do they know, eh? -- Tallahasse Tina

Men Working -- Why? -- Laguna Lil

And two standbys to make us an oh-fer turn.  I have to wonder why we bother. -- Beach
Betty and Miami Mia

B.A. Turry -- Thanks for the win.  You might want to try a different style?  Sheer
aggression doesn't seem to work well for you.  Congratulations on maxing your skills.
-- Stassia

Mysterious note-maker in the personal ads -- No, they didn't.  I got a letter from my
father's sister just last month. -- Stassia

Rob A. Ree -- As you can see, I'm always glad of a win. -- Crysoprase

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

COOLER devastated ??RADAR?? in a action packed 1 minute brutal mismatched Title fight.
CRYSOPRASE overcame TALLAHASSE TINA in a 2 minute match.
WORK IN PROGRESS overpowered SEX ON THE BEACH in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
ROB A. REE was overpowered by GATEWAY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight.
ARSONIST ART was devastated by RUGEN THE JELLYFISH in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
B.A. TURRY was devastated by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
SMELL CAREFULLY handily defeated MEN WORKING in a 1 minute uneven melee.
STASSIA vanquished ALOHA ALICE in a action packed 2 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
ANTAGONIST defeated LAGUNA LIL in a exciting 1 minute fight.
MISS AN THROPE was handily defeated by BEACH BETTY in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
MIAMI MIA was demolished by KRONIC BLAZE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   2 -  0      80  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         WALL OF STEEL     31 -  17 -  0      65  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         LUNGING ATTACK    37 -  25 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-STRIKE      11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW         6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY       22 -  22 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -  16 -  0      20  |
|AIMED BLOW                       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 535 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  COOLER 82-7277            110 105  1  271 STYROFOAM (1090)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193   55 181  2  216 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
LUNGING ATTACK   RUGEN THE JELLYF 82-12478  42  19  0  213 HANNAH'S PALS (1270)
WALL OF STEEL    STASSIA 37-1523            74  94  2  211 UP TO NO GOOD (316)
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266          83 114  2  208 ILLFANG PACT (281)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      ARSONIST ART 39-3325       44  37  0  191 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)
BASHING ATTACK   MEN WORKING 38-4189        50 186  1  165 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
AIMED BLOW       MISS AN THROPE 6-2956      14   8  1   42 STREET URCHINS (1320)

The overall popularity leader is MEN WORKING 38-4189.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193.  The ten other most popular fighters were RUGEN 
THE JELLYFISH 82-12478, STASSIA 37-1523, COOLER 82-7277, ANTAGONIST 3-2824, BEACH 
BETTY 7-5768, CRYSOPRASE 1-3266, GATEWAY 82-15631, SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435, KRONIC 
BLAZE 3-6423, and TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889.

The least popular fighter this week was MEN WORKING 38-4189.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were B.A. TURRY 39-3383, ??RADAR?? 82-20310, MISS AN THROPE 6-2956, 
ARSONIST ART 39-3325, MIAMI MIA 7-4818, LAGUNA LIL 7-5681, ALOHA ALICE 7-4867, SMELL 
CAREFULLY 18-8889, ROB A. REE 39-3241, and TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           1  0 0  TALCAMA(18)          1  0 0  XOCHITHLAN(39)       0  3 0  
OSKSI(3)             2  0 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         1  0 0  TROCAR(54)           0  1 0  
TRANSEL(6)           0  1 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        1  1 0  DWES EG(82)          3  1 0  
BONSUR(7)            1  4 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           83 114  2  208  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 ANTAGONIST 3-2824           26  28  2  198  KIDS GONE BAD (446)        OSKSI
 MISS AN THROPE 6-2956       14   8  1   42  STREET URCHINS (1320)      TRANSEL
 TALLAHASSE TINA 7-4889      33 107  0  169  BEACH BABES (1058)         BONSUR
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     48  93  2  195  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 STASSIA 37-1523             74  94  2  211  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    55 181  2  216  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ARSONIST ART 39-3325        44  37  0  191  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435    39  30  3  180  INDULGENT DRINKS (1153)    TROCAR
 COOLER 82-7277             110 105  1  271  STYROFOAM (1090)           DWES EG