Grimmwald

Everything looks so narrow, LOL.

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Valor City

By his touch, they'd been raised from the weeds and dirt that they - and all dead things - called home. Some were pale as though their skin did not react to the Sun. But others had skin that was twisted, wasting, and cold. If they had a voice, it was a soulless whisper. And if they had a heart, they would feel. In a world where darkness swarmed the boundaries of sight, they stood motionless and bound to the will of the Red Shinigami. Slayer of the Strigidae Secret Masters, weaver of the Purge, and descendant of the Brahma Bull. It was cold, as though ice settled on the skin in a frozen sheet. Such was the Shadow World and the otherness that hung there. On a throne forged from shades of black, Kellan the Shadow King, felt the problem of evil sit heavy in his mind.

His skull was a weight, his head full of thought. The evil he had chased from the streets of Gothic had a found a home away from the terror he commanded. A safe haven by the name of Valor City. And one built from the ruins of a city burned to ashes by the madness of Ada Guillaume. The Red Shinigami had come for Valor, and in time, he would come for her as well. For now, he smiled, his expression changed by the subtle curl of his mouth. He lifted a hand, the gesture burning a command into the minds of his undead legion, and by his will they strode out the Shadow World, climbing out the shadows in small contingents throughout Valor. In time, they'd crawled into the underground holdings of supervillains, and snuck into the seediest of nightclubs. Soon, violence flared. The guttural screams of career criminals, supervillains, and mafiosos bounced against the walls, before being drowned out by the sickening crunch of crushed bones.

The chaos spilled into the streets, and Kellan's undead painted the pavement red with strokes of their victims' blood. A hailstorm of gunfire tore through undead flesh, and pyrokinetic villains spat gouts of fire at people long thought dead. But as the battle raged, a distraction meant to entice valiant hearts, a whisper of Kellan's legion strode elsewhere. They slithered through the shadows of graveyards, paralyzed the groundskeepers, and tore through stone and soil to dig out the dead. They were to be dragged back to the Horned Saint, for his soulless touch to awaken them from their harrowing sleep, and for the evil in Valor to stay awake with the monster it'd been given.

On his throne, the Horned Saint laughed and waited.

To raise his army or boil those who defy salvation.

I agree with Messi. The Copa America was rigged in favor of a Brazil win.

Posting at some point tomorrow.

Women's football is the inverse of men's football. In women's football, the US is a powerhouse, whereas in men's football, they can't even sniff a World Cup. In women's football, French clubs are the strongest in the world, whereas in men's football, French clubs can't even sniff a Champions League trophy.

In it.

I don't usually agree with Dana but I also think Rockhold should retire. He's lost 3 of his last 4 fights by KO, and hasn't really looked good since beating Chris Weidman (who should also retire). All 5 of his career losses are by KO/TKO, and if he sticks around at 205, it will not be good for his brain once he's matched up with heavier hitters.

I think Thiago Santos should've won by split decision. And considering how shallow the LHW division is, I think a rematch is fair. That aside, it's still shocking that people thought Luke Rockhold would do well at 205. He'd be bigger of course, but his glass chin is now dealing with more powerful strikes. And he's slower. And for whatever reason, possibly his arrogance convincing him he's a better fighter than he actually is, Rockhold has never made an effort to tighten up his defensive striking. He's not that good a striker in general, he's a passable striker who doesn't have much variety beyond left round kicks, defensive right hook, an offensive left straight, a right Brazilian kick, and a push kick. His footwork's not that good, he's defensively irresponsible and he's not that good at getting takedowns either.

So as great as he is on the ground, he doesn't really have the tools to take the fight to the ground on a consistent basis. His takedowns are only successful on opponents he catches out of position, but he never gets takedowns on opponents in position to defend. Combine his tendency to keep his chin out and his right hand low and in no position to pull back to his chin to block left punches and left kicks, and he's a fighter with some really glaring holes. His vulnerability to left strikes is concerning. He just doesn't seem to see them coming. The kick that Jan Błachowicz dropped him with was a left head kick. The punch he KO'd him with was a left hook. Yoel Romero KO'd him with a left overhand. Michael Bisping KO'd him with a left hook. I think the blueprint to beating Rockhold is fairly clear now.