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grigori77 · 2 months

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Once again, to celebrate this awesome day, I thought I'd give another shout-out to some more of those wonderful ladies that I alove and admire, both those who hve inspired me for a while now, and those that I just recently discovered ...

IMAN VELLANI. Oh my sweet girl! :3 Exploding onto the scene thanks to the recent acclaimed hit/fan favourite that was the Disney/Marvel Ms. Marvel streaming show, the most adorable geek girl in ALL THE WORLD really got a major, much deserved profile boost (regardless of the problems) thanks to her co-starring return to the role of super-popular young Marvel superhero Kamala Khan in The Marvels. She's a genuine absolute SWEETHEART and she deserves all the success that's surely coming to her.

GIDEON NAV & HARROWHARK NONAGESIMUS. Yup, I have FINALLY gotten round to reading Tamsyn Muir's ridiculously popular sci-fi fntasy novel series The Locked Tomb! It's still early days, I'm only on Gideon the Ninth, but I am ALREADY falling head over heels in love with the story's central duo, the reluctant warrior Gideon, a snarky oversized golden retriever of a woman, and her "hated" charge, Harrow, the scheming, overly-ambitious scion to an ancient clan of intergalactic necromancers, who's a metaphorical vicious little soaked ferret. I love them, they're so adorably dysfunctional ...

AWKWAFINA. For me, one of the funniest people around, this musician, comedian and actress deserves every ounce of success she's earned for herself. I mostly know her for her acting, having been a fan ever since she was in Ocean's 8, since showing up in a raft of great roles in the likes of Shang-Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings, Raya & the Last Dragon, Crazy Rich Asians and Swan Song, although she's REALLY hitting her stride now, showing up in REALLY BIG stuff like Renfield, Quiz L\ady and, now, the incoming (and long-awaited) Kung Fu Panda 4.

TATIANA SUAREZ. Perhaps the most incredible sportswoman I have come across in a good long while, this one is a TRUE INSPIRATION REVELATION. A strong up-and-coming contender for UFC World Champion, she's been through SO MUCH in her life to get where she is now, having had her teenage dreams of being an Olympic Gold Medal wrestler dashed after an accident during training led to the discovery of a burgeoning case of thyroid cancer. Fighting off the condition, she then fought her way back after embracing judo and then mixed martial arts, before AGAIN suffering a debilitating neck injury which NEARLY ended her sporting career again, forcing her to take another long-term hiatus to get back into fighting shape ... just as COVID hit. Now she's back again, fighting fit and better than ever, hungry for that next chance and looking like she's definitely gonna get it this time ...

SINEAD O'CONNOR. The last 13 months have been really tough, we've had to say goodbye to some truly wonderful people, but one in particular REALLY HURT. The music industry lost a true GEM with the passing of this genuine GODDESS, the Irish singer-songwriter best known for her INSANELY popular cover of Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U, although those in the know recognise that she was ONE HELL of a force nature in her own right, courting controversy throughout her career for her outspoken religious and political views. She NEVER backed down on what she believed, and earned my undying respect and admiration for it.

FLORENCE PUGH. A completely amazing young actress who's had a trily ASTOUNDING rise to fame in recent years, I've be a fan of Flo's ever since she broke out in a MASSIVE WAY in the twisted psychological drama Lady Macbeth. She's blown us all away since, lighting up the screen in the likes of midsommar, Don't Worry Darling, Oppenheimer and, now, Dune, Part Two, but now, for me she will ALWAYS be Yelena Belova, the true successor to the MCU's Black Widow mantle.

MIZU. One of my favourite female characters of the past year (although I'm sure she would balk at actually bringing up her gender), the titular lead protagonist of Netflix' wild runaway success new animated series Blue Eye Samurai is a genuinely fascinating and intoxivating character, who prompts profound debate about gender roles and personal identity while kicking arse in SPECTACULAR FASHION indeed in feudal Japan.

TEYONAH PARRIS. Definitely one of THE MOST AMAZING African American actresses coming up right now, this young lady is definitely earning her breakout star status. Having come up through sterling turns in the likes of Dear White People, Chi-Raq, If Beale Street Could Talk and Candyman, before finally making good on all that promise with high profile lead turns in THey Cloned Tyrone and her ongoing role as MCU superhero MOnica Rambeau/Photon in Wandavision and The Marvels.

BILLIE EILISH. What do I REALLY need to say about one of the most popular and astoundingly unique musical artists of the moment? Ever since her breakthrough at just THIRTEEN YEARS OLD with her wildly successful first single, Ocean Eyes, which became a massive runaway smash on Youtube, this incredibly talented young singer songwriter has consistently impressed with ever release, entirely deserving her immense success with an amazing debut EP and two subsequently BRILLIANT albums. She keeps going from strength to strength, and at just 22 years old is only just BEGINNING what's sure to be a MONSTER of a career ...

KITTY O'NEIL. A true legend in cinema, even though most of us have NEVER actually seen her face, this little lady was one of the GREATEST stuntwomen and racers of all time, and a MASSIVE inspiration throughout her life as well. Despite going deaf due to illness during childhood, Kitty still went on to become a record-breaking racing driver and professional stunt performer, probably best known for having doubled Linda Cart in Wonder Woman and Lyndsey Wagner in The Bionic Woman. It's a genuine mystery why Hollywood hasn't made a biopic about her yet ...

HOLGA KILGORE. Probably my ABSOLUTE favourite fictional female protagonist of 2023, the badass barbarian lady from Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves was a pure, unapologetic JOY, thanks in no small part to a wonderfully game turn from Michelle Rodriguez. Holga's just an absolute sweetheart, fully capable of decimating a whole room full of big, dangerous men with her bare hands without ever losing her gentle kindness, simple, honest innocence and unswerving loyalty. TRULY the MVP warrior tank any adventuring party wants in their corner ...

SIOUXSIE SIOUX. Truly one of alternative rock's true, all time GOATs, the lead singer of one of goth's greatest and most important bands, Siouxsie & the Banshees, is a singular master of haunting, ethereal vocals and a genuine style ICON who lent her look and manner to a whole GENERATION of scary young women ...

SABINE WREN & SHIN HATI. While my favourite Star Wars offering of 2023, the opening season of the Ahsoka series, was, all round, just SO GREAT for me, there was one particular element that just stuck with me above ANYTHING ELSE - the season-long rivalry between Ahsoka's troubled Mndalorian apprentice Sabine and Dark Jedi student Shin. They raged, continuously tried to kill each other and endlessly traded smouldering looks of hate that bordered on OBSESSION ... all while genuinely SIMMERING with barely restrained sexual tension. They made the whole fandom FERAL, myself includced. #wolfwren indeed ...

BRODY DALLE. And last, but BY NO MEANS LEAST, a little more personal self-indulgience ith one of my greatest rock-fan super crushes, namely the awesome Aussie lead singer/guitarist of supercool punk bands the Distillers and Spinnerette. Still rocking her iconic status to this day, she remains a genuine inspiration ...

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theanticool · 1 year

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My 10 favorite things from combat sport in 2022

Instead of my favorite fights or knockouts or moments, here are my favorite things about what was going on in combat sports in 2022.

1.The Match (tm) - We got one of the best fights that could have been made in the whole of combat sports - Takeru vs Tenshin Nasukawa. It was bittersweet in someways, as this served as Tenshin’s goodbye from kickboxing as he chases boxing $$$ and a long hiatus for Takeru as he tries to recover from his first high profile loss. Also it was only 3 rounds. But ultimately, we are all better off from having seen the fight. And it was a tremendous fight and a fantastic card that featured the very best of Japanese kickboxing, which is talent-wise as deep as it has been in a long, long time.

2. The Continued Rise of Women’s Boxing - This year saw the success of two high profile cards that were headlined by women - the Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano card which was at MSG and the Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall fight which was at 02 Arena in London. And they were successful. Having got to attend the Taylor-Serrano match-up in person, it was amazing to see how many people flew out from Ireland to watch the first ever women’s boxing match to headline at the legendary MSG. Shields and Marshall was also highly successful, grossing millions of views on domestic TV while also selling out there venue. Not to mention Shields-Marshall also featuring a high profile fight between Alycia Baumgardner and Mikaela Mayer which drew media attention for their trash talk. And to top it all off, they were amazing fights. Great displays of technique as well as good old fashion slugging. They were dramatic. They were action packed. And most importantly, they left the people wanting more. Which we seemed geared to get in 2023 as we have a number of huge fights coming up on the horizon.

3. Big year for dramatic comebacks and bag fumbling - Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan set the standard this year for amazing displays of drama and fumbling the bag, and it was followed by fights like Teixeira-Prochazka, Izzy-Pereira, etc. It’s been a crazy year of dramatic final rounds where either one guy makes a mistake in a dead even fight and ends up losing (Gane going for a leg lock against Ngannou) or a guy who is likely ahead on the scorecards just getting caught in the final round (Conlan-Wood, Usman-Edwards, Teixeira-Prochazka, Izzy-Pereira). And that’s when combat sports are at their best. When one guy just goes all out with his back to the wall and prevails despite the odds.

4. ONE Championship Kickboxing and Muay Thai - Feels cheap to put this in one place but it is true. ONE Championship’s kickboxing and muay thai divisions have made it must watch viewing. Tawanchai vs Petchmorakot, Roman Kryklia, Rodtang, Nong-O, the entire featherweight and light divisions, etc. It has been so much fun. Watching Chingiz Allazov defeat Sittichai was an amazing moment I didn’t see coming. Hiroki Akimoto taking the title off of Capitan in an amazing fight only to turn and lose it to Petchtanong? That’s the good stuff! I’m glad that if ONE is going to lose money, they’re doing it by giving us dream fights and by broadcasting elite Thai fighters to a Western audience.

5. Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez vs Juan Francisco Estrada 3 - This was my most anticipated fight of the year. Just like their 2nd fight was. And while I’m a Chocolatito guy (and always will be), I can’t be mad at the outcome. While I worry a tad about how “losing” this trilogy will affect his long term legacy, I don’t think in the end it will matter cause both of these men are on that esteemed 100 greatest boxers to ever live list imo. It was an outstanding fight worthy of all the praise you can muster and an amazing moment closing an incredible era of super flyweight (the most entertaining weight class).

6. The Comedy that has been the UFC Women’s title picture - Listen, I loved Nunes-Pena 2, Namajunas-Esparza 2, and Shevchenko-Santos. For entirely different reasons, they are all some of the funniest fights in recent memory. Nunes deciding that instead of countering, parrying, or slipping the jab that gave her fits in their first match, she was going to go completely southpaw. And it worked so well she knocked Pena down 3x in the first 2 rounds of the fight? Had me hysterical! Or Rose, a known headcase fighter, being so intimidated by the idea of grappling with Carla Esparza that she basically shadowboxed Carla from 4 feet away for 25 minutes only to lose anyway? Comedy gold. Or Valentina, in a closer than expected fight, just headbutting the crap out of Taila Santos and breaking her orbital to swing the momentum of the fight and secure the win? HILARIOUS. Great stuff. No notes.

7. Alex Pereira proving MMA is still stupid - Alex Pereira does not know how to wrestle. I’m not sure if he knows how to sweep from guard. I’m not sure dude could put in a RNC to save his life in an actual MMA contest. But he is the UFC middleweight champion! And if we’re beating real, given the chance, there is no reason he couldn’t knockout a fighter like Jiri and become a 2 weight champion. There’s an absurdity in having someone who is so obviously green in so many aspects of the sport just come in a destroy arguably the 2nd or 3rd best fighter that division has ever seen. Even if Pereira had beaten Izzy in kickboxing prior. The real best base for MMA is having wins over whoever the champ is in another sport.

8. Bellator vs RIZIN - this isn’t on the list because it was the most enjoyable. Much like your normal Bellator card, the undercard (RIZIN 40) was actually crazier from an action standpoint. But it’s on this list because of how important it is. For the first time since DREAM was on like HD Net, a Japanese promotion was on US television. And Showtime, no less. Not AXS TV or as a rerun on like MSG 2 like I’ve seen with old M-1 cards. Bellator and RIZIN have been no stranger to sharing talent in the past but with this type of open collaboration, I’m really hoping it blooms and spreads. Bellator needs a hook. RIZIN wants a way into the US market as the Japanese one seems to be stagnant. Hopefully this partnership helps propel both promotions upwards.

9. Alexander Volkanovski’s performance against Max Holloway in trilogy fight - This was the best I have ever seen an MMA fighter look in a 25 minute fight. It is an all time great performance against a P4P GOAT. Maybe part of it was Max falling off or Volk having 50 minutes of accumulated cage time with Max to pull from, but that doesn’t take away from what we saw. Volk is operating on a completely different level right now than basically anyone in the sport. He is clicking athletically, technically, and strategically. If anyone deserves to move up and challenge for the belt, it’s Volk. Don’t know what his chances are but if anyone can beat Islam right now, it’s him.

10. Demetrious Johnson’s revenge KO over Adriano Moraes - yes, I think Edwards-Usman is the more deserving KO of the year winner. But this one is special to me. This is like when Roman Gonzalez KOed Kal Yafai in his first real test following his KO loss to Sor Rungvisai and I was just full of joy. DJ showed why he is one of the smartest fighters in the sport, adjusting brilliantly to what Moraes showed in their first fight to deliver one of the most aesthetically beautiful knockouts in MMA history.

Honorable mention:

- Dmitry Bivol’s dissection of Canelo Alvarez - a reminder that just because “we” don’t know the other guy, doesn’t mean they’re not good. And Bivol is P4P best in the sport good.

- The emergence of Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez - Doubt Bam ever become a PPV star like Eddie and Matchroom want but that kid is special. Like, put the sub super-bantamweight divisions on the map special. Like P4P talent special. And watching emerge as a star in 2022 has been incredible. It not for Bivol, he was the runaway pick for FOTY imo. He’s got a bright, bright future ahead of him.

- Boxing delivered this year imo - I know. You all wanted Crawford-Spence and Usyk-Fury, but I got most of the other fights I wanted and they were fire - Gonzalez-Estrada 3, Charlo-Castano 2, Shields-Marshall, Talyor-Serrano, Inoue-Donaire 2, GGG-Murata, Spence-Ugas, Stevenson-Valdez (Shut up, I enjoyed it), etc.

#mma #boxing #kickboxing

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cinexsites · 3 months

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Download Fight For My Way (Season 1) Dual Audio {Hindi + Korean} Complete WEB Series 720p WEB-DL

Ko Dong Man, a high school Taekwondo champion who is now pursuing a career in the UFC, and Choi Ae Ra, a dynamic girl whose desire is to become a famous announcer, have been best friends since childhood. Now, they have to confront the change in their feelings towards each other as well as overcome difficulties to make their dreams come true.

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starjaggeddream · 3 months

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Kaylee Young-Eun Jeong

In a Dream I Watch UFC With You

When I look at you I think revolutionary thoughts

like that people go home to their houses and are happy

eating dinner with the family they’ve always wanted and want

nothing more. I imagine an irrational future for the first time

and it scares me like how the fighters on the screen hug each other

in tears after beating the shit out of each other just moments before

is the second most beautiful thing in the world

to sitting on this couch in this apartment that will not be yours

someday watching UFC fights, listening to you

tell me how before the moment of the fight

they watch hours and hours of videotapes

memorizing the movement of the other’s body

in relation to other bodies—I don’t say anything because to say

it’s like love would be too on the nose

and plenty of things can be like love anyway

like how I only like UFC when I watch it with you

like moving the head to meet the punch

when we learn it’s called slipping I say what a good word

no other word could ever be as good

for what they do I say there’s this Frank O’Hara poem

where he says the tide is like a rug

slipping out from under us and you look at me

and say is it about the ocean I love the ocean

I say I know that’s why I’m telling you even though that’s a lie

(I meant that loving you is like imagining how your fist

will move towards my face and moving with it so it still hurts

but hurts less or at least in a way I already know about)

but sometimes lies are more true than the truth

like how they say no one can die at Disneyland

because they shuttle the body out as fast as they can

before pronouncing them dead and you say so you’re saying

if I wanna be immortal I should just live in Disneyland? but no

your death certificate will just say that you died

just outside the borders of the happiest place on earth,

immortality is disappointing like that, you know, all that forever.

I’m thinking I’m like Disneyland. I’m thinking

about the stupid amusement park of my life and all the dead bodies

being rushed out of it who all paid for a ticket for the moment

at the top of the rollercoaster just before it goes down

believing it’s worth it to spend a day standing in lines to do it again—

before the ecstasy there is everything before and after

and I guess we just have to live with that

though some people are better at that than others;

I’m not, and I know it. At the end of the day

I keep playing slow music through the park

trying to convince everyone not to go, to make sure

they buy something they can show their friends

to prove they had a good time, knowing

eventually the gates must close so the cast can go home

to eat dinner with the family they’ve always wanted

and want nothing more—yes, I had forgotten

even the actors have real lives and I wanted that.

I wanted to go offstage. I wanted to take off my costume

and climb into bed, I didn’t want

to be a princess, only an actor playing a princess

who knows what her real voice sounds like

lighting up in the employee bathroom with her friends,

like WWE where everyone knows what’s gonna happen:

the first time we watched it I said what I don’t get is

why watch it if the outcome is already planned,

if the bell toll means the Undertaker is coming out

and it’s not even death just a guy in a ridiculous hat

and you said why watch anything at all

look at how much fun they’re having

look at how ridiculous they’re being

oh I would have a love

like a 309 pound man with a stupid stage name

climbing a barbed wire fence for no reason, a love

rehearsed a thousand times; they’re in on it,

everyone’s in on it, the way the audience loves them

is to pretend the stakes are high and the fight is real

and they know it’s not and pretend anyway

because really they don’t really know,

it’s still a real surprise when the bell tolls

even if you know who it means is coming out

and I get it now.

But there are times when I miss the seriousness

of that time I was five and another kid

beat me up on the playground. I didn’t know why

he did what he did but he did it. I don’t know

if he knew why either. There was so much I didn’t know

like if my front teeth would ever grow back

if I would ever get up off the pavement

if I died how long it would take

my mom to find me if anything would ever

be so serious as this and then I got up and learned

that these things happen to people

everywhere and all the time and even for fun

and actually people have been declared dead

in Disneyland. I don’t know where that legend started

but maybe it sounded so beautiful

people believed it was true—at least I did until

I looked it up to write this poem. I looked up so many stupid things

like how much the Undertaker weighs

because I wanted to tell the truth about us

and didn’t know where to start

like that one Christmas I didn’t come home

and my dad left me a voicemail I never opened

til two years later I finally listened to the twenty three seconds

of silence before he cleared his throat

and said It is Christmas and then

You’re not here and even in that moment

that I opened it only one of those things was true;

maybe even both of them weren’t true,

you know, who’s to say where here is,

but I know what he meant. Do you know what I mean?

I mean that I said this poem happened in a dream

so that I could make your voice say all the things

I wanted it to say. I mean in UFC if you kill a man

you can’t be held legally responsible.

Sure, you’ll have to live with that for

the rest of your life, there’s no getting around that,

but when you get in the ring you sign away your life

and your family and all your dinners together ever after

for the rush of a fist to the face of a mouth so full of the reason

you are alive and maybe you wanted

to remember a time when you wanted nothing

more than to never get up again

from the pavement where your small naked life

was pressed into the ground by another kid

or the bed the first time we slept in it together

and I see it now I see that these are the same thing

there is all this blood in my mouth and nowhere to put it

but there isn’t any blood, that’s a lie, I’m sitting in my room

and you’re not here and if I ever finish this poem

and if you ever read it then both of those things will be a lie too

and I just want to say one true thing I know to end it

but it’s private like death like the inside of the mouth

like your handwriting like the time I told you I had a secret

but I couldn’t tell you what it was only that it was there

and sitting in that room with us like the one person in the audience

smiling, watching us prove to each other

how many past lives we’ve spent learning about each other

to arrive at this moment, to duke it out in the ring.

#poetry #kaylee young-eun jeong

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frontproofmedia · 10 months

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FURY VS NGANNOU: WHO IS THE BADDEST MAN ON THE PLANET?

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Published: July 13, 2023

Heavyweight Titans set to clash on October 28th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia —TYSON FURY, THE undefeated Lineal and WBC heavyweight champion of the world, and Francis Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, will collide on Saturday, October 28th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in an epic showdown between two giants of their fields following the opening of Riyadh Season. The clash to find out who is the “Baddest Man on the Planet” will take place under the official rules of professional boxing, with 3 judges ringside adopting the 10-point must system. Both fighters, however, are promising to meet in the middle of the ring, go to war and win by knockout in devastating fashion. An agreement has been reached with Queensberry, Top Rank, and Ngannou’s promotional banner, GIMIK Fight Promotions, to partner with Riyadh Season to host the history-making event that will capture the imagination of fight fans around the globe. The world will discover who can rightly claim the title of “Baddest Man on the Planet” in the capital of the Kingdom when “The Gypsy King” goes up against “The Predator” to determine the true Heavyweight King. The fight will see the toughest chin in boxing tested by the Most Powerful Punch in the world, as confirmed by the Guinness World Records. This is a matchup where there will be no quarter given. The mega-fight, one of the richest in history, will take place in a regulation boxing ring under the standard boxing rules in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s largest city. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tyson Fury: “As soon as that bell goes, it’ll be bombs away! This guy is supposed to be the hardest puncher in the world, but let’s see how he reacts when he gets hit by the Big GK. I can’t wait to get back out there under the lights. I’m looking forward to showing the world that The Gypsy King is the greatest fighter of his generation in an epic battle with another master of his craft. Francis looked tough when he jumped in the ring after the Whyte fight, but there is no one tougher than me, and you’ll all see that in devastating fashion on October 28. I’d like to thank my promoters Frank Warren and Bob Arum, my manager Spencer Brown and the guys at Riyadh Season for making this incredible event possible. It’s going to be a fight for the ages. Get up!” Francis Ngannou: “I’ve been waiting to meet Tyson in the ring for the past three years. My dream was always to box, and to box the best. After becoming the undisputed MMA Heavyweight Champion, this is my opportunity to make that dream come true and cement my position as the baddest man on the planet. I’d like to thank Riyadh Season and my team at 3Point0 Labs for helping put this event together. All I will say to Tyson for now is he better dance in that ring because if I touch him, he’s going to sleep.” His Excellency Turki Alalshikh (Chairman of the Board of the General Entertainment Authority and Head of Riyadh Season): “Riyadh Season 2023 is back for its fourth edition of world class experiences and live events — keeping its claim as one of the most anticipated entertainment seasons worldwide. Following its opening ceremony, Riyadh Season 2023 will kick-off with an electrifying boxing match on October 28th, 2023. MMA and boxing audiences will witness the ultimate clash between two champions, Tyson Fury against Francis Ngannou. This face-off will set a new standard for such an event.” Frank Warren (Queensberry Chairman): “This heavyweight clash has ‘war’ written all over it. Tyson Fury is the most exciting heavyweight on the planet. It is a game changer; we didn’t want to wait for Tyson to get out and here we are at Riyadh Season in a super-fight. Tyson is at his best when he is breaking new boundaries and this event is one of a kind. History will be made in Riyadh with a battle of the giants from the two leading codes of combat fighting. Tyson is the true King of the Ring and Francis Ngannou will present an intriguing challenge as he has the much publicized Most Powerful Punch in the world, this guy has a sledgehammer in each hand. Can Tyson avoid the sledgehammer all fight? What happens if it lands? It will be a truly spectacular event and Riyadh Season will provide a stage fit for two champions in one boxing ring.” Bob Arum (Top Rank Chairman): “Tyson Fury is one of the finest heavyweight boxers in history, and he now has an opportunity to lock horns with an MMA legend. This will be a historic event, and we know that Tyson Fury will put on a tremendous fight. The people of Riyadh and fight fans around the world are in for a real treat.” Marquel Martin (Chief Executive Officer, 3Point0 Labs): “Francis has been defeating the odds since he was born and so has Tyson from what I understand. Both are ‘Kings’ of their respective heavyweight divisions in their primes, and we finally get to see whose head is fit to wear the crown. We have all the respect in the world for Tyson and his team, but they are not accustomed to dealing with a force of nature like Francis. He’s simply BUILT DIFFERENT and I think Tyson will feel that in the Ring come October 28th in Riyadh. History is made here and we’re very much looking forward to shocking the world once again.” Andrew Cutrow (Chief Business Officer, 3Point0 Labs): “All due respect in the world to a heavyweight fighter of Tyson’s calibre, sitting up there with the Mike Tysons and Muhammad Alis of the world, but there is no one with the will and fight that Francis has. He’s beaten every insurmountable challenge in his life, whether in the ring or in life, and it’s fair to say that NO ONE wants to be on the end of one of his punches. Riyadh should get ready for a fight for the ages - one that will go down in history as one of the greatest sporting events of this generation.” Tyson Fury background: The undefeated Fury, 34, the 6-foot-9 self-styled Gypsy King with a record of 33-0-1 (24 KOs), first became unified world heavyweight champion back in November 2015 when he toppled the long-standing ruler Wladimir Klitschko. Dusseldorf, Germany, was the scene of one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight history, when the unified king was befuddled by the bashful Brit. The Ukrainian was completely outfoxed by his younger challenger and Fury wasn't to be denied. Klitschko was parted from his four belts and Lineal champion status. After a lengthy period out of the ring, Fury teamed up with Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren to plot his route back to heavyweight domination and, after just two return fights, he accepted the challenge of taking on the previous WBC champion and biggest puncher in world boxing, Deontay Wilder, in December 2018. The outcome was a hotly disputed draw, which ensured the Fury-Wilder chapter still had a couple more pages to run. Fury linked up with Top Rank and ESPN in America, and a rematch with Wilder took place in February 2020. Fury took many experts by surprise by stating his intention to meet the ferocious hitter in the centre of the ring. To that end, he teamed up with old comrade SugarHill Steward in order to maximize his own offensive weapons. True to his word, Fury rocked Wilder and put him down in the third and fifth before the towel came in from Wilder's corner just over halfway through the seventh. An absolute thriller took place in October 2021 in Las Vegas. Fury picked up where he left off and put Wilder to the canvas in the third before a spirited revival from the ‘Bronze Bomber’ saw Fury down twice in the fourth. The champion prevailed convincingly in the end, with Wilder down the 10th and then out for count in the 11th. An epic trilogy had played out before the eyes of the world. London was calling when a mandatory defense against WBC interim champion Dillian Whyte was called by the governing body. There was only one place fit to stage the homecoming of The Gypsy King, and a packed to the rafters, Wembley Stadium became Fury's field of dreams. Wembley is traditionally known as the 'Home of Legends,' and Fury added his name to the illustrious list with a spectacular sixth-round stoppage in front of 94,000 spectators. Fury sold out another stadium last December, this time Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with 60,000 people braving the night air to see him overwhelm Derek Chisora for a third time via a 10th-round stoppage in what represented a third defense of his WBC world championship. Francis Ngannou background: Ngannou, 36, 17-3 (12 KOs) has a life-story that most wouldn’t believe possible. The 6’4, 280-pound physical specimen, hailing from Batie, a small village in Cameroon, Africa, grew up working in a sand quarry starting from the age of 10. At 22 years old, harboring a dream to box, Francis decided to leave on foot across the Sahara, traveling on raft across the Strait of Gibraltar on a life-threatening journey, only to find himself homeless on the streets of Paris, walking into a gym. It didn’t take long for his coaches and peers there to realize his raw talents and God-given power to knock people out. He was encouraged to enter an MMA tournament to make some extra cash in November 2013, and less than 8 years later, Francis would become the UFC’s first-ever African Heavyweight Champion, knocking out arguably the greatest Heavyweight in UFC History, Stipe Miocic, spectacularly in the second round. In January 2022, Ngannou defended his title against the undefeated interim UFC Champion Ciryl Gane, winning the fight via unanimous decision, all while fighting on a torn ACL and MCL against doctors’ guidance. In late 2022, Ngannou decided to enter free agency and departed the UFC following the end of his contract, subsequently signing an unprecedented mega-deal as a global strategic partner with global MMA co-leader Professional Fighters League (PFL) and their Super Fights Division in 2023, further serving as the Chairman of PFL Africa, set to launch in 2025.

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#HF #Tyson Fury #Francis Ngannou #MMA #Boxing

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Jimmy flick

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🏝 Sun 4 Oct ‘20 👻

Is tonight a full moon or something?? Because let me tell you - whew! Today’s gonna be one of those days that seem like I’ve made everything up, but I promise that it’s all true (or as true as it can be in this fandom).

We started last night with Harry joining Jim Carey in an SNL sketch - Carey was a stressed out mid-debate Biden who needed a moment to Calm down (lol) and Harry was, well, himself, reading his own Dream With Me Story in a soothing fashion. Can you BELIEVE that after ALL this time the true couple was Harry x Biden all along?? So sorry Obama, I know that it must be hard to go home and to be so lonely.

Liam is doing a new Hugo glasses campaign which looks: really good! Some posters have already been pasted all over London, so we now wait to see the reveal. And, he went live with Draco Malfoy himself, and confirmed that he will be doing a Halloween version of the LP show (tickets on sale now!) and Tom Felton will be opening the show. Um...WHAT??I know that I said the other day that I wished they WOULD perform together, but I didn’t think that it would ACTUALLY happen!!! Despite the (par for the course) tech issues, it was a cute, socially distanced live with Tom in LA and Liam in London. They even compared ships!! “Is there shipping in the 1D fandom”, Tom asked. Uh, yes, said Liam, “there’s ziams, larries, we got narries” (every larrie i’ve seen: “we’d like to be excluded from this narrative”). And Tom, in comparison, had “Darry and Drapple”, the latter of which is Draco and an apple (no, I don’t get this one either). In a passing moment, Tom said they should collaborate on a song, and Liam said, “For definite”. Look - if Liam takes fan requests (and he clearly does): can Liam be Harry and Tom be Draco for the Halloween show??? Pleeeaaaasssseee???

*Looks around* that’s it, right? Not quite! Yorkshire based magazine called This is Y ran an online competition which they were calling the “World Cup of Yorkshire” where fans could vote from their favorite Yorkshire based artist. Guess who won? Go on, guess! Yup, Louis, oBvIOusLy. The magazine then went on to say that fans might have “come for One Direction” (lmao) but they hoped fans also discovered a bit of Yorkshire along the way! Um, so. Yeah, go Louis! The runner up, a band called “Embrace”, said that they are DEVASTATED (hahaha) and thanked friends and family for the support. They also made sure to throw a link to their Patreon for exclusive content, and mentioned that both Harry and Louis are fans of theirs! I don’t doubt it, actually - it seems very on brand for them to support local artists!

I would also like to take this time to remind everyone know that NO, we still don’t know the Zaby’s name, and NO, Zayn didn’t pop up to inform us, he popped up to cheer for another UFC prize fighter, para variar! Look, the longer they take to tell us her name, the longer I’m gonna call her Liya in my head, just for laughs.

Meanwhile, yesterday Niall was finally reunited with his two loves: pubs and Lewis Capaldi.

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Planning a Hell of a Wedding | ✓ planning the bachelor party

Drabble 08 / ?

Setting: Post s5, maybe post s6?

Word count: 1.1K

Rating: T

Summary of the series: The Devil and the Detective make their way through the wedding planning checklist. One is more passionate about it than the other. (Works as a sequel to this fic.)

Author’s note: Here’s a little more something for you to read while you wait :)

Read it on Ao3

‘Oh God,’ Dan mutters, his eyes lingering on Chloe’s new ring as he spots her and her permanently grinning fiancé at the bar. ‘We’ll have to plan Lucifer’s bachelor party, won’t we?’ He looks to Amenadiel and Maze. The former looks back at him with something very close to panic. The latter simply shrugs.

‘So?’ Maze leans back in the booth, popping an olive from her Dirty Martini into her mouth.

‘Look around, Maze!’ Amenadiel half-shouts over the loud music. Cosmo in hand, he gestures to their surroundings: Insane amounts of booze and barely clad dancers. ‘Every day in Lucifer’s life is a bachelor party!’

Maze huffs. ‘Well, not anymore.’ Looking like a child who’s had her favourite toy taken away, she glares in the direction of the bar where a moon-eyed Lucifer is playing with Chloe’s fingers as he watches her talk.

‘You’re no better yourself, Maze,’ Dan reminds her, nodding towards her lap with an amused smile.

Maze looks down, her eyes immediately going soft as they land on sleeping, drunken Eve. She quickly looks up again, feigning indifference. ‘It’s not my fault my girl can’t hold her liquor.’

The knowing looks on Dan and Amenadiel’s faces has Maze clearing her throat and averting her eyes. ‘The girl. I said, “the girl”.’

‘Sure, you did,’ Amenadiel smirks, glancing over at Dan. They both chuckle. Maze looks like she seriously considers stabbing them, and Amenadiel quickly returns to their previous topic. ‘But the fact that Lucifer has somewhat resigned his excessive debauchery only puts all the more pressure on us to give him an unforgettable, absolutely phenomenal party!’

‘Pressure’s mostly on the best man, though,’ Dan points out in an attempt to push down the ridiculous performance anxiety already crippling up his back. ‘Right?’ He and Amenadiel both look expectantly to Maze.

‘Whatever,’ she breathes, shrugging again. ‘We’ll just get some fast cars.’

The two men share a look and nod. It's not a bad idea, actually.

‘And some strippers, of course,’ Maze adds, before taking a sip of her drink.

Dan laughs uneasily. ‘Not sure Chloe would like that.’

‘Not sure Lucifer would either.’ Amenadiel nods towards his brother, and they all three watch as Lucifer declines offers from five low cut dresses, barely casting them a glance as he makes his way to Chloe on the dance floor, her favourite IPA in hand and a stupid smile on his face.

Maze rolls her eyes and scoffs, then returns her attention to Dan and Amenadiel. ‘What about male strippers then? I mean, dude’s giving up dick for at least, what, fifty years? If he’s willing to make that sacrifice for Miss Granny Panties, the least he deserves is one last night of man-to-man. Or man-to-man-to-man, if he likes.’

Amenadiel shoots her a flat look. Dan blinks and makes a choked sound, his throat suddenly dry.

‘No?’

Both men respond with silence.

‘Fine. Have it your way. Just cars and booze. No strippers.’ Maze looks deeply disappointed for a second before her face lights up with an idea. ‘Unless…’ With an up-to-no-good grin, she turns around in her seat, as much as she can with Eve napping in her lap, and zooms in on Chloe.

‘What? No, Maze,’ Dan protests when he realises what she’s suggesting. ‘I mean, not just because I’m not gonna ask my ex-wife to take off her clothes in front of her soon-to-be new husband’—Dan shudders at the mere thought—‘but because there is no way she’ll ever do that. Trust me.’

Maze looks deeply unimpressed. Then she licks her teeth and raises an eyebrow at Dan. ‘Decker never gave you a proper striptease?’

Before Dan can answer that, Chloe’s ‘Who am I giving a striptease?’ sounds from beside them. Lucifer, of course, is practically pressed up against her side, his hand clutching expensive fabric at her hip—not possessively; just like he never wants to let her go.

‘Me, hopefully,’ Lucifer excitedly replies Chloe’s question, eyes lasciviously gliding up and down her frame.

Chloe must be quite drunk already, or maybe it’s just the novelty of wearing Lucifer’s ring on her finger, because instead of rolling her eyes at him, she puts a hand on his chest, leans in with a smirk and, loud enough for all of them to hear, purrs, ‘I thought you wanted to take this dress off me yourself.’

Lucifer lets out a low, husky chuckle and looks at Chloe like she’s a wet dream come true, and more.

‘Oh, fuck off already!’ Maze grunts towards them and immediately whispers, ‘Not you, baby,’ when a pair of disoriented, slightly hurt doe eyes suddenly look up at her.

‘Don’t mind if we do,’ Lucifer smirks, already pulling Chloe in the direction of the elevator. Before they can get even three steps away, however, Lucifer lets go of Chloe’s hip and returns to the table.

‘Right, but speaking of getting naked’—he glances at Chloe before looking to Dan, Amenadiel and Maze—‘when you do plan my nothing short of spectacular stag night at some point, do me a favour and keep any kind of ecdysiasts out of it. I mean, I’m all for scantily dressed women dancing’—he gestures towards Sarah performing on the table next to them—‘men, too, of course, but… I never thought I’d say this, but I’ve seen enough of that. And besides, any striptease is boringly PG-13 compared to the positively sinful things this woman does to me.’ Lucifer shoots Chloe a look which can only count as foreplay, and this time, she does roll her eyes. She also sends him an enticing smile, her eyes burning with promises and dark, dirty secrets.

Amenadiel clears his throat.

‘Point is,’ Lucifer continues when he manages to take his eyes off Chloe, ‘try stay clear of the clichés, okay? Strippers and expensive liquor are just Tuesday for me. I want something exciting! Something like, I don’t know, fighting a UFC champion. Or a bear. Or go swimming with sharks! Always wanted to try that.’ The last comment is directed at Chloe, who raises her eyebrows and nods, probably because it’s not the first time she hears this. Lucifer looks to the three (conscious) people in the booth again. ‘Or I could give you Elon’s number. I’ve heard spring’s lovely up there!’

He grabs a napkin from the table, ‘borrows’ a pen from a guy in the middle of giving another guy his number, and actually scribbles down Elon Musk’s contact info.

‘Just be a little creative, will you?’

—is the last thing he says before he and Chloe hurriedly walk towards the elevator, hands all over each other.

Maze, Dan and Amenadiel all look at the napkin lying on the table.

‘We’ll need more than fast cars,’ Dan states.

The other two nod.

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Fic: Made For You (2/?)

Had to repost since I couldn't figure out how to do titles on Tumblr's mobile app. Warnings for questionable content depending on your point of view - in other words, potential/possible infidelity.

Link slowly awakens to someone kissing him.

Not on his mouth, but at the small hollow where his collarbones meet, then the right side of his neck, the left.

They're soft, lazy, mesmerizing kisses that make him shift about on the cool sheets, drunk with sleepiness and the seeping joy that comes from sweet kisses to unusual parts of his body.

Is this Christy?

It can't be... because he now recognizes a gentle rasp that would hint to facial hair. He's still sort of asleep...this must be the reminents of some dream.

Has he been dreaming?

He must've been and the dream must have been a sensual one, because he feels long, coltish legs tangled with his own.

Someone is over top of him... someone heavy, but with a familiar, comforting weight...

"Rhett..." He sighs dreamily, rolling his hips up into his phantom lover.

God help him, he's had this kind of fantasy before. Rhett over top of him, kissing him, touching him - add-ons to the kind of positions they would occasionally find themselves in, when fake grappling like UFC fighters or some such silly thing.

Rhett never took it far enough for Link's taste (his sinful desires) and Link did everything within his power to bury such wants anyway

But here, within the privacy of his own subconscious, it's okay to play the scenario out. To imagine Rhett doing these things.

...he doesn't think it's a betrayal to Christy. He prays it isn't...

"Rhett?" Is asked in Rhett's identifiable gruff rumble, "Is that my name?"

Link's eyes snap open, a cold water sensation splashing over him even as he looks up into Rhett's shadowed face, "Come to think of it...that is what you called me, isn't it? When we first-!"

Rhett's words are cut off as Link struggles beneath him, reaching for a nearby table lamp. He clicks it on and there's Rhett.

...but not Rhett.

The man currently over top of him is naked as the day he was born and while he has Rhett's face and voice and body, he's... Rhett from about two years ago

His hair and beard are shorter, his face a little less lined and suddenly everything snaps back to Link. The mannequin, the whole pathetic scene on his part and now...

Link does his best to grab at the sheet, to cover himself, when he belatedly remembers he's the clothed one. It's this-this Rhett-equin turned flesh that's bare and he tosses the sheets towards him, voice high as he cries, "What on earth-!"

"Now just calm on down," the Rhett-equin returns in such a near pitch perfect imitation of his counterpart as to throw Link for several additional loops (as if he isn't already on about a billion of them), "I know this might be a bit much, but this sorta thing has happened before."

Link opens his mouth, whether to argue or scream, he's not sure, but it doesn't matter because the Rhett-equin looks as sanguine as his counterpart as he says, "Someone making a wish, filled with longing, and then a lil magic comes along and makes it happen - fills a vessel..."

Link lets out a high, twisty laugh, "So, what? I made a wish upon a star and you turned from a mannequin inta flesh and blood?"

At the Rhett-equin's nod he just lets loose another one of those weird laughs, "That's-? That's insane. This isn't wish fulfilment. This is-! This is-!"

He seems to struggle to say exactly what it is until he settles upon, "This is crazy! Madness! I done lost my gaw-durn mind and now-!"

Link's rant ends as the Rhett-equin presses a finger to his lips, effectively buttoning them shut, "Look, I been around a long time. Seen a lotta things. This ain't as crazy as you think."

Link's eyes go wide and he doesn't even know where to start. What does he mean? Has he been around a long time as a mannequin? As some sort of wish or spirit or-?

But then the finger leaves Link's mouth and it...starts tracing along his chin. Link swallows thickly, tries not to notice the way Rhett-equin's eyes have gone heavy-lidded.

How those eyes - those gorgeous, beautiful, perfect eyes - seem to capture his every movement even as the tip of his finger continues its journey along the column of his throat, down along his chest...

"Link," he purrs huskily, "You could waste time trying to figure out how this happened...all the lil in's and out's...or..."

He drags the last word with delicious intent as he looks directly at Link's mouth. Link feels...warm. Confused. Lost.

But more than anything else, he feels...aroused.

Maybe he's still dreaming.

Or maybe this is a wish come true.

Either way, he feels like he's outside of himself, floating and hot and numb as he hears himself speak, "No..."

He drags that word out much like Rhett dragged out the 'or', "No, I...I can't..."

Another swallow, this one dry and sound-barrier-breaking loud, "It's not fair...t-to Christy...to Rhett..."

"Thought I was Rhett," the once-mannequin returns cheekily, before murmuring, "Think of it like this - not that long ago, I was an inanimate object...if you used something like that to..." He pauses, clearly thinking it through before saying, "take the edge off...would that be unfair?"

"I..."

"If you had Rhett in this bed...if you had him like this," he gestures to his nudity, "What would you want him to do? What would you want to do?"

Link just...stares at him. Stares like he did the first time when he saw him through the shop window. As if, some how, some way, he just...knew. Knew this would happen and he feels dizzy as his own gaze drops to Rhett-eq...Rhett...Rhett's mouth.

"Think of me like him," Rhett breathes, as if reading his mind, "Go on. Do it."

"Rhett..."

"Use me, sweetheart," he begs so prettily, "Use me like you want to..."

Link feels as if someone is choking him. All the air is gone. His body is an exposed nerve - throbbing, pulsing...lustful...

"...no one..." Link's eyes take on a darker hue, a sinful one, "No one can ever know..."

"No one ever will," Rhett promises darkly and then one if his hands snatches out, rattlesnake quick, fingers digging into the hair at the back of Link's skull as he tugs him forward, locking their lips together.

It's hot and filthy and sublime and Link, for better or worse, let's himself go.

#rhink #my writing

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Because I’m determined to be excited about this season of DWTS (and I genuinely am!), I’m going to try to post much more about this season than I did last season and start sharing my opinions now! Starting with the cast thus far of course, with my excitement ranking out of 10 because I do what I want.

Jojo Siwa and Jenna - 1000/10

As soon as I heard about Jojo being with a female pro, I started manifesting Jenna with all my heart and I am sooooo excited!!!! I’m not saying that ANY female pro on this show is even remotely homophobic in any way shape or form because I do NOT believe any of them are. HOWEVER... If I had to pick one female pro who I feel like would be most “onboard,” it would be Jenna. (Or Sharna, but I’d prefer Jojo with Jenna just because Jenna is younger.) If this sentiment/how I expressed it comes off problematic, please let me know because that is absolutely not what I intended and I hope you understand what I’m trying to say. Anyways... I don’t know if I’m anxious, excited, terrified, curious, overjoyed, etc. etc. etc. Perhaps all at once. I can’t wait to see how this goes and how it is received. I’ve already had a small rant about the target demographic of this show, but I’m choosing to be optimistic. I would definitely prefer that they don’t spend the ENTIRE season talking about the ground-breakingness. First episode, yes. Very important, very groundbreaking, etc. Then I’d like this to just be normalized. I don’t want them to be treated any different than any other couple. I just want them to be like everyone else. I don’t expect them to change the entire world, but this is still very very important and I am very very excited. And anxious. (Also not my anxiety acting up when I sent my mom the rumored list so far and her response was “I’m disgusted.” She’s apparently “disgusted” by the fact that there are people on the cast she’s never heard of. As if we haven’t been doing this for 30 seasons now.)

Sunisa Lee and Sasha - 8/10

I did not pay any attention to gymnastics during the Olympics (aside from the general news I stumbled upon on the internets) because all my waking hours were focused on soccer, but she’ll obviously be great. I would not say that Sasha is my favorite pro, but they’ll likely be a great match. I need to find some interviews of her or something to get a sense of her personality. I’m excited though because I’m sure they’ll be fun to watch.

Kenya Moore and Brandon - 2.5/10

I’ve never heard of her, so I have no opinion. I do have a soft spot for Brandon though. Is she like well known? Popular? Likable? Dancingly inclined?

Amanda Kloots and Alan - 6.5/10

You know I love Alan with my whole heart, so that automatically gives them some points. I recognize her name and that’s about all I’ve got for her. In the little bit I see (I’m just using the Kristyn Burtt article for this), she seems very excited to be there. Dream come true and all that. I will always give anyone a chance if they come in with such a good attitude.

Olivia Jade and Val - 5/10

Right in the middle 5/10 for this because I just don’t know what to expect. Like are they going to edit her packages sympathetically or actually sympathetic AND convincing? Do I feel any excitement for her to be in the spotlight like this? Not really. But she might surprise me. Val can really do no wrong, though, at the risk of starting an uprising, I’ve kinda lost interest in him as a pro as of late. No real reason. Just feel like there’s other pros I care more about/am more invested in.

Matt James and Lindsay - 5.5/10

I’m very excited to have Lindsay back, so let’s start there! It feels like it’s been about 27 years since we’ve seen her, despite the fact that she posts about 4 hours of IG stories a day and I happily watch every second. I don’t know a whole lot about Matt aside from the fact that he’s a Bachelor guy. I don’t think I’m exactly thrilled about what little I’ve seen and I don’t know what he’s like personality-wise. But at least Lindsay is back and seems happy so far.

Iman Shumpert and Daniella - 2/10

I’ve never heard of this guy and could not care less about basketball, so I don’t even have a reason to get excited. I’ve got nothing against Daniella at all, we just don’t know her that well yet. Is he well-known/likable/have a likelihood of dancing skills?

Jimmie Allen and Emma - 9/10

I don’t know a great deal about him personality-wise either, but I’m already excited! I love Emma, I love a country singer on DWTS, I love getting to see someone on the show who I already know. Very excited all around! Can he dance? Who knows! But I look forward to finding out! He’s got a few great songs that I absolutely adore and I need to make a playlist! I think they are going to make a good pair and I’m glad he’s with a pro I really like (aka not Cheryl I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️).

Brian and Sharna - 11/10

Sharna. Sharna’s man. Sharna in love. Sharna happy. What else could I possibly ask for?! I wondered if they would partner them together or not. In a non-pandemic world, maybe not. What with married pros living apart from each other for the season, they would have to too if they weren’t partnered together. Not that they deserve any special treatment. But if they don’t HAVE to be apart, why have them be apart you know? It’s going to be really entertaining to watch Sharna post about her “partner” for the next two weeks when we all know it’s him. Believe it or not, I have not followed their relationship really super close and they also don’t post an excessive amount together (which I have no problem with because people are entitled to their privacy and what not), so I’m excited to get to see so much more of them together! If Sharna’s happy, I’m happy. Can he dance do we think?!

Christine Chiu and Pasha - 1/10

Uninterested. No idea who she is and like with Daniella, I just don’t know Pasha enough to get that excited. Again: Is she likable/popular/dance-inclined? Beats me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Mel C. And Gleb - 4/10

I like Gleb more than most do, but I’m not obsessed by any means. (I mean, he’s not Sharna.) Nothing against any Spice Girls, but I’m fairly neutral on the whole. She will likely be pretty good and probably fairly popular. I look forward to seeing how she does, but I’m pretty much take it or leave it with them. It’s entirely possible she could be the dark horse I fall in love with by like week 3 and then decide she’s my favorite of the season.

Melora Hardin and Artem - 10/10

I’m VERY excited. I’ve already posted about her a bit, but oh boy I’m excited! I’ve seen exactly ZERO episodes of The Office, but I know her and LOVE her from The Bold Type aka one of my most important Gay Awakenings™️. (There were several...) I love me some Artem and he will be a great match with her as well. She’s definitely going to be one of the older pros this season (though I think she’s in her 50s which is decidedly not OLD old), but I know she has Broadway experience. I would love a week 1 foxtrot to put her solidly in a 3 way tie for third place with 4 7s and then coming in week 2 with like a samba that she absolutely nails (8,7,7,8) to prove she really can do it all. (It’s possible I’ve been watching this show for too damn long.)

Mike Mizanin - 1.5/10

I will not call him “The Miz.” I do not know this man and I do not care. Put him with Cheryl and send them home week 1. Ok wait. I’ll be nice. I definitely know NOTHING about him, but maybe he’s a fun and pleasant person. We’ll see. And if he is, I might entertain the possibility of calling him “The Miz.” (Whenever they have anyone from like WWE, UFC, boxing, or anything like that, I just do not care because I don’t know anything about them. But Paige VanZant was my actual Gay Awakening™️, so I try to keep an open mind.)

#dwts30 #will update when the last ones are announced!

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4 POEMS by Sanjay Bheenuck

The Abyssal Plain

“Pain Hurts” UFC 1

A message of despair broadcast on the hydrogen line. A logical volume containing hopes and dreams.

On an island on Solaris—

Hell blot black…

—Hey, uhh you ever get that feeling…err as if recent events seem uncanny despite being brand new? —I uhh..what?

—————

I have scattered my heart across the abyssal plane, Its detritus reft down thermoclines, to be consumed by isopods and tube worms, to fall among violent hydrothermal vents.

—————

I scatter my heart across the abyssal plane, to be scoured by isopods—

———- —to be scoured by tube worms rendered unto thermal vents—

—— to be scoured I scatter my heart.

The Iron Thrones

“The Iron Thrones Are Falling” (British officer)

ONWARD to the zone of the armies. ONWARD to a manufactured botch of civilisation. ONWARD to mythic Shambala and the wastes of inner Asia. ONWARD to the vortex of a pulsar and the world beyond. ONWARD into inner space.

I carry on my back the full weight of HISTORY (Pound capitalised for WEIGHT) And I still need to leave some space for my shopping. (A practice likes masks, and Personae now abandoned)

I have learned to hate, I have pulled the roots from the collective farm, And I have learned to hate. (Poetry now only the feeble voice of the poet)

according too …

Much of history abounds in mystic fog. Only the true eye glimpses the bearded barbarian and the managerial class as one. What squint across perpendicular times would enact clear vision.

The animal effigy

…And so we flew over known climes, up and aboard silver aires.

Our trembling world below bleeding burnt steel smoke rising on updrafts of history. Through time present and time past — witnessing, within each awful hot belch, the terror of the vast animal effigy aflame and the still river of black mud and just beneath the surface… the mountain of bones innumerable, on which our world sits.

Bleeding just beyond the fleeting horizon is blessed possibility.

Errors abound in the systems. And in the wilderness — deep in the secondary forests of our hemisphere, are pits long buried under the fertile earth, bursting with icons of ghastly remembrance. Fragments of terrible sadness, to be found never

to be witnessed by none Surveyed by the errors abounding.

Single notes chime from the abandoned instruments of old cities. Hounds, desirous of flesh, wander the streets. No thoughts have emerged here within a century wretched sculptures, fragments of a butchered cause. The old guns standing, awaiting an enemy which will never come…

And yet these fragments abound, scattered among the wracked dwellings—- MY GOD! Each a blazing insight into the furious present. Fleeting records of hopes, dreams and fears lost to the form.

\The fish tank,\ fly tipped behind the gate of the old courtyard….

And when it rained? It filled. And I swear, between glimpses rain and thrashing light, some abhorrent creature swam from some other place…

Lost

You’re lost, Begin with the infinite mysteries, Then crush yourself in glow of the essential semi-conductor, Wander the battered and empty road, Then assemble what remains of the fracture,

@BheenuckSanjay

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Kdrama recs Part 1

Hullo and welcome to the kdrama life @camsthisky! The following list is not in any particular order, other than the fact that I start with a more rom/com vibe and head toward more romantic/action or action. All the following kdramas are set in the modern day, and part 2 of my recs for you will be either darker kdramas set in present day or historical dramas.

Let the list begin!

1. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon:

Do Bong Soon is a v smol woman who has super strength and who wants 1. To create her own video game 2. Get her police officer crush to return her affections. Which like, police officer is kinda cute but he ain’t that special. Bong Soon winds up becoming a bodyguard to Ahn Min Hyuk, the extremely rich, kinda spoiled, ridiculously extra CEO of a gaming company who does not like the police for secret reasons, and sadly does not have a good relationship with his family. (He a lonely boy underneath everything.) Min Hyuk finds out about Bong Soon’s powers, is in TOTAL awe of her, offers to train her in fighting, and literally falls head over heels for her.

The caveat with this show is there is a subplot or two that annoy me, BUT I just use the 10 second skip button and it is totally worth it because the romance is super cute—SUPER CUTE (also I have a list of favorite actors and Park Hyung Sik is def on it—one minute he is an adorkable, blushing bby the next he can be intense and sad)

He cute

2. Her Private Life:

Hello fake-dating!! Ryan Gold (an adoptee who didn’t live in Korea for a while) is a former artist who stopped painting because he couldn’t deal with his Stendhol (?) syndrome (among other traumas). Deok Mi is the classy art curator of a famous museum who definitely does not have any secrets she wants to keep from the world—well, other than the fact that she is the number one fangirl of kpop idol, Cha Shi-an (who also appreciates art) and has a major crush on him. Ryan becomes director of the art museum and there is a whole thing with getting Shi-an involved in an art show.

Following this and a series of unfortunate events a false rumor starts that Deok Mi and and Shi-an ARE dating. It’s a little complicated to summarize, but basically what you need to know is that Ryan and Deok Mi become a fake couple so there won’t be a scandal for Shi-an or violence done to Deok Mi by rabid fangirls. I enjoy the fake-dating trope a lot, and how it becomes real for both of them! The leads are played by Kim Jae Wook and Park Min Young, who both have incredible range. Lots of soft moments in this one! Good kisses, a scene where the faves bake together, and also Ryan wears a lot of deep v-neck shirts and jackets which is an attack on me personally.

The show also contains a bit of angst, which I LOVE. Hand-holding becomes an important theme 😊

RYAN NO

3. Crash Landing on You: Rich South Korean heiress/fashion designer Se-ri accidentally winds up in a North Korean village, and really REALLY wants to go home. Mostly because there are no scented candles or spa-like bathtubs in the vicinity, but also because she could easily disappear into a NK jail and never return. A North Korean captain named Ri Jeong Hyeok finds her and decides not to turn her because, one, he’s a good guy who doesn’t want to turn an innocent person over to what might be her death, and two, turning her over might get his four underlings in trouble for reasons. Said underlings are his family, basically, and they are a deLIGHT. One is an argumentative proud sort who likes to drink and to feel important and who tries to provoke (and gets provoked by) Se-ri at every opportunity, one is a lover of banned South Korean dramas, one is a 17 year old bby who misses his mom, and one is the silent but most loyal follower of the captain.

Besides all these people, there are two other characters (including a surprisingly wise conman) who become faves and major players in the plot.

There is a great mix of humor, romance, found family, and angst, and I love it very much. A few things don’t go the way I want them to near the end, but a bit of imagination and fanfic can fix anything

ALSO I FORGOT THE CAPTAIN GETS SUPER SULKY FROM TIME TO TIME AND IT IS HILARIOUS

Show of hands, who thinks they will meet again

4. Are You Human Too: A FAVORITE SHOW OF ALL! TIME!

What do you do when your husband dies and your evil mega-rich father-in-law takes your son away from you and keeps you from seeing him ever? Well, if you are scientist with more genius than positive coping methods, you build yourself a robot son who looks exactly like your real son. Great solution, am I right?

Nam Shin III is the name of my favorite robot son, played by the inestimable Seo Kang Joon. He is the purest bby you will ever meet, being designed so that he never lies and so that he will immediately go to hug anyone who cries. He seems quite a contrast to the bitter human Nam Shin, who hates his gilded prison life, hates his Grandpa, and tries to sneak away from his right hand man, Secretary Ji Young Hoon, his only friend in the world. The girl in the show is Kang So Bong, an ex-UFC fighter who was so badly injured she had to quit. She is at first a bit jaded and mercenary because of her past, but she has a golden heart that just needs to be reminded of its existence.

Not going into details to avoid spoilers, but everything upends when the robot Nam Shin has to take the place of the human Nam Shin. The show is a soft, funny, angsty exploration of what it means to be human, with some good found family throughout. The character development is phenomenal, and the connection between So Bong and Nam Shin III is *chef’s kiss*. I just want to give a shout out to Seo Kang Joon who plays a duel role like you wouldn’t believe, to SKJ’s smile, to the soundtrack, and to the character of Young Hoon, a loyal, steady, and self-sacrificing secretary that we do not deserve (gosh tho he looks good in blue!)

Look at my robot son getting a long-looked for affirmation! (his lil smile!!!

5. W: Two Worlds:

This show unique because it meta as HELL! Oh Yeon Joo is a junior doctor and the daughter of a webtoon artist whose big hit, W, is coming to a close. Much to her surprise, she gets pulled into the world of the comic where she encounters and saves the main character, Kang Chul, a former Olympic shooting champion who was blamed for the murder of his entire family, and whose sole desire is to find the real killer. It’s a good romance between them, and I also love Kang Chul’s relationship with his hyung, which, tho it is not always a main focus, is present and wonderful. Kang Chul himself is both intelligent and adorably bratty, charismatic and angsty, soft and fierce, and he is one of my favorite kdrama characters for sure.

As for the meta, the show does a fantastic job exploring the rules of the comic world, of how one can enter and leave, the importance and power of main characters and supporting characters, and the purpose of an author. There is always another twist coming, and it is just so much fun!

UM SIR PLS POINT THAT ELSEWHERE

6. Healer:

I watched half this show and never realized that the female lead is played by Park Min Young, same actress as in Her Private Life. Someone had to tell me lol! She’s just so good at playing different people. In this show, she is Chae Young Shin, a reporter for a celebrity tabloid who has big dreams of becoming a famous reporter who investigates stories that actually mean something. She is a bit quirky, very cute, very brave, and probably one of my favorite female leads. She lives with her dad above his coffee/teashop bakery and is friends with all the ex-cons he has defended while doing his other job of lawyering.

Anyway this show is more of a romantic/action drama. To get an idea of the titular Healer, picture what you would get if you took some of Batman and Nightwing’s aesthetics (wearing black, hanging out on rooftops, punching people, flipping around, etc) and put them into a night courier who likes to watch National Geographic and dream about one day going off to an island where he can live all by himself for the rest of his days because oh yeah he is a loner whose only friend is an older woman who sets up his jobs and whom he has never actually met.

There is also an older reporter that Young Shin looks up to, the fun tabloid office where she works, a heck lot of mystery surrounding some tragedy involving a group of reporter best friends/found family back in the 80’s/90’s, and of course both members of the OTP have childhood trauma that has made them who they are today. One of my favorite things that happens in the show is that Healer has to go undercover for a while, Clark Kenting it up in Young Shin’s tabloid office, which overnight becomes a real news agency for reasons.

The action is LOTS of fun, and the romance is really soft and cute, and better still, when there is a misunderstanding or something that gets in their way, they almost immediately talk about it and resolve issues. They TRUST each other and give the benefit of the doubt where many tv couples would break up or get in big fights. I find it (plus the character development) very refreshing.

I couldn’t find a gif of my favorite fight sadly. This will have to do

7. Lawless Lawyer: This has Lee Joon Gi. Watch it.

Just kidding, there are many other reasons to watch the show, but it is true that Lee Joon Gi is one of my favorite actors. The man has phoenix eyes, a jawline that could cut silk, diamonds, you name it, and such a deep well of emotional acting that it literally kills me when his characters rage/weep/love/etc.

Anyway, in this legal thriller/romance/action drama, LJG’s character Bong Sang Pil is a beautiful, very extra ex-gangster/now lawyer who opens his own office, ready to fight villainy and avenge his mom with the law or with his fists, whichever is more useful at the time. He has a right hand man named Manager Tae and recruits a bunch of thugs as his minions, and they all become a weird sort of family as the show goes on.

Ha Jae Yi is a quiet badass lawyer who has no time for sexist idiots and gets her license suspended for smacking one of said fools. She gets recruited to assist Sang Pil, and they find their goals align as both their mothers were destroyed by the villains.

Speaking of the villains? EXCELLENT acting by them all, like they need to go down obviously, but you can’t help but be in awe of a few of them or even get attached to one or two in a weird way. Props to the show for having one of the best female villains I have ever seen

What an icon

Here you get two gifs of him

Sorry I needed to make it a magical three lol

Tune in next time for historical dramas and modern dramas that are a bit darker!

#kdrama recommendations #lawless lawyer #healer #w two worlds #are you human too #her private life #strong woman do bong soon #crash landing on you #kdrama recs for cam #my kdrama recs

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(requested by calligomiles)

“Hey, General, can you try something for me?” Gummy came home one day with a box from the kitchen. “My friend made a cake, and it’s really good, so I brought you a piece.”

“Huh. Thanks, Rada.” Zima took the box and the fork the chef provided and popped it open. Inside was a rather...strange-looking slice of cake. The form itself was essentially perfect - two layers of cake with some strawberry jam or something like it gluing them together and evenly frosted along the outside - but the deep shade of purple on everything was rather disorienting. What flavors were the components supposed to be? Were the black flecks in the cake itself fruit or chocolate? Nothing in Ursus, or even Rhodes Island, looked like this…

Still, she knew better than to take appearances at face value, and if her gourmand friend thought it was good, who was she to refuse trying it? Sonya stabbed into it, pulled off the front corner, and took the bi- WHOA. “Your friend made this?” She asked, coping with the rapturous delight with her usual composure.

“Yeah! Do you like it?” Gummy came back from putting away her vaul- shield and fighting pan, but as soon as she did, she knew the answer. “I’ve watched her cook, and I don’t know how she does it. It’s like nothing else, right?”

“...I want to meet her. Who is she?”

Rada smiled, but it was rather strained. “Um, well, I think you’ve probably heard of her...Blue Poison, the Sniper?”

“The toxicologist?” Zima looked at the fork in her hand and swallowed. Hard. “She bakes?”

“Yeah, and she’s really sweet as a person, too. I don’t get why people are so scared of her...well, I guess there’s rumors that go around, but they aren’t true.”

The general thought about what she’d heard, for the first time from a critical perspective - that her saliva was a critical component in her darts’ poison, that she coated anything she touched in toxins that could kill a person in moments, that she asked people to touch her so she could eliminate her competition and finally be with the Doctor...and realized just how much bullshit she’d accidentally swallowed without thinking about it. “They couldn’t be, and even if they were, I’m sure the baking takes care of any lingering toxins. I want you to introduce us - invite her over for dinner or something before the end of the week.”

“Yes, General!” Rada’s smile brightened; she loved when she got orders she was going to act on anyway. “If she’s free tomorrow, would that be too soon?”

“No, if she’s free, that should be fine. Thank you, Rada.”

The chef saluted her. “Конечно, товарищ генерал!”

“...Is this whole slice for me?” Zima looked at the rest of it, wondering if Anna or Rosalind might want some. “There’s enough to split.”

“As you wish, General! I’ll go ask them.” With that, Gummy went off, leaving Sonya to her thoughts...and another bite of the cake. It was given to her first, after all.

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Blue Poison sighed, watching the dessert table with the normal degree of disappointment. Usually, only two or three portions were taken from her contributions - those being the Doctor’s, Gummy’s, and Glaucus’ - which meant she often had leftovers, and it always made her dream of the days her cakes barely lasted half an hour after she made them. One of a few things she missed from home, if she was honest, but there was no point in thinking of going back there…

There was a tap on her shoulder, and she jumped. “Oh, Gummy. Sorry, I was just...thinking. Do you need something?”

“I took a piece of your cake to my friends like I said, and they all loved it! Leto and Istina had to go on a mission, but the General and I were wondering if you’d like to eat dinner with us tonight. I’m making waffles!”

“Waffles for dinner?” The Anura smiled; Gummy had a way of making that happen. “That sounds delightful. What time are you expecting me?”

She shrugged. “I’ll start cooking 1800ish? But really any time after work is fine; if you come earlier, it’s just more time for us to hang out!”

“I think I’ll head over after I change out of this...Have I met ‘the General’ before?”

“I don’t think so.” The Ursus replied. “I’m pretty sure she’d remember meeting you.”

Blue raised an eyebrow. “You think so?”

“You remind me of her favorite UFC fighter, so I think you’d stick in her mind pretty easily. Oh, actually, I also came back here for some scones. Gotta run, talk to you tonight!” And there she went.

“Hmm...Dinner with Gummy and her friend.” The Anura looked at her muffin tin before nodding to herself. “I know just what to bring.”

A few hours later, after helping with dinner and heading to her room for a change of clothes, Blue Poison found the USSGG’s suite and knocked. A bright Ursan voice called from beyond it, “I’ll be right there!” Sure enough, Rada was less than a minute later. “Hi, Blue! I’m glad you showed up sooner rather than later~”

“It’s been awhile since someone’s invited me somewhere, so I got kind of excited. Is your General-”

“Hey, Rada, is she-” Zima emerged from the back room, already in her pajamas, and standing in the doorway across from her was one of the most beautiful women she’d ever seen. “...Evening.”

Blue waved with her fingers, as there was a tray of cupcakes in her arms. “Good evening. I hope I’m not overdressed.”

“Oh, it’s fine! The General doesn’t really have anything else that’s really casual-”

“Rada, could you take the cupcakes to the table for her?” Sonya, in spite of herself, was blushing from the combination of awe and embarrassment. “Do you want something to drink, Miss Blue?”

She nodded. “Water will be fine, General.”

“You can call me Sonya; I’ve told Rada she doesn’t have to call me that anymore, but she insists.”

“You’ll always be my General, General!” Gummy sing-songed. “I’ll get the drinks; feel free to sit anywhere, Blue!”

After standing awkwardly for a moment, the Anura sat on the couch. “Thank you. My friends called me Azure back home, if we’re using first names here.”

“Azure, huh? That’s a pretty...cool name.” For some reason, Zima found herself leaning into the tough girl persona she’d perfected in her school days. Maybe once dinner started, she could let it drop.

“Thank you.” Now they were both blushing. “Sonya is, too. Gum- Rada said you liked my cake?”

Thank God, something to talk about. “I’ve never had something so sweet that tasted so natural. Most of the desserts we had back home were just fruit, but chocolate and strawberry together was something I’ve never tried. I’m glad you brought more with you.”

“Guests usually made dessert for the evening where I’m from. It’s how I learned to bake as well as I did.”

“I imagine so,” she agreed. “You seem like someone who’d have a lot of friends.”

Azure sighed. “I did, but...some things happened.”

“Ah...” Shit, she’d made it awkward.

“I have water!” Gummy emerged from the kitchen with glasses for each of them. “Oh, and something a bit stronger, too, just in case!”

The general blinked. “Rada, isn’t that the vodka Natalya got you for your birthday?”

“Yep! I thought tonight was as good a night as any to try it, don’t you think?”

“Vodka?” The Anura looked from one Ursus to the other. “That’s a popular Ursan alcohol, yes? I’ve never tried it before.”

The chef set the tray she was holding down, opened the bottle, and poured each of them a shot. “Yep! It doesn’t do a lot for us, but apparently other people think it’s really strong!”

“Interesting...Cheers.” They clinked shot glasses, and Blue drank it like a normal drink - which meant she very quickly started coughing.

“Are you okay, Azure?” The name really did roll off her tongue...hmm. Come to think of it, didn’t Anura have- No, brain, not the time to think about that. “The idea is to get it as far back into your throat as possible so it burns less.”

She nodded, downing half a cup of water soon after. “Guh~ I’ll know for the next one.”

“You want another?” Gummy cocked her head, already filling another round.

“I do.” Azure lightly slapped her face on both sides. “But only one more.”

Clink! Round 2 went down much better, although she immediately felt it as Rada went back to the kitchen to start cooking. Zima noticed when she picked up her water and was visibly shaking. “Feeling okay?”

“Mmhmm. Just a little woozy...”

“Alright. Let me know if that changes.” The general stretched her arms above her head and yawned. “So uh...” Damn, what to talk about?

Blue was already two steps ahead, apparently. “Gummy told me that I look like your favorite fighter. ‘Zat true?”

“She said that? I don’t think so; your hair’s similar, but outside of that, not seeing a resemblance.”

“Aww.” The Anura pouted. “That’s a shame. I thought you’d think I was cute.”

...Sonya only had one response to that. “I never said you weren’t; you just don’t look like Jolanta.”

“So you think I’m cute?” Azure leaned towards her, holding herself up with her arms and tilting her head to one side. It definitely looked like a frog poised to jump.

“Yeah?” Sticking to her guns. “I like your pigtails.”

She giggled. “Thanks~ You’re pretty cute, too.”

“Well, that’s a first.”

“Whaaaat?” As it turned out, Blue held alcohol about as well as a sponge as it’s being squeezed. “Your girlfriend hasn’t told you that before?”

Sonya shook her head. “She’s not my girlfriend.”

“Oh...Does that mean you’re single~”

“I’m not dating anyone.” The Anura hopped towards her. “Azure, what are you doing?”

More giggling. “Your voice cracked.”

“Hey, do you guys want your waffles thick and fluffy or flat and crispy?”

“Flat!” Both called back in unison. Blue hopped forward again, now only a cushion away. “Just like us~”

Zima sighed. “Look, Azure, you seem nice and all, but I’ve known you like five minutes, so slow your roll.”

“You don’t like me?”

“What? No, I do, I just think this isn’t the way to start.” The Anura retreated, hopping backwards. “Azure...Come back.”

She did. “I just want a hug~ Is that too much?”

“No, a hug is fine.” The Ursus stood up, and Blue leaped to her feet and into her arms.

“Yay.” Azure rested her head against Sonya’s shoulder. “You didn’t ask if I was gonna poison you~”

Zima smirked. “I know that’s a bunch of bullshit.”

“You do?” Her arms settled a little lower along the general’s back.

“It’s obvious you wouldn’t.” One of the Ursus’ hands found its way to Blue’s hair. “You’re not the type to endanger your friends like that.”

Azure nodded. “I’m not...You’re so sweet, Sonya~”

“I’m just being honest with you.”

“Yeah, but...” A tear found its way to Zima’s shoulder. “I miss having friends to hug.”

The general patted the back of her head. “Well, you know where to find us. Rada’s a hugger, too.”

“Mmm. You’re willing to share?”

“I-” The approval caught in her throat. “I...hmm.”

Blue’s eyes, still a bit watery, lit up at the hesitation. “Is that a no?”

“...Maybe. You don’t mind, do you?” She smelled the way a candle called ‘birthday cake’ would, somehow.

“One’s enough for me.” The Anura pulled back to look her in the eye. “Sonya...”

The Ursus smiled back at her. “Yes, Azure?”

“Waffles are ready!” Gummy called from the kitchen.

“...I’ll tell you after dinner.” She poked her nose with a finger. “Shall we?”

Zima let go of the embrace, but immediately after doing so she took her hand and led her to the dining room, both smiling more brightly than they had since arriving at Rhodes Island.

#arknights #blue poison (arknights)#zima (arknights)#gummy (arknights)#we uh...we might come back to this #there's a twist i was thinking of pulling #but it can wait while we knock out some other requests #calligo i think you'll know what i mean #arknights fic

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Jake Paul Scores A Split-Decision Victory Over Former UFC Champion Tyron Woodley

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Published: August 30, 2021

CLEVELAND, Ohio – YouTuber-turned-prize fighter Jake Paul continued his foray into professional boxing on Sunday, scoring a split-decision win over former UFC champion Tyron Woodley in front of a sold-out crowd of 16,000 fans at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. The eight-round cruiserweight bout was the main event of live SHOWTIME PPV telecast.

The judges scored the fight 78-74 and 77-75 for Paul, and 77-75 for Woodley.

“I don’t know what to say – he was a tough opponent and he’s been fighting for so many years and I’m still new to this,” said Paul, a former teen actor and successful content creator who dove into the world of prizefighting just three years ago. “My legs felt weird, I wasn’t sure what was wrong with me. All respect to Tyron though. He’s a Hall of Famer and put up a good fight. I have nothing but respect for him. There’s no hard feelings. This feels amazing to do this for my city and it’s a dream come true.”

After weeks of buildup, including an eventful fight week, Paul and Woodley swapped the verbal jabs for real punches and Woodley was a clear step-up from Paul’s previous three opponents, posing a threat for the first time in Paul’s career. The 39-year-old MMA veteran, who was making his pro boxing debut, landed the most meaningful punch of the night, rocking Paul with an overhand right that sent Paul against the ropes. But it was Paul who was more active. He out-landed Woodley 71-52 in total punches, while Woodley out-landed Paul in power punches 41-35.

“He hit me with one shot the whole fight, and it was a good shot,” said the polarizing Paul. “It was one real good shot. I don’t know what that one judge saw. But l still got the victory. For me to come here and go eight rounds in my fourth fight, who does that? I’m doing things that have never been done.”

Woodley, who made five successful defenses of his UFC belt, believed he did enough to get the win in his professional boxing debut.

“I feel like I won the fight,” said St. Louis’ Woodley. “Jake is a great opponent. I didn’t expect him to eat my punches like that. But the fact that one judge only gave me two rounds is insane. Forget that Tommy Fury fight. Let’s run that back. Nobody is going to sell the PPV like we did. The ropes held him up when I hit him. I could have had that knockdown. I walked him down and landed back time and time again. I landed power punches, he missed shots all night.”

(Featured Photo: Amanda Westcott/Showtime)

#HF #Jake Paul #Tyron Woodley #UFC #Boxing #Showtime PPV

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Mother Hen Chapter Two

Prologue

Chapter One

Click! Lilo groaned and covered her face, but she paused when she felt a body under her so she slowly turned to see the Oscar Diaz sleeping away as if he had no worries and Cesar Diaz snapping away on his phone pointing at the two. She quickly, but slowly got up while swatting away at Cesar and his phone while he was quietly laughing. The duo went to the kitchen and began breakfast for the rest of the people in the slightly older girl’s living room.

They were done with the eggs and bacon, leading to Jamal to wake up to the smell and make his way to the kitchen to see what else they were cooking. All three of them decided to wake everyone up by playing music and the smell of food so Cesar and Jamal grabbed her speaker from her room while Lilo stayed in the kitchen to make the food. Jamal was turning on the speaker and setting it on the kitchen counter while Cesar was on his phone to connect it via Bluetooth. By the time they got it working Monse was up and rolling her eyes at the boys’ stupidity while waiting for the food to be done.

Monse quickly snatched Cesar’s phone and began scrolling through his music to pick a song, but Cesar took it back and picked Money in the Grave by Drake ft Rick Ross. The beginning of the song had started and Lilo squealed because it was her favorite song for the time being. It was almost at top volume as Ruby and Oscar came in glaring at everyone because they were interrupted by the loud music until the beginning lines started and Lilo belted out the lyrics and dancing around as she put the food out on the dining room table.

“I said where should I really even start? I got hoes that I’m keepin’ in the dark. Got my ***** ‘cross the street livin’ large. Thinkin' back to the fact that they dead. Thought my raps wasn't facts 'til they sat with the bars. I got two phones, one need a charge. Yeah, they twins, I could tell they ass apart” Lilo took a breath and smiled at the others.

Oscar had a small smile on his face, Cesar was smirking at his best friend, while the others had their mouth agape. Ruby, Jamal, and Monse didn’t expect Lilo to go off and yell out the lyrics to the popular song because they were used to her listening to old school music like Tupac, Guns N’ Roses, Black Sabbath, N.W.A, etc. There was a laugh that came out of Cesar as he took a look at his three other friends who were still in shock at the whole scene.

“Let’s eat, guys. I made corned beef hash, scrambled eggs, two fried eggs, there is rice from last night, hash browns, and bacon,” Lilo sat down at began piling her plate with the food.

The brother immediately sat down to pile their food on their plates soon followed by the other three who were debating who was sitting where until Lilo had enough of it, “alright, fine! Cesar, sit next to your brother. I’ll sit next to him too, now all three of you, sit on the other side,”

The three had their eyes wide open as they followed her orders and sat down but made no move to make their own plate. A moment passed until Lilo began a conversation with Cesar and Oscar so Monse began piling her plate then Jamal and Ruby. After that moment, a conversation began between everyone except Oscar, causing Lilo to feel bad for the man that was slightly older than her. She took matters into her own hands and started a conversation with the feared man to her left.

“Yo, homie. How did you sleep?” Lilo chuckled.

“Really? Homie? Fool, I slept alright. You?” Oscar smirked.

“That was my impression of you,” Lilo snorted, “You always say fool or homie to people. I’m sure you slept great since you made me lay on you last night while I was asleep,”

“What? Fool. stop playin’. I didn’t do that,” Oscar did his infamous eyebrow raise.

“Yes, you did, homie,” Lilo began laughing, “I sure as hell didn’t begin laying on you,”

The two realized it was quiet so they turned to see everyone was looking at them. Cesar looked happy, Monse was confused while Ruby and Jamal looked scared. Oscar began glaring at them and that caused a reaction to come out of the two scared boys, but Monse just glared back until her attention turned to Cesar. Lilo figured that Cesar had kicked her under the table to get her to stop and that happened as she turned her attention back to her food and in conversation with Cesar, Jamal, and Ruby.

Breakfast ended on a good note and the younger ones had left to hang out at Ruby’s as the older ones were talking. It was nearing 3 pm when Oscar stood up from the couch.

“Get ready, Hermosa. We leave at 4,” Oscar made his way to the front door.

“You got it, dude,” Lilo followed Oscar so she could lock the front door.

Oscar left as Lilo closed the door after him and made her way to her room to pick out her outfit and shoes. Lilo was a huge fan of Vans and Converse so she had a wall full of Vans and another wall full of Converse of different colors and types, even vintage ones. She decided on a black bralette with a white shirt that hung on one of her shoulders and a pair of light boyfriend jeans cuffed enough to see her white crew socks with her white Old Skool vans that she customized herself. The young girl didn’t really like to put make-up on so she put mascara and lip gloss.

The clock had hit 3:55 when Oscar came knocking on the door with a white shirt with black Dickies with his high-top converse. Lilo opened the door ready as can be and got out of the house to lock the door so they could start their adventure. They got into his cherry red Impala and blasted music as they drove on the freeway and towards the beach that was probably private property.

There was surprisingly little traffic so they got there 30 minutes later and parked in front of the view of the ocean. The duo got out of the car and started to walk, but Oscar stopped the short beauty and rushed to the trunk of the car, coming back with a blanket and a picnic basket filled with food, drinks, and snacks. Lilo chuckled and started to lead Oscar towards the ocean so they could be closer to the view, but not close enough for the tide to get close enough to get them wet.

After the blanket was set up and ready to be sat on, they sat next to each other to watch the waves and talk to each other about life and other deep stuff. Oscar was opening up on his childhood and how he was supposed to go to a good school in Pasadena, but he passed it up to take care of Cesar. There were a lot of questions and jokes exchanged between the two until the big question about Lilo came up.

“So what did you mean when you told Valentina that you competed with fighting to get the money?” Oscar turned to look at Lilo.

Lilo sighed, “well, I'm a trained UFC fighter and I compete in tournaments as well as some underground fights around the area. That’s how I can afford the rest of the mortgage payments, groceries, and other things like my car payments. I love it, but I also don’t want to fight my whole life,”

Oscar was confused, “wait, you’re parents are military. Don’t they get some type of help with the payments and things?”

“Military is a lot of things. They help a little bit, but they don’t help much. It’ll obviously help when I’m in JC because of their GI Bill, but the house and everything...we have to pay the rest out of pocket,” Lilo shrugged, '' It's a downside, but being in the military makes my parents happy and I don’t want to make them quit,”

“Soooo…” Oscar trailed with a smirk, “when is your next fight? I want to come and see if you really are trained,”

“Fool, my next fight is actually this Sunday. So tomorrow,” Lilo laughed, “alright, homie, we gotta go back home so I can rest and be ready for tomorrow,”

The two got up and cleaned everything up before making their way back to the car to go home. A comfortable silence came as they realized that they were closer than ever, to the point of Oscar being her second-best friend and Lilo being his person to vent to since she understood the gang life and didn’t deny it like Cesar’s friends. Cesar was outside the house in just his shorts and slides with a smirk on his face when he saw the two people that he cared about in his older brother’s car with small smiles on both of their faces.

“Hey, guys” Cesar smiled, “how was your day? Did y’all confess your love to each other?”

“Salad, go inside and sleep. I got a fight tomorrow, remember?” Lilo glared.

Cesar rolled his eyes, “yes I remember. Monse and Jamal are coming too,”

Lilo nodded, “ok. Spooky is coming with us,”

The younger brother nodded and went back inside, but put his head out after a second, “have a good night, but not too good of a night, you two,”

“Cesar, I swear if you don’t go inside right now,” Oscar glared at his younger brother.

The freshman laughed and went inside as Lilo started laughing at the younger boy with Oscar. Lilo started walking to her house while Oscar walked to his house and the two paused to take a look at each other for a second then went inside to finally sleep for the fight tomorrow. Oscar closed his front door with a small smile on his face because of his newfound friend that now knew him better than anyone while Lilo was inside her house and back against the door with a happy sigh. Cesar was spying on his brother from his room and had a huge smile on his face when he saw that Oscar had a smile on his face, his dream came true...he was going to get the family that he wanted with his best friend and big brother.

The next day came and Lilo woke up at the crack of dawn to warm up with a protein shake and a 30-minute run, but when she got done getting dressed and went to her kitchen she saw Cesar there with a protein shake ready to go and work out clothes. She had a confused look on her face at the baby-face in her house.

“What are you doing here, Salad boy?” Lilo grabbed the protein shake.

“I’m warming up with you. I know you can train me to be stronger so why not work out with you?” Cesar cheesed at his friend.

Lilo laughed, but let him join regardless because she just couldn’t say no to the younger boy to save her life. The two left her house and started with a light jog for a few minutes before speeding up a little bit until they were at a full run for 15 minutes around the block two times. They were done at 8 am and Cesar was struggling to breathe, but Lilo barely lost her breathe at the workout. Oscar was outside because he was wondering where Cesar left to in the crack of dawn until he saw the two come back around the corner so he walked down to meet them in front of his house.

Oscar started laughing at Cesar’s state, “hermanito, why you look like you’re about to die?”

“Lilo’s ‘warm-up’...” Cesar wheezed, “is a full-on work-out. Fuck, Lo,”

Lilo rolled her eyes, “dramatic ass. Go shower and call Monse and Jamal to be ready by 10 because we gotta be outta here and to Van Nuys at 1 pm,”

Cesar made his way inside while bringing out his phone to text two of his friends while Oscar raised an eyebrow at the short girl.

“Damn, we gotta go all the way there?” Oscar asked.

“Yup,” Lilo chugged the rest of her water, “We’re taking my car too. Alright well like I said we are leaving at 9:30 so we can pick up Monse and Jamal, now I gotta go shower and do my shit,”

The two separated ways and went into their respective homes to get ready for the day. Lilo trashed the water bottle before going in the bathroom to take a shower then change to her sports bra and spandex and putting on her cover-up. Oscar, on the other hand, took a shower only to cook dinner for his brother and himself before dressing in his wife-beater and shorts with his white socks pulled all the way to his knees and chucks on his feet. Cesar was struggling to walk after his shower but still changed to a black shirt and jeans with his all-black Vans.

Everyone was ready to go by 9:30 am so they sat back and relaxed in Oscar’s house until 9:45 and they began to get into Lilo’s car. They started to pick up Monse first who was already waiting outside of her house then Jamal, whose parents were out front with him to wish Lilo good luck on the fight. The group of people was on their way with Oscar on the aux while the kids in the back were groaning at the old songs that were flooding throughout the car. They arrived a couple of hours later at 12:30 so it was enough time for Oscar and the kids to get seated in the front and for her to get ready.

Lilo was getting ready with her coach/trainer and getting into the zone against one of the “softer” competitors in the division. She wasn’t really nervous, but she didn’t want to get her hopes up so she convinced herself that the girl was better. By 1 pm everyone was in their seats and getting ready for the fight as Rachel’s entrance music began and she was making her way to the octagon. There was a mixture of cheers and boos, but Lilo didn’t let that get into her mind and put her robe on as well as the hood of the robe.

Finally, Lilo’s entrance music began and she made her way to the octagon behind her trainer and her head down. There were pats on her back and cheers, but she paid them no mind only kept her thoughts on the fight and strategizing in her mind until she heard Cesar’s and Oscar’s voice.

“Let’s go, Lo!” Cesar was standing and clapping.

“Aye, fool! Don’t make me look bad,” Oscar smirked.

Lilo rolled her eyes at Oscar, but continued to the octagon and started jumping around a little. In the corner of her eyesight, she saw Rachel checking out Oscar and something inside her snapped to the point where she wanted to destroy this girl. It wasn’t like they were together, but her long term crush on the older Diaz and their time spent together at the beach made her irrationally jealous. She went to her corner to her trainer who was hyping her up and giving her water to hydrate her so she was good enough to fight.

A few minutes later, the fight was starting and Lilo was advancing towards the slightly taller girl, but Lilo took that to her advantage because she was faster so she quickly jabbed Rachel in the face before dipping to avoid her punch. It quickly escalated to kicks towards Lilo, but it was a weak attempt in Lilo’s eyes. Rachel was quickly wearing out in her energy so Lilo took the opportunity and began punching her and kicking her until it was a takedown and the ref had to take her off of the taller girl.

Rachel got up and they continued to fight until Lilo was bored of the girl’s need to back up so she made a quick jump towards the girl and gave her a right hook with all of her might that lead to her going into a TKO. The bell rang and the whole room went into a fit of cheers at the infamous fighter known as Lilo Jameson. Rachel’s trainer and the team were around her and getting her back into consciousness as Oscar, Cesar, Jamal, and Monse were around her with her trainer and congratulating her. It was a happy time until Rachel decided to go up to Oscar after she gained consciousness to try to pick him up, but Lilo wasn’t having any of it.

“Yo, why are you even here?” Lilo glared, “go back to your trainer and team so you can get better at fighting,”

“You aren’t even that good, Lilo. Chill,” Rachel rolled her eyes.

Lilo started laughing, “Fool, why do you think I’m named ‘TKO’? I’m undefeated, babe, so who isn’t that good? You didn’t even give me a bruise,”

Rachel huffed and walked away to her trainer and team causing everyone to laugh at the unsuccessful attempt to try to embarrass Lilo. Oscar was smirking at the shorter girl because he knew it was out of jealousy.

He leaned down to Lilo’s ear, “why you jealous, bebe?”

Oscar didn’t wait for a response as he went to the kids to wait with them. Lilo groaned and went to the locker room so she can change and take a quick shower so she didn’t have to put more in the water bill at home. Her trainer stopped her when she was leaving the locker room so he could give her the money that she had won, telling her that he already took his cut. After 30 minutes, she was with everyone else to go to the car and get something to eat before they started their journey back to Freeridge. They were in the car and on their phones to look at nearby restaurants, but they realized that it was only 2 and traffic was starting so they decided to just go around the Valley until traffic died down a little bit.

All of them ended up in Sherman Oaks and in Mel’s Diner to eat. Monse had started to facetime Ruby so they could tell him all about the fight and what he did all day.

“It was so crazy! Lilo was so quick and her hits looked so hard like she knocked the other girl out in one punch!” Monse was excited.

“Lucky you,” Ruby rolled his eyes, “I don’t have my own room anymore! I’m sharing with my abuelita now,”

The young ones kind of felt bad for Ruby because he was so excited, but there was nothing they could do about it. Lilo was trying not to laugh with Oscar, but there was nothing that could stop them and they busted out laughing at Ruby’s ‘dilemma’.

“Rubes, it’s gonna be fine,” Lilo laughed, “all you gotta do is focus on school and get outta school with a scholarship to a university then you will have your own room at a dorm,”

Freshmen will act like freshmen and that caused Ruby to roll his eyes at the senior’s wisdom. Lilo shrugged and continued looking through the menu to decide what she wanted, but since she was sitting in between Cesar and Oscar, the older one of the two nudged her a little bit. She turned in curiosity.

“You still haven’t answered my question, maravillosa,” Oscar whispered in her ear.

Lilo rolled her eyes and was about to answer, but the waiter had gone to their table, “Hey, guys. How are you? Can I start you guys off with drinks?”

The waiter took their drinks until his eyes landed on Lilo and he couldn’t help but stare at her. “Hi, can I get a water please?”

“Uhhh...y-yeah,” the waiter stuttered, “hmmm you r-ready t-to order?”

Lilo politely smiled, “yes we are. I’ll get a cheeseburger with no tomatoes or onions? Y’all order your stuff,”

Everyone ordered until it was Oscar’s turn, “Yeah, homes, I want a burger with shallots and you to stop staring at my girl,”

The waiter’s eyes widened and he stuttered out an ok and ran back to the server’s line to put their order up. Lilo began laughing while everyone else just stared at Oscar in shock.

“Why you jealous though, Spooky?” Lilo mocked him.

“Shut up, fea,” Oscar growled.

“Nah, fool. You called me maravillosa so you can’t call me fea until tomorrow,” Lilo stuck her tongue out at the hard cholo.

Oscar glared and mushed her face with a smirk, but she glared and put him in a headlock with an evil laugh. The two began to play fight in the booth while Cesar began laughing while Jamal and Monse thought it was real.

“Don’t mush my face, estupido,” Lilo kept her grip on the cholo, but let go as he tickled her ribs and brought her into a headlock.

“Nah, fool. I ain’t stupid, fea,” Oscar chuckled.

“Alright, ugly. Stop!” Lilo laughed.

The food came out shortly and everyone was eating in silence. There was no conversation in the ride back to Freeridge, but there was no awkwardness to it as there was also music flowing and everyone was too tired to try and make conversation. It was 9 pm when Jamal was dropped off then Monse and the three remaining were cracking jokes.

A/N: The first 15 people that reblog will be on the tag list for the next chapter

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