Just a quick rundown I wrote for our websites and bout programs, but I thought I should repost it here as well - this was one of the most exciting games I have seen, simply because Fight Club was able to keep the Mad Maxines SCORELESS for an entire period. I’ve never seen or heard of this in another bout. Plus there was a fight at the end and I don’t think in the year I’ve been playing I have been in a game with a fight in it (for better or for worse, haha).

September 8th brought the No Coast Derby Girls’ Mad Maxines from Lincoln, Nebraska to Denver to take on our own 5280 Fight Club on their home turf. These teams had never faced off before, and each side was ready to battle for national rankings as members of the WFTDA. Fight Club proved in the first period that they weren’t messing around, bringing air-tight defense down on the Maxines that prevented them from scoring a single point throughout the first 20 minutes – something practically unheard of in a sport with scores frequently reaching over 100 points in a single bout. The end of the period saw FC at 34, MM 0.

After the brutal beating Fight Club had served, the Mad Maxines desperately tried to up their game. Throwing in agile jammer Sylvia Bullet, the Lincoln girls were able to put a few numbers on the board, though not many. Second period put FC at 65, MM 9.

Though Fight Club’s blockers were putting the hurt on the Maxines up until half time, the third period was the jammers’ time to shine. Frida Beater, She Who Cannot Be Named and Olivia Cryin’ almost doubled the points for their team as the last 20 minutes counted down. With minutes left in the bout, Maxine pivot Juana Whippin and Fight Club blocker Annia LateHer got in a scuffle that ended with Fight Club’s coach, team manager, player Zoom Zoom Zetta and even a penalty timer getting ejected from the rest of the bout! Though the 5280 girls suddenly found themselves short, that didn’t prevent a 98-point spread – final score: FC 118, MM 20.

While it was rough on the track, RMRG loved having the Lincoln Ladies in town. Thank you to the No Coast Derby Girls, our volunteers, and all of our fans that made it out to this incredible bout!!

The Denver Roller Dolls’ Mile High Club hosted the No Coast Derby Girls’ Mad Maxines from Lincoln on the 24th. No Coast is a WFTDA member league who is not yet ranked, while the DRD are in the process of applying for membership. Without either league in the rankings as of now it was difficult to determine which way the game may go, but the Mile High Club has played some impressive bouts recently, such as a match against one of Rat City’s home teams with an extremely close score. While the Maxines dominated the first jam of the period and scored the night’s first points, the Mile High Club immediately put a stop to that and gained a significant lead - 35 to the Maxines’ 18.

On the Mile High Club’s side, Friction VixXxen played a strong pivot and did a great job of either holding the Maxines back or knocking them to the ground, while Angela Death managed to snag a number of points. Rockett, who seems to usually play as a jammer, got some great blocks in, and Ro Chambeau proved to be a heavy contender in the point-scoring department on such a jammer-heavy league. The Mile High Club continued their strong lead through the second period - MHC 71, MM 38.

The Mad Maxines appeared to be a newer team, and their jammers looked to have a difficult time making it out of the pack, especially with some of Mile High Club’s stronger blockers up front. Busty St. Claire was a major point-scorer who was equipped with some good speed, and Sylvia Bullet was an extremely impressive blocker, going after Mile High jammers by herself a number of times and managing to knock them repeatedly to the floor. Sylvia isn’t your normal power blocker with her skinnier build, but her timing and her agility allowed her to get in some shattering hits on otherwise extremely stable skaters. The final score was Mile High Club 113, Mad Maxines 47.

No Coasts’ Mad Maxines are coming back to Denver to take on the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls on September 8th at the Bladium, and the Dolls’ next bout is later in the month on the 21st between their two home teams.