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TEMPE, AZ - - Michi-chan Roller Sports Productions, a part of REC Networks is proud to announce that REC Networks founder and hostess of the popular Arizona Derby Report video program, Michelle A. Eyre known in the derby world as "Michi-chan" will be doing the jam by jam (or play by play) announcing of the February 16, 2008 scrimmage between the Arizona Bruisers and Duke City Derby from Albuquerque, NM.

Joining her at the mic will be King Daevid Mackenzie from KPHX radio who will be doing color commentary during the scrimmage.

The Arizona Derby Report has been made aware of several derby related events taking place in both Phoenix and Tucson. With the timing of these events, it is possible for the hardcore derby fan to attend all of them.

The AZDR will be at these events, which we are billing as the "Arizona Derby Love Weekend".

The Bracket - End of Day 2 (click to enlarge)

Here are the scores from Day Two of the WFTDA 2007 Western Regional Tournament. As usual, we'll post links to recaps & other such nonsense as we find them on the international world wide web.

- Kevin Smith kept up with another couple rounds of color commentary for yesterday's bouts
- Here are several photo galleries

Read on for the scores from day two....

The Bracket at Day's End (click to enlarge)

The first day of the 2007 WFTDA Western Conference Tournament is behind us, and the recaps and blog posts are starting to pop up. There will surely be more as the animals on hand wake up in the desert derby paradise known as Tucson. Those lucky bastards get to sleep in this year. Last year we had to up at the crack of dawn for 8am bouts! Anyway, here's some stuff to check out. More to come as it appears around the web.

- Kevin Smith at the AZ Star has a running color commentary (which should continue throughout the weekend)
- Derby gypsy Hurt Reynolds has some commentary from behind the plexiglass

Those of you snapping pictures at the tournament - post them to Flickr right now!

Read on for the full breakdown of scores from day one at the Dust Devil:

Justice Feelgood Marshall announced today that the Dust Devil Schedule is out! Start salivating friends...the first of the three WFTDA championship tournaments will soon be upon us. Twelve teams, twelve bouts, one victor. And, though the top five is all but certain, the champion this year is definitely not. Read on for the schedule...

As derby becomes more popular in each city, there's always a humorous article focusing on how strange and cool it is to see chicks in a brutally physical sport mixing it up with attitude and T&A. alibi.com has this writeup on the Duke City Derby. "There's some debate, too, about whether the derby is anti-feminist, says [Dahmernatrix] Dai Zovi. "

Ok, that's a silly headline. But the Duke City Derby officially wins the leadjammer.com Seal of Approval(tm) for sweet bouting conditions. They bout IN a bar, and it only costs $5. I'm sure they'll need more capacity and more money soon enough, but for now...sweeet. Read the article. "What a fantasy...to rocket around this extremely dark bar in the middle of the afternoon on roller skates in a crowd of people! And if anybody gets in your way, slip up next to them and smack 'em."

A surprise to no one, I imagine, but here it is for real and for true: the Dust Devil is sold out and if you don't have tix, your chances are slim. Here's Sassy Sue's message to the AZRollerDerby list:

Neelam Mehta of the Albuquerque alterna-rag Alibi has this writeup, uniquely titled Hell on Wheels. "Titty-twisters are illegal!" Jackson shouted into her microphone as the bout got heated. "Sheena Slaughter, shame on you!"