The Mad Rollin' Dolls will hold their second annual "Ho Bout" Saturday, December 15th, at 7pm. Come to Fast Forward where we'll wreck the halls and everything else this holiday season as well as wring in the new year, celebrating the debut of our fourth league season in January. However, this year's Ho Bout has a twist. Announcers Bob (Bobsled) Noxious and Baam (I don't have a holiday name yet) Baam will captain each team. The rosters for Bobsled's Ice Queens and Baam Baam's Candy Canes were drafted last night (12/3) from a pool of 42 skaters. Each skater will boast a holiday name (will this be the return of Egg Nostic or Mistle Cameltoe?) and won't know which team they are on until 12/8. They'll have a week to practice together, then spread holiday fear into the hearts of each other in our holiday battle royal. Can two announcers actually function as captains? Will the skaters listen to them? Will the refs vow never to do this again? Will Baam Baam cry after he loses? Come celebrate the holiday derby-style, where giving IS better than receiving, and find out.

Sure, you could go see A Christmas Carol, but why? Here, let me sum it up for you. Some old, rich crotchety dude pisses everyone off, goes to bed, sees three ghosts (not like hot chicks, just scary dudes), gets the crap scared out of him and decides to become nice. Just in time for Xmas. Imagine that! Then this little Timmy kid says, "God bless us everyone." See, not so great. Instead, come watch the Ice Queens break the Candy Canes (don't you hate when that happens?) in MRD's holiday battle royal.

Details? You need details? Here's the drill.

It's hard to believe that three seasons have passed and the fourth is upon us. What should you, the fan, expect? Only a continuation of what might be the best league-play in the country. Doubt me? Then come see for yourself. I've seen league-play by dozens of teams, many ranked in the top twenty, that are very well respected for their inter-league play, however, don't bring that knowledge home and develop all talent to the extent of MRD. If you live in Madison, you're spoiled. It's OK, just realize that. If you live in the Midwest and haven't come to see us, make your plans now, because here are the dates.

Dec. 15 - 2nd annual Holiday Exhibition bout. Don't miss the Ho Ho Ho's and Sugar Plum Scaries rematch. Skip the movies, call the babysitter, this is a blast!

Offical league season:
Jan 26 - Bout 1
Feb 23 - Bout 2
Mar 22 - Bout 3
Apr 12 - Semi-finals
May 10 - Finals

Note: The following is an exact transcript of the live blog posted for this bout during the 2007 WFTDA Eastern Region Tournament, aka Heartland Havoc. Click on "Read More" for the full post.

Wow. As a Dairyland Dolls fan, I gotta say I was really frustrated by last night's bout. Tucson took us to the cleaners, and we pretty much gave them directions to get there. I'm sure the Dolls will tell me to go f@#$ myself, but here's my fan rant.

EDIT: rant removed. Yes, I'm self censoring. Sometimes I take derby a little too seriously. I have to remind myself that this is an amateur sport and that the management/coach/captain decisions just can't always be made for maximum derby out-freakage.

Summary of rant: Madison can do better. Way better.

Final score:
Tucson 120
Madison 66

It was a frustrating bout for the Dairyland Dolls. The extremely tough Saddletramps pack kept the Madison jammers down to "normal" scoring passes while opening big holes for their own jammers to run up the score. The third period was especially rough as the Dolls, going in minus nineteen, lost a bit of composure and some rather flagrant penalties allowed the Saddletramps to pile on even more points.

After losing to the Dairyland Dolls last year on their home track in Austin, the Hotrod Honeys came to Madison looking for payback. The girls in pink & black were in fine form and gave the fans at Fast Forward a night of nail-biting, fast as lightning flat track competition.

With their ferocious feline captain Cat-Tastrophe at the helm, the Texas team certainly gave Crackerjack and the DD's a run for their money. The Dolls' Mouse met her doppelganger in tiny dynamite jammer Rice Rocket, while the Honeys' Lucille Brawl kept the home team blockers busy.

Tickets are now on sale for the 2007 WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament, aka Heartland Havoc. The tournament will be held at Battelle Hall in the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH, August 17-19. Prices are $25/day or $50 for the whole event. Get tickets online here. More info here.

The top four teams from this tournament will go on to compete in the National Championship Tournament in Austin, TX in September. Click here to see the lineup.

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