PROSPECT PARK, BROOKLYN -- Hundreds of skaters, support staff and fans flood LeFrak Center at Lakeside skating rink in Prospect Park for some good-natured, if not hard-hitting, Saturday night fights.

Gotham Roller Derby skater Violet Knockout loves the "full-contact sport on roller skates." She explains how the sport is "five-on-five on the track, with two point-scorers," before giving us a crash course at the league's double-header pitting teams from Brooklyn against the Bronx, and Manhattan against Queens.

League president Chuggs Brewkowski describes it as "playing offense and defense at the same time. Where there's two people with the opportunity to score at the same time."

Many of the skaters will tell you that inclusion is the real name of the game here.

Manhattan Mayhem veteran

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