BBU Lightweight Title Eliminator (Boxing on the Beach)
Robin Holzken vs Alessia Uva
(The Netherlands vs Italy)
(7-1, 7 KO vs 6-1, 6 KO)
Results: BBU; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: It's the official lightweight title eliminator allthough both Robin Holzken and Alessia Uva agreed to settle it in beach boxing rules to further enhance their profiles - if that's even neccessary! Robin is a Sport Illustrated veteran who wants to firmly take over the top Dutch fighter status once occupied by Doutzen Kroes. She might have to win a BBU silverware in order to do that and there are rumours Romee Strijd is set to make a crossover trip from FCBA to add more indirect competition.

Meanwhile Alessia has bounced back from the domestic lightweight title loss to Valentina Fradegrada and claims she's ready to prove she belongs in the divisional elite that is otherwise crowded by other Italian models. Alessia has all the tools to become a boxing star but she's never beaten someone still in her prime like Ms Holzken so it's anyone's guess if she can meet the lofty expectations on the Dubai sands tonight.

Robin Holzken wears a golden SI swimsuit & orange gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Alessia Uva wears a neon pink swimsuit & silver gloves. Long black hair loose & straight. Both women are barefoot. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the lightweight division.

Round 1:
Both women really want to set the early slugging tone and land several crisp shots to raise immediate noise around the bleachers but it's Alessia who finds the supreme effort when she smacks the older brunette to the body and almost catches her with the vintage jug muggin' drive in the process. She jumps on that route moments later and bounces into Holzken's chin off the rebound which allows her to dominate the initial exchange thereafter. Robin gets bumped around the area and kicks up plenty of sand as she tries to adjust her footing but still ends up hugging the ropes as the Italian model keeps the slugging pressure on and looks fairly comfortable gashing the fellow brunette from both flanks. Ugh! Robin has to shut the recovery mode down and descends behind a tight earmuff to close out the round; she could be relieved that she avoided physical damage but Alessia is ready for take off anyway!

Round 2:
More of the same in the second, Alessia rallies around to win the back & forth slugging battle in the center of the ring before hammering a left/right cross on the nose that shakes Robin into a spooked retreat across the sand. The Italian model powers ahead to deliver more jabbing success and pounces on the head-hunting route to keep the reeling Dutchwoman guessing. Robin manages to avoid another trap along the ropes but that's as far as she goes since Uva takes the round by punching numbers and looks a little upset she couldn't hurt the older brunette in more comprehensive fashion.

Rounds 3 & 4:
Robin tries to claw herself back into contention and manages to match the Italian's jabbing production before belting a vicious harpoon around the liver area that kicks off another high-octane exchange. This time Alessia fails to drive the supreme punches and has to soak up a solid response from the Dutch model who works the uppercut charge to snap her head back before a right hook on the eye wobbles the Italian off her zone for good. Robin leaps after the briefly stunned opponent but she can't quite find the desired delivery and bounces off Uva's forearms until she gets clinched into safety. Both women muscle each other for phone booth dominance and Robin shoves the Mediterranean brunette on the turnbuckle but runs out of time to add more hits. She doesn't have to wait for too long in the fourth when she spikes Alessia up the chimney and triggers another head-hunting blast where she places her mitts sqaure into the Italian's face and ends up busting her into visible swelling during the round. Alessia doesn't shy away from working the slugging pounce herself but she begins to lose her sights and takes a wild spin back to the ropes late on when Holzken whacks her with a drilling right hook on the mouth. Time expires before Robin can drive in more shots but she's all set to blast the bruised Italian away now.

Round 5:
Both women give each other no quarter as if they want to put reigning champion Holly Peers on notice as well and the back & forth slugging keeps the Dubai fans on their feet as Alessia stops the Dutch momentum by blasting Robin on the chest and tries to catch her off her comfort zone with a jug muggin' dose thereafter. She lands those hits inch perfect to rattle the cups but Holzken shakes off the experience and whacks the Italian over the top which makes a greater impact moments later. Alessia stumbles back to her heels and gets stuck in the sand when Robin flies in with a hard right on the nose that leaves the Italian model rolling down the curtains... she stays upright though and dekes away into safety as Holzken was almost waiting for gravity to take over. That didn't happen so the Dutch model has to charge with another slugging drive and she shuts Uva down on the turnbuckle but the quick point-blank range beating only adds more lumps on Alessia's face but it doesn't drop her for the count yet!

Round 6:
Alessia has to find the slugging mojo again but she's unable to match Robin's precision as both model keep bashing each other in the center of the ring much to the crowd's delight. Some hard hits land on the Italian's face and she starts to yelp in discomfort before Robin SMOKES her with a hard right on the ear that finally pulls the resistance plug. Alessia goes all shimmy shake upon impact and doesn't register a wild uppercut blast that PUTS HER AWAY moments later. Uh-oh!!! Robin with a proper Dutch thunder strike right here and she folds the Italian flat on her back with eyes closed!!! That ought to put Holly P. on notice!!! It's a lights out KO finish for Robin Holzen who takes the lightweight title eliminator via KO6 finish!!!

AFTER: Robin took that one to the house and she poses for the cameras & smartphones with her right foot planted on the fallen Italian's chest. It does take a while before Alessia regains her whereabouts and when she does, Robin is talking to the media already:

"I knew I'm the superior woman. But I had to smoke that #### away in best way possible so Holly realizes her time at the top is coming to an end. Sports Illustrated was always the supreme brand to Loaded and other cheap stuff. Brooks Nader couldn't get it done but I'm here to show those glamour tarts who's the real Alpha Bytch! I hope Holly is ready to get smashed because I will run this cheap #### out of town next!"

Official Result: Robin Holzken def. Alessia Uva KO6.