Sports Illustrated 2018 Rookie of the Year

1. Robin Holzen versus Chase Carter

Robin:
(20, 5’10, FCBA Debut, Free Agent)



Chase:
(20, 5’9, FCBA Debut, Free Agent)


BEFORE:
Hoots and cheers as the audience glimpses the first pair of girls coming out, but when Robin blasts through the curtains with a flourish of her hips, her music blasting through the stereo systems, literally everyone else goes nuts.

Robin Holzen is our first beach girl to snatch the attention of the crowd, coming out through the curtains in a bright pink bikini with her name etched on cotton across her belly. Along with opponent Chase Carter, both these girls are the latest rookies to snag the SI Swimsuit limelight, and curiously enough both of them are also from a Victoria’s Secret background, having modeled together on more than one occasion and resulting in more than a few mixed feelings towards one another.

Chase is next to enter the arena, a similar white swimsuit with her initials scrawled on the cover, doing very little to hide her toned and always-bikini-ready body. While Robin was looking as though she wants to bite someone’s face off, there’s a wide smile on Chase’s face as she struts down the runway like she’s used to.

Tale of the tape: both girls couldn’t be more similar in terms of height and weight. It’s your classic blonde vs brunette match-up, pitting the Dutch lady against the girl all the way down south from the Bahamas. They face off in the middle of the ring, skipping the pre-fight press conference in the interest of time. There’s clear animosity from the way they’re glaring into each other’s eyes, hands on hips, ready to throw down.

Well, who really knows in Chase’s case - she gives Robin the cheekiest grin while chewing on bubble gum, then blows her an air kiss as the referee orders them back to corners after offer to bump fists totally ignored.

Here we go with the first fight of the day! LIVE from Santa Monica Beach, it’s the Sports Illustrated Rookie of the Year Edition with ten rounds of Lightweight action!

ROUND 1:
Chase springing into action early, jabs to the face bring up the crowd’s energy with Robin herself looking slightly shocked as she struggles to defend herself from the sudden barrage. Chase still with that confident smile plastered on her face as she hounds the other girl about the ring. Robin punching back in between, however does little to slow Carter down. In the end both girls are scoring as the crowd anticipates an early climax with neither girl willing to relent any ground. It’s a classic rookie mistake as they become fixated on hurting and neglect their guard instead. Chase gleefully taking this error to the bank, at the last moment of the round scores another one-two WHAP WHAP to Robin’s nose, but her face CONTORTS when Robin JAMS a hook into the side of her face in response, sending her sprawling!! OUCH that must have hurt! Energy quickly takes a dip as Chase seem as no longer grinning, reorienting herself as she tries to maintain her balance, whereas Robin still trying to keep up the pressure with follow-up jabs at her body. Alas, bell rings and this first round is over. Chase almost taking this round if not for eating that big punch towards the end, giving her opponent the advantage instead.

ROUND 2:
Predictably, more caution and measure this time round, girls hanging back and paying more attention to their opponent’s hands and feet. Robin looking to press late in the first minute, coming in hot with a couple of jabs to the head, some landing and others hitting the guard. Chase attempts some payback with a swift counter-hook, but it rings into raised guard. Blonde does manage to score with another quick stick of her left hand straight into Robin’s chin, making her grunt. The girls flail at each other for a moment, like a cat fight in close quarters, Robin trying to hold Chase in place whilst digging her glove into her abdomen, whilst Chase concentrating up top (amidst the grunting), swiping at the cheek with hook after hook landing. After a good minute of this, their punches lacking punch due to early exhaustion - both girls panting in each other’s arms, pushing and shoving back and forth until the referee forces them to separate. Rest of the round comparatively muted with them catching their breaths. Chase reclaiming this round by our estimates, evening out the score.

ROUND 3:
Chase still a ball of energy despite the mauling received earlier, comes out fast out of corner reminiscent of her earlier jabbing strategy, now aiming south at Robin’s body as the brunette attempts to get in close for more clinch-work. Chase hammering straight punches into her stomach from afar, refusing to let her close distance, and for the first minute Robin takes each jab with a satisfying grunt, backing away and then trying again, with the similar result, unfortunately. The Dutch beauty has had ENOUGH soon after, TAKES another one-two shot to the gut but HECK if she cares, WADES in and PLOWS an uppercut straight up into Chase’s chin! UGHH! Another mean blow to the face sends her backwards and cancelling out all that earlier effort. Robin’s turn to charge in, despite the churning in her stomach, hammers lefts and rights into Chase’s guard as she tries her best to break it. Chase still surprisingly nimble on her fleeting feet, avoiding getting trapped in a corner but can’t stop return punches from Robin as her chest is violated and body wrecked with reckless abandon. At the end of the round, Robin is positively beaming, knowing she turned this tide.

ROUND 4:
She of course hopes to repeat that same success, comes barreling out of corner this time with intention to put Carter down for the count. But Chase is resisting, firing jabs off like her life depended on it. Now Robin has to contend with a steady barrage landing on both her body and face, and she can’t eat too many of these for too long, folks, because… there we go - her nose busted right open from the prolonged banging. Gleeful Chase with no mercy, however, continues the tirade at Robin’s now bloodied face, walking her back instead. Robin in a panic, doesn’t know what to do in this kind of situation where her nostrils leaking uncontrollably - her back hits the ropes and this is IT! Chase is going to town on her in wicked payback! Body wracked as hooks land left and right, then blonde tries her hand at uppercuts to the jawline but finding resistance with Robin’s guard still holding firm. Robin manages to swerve to the side of one uppercut, lunges forward to clinch up the chest, and the girls spend the rest of the round wrestling along the ropes and digging fists into side of body. Curses now uttered into faces in close proximity as they shove off each other roughly at the bell.

ROUND 5:
They head straight for each other with a mutual short Amazonian shout, take turns ploughing hooks up high, swinging at the head: bang and block, bang and block, with them alternating buffeting each other about, making them stumble from side-to-side on their feet. Chase switching it up, knocking Robin’s head back with a short hand to the lips and then the chin. Robin letting fly a big hook down south: stuns the body, but by luck of nature, a follow-up right hook to the head MISSES as Chase ducks under (who knows whether from the pain or deliberate instinct). Blonde deftly buries both her gloves spattering into Robin’s body left right puh puh, then SNAPS the head back with an uppercut to the jawline! Robin’s eyes squeezed shut, stumbling backwards. Chase chasing, a further right cross stuns the broken nose repeatedly, then Robin’s FINISHED OFF with a final hook BLAST to the face! Robin thrown to the ground with a HHNNGGGNHHH, landing flat on her face! Referee begins the count but Dutch Lady not making it up past her knees, red-faced as she does her best! Ten count is reached and it’s OVER!!

Official Decision: Chase Carter defeats Robin Holzen via KO5!

AFTER:
Chase looking pleased with herself with the first win of her career and an important victory over a fellow model rival. Nice girl image in-congruent with her actions when she skips over to Robin’s knelt form, still hanging onto middle rope with two arms. Merciless blonde mounts her from behind, tugging her head back roughly by the hair, relishing her grunting every step of the way. Chase sneers down at her, some nasty comments spat into Robin’s knocked out face that she’s the better woman. Robin still looking dazed as she’s released, body sagging back down into the ropes. A great opening bout between two well-deserving girls. We certainly hope to see them both in the ring sometime in the future.

3. Alexis Ren versus Georgia Mae Gibbs

Alexis:
(21, 5’9, 13:3 FCBA, VIXENs)


Georgia:
(21, 5’10, 3:1 FCBA, VIXENs)


BEFORE:
“Just another dumb blonde b*tch trying to take my place on the roster. Well, it’s NOT happening…” Alexis begins the next segment with a pre-recorded interview broadcast on the giant TVs surrounding the arena, although the first words out of her mouth could very well have been uttered from either competitor here today. “I don’t understand WHY management keeps adding to the Lightweight roster. I mean - we’re the most saturated division as is. Why add on more FAT when you know you’ve got lean, mean little ol’ me as the backbone of this organisation?” Alexis concluding with a smooch of her lips on the camera screen. Schizophrenia in action, folks, as the blonde can’t seem to make up her mind between praising herself and dissing her opponent tonight.

Speaking of her opponent, the only reason why these two ladies are on the card tonight is that both of them managed to score illustrious first deals with the SI brand itself, getting featured as Rookies out of literally thousands of other young hopefuls and culminating in today’s event. Though if you ask Georgia about her thoughts on the matter, she’d beg to differ:

“She doesn’t deserve to be Rookie of the Year,” Georgia’s face later cuts in on Alexis’ air-time on the LCD screens. “The only reason why Alexis was voted in was that she’s the biggest loser shaking that bum of hers on social media. Besides - this is her, what, fifth time auditioning for SI Swimsuit? Guess how many times it took me to score a photoshoot?” Georgia asks rhetorically, before holding up one finger and grinning wide into the cameras. “It’s gonna be fun kicking her sorry ass and take her place today.”

Alexis entering the ring first, clear as day that that was the first time hearing those comments by Georgia Gibbs, and boy is it making her fume. She’s striding to the ring with purpose and at a pace, eager to get the match started so she can kick Georgia’s ass. The Vixen is dressed in SI fare as per her counterparts: muted gold bikini top and bottom giving off Princess Leia vibes from Return of the Jedi, but contrasting much better with new platinum locks flowing in the wind.

Georgia Gibbs not to be outshone, looking sexy as f*ck in her white bikini outfit showing off her toned body and abs, usually mane-like flayed blonde hair now tied neatly into small bundle up top, giving her a serious Amazonian-warrior vibe as she struts to the ring with a gorgeous smile on her face.

Face-off in middle of the ring as tense as you can get, with both ladies surprisingly holding themselves back from physically lunging at each other, especially after learning what the other had to say about them prior. But then - oops - Alexis has to go and spoil the moment by wagging a finger in the blonde’s face and hissing, “You’re going down, b*tch!” before receiving a small scoff from Georgia’s lips proceeded by a tight SWING of her open palm into Alexis’ cheek - PIAK - tight slap out of nowhere, as the two girls decide to say ‘SCREW IT!’ and FLY into each other!

I guess one can’t expect a blonde to change her colours. The two girls are pulled apart amidst the screams and shrill insults, with Alexis finally storming back to her corner and demanding for Corey Saucier to ‘LACE ME UP SO I CAN PUNCH THIS B*TCH!!?!” and the VIX Co-Manager quickly obliging. At the other corner, Steve Boyd checking for bruises or scratches over at Georgia’s, before calmly tightening those red gloves over each of her hands, before giving her a kiss on the forehead for good luck.

Referee eager to get this fight officially started as much as the two girls. Here we go with ten rounds of Lightweight action!

ROUND 1:
Blonde demolition derby when both girls clash in the middle of the ring. No taunting, no sound from their lips as the punches just land hard on opposing faces, both Georgia and Alexis with plenty of pride to spare. They take turns sticking gloves into the cheek, regularly puh puh PUH PUH like clockwork filling out the backdrop of the roaring crowds. Good god why didn't we put these two in a ring sooner? There's some deep-seated animosity here as they’re both eager to earn bragging rights for ‘blonde bombshell’ of the VIX roster. Alexis in particular putting some malice into every punch, connecting with Georgia’s chin and body multiple times. Gibbs’ face getting rotated side to side, body jerking from the abuse, but she bangs right back with multiple slaps into Alexis’ face, then doing the same by hooking into the lean tummy. Round ends and our best guess for the winner is that there’s no one, folks. This round effectively a draw as the two girls back away from one another glaring deeply into each other’s eyes. If they didn't like each other before, this first round certainly doesn't help things.

ROUND 2:
Pundits realizing this here’s the first time Ms Ren is fighting someone else from within her own stable other than Alyssa Lynch... The brunette is nowhere to be found in this instance, replaced by a taller, bulkier version that looks to be Alexis’ equal in every way. Doesn't spell good news for Alexis when Georgia is first to strike with a mean hook to the cheek, stunning Alexis with a HNGGH, then avoiding a return hook, before pounding on the body some more with grunts elicited from her lips. For the first time in the fight, Alexis is pushed backwards in retreat. Georgia not done of course, chasing after her with a smile. Alexis is forced to defend her head for the next two minutes, guard up and feet moving furiously about the ring. It must be painful for the blonde to be sent on the run like this, against another Vixen no doubt. Alexis manages to snap jabs into Georgia’s face while this is all happening, but Georgia’s relentlessness gives her the second round wide.

ROUND 3:
Hell - this girl doesn’t slow down. Alexis tries to charge in again to turn the tide, but Georgia simply blocking that sloppy flurry to her face before AGAIN shocking her with a dull hook to either side of the face one after the other. HNGH UGHH. Ms Ren in trouble as the blows starting to add up. Stubborn girl however chooses to stand and bang this time instead of retreat to safety. She targets the only targets in sight: spanking Georgia’s lean frame with a left and right of her own, before an uppercut to her own chin SEALS the deal - Georgia KNOCKING Alexis’ head back with a loud WELP, blowing her back even if she doesn’t want to! Here comes Gibbs, charging in for the kill... Alexis’ eating body shots on the ropes with Georgia having free access, trying to break the blonde’s guard by burying lefts and rights into her belly. Ren’s eyes bulging, mouth agape, shock hands to her tummy making her tremble enough for a sudden opening in her guard: another swing from Gibbs with an uppercut CUTS up into her chin AND REN F*CKING CRUMPLES!! OUCH. Georgia Gibbs with an early and impressive KNOCKDOWN!

Hell yeah! The victorious blonde seems to roar to the crowds as she parades back to corner. What a win here today IF she manages to beat a newly minted top ten Lightweight. Alexis knocked onto her butt, resting back with her head on the ropes, but she’s already stirring up bit by bit, with parts of the crowd trying to chant her name to encourage her. Nothing less expected from such a woman and Georgia already readying herself at the other corner.

Alexis eating her pride with a gulp as she makes it up by the count of 8. Face serious all of a sudden as she realises the fight she’s in for today. There’s one minute left on the clock and Alexis has to hang in there to make it to the next round. Wave of a hand and flash of flesh as Georgia charges in swinging, but Ren focused, jumps out of the way and saves her hide for another day. Georgia scores a big round with that knockdown, doing wonders for her confidence.

ROUND 4:
Lean, mean, fighting machine - it must be tough for Georgia coming back to the same beach where she fell to Taylor Hill almost a month ago. But knocking Alexis’ head back with some choice stinging jabs giving her renewed hope that her fortunes can reversed, the blonde still chugging away at the same pace she started this fight. Alexis grunting as some right hands get through her guard and graze the chin and cheek, but Ren not bothering with staying to brawl this time, having learnt her lesson prior and now relying on punching from afar. She has some surprising success, exploiting Georgia’s focus on power advances by stinging her to the cheek and chin with long jabs. Gibbs finding tears in her eyes by the third minute, the abuse to her nose and lips starting to add up. The Aussie still taking this round and surging ahead in points, but Alexis establishes herself as still in this fight.


ROUND 5:
Gibbs for the first time seen slowing down, feet shuffling forward and guard firmly in front of her chest as well. Alexis must have done some damage, now circling to the right, small smirk on her face, tentative jabbing to Georgia’s head just to keep the pressure up. It has that irritating effect on her from the sheer number of punches filling her peripheral vision - Georgia trying a RUSH forward but her right hook misses by a mile when she tries to surge in to surprise Ren mid-defence. It backfires on her significantly when Alexis parries another hook to her body, then RATTLES her with a firm left into the cheek, followed by an uppercut SMACK up into the jawline! AND IT’S GIBBS WHO CRUMPLES this time!!

F*ck! Return KNOCKDOWN of VENGEANCE from Alexis Ren as she sprints around the ring beating her chest and yelling victory. Her moment in the spotlight as she shows off her punch power for someone so lithe. Georgia not knocked out, of course, but that combination of blows to her chin making her glassy-eyed, mouth working as she tries to find her footing again.

Referee counting her out, and she finally manages to stand on one knee and one foot at a time, making it back up by eight. This is starting to look familiar, folks, with there also being one minute left on the clock like last time. Referee waves to continue and Ren ABANDONS her strategy, sailing in with a right hand firm to the middle of the guard, forcing Georgia back into the ropes with a HOOF and YELP. Original blonde Vixen flying after her, now jacking uppercuts into Gibbs’ body left and right, left and right, trying to break down her abs as much as her will by rocking her body repeatedly. Bell rings and Georgia has survived this onslaught, just barely however, bent over on the ropes and mouth hanging open. Ren with bittersweet taste in her mouth: she wanted a comeback but REALLY wanted the blonde to stay down at the base of her feet. She shoves a last glove into Georgia’s face with an URK, more in irritation and disdain rather than trying to knock her down again. Gibbs however with shock first in her eyes, which light up ablaze, as she growls and LUNGES right back!

Hell - we have another mid-match catfight unfolding in front of us as the two blondes’ animosity for each other reach a BOILING POINT! Crowds loving the wild melee of course: flying of hair and sharp shrieks as the two blondes tumble down to the sand punching wildly at face and body. Referee has to signal for backup and with great effort the ring officials manage to pull these two hellcats apart. Audience already looking forward to the next round when these two blondes get to resume their mutual abuse.

ROUND 6:
And these two vixens do NOT disappoint! Girls make a RUSH for one another, bodies CLAPPING together as they meet in the middle of the ring! Wild grunts as they tangle up, one glove pulling on hair and the other finding purchase on body or chest. Shrill shrieks mix with dull grunts as Georgia targets the body early, doubling Ren over with right hands buried in and out. Alexis being Alexis swings back high, targeting her sweet chest and knocking Georgia’s knockers about from beneath, making her squeal in pain as her breasts are rocked about in their sockets. Ren pushing her advantage now: another one-two straight hands pierce the belly, then ROCKS with a snap uppercut into the chin, hoping like last time to seal the deal with Georgia’s assumed glass chin. Georgia rattled, definitely, but she doubles down and goes in for a clinch, wrapping her arms around Alexis’ neck, panting on her shoulder. Alexis growling back into her ear, swinging both fists wildly below, swiping leather at body and chest even more as she’s controlled up high. She doesn’t realise she’s being shoved back into the ropes until it’s too late - suddenly pinned with the other blonde’s body firmly pressed into hers. Georgia’s turn to go to work, forehead on forehead, fists FUMP into Ren’s belly, paying her back blow for blow! Girls still hugging onto each other when the bell rings, getting in those final gloves packed in before the referee gets in between to force them physically apart! Close round for Ms Ren as she initiated the aggression, arguably. But she looks equally spent as both girls catch their breaths in corners.

ROUND 7:
Georgia hungry for more abuse, just that she doesn’t know that she’ll be the one on receiving end! Girls stride forward just like before, first exchange of fire as they both succeed in planting blows to the chin at the same time, then continuing with a wave of punches to the body and even the chest. Alexis scoring mid-swing with a hook left to the body, cradling Georgia’s side, then a right hook STAGGERS her off to the ropes! UHGGH. Georgia reaching a breaking point as her guard completely falls apart when she catches onto the ropes for support. Alexis with no pity, pouncing on her foe and swinging wildly for the fences. For all her rage, Ren with some choice punts and digs into Georgia’s body. Georgia trying to cover up her face and bend over to protect her body, but she can only do so much. Plenty of groans rom her lips as Alexis scores and scores unabated! Referee hovering nearby, of course, watching intensely to see whether Georgia’s done for, but a shout from the crowd when the bell finally rings to SAVE the poor blonde for another round. Alexis screeching with rage, and naturally, CONTINUES wailing on her hapless victim. Georgia has to hang on for a good ten seconds before the referee restrains her and ushers her back to corner. Phew. What a round there. Ren showing off her mettle despite getting cut in terms of points for those illegal punches. Her opponent no better, if not worse, arms hanging limply by both sides as she struggles to find her own mojo.

ROUND 8:
Round 8, fellas. First time Gibbs’ been pushed so hard. She’s coming out of corner (stumbling, more likely) hoping to score defensive points, hopefully catch her breath. Alexis surprisingly doing the same, hanging back in the first minute and just throwing test punches from afar. Gibbs still getting stung on the nose by a couple, and another stray prod to the stomach seems to stun her with an over-reactive HNNGGHH. That’s Alexis’ cue to STORM IN, now stuffing as many hands as she humanly can into the blonde’s body, completely dominating the exchange in close quarters. Georgia trying to clinch up again, but honestly she’s just doing it to stay on her feet, her eyes already fluttering and mouth open in shock. That’s just fine with Ren - she’s had plenty of experience in brawling mode with her nemesis Lynch, SACKING Georgia’s once-pristine body with further whup whup HUP HUP HUP fists up into the stomach. Running out of strength herself, Alexis powers a final fist right into the midsection. With a elongated moaaaaan, Georgia sinks to her knees, completely sacked and broken! She’s not getting up from this one, folks, cheek resting on Alexis’ belly as the other blonde claims her victory with two hands up high in the sky!

Official Decision: Alexis Ren defeats Georgia Mae Gibbs via KO8!

AFTER:
“F*cking b*tchhh--” Alexis hisses down at her conquered foe, one hand tugging roughly on hair, forcing the blonde’s lips into her lower belly. “I’m the f*cking greatest blonde on this roster. DON’T YOU FORGET IT!!”

Georgia with no response, screams again from the pain in her scalp and then when her face gets backhanded by Ren as she falls down to her side. Ren posing with one foot clamped down on her belly, still pulsing up and down, red and pink both from the hot sun and the abuse.

That’s it for our Sports Illustrated 2018 Rookie event! We hope you’ve enjoyed the proceedings and definitely hope to see ALL of these lovely ladies in the ring again!