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Highland Island 11 Review

Event Review: HI11: Cash/MacDonald
Highland Island
2016-02-18, The Island, Hard Knocks - The Island
Attendance:2,948, Event Rating:72
Author:Callum McGregor

 In association with Ace of Spades clothing, Highland Island brings you HI 11: Cash Vs MacDonald.

 

Will MacDonald (4-1) Vs Johnie Cash (6-1) – Bantamweight Title The inaugural Highland Island Bantamweight title was on the line in this one where two fighters with proven knockout power went head to head. Cash goes for the clinch early and lands some nice shots but MacDonald is able to break the tie up and counter with a takedown attempt. The ground game from this point on was just too much from MacDonald, who lands some nice shots but uses the opportunity to pass to the full mount where he starts dropping bombs. Cash is trying his best to hang on but he can’t handle the pressure, forcing the referee to put a stop to the contest.  

Will MacDonald wins at 3:56 of Round 1 by TKO (Strikes) – NEW Bantamweight Champion   

Figgy Pudding (0-1) Vs Kenji Koko (3-0) – Middleweight When a fight finishes quicker than you can write about it, you know it was an exciting contest. Figgy entered the cage off of one fight and one defeat, taking on the undefeated Kenji Koko who could well have been chasing down a title shot in the near future. Unphased by the challenge, Figgy presses the action early, looking for the clinch. Koko breaks it, but is caught with a beautiful combination and dropped down. Figgy lets him stand back up and in almost a repeat performance, he goes for the clinch, Kenji breaks it but is dropped again, this time with a spectacular head kick. Koko is out on his feet and a big combination for the  

underdog secures the upset. Great win for Figgy Pudding. Figgy Pudding wins at 0:48 of Round 1 by KO (Punches)   

Alonzo Harris (2-1) Vs Art Vanderlay (0-0) – Light Heavyweight Not much was known about Art coming into this fight but we’ve seen Alonzo Harris before and he’s got some skills both with his boxing and his jiu jitsu. The fight starts and Art Vanderlay is just not looking comfortable. He’s tentative to let go and Harris senses it. Punches to the head and body land for Alonzo early and Vanderlay doesn’t look to be in this one at all. Just after the first minute, a jab right hook combo stiffens Vanderlay, bringing another quick stoppage win home for Harris.  

Alonzo Harris wins at 1:23 of Round 1 by KO (Punches)  

  Jae Jung Kim (0-0) Vs Richard Richards lii (1-0) – Featherweight Richards was dropping to Featherweight in this one from Lightweight, but from the looks of him he could probably fight at Bantamweight as well. Richards was looking to grapple early but he was struggling to get control of Kim. It was a close opener, but Kim was able to land a few more shots to just steal the round. It’s the same again, and early in the second Kim seems to be dazed badly by some ground and pound from Richards. He manages to hang on for dear life and force a referee stand up. He still looks a little bit wobbly, but an out of nowhere head kick wobbles Richards and now it’s him in complete survival mode. When the round comes to an end, both men look a little bit out of it. We come back for the third and final round and Richards shoots for an immediate takedown, but is caught in the middle of it by a hard head kick. Richards falls to the floor but scrambles back to his feet. Moments later, another head kick lands and Richards crumbles onto the cage. Kim starts unloading shots and the referee quickly drags him off. A wild back and forth fight here. Jae Jung Kim wins at 0:43 of Round 3 by TKO (Kick and Punches)   

Glenn Frey (1-0) Vs Chrome Mazone (1-2) – Middleweight Mazone comes out, arms extended as if he’s desperately looking for a clinch. Frey almost seems amused by this, and in retort just straight up knocks him out. 16 seconds, done, give me my pay cheque. Mazone has struggled in HG, but let’s not forget that he’s coming off of a submission win of Figgy Pudding too. Glenn now has two first round KOs and will want to work towards a Middleweight title shot some time in the future. Glenn Frey wins at 0:16 of Round 1 by TKO (Strikes)   

Slade Phoenix (1-1) Vs Anthony Ivo (0-0) – Heavyweight What a fantastic fight this was. Ivo was the much more active, landing great shots to the head, body and legs throughout the fight. Slade showed his power in the opener, flooring his opponent, but Ivo recovered well and continued with the scrap. Slade was 2 rounds down and just 10 seconds from the fight being over…and BOOM. Slade Phoenix lands stunning head kick which finishes the fight. The crowd went absolutely nuts. Amazing comeback victory.  

Slade Phoenix wins at 4:51 of Round 3 by KO (Head Kick)   

Otto Fibonacci (1-0) Vs Gabe Murray (0-0) – Middleweight Murrary was desperate for the takedown or clinch but Fibonacci was too technically sound, predicting the takedown attempts and landing some solid blows. Late in the opener, a brutal combo from Otto hurts and finishes Gabe Murray. Otto Fibonacci wins at 4:38 of Round 1 by KO (Strikes)   

Lance Maroga (0-0) Vs Ghivur Thadee (0-0) – Light Heavyweight Unfortunately, Moraga was unable to cut weight to Light Heavyweight. Word from his team said he was really out of shape coming up to the scales. The Highland Island team won’t be happy about that.   

Jesse Mondale (1-0) Vs Dirt McGirt (0-2) – Featherweight Taking a page out of the book of Island legend Barney Gumble, Mondale took this fight into the clinch and brutalized his opponent with punches to the head and body. McGirt tried his best but the accumulation of punishment was too much, and Mondale picked up a first round W. Jesse Mondale wins at 4:45 of Round 1 by TKO (Strikes)   

Keola Fatu (1-1) Vs Shamil Abdulkhalikov (1-2) – Heavyweight Shamil come out aggressive but a sloppy right hand say him taken to the floor. Fatu managed to transition to the mount and began dropping down some donkey kong-eske shots, brutalizing Shamil. The fight didn’t even last 4 minutes, with Fatu’s top game being too brutal.  

Keola Fatu wins at 3:34 of Round 1 by TKO (Strikes)  

  KOTN – Glenn Frey  

FOTN – Slade Phoenix Vs Anthony Ivo

 

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