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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasey Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Stop Believing. Ballard has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Kasey Ballard will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kasey Ballard!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Logan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Logan misses with a two punch combination.
Logan tries to clinch but Ballard is having none of it.
Logan stalks Ballard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ballard's face. Ballard staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Kasey Ballard has been cut.
Logan wants to clinch but Ballard slips to the side
and Ballard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Ballard - that landed with a thud.
Logan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Logan trying to stall but Ballard improves his position.
Ballard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Logan tries to circle away but Ballard has him pinned against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ballard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ballard has Logan up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ballard misses with a double jab
and Logan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballard thinking.
Logan darts in trying to clinch
and Ballard moves into the clinch.
Logan is trying to break the clinch but Ballard has him pressed against the cage.
Ballard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ballard is out of range and Logan settles back down.
Logan wants to clinch but Ballard slips to the side
and Ballard counters with a nice kick to the body.
Logan gets tackled into the cage by Ballard. Ballard maintains the clinch.
Logan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballard stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Ballard.
Ballard forces Logan back against the cage and clinches.
Ballard blocks a body shot from Logan.
Ballard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Logan throws a head kick that misses.
Ballard clinches up against the cage.
Ballard manages to break the clinch.
Logan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ballard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ballard connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands with a shot to the body.
Logan looks to clinch
and Ballard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ballard throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Frankie Logan has been cut.
Logan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ballard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Logan wants to clinch.
Ballard throws a hook but Logan avoids it easily.
Logan tries to clinch
and Ballard counters with a good low kick that Logan was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Logan is breathing heavily.
Logan closes the distance but Ballard moves to the side
and Ballard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballard throws a head kick that Logan semi-blocks.
Logan gets tackled into the cage by Ballard. Ballard maintains the clinch.
Ballard dodges an elbow strike from Logan.
Ballard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ballard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Logan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ballard pushes Logan up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballard landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Logans head.
Logan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Logan can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasey Ballard dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ballard lands with a nice body kick.
Ballard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ballard cracks Logan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ballard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Logan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan wants to clinch.
Logan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ballard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frankie Logan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ballard scores with a jab. Logan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ballard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Logan, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ballard blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ballard manages to break the clinch.
Logan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ballard finds it's way round the side to connect with Logan's head.
Frankie Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Logan throws a series of punches but Ballard moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballard misses with a hook. Logan ducked under it nicely.
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch but Ballard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ballard has closed the distance and engaged Logan in a clinch.
Ballard lands a good knee to the midsection. Logan won't want to take too many of those.
Logan is trying to force a seperation but Ballard has the dominant position.
Ballard stalling.
Ballard lands a damaging elbow.
Ballard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard pushes Logan up against the cage in a clinch.
Logan is trying to break the clinch but Ballard is controlling him.
Ballard breaks from the clinch.
Ballard moves into range and clinches up with Logan.
The referee calls for Ballard to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Logan throws a sloppy head kick
and Ballard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Logan can't find room to land a body shot as Ballard controls the action.
Ballard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Logan's efforts to push away.
Logan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballard avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Ballard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ballard feints a jab promting Logan to slip. Ballard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Logan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ballard clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ballard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Ballard tenderised Logan's leg. Logan is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Logan is looking to clinch but Ballard is avoiding it.
Logan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ballard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Logan misses with a double jab
and Ballard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Logan takes an elbow to the temple.
Ballard digs a right hand underneath Logan's ribcage. Logan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Logan looks to clinch
and Ballard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ballard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballard swats away the attempt to clinch by Logan.
Ballard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Logan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ballard.
Ballard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Frankie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan doesn't manage to clinch there - Ballard circles away.
Ballard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballard closes the distance and clinches.
Ballard lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee calls for Ballard to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasey Ballard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A head kick from Ballard lands but Logan takes it in his stride.
Ballard darts in and clinches Logan up against the cage.
Ballard tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Ballard back against the cage.
Logan is trying to force a seperation but Ballard has the dominant position.
Ballard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan scores with a head kick.
Kasey Ballard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ballard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Logan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ballard swinging wildly here.
Logan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan tries to clinch but Ballard is having none of it.
A right-left combo lands from Logan.
Logan gets tackled into the cage by Ballard. Ballard maintains the clinch.
Logan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballard avoids it.
Logan wants to break free but Ballard has control.
Ballard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Logan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballard digs a good hook to Logan's body.
Ballard closes the distance and clinches.
Logan tries to circle away but Ballard has him pinned against the cage.
Ballard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Logan tries to score with a low kick but Ballard moves his leg out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Logan closes the distance but Ballard moves to the side
and Ballard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ballard connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Ballard.
Ballard rushes Logan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ballard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballard moves into the clinch.
Ballard manages to break the clinch.
Logan gets tackled into the cage by Ballard. Ballard maintains the clinch.
Logan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan letting Ballard take a breather here.
Ballard lands a nice knee to the body.
Ballard pushes Logan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ballard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan wants to clinch but Ballard slips to the side
and Ballard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Logan, right into the meat.
Ballard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Logan, pushing him back against the cage.
Ballard has Logan pushed against the cage.
Ballard breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Logan.
Ballard gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Ballard to work.
Ballard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballard drops his hands momentarily and Logan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballard circles away quickly and effectively.
Logan wants to land a leg kick but Ballard is out of range.
Logan tries to clinch but Ballard moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Logan throws out a powerful jab.
Logan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frankie Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasey Ballard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Logan is looking to chop away at Ballard's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kasey Ballard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ballard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasey Ballard!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kasey Ballard waved his t-shirt featuring Nature's Edge Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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