PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dirty Cash By Dizee Rascal. Candy has chosen For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Jeff Kennedy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kennedy
vs
Candy

200 cm
26
270 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
277 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry
Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)

Rastafarii Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Kennedy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Candy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy misses with a wild combination.
Candy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kennedy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Candy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Candy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kennedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Candy.
Kennedy walks into a left hand.
Candy lands a nice hook to Kennedy's body. Kennedy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Candy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kennedy.
A clash of legs there as Kennedy blocks the low kick.
Candy cracks Kennedy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Candy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Candy lands a slapping body shot.
Candy keeps the fight on the outside.
Candy keeps the fight on the outside.
Kennedy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Candy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Candy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Candy keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.

Candy closes the distance and pushes Kennedy back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy has a couple of punches blocked by Candy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kennedy as Candy tries to tie him up.
Kennedy swings wildly with an uppercut but Candy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Candy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Candy works on Kennedy's body with a couple of short punches.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Candy blocks an uppercut.
Kennedy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Candy or not.
Candy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.
Candy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Candy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Candy scores with a jab to the head.
Candy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Candy connects with a body shot.
Candy digs a good body shot into Kennedy's ribs.
Candy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Candy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Candy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kennedy, pushing him back against the cage.

Candy manages to break the clinch.
Kennedy looks to land a combination but Candy avoids it well.

Candy clinches.
Kennedy lands a nice shot to the body.
Candy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Candy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kennedy avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Candy.
Candy lands a shoulder strike.
Candy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Candy lands a body punch.
Candy just leaning against Kennedy, taking a breather.
Candy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Candy lands a nice shot to the body.
Candy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kennedys head.
Candy is leaning against Kennedy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Candy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Candy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Candy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Candy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Jeff Kennedy has been cut.

Candy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Candy works the jab nicely.
Good shot there by Candy.
Candy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kennedy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Candy cracks a nice hook into Kennedy's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Candy moves into the clinch.
Kennedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Candy lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Candy.
Candy works on Kennedy's body with a couple of short punches.
Candy avoiding damage.
Kennedy prevents the takedown attempt.
Candy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Candy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Come on Candy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Candy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kennedy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Candy blocks an uppercut.
Candy presses Kennedy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Candy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Candy stalls.
Candy scores with a hook to the body.
Candy blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Candy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy with a jab.
Candy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Candy, as that shot connected.
Candy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kennedy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Candy clinches up with Kennedy and pushes him back against the cage.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kennedy.
Candy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Candy pushes Kennedy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Candy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Candy.
Candy is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Candy.
Candy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Candy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy needs to keep his hands up - Candy had a free shot at his head there.
Kennedy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Candy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kennedy thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Candy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Kennedy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kennedy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jeff Kennedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Candy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Candy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kennedy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kennedy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Candy to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Candy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Candy moves into the clinch.
Candy lands a left hand.
Candy is working for takedown but Kennedy is calmly controlling the position for now.

Candy breaks the clinch.
Candy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kennedy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Candy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Candy as he connects with a hook.
Candy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kennedy on the side of the head.

Candy closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Candy.
Candy scores with a hook to the body.
Candy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
John Candy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Candy is leaning against Kennedy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Candy.
A short body shot lands from Candy as the two fighters clinch.
Candy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Candy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Candy breaks from the clinch.
John Candy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Candy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Candy gets a clinch.
Candy is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Candy.

Candy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Candy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Candy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kennedy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Candy finds it's way round the side to connect with Kennedy's head.
Kennedy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Candy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kennedy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Candy ducks under a wild hook from Kennedy.
Candy lands a right hook to the body.
Candy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Candy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Candy works Kennedy's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candy throws a leg kick but Kennedy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kennedy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kennedy moves forwards but Candy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Candy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kennedy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Candy stuns Kennedy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Candy as he connects with a hook.
Candy lands a nice hook to Kennedy's body. Kennedy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Candy works Kennedy's body with a nice hook.
Candy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Candy instigates a clinch.
Candy stalling.
Candy lands a body shot.
Come on Candy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Candy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kennedy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Candy.
Candy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good body shot from Candy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Candy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Candy lands the left hand.
Candy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Candy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Candy connects with a looping right hand.
Kennedy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Candy rushes Kennedy and presses him up against the cage.
Candy lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Candy.
Candy scores with a shot to the side of Kennedy's head.
The referee calls for Candy to work.
Kennedy working aggressively here.

Candy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Candy.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut. Candy saw that one coming.
Candy lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Candy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Candy lands a nice shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Kennedy blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy lands a jab to the head.
Candy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Candy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Candy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kennedy on the side of the head.
Candy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Candy lands a with a good body shot.
Candy throws a leg kick but Kennedy moved away.
Kennedy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Candy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Candy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Candy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Candy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Candy gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Candy lands a nice uppercut.
Candy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kennedy or not.

Candy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kennedy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kennedy checks a leg kick.

Candy rushes Kennedy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Candy just leaning against Kennedy, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Candy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeff Kennedy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kennedy misses with a straight left.
Kennedy closes the distance looking to clinch

and Candy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Candy.

Candy breaks the clinch.
Candy throws a shot to the body.
Candy throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kennedy wants to clinch
and Candy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Candy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kennedy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kennedy moves out of range of the leg kick from Candy.
Candy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Candy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Candy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Candy lands a body shot.

Candy moves into range and clinches up with Kennedy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Candy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Candy is working Kennedy over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy pushes Kennedy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Candy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Candy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Candy.
Candy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Candy scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Candy lands a hook to the side of the head.

Candy manages to break the clinch.

Candy takes the fight into the clinch.
Candy blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Candy.
A body shot lands from Candy.
Candy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Candy is working Kennedy over against the cage.
Candy taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Candy.
Candy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Candy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kennedy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Candy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kennedy prevents it.
Candy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Candy's elbow.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Candy lands a body punch.
Candy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kennedy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Candy is trying to maintain a safe position but Kennedy gets an underhook and turns Candy into the cage.

Candy manages to break the clinch.
Kennedy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Candy moves into the clinch.

Candy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Candy is looking to score with low kicks.

Candy takes the fight into the clinch.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Candy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Kennedy presses Candy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Candy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jeff Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Candy.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Candy lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Candy digs a right hand into Kennedy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kennedy's gas tank.
Candy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Candy lands a body shot in the clinch.

Candy manages to break the clinch.
Candy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kennedy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kennedy wants to clinch.

Kennedy drives through and clinches with Candy against the cage.
Candy wants a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Candy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Candy presses Kennedy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Candy cracks Kennedy with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Candy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy lands a nice uppercut.
Candy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Candy lands a nice shot to the body.
Candy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Candy works on Kennedy's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kennedy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Candy controlling the action here for a moment.
Candy is working Kennedy over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kennedy.

Candy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Candy moves away

and Candy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Candy.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Candy tries to land knees in the clinch but Kennedy avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Candy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Candy blocking some punches.
Candy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Candy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kennedy is defending well for now.
Candy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Candy really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Kennedy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kennedy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Candy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice body punch from Candy.
Kennedy doesn't manage to clinch there - Candy circles away.
Candy throws a series of punches but Kennedy avoids them all with ease.

Candy clinches.
Kennedy has a couple of punches blocked by Candy.

Candy manages to break the clinch.
Candy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kennedy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy tries to clinch there but Candy circles away.
Candy lands an overhand right.
Candy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Candy thuds a left hand into Kennedy's body.
Candy sizes up Kennedy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kennedy takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Candy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kennedy, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Candy - that landed with a thud.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
Candy cracks Kennedy with a nice body shot.
Candy lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Candy is leaning against Kennedy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Candy stalling.
Kennedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Candy lands a shot to the body.
Kennedy is pressed up against the cage. Candy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kennedy down to the mat. Kennedy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kennedy takes one to the side of the head.
Candy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Candy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Candy.
Candy tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Candy lands a jab-cross combination.
Kennedy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy takes one to the chin there.
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Candy.
Kennedy takes one on the button.
Candy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kennedy tries to clinch
and Candy counters with a left to the body.
Candy clobbers Kennedy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kennedy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Candy finds it's way round the side to connect with Kennedy's head.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch lands to the side of Kennedy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Candy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kennedy backs up against the cage.
Candy cracks Kennedy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Candy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kennedy doesn't seem bothered though.
Candy connects with a crisp jab.
Candy works over Kennedy's head and body with a nice combination.
Candy scores with a hook to the body. Kennedy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Candy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kennedy on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candy lands a with a good body shot.
Candy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Candy wants to slow Kennedy down by chopping away at his legs.
Candy thuds his right hand into Kennedy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Candy clobbers Kennedy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Candy lunges at Kennedy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kennedy's hand.
Candy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kennedy drops his hands momentarily and Candy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Candy there.
Candy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Candy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Candy - just one landing.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kennedy blocks a leg kick.
Kennedy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kennedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy digs a good body shot into Kennedy's ribs.
Candy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Candy scores with a body shot.
Candy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kennedy at a distance.
Candy throws a right and a left that Kennedy avoids nicely.
Candy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kennedy's calf.
Candy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Candy.
Candy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Candy connects with a jab.
Kennedy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Kennedy tries to keep at a distance but Candy has taken the fight into the clinch.

Candy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kennedy wants to clinch
and Candy counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Candy. That snapped Kennedy's head back.
Candy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Candy dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Kennedy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kennedy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kennedy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Candy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kennedy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Candy on the side of the head.
Candy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kennedy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Candy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kennedy throws an overhand right that lands on Candy's shoulder, as Candy tries to avoid the shot.
Candy connects with a crisp jab.
Kennedy throws a series of punches but Candy avoids them all with ease.
Candy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kennedy momentarily.
Candy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Candy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Candy digs a good hook to Kennedy's body.

Candy instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Candy.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kennedy is pressed up against the cage. Candy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kennedy down to the mat. Kennedy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Candy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Candy lands a right hook to the body.
Kennedy ducks right into an uppercut from Candy.
Candy lands a with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kennedy. Kennedy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kennedy drops his hands momentarily and Candy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab by Candy.

Candy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Candy scores with a shot to the side of Kennedy's head.
Candy blocking some punches.
Candy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Candy lands a body punch.
Candy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Candy.
A short body shot lands from Candy as the two fighters clinch.
Candy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Candy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Candy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kennedy gets underhooks to prevent Candy's takedown attempt.
Kennedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Candy.

Candy breaks the clinch.
Kennedy throws a hook but Candy blocks it.
Candy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jeff Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Candy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Candy connects with a nice looking jab.
Candy with a jab.
Candy sizes up Kennedy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kennedy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Candy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Candy clinches up with Kennedy and pushes him back against the cage.
Candy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Candy is working Kennedy over against the cage.
Candy pushes Kennedy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Candy.
Candy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kennedy or not.
Candy stalling the fight.
John Candy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Candy blocks an uppercut.
Candy lands a right hand.
Candy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Candy blocking some punches.
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennedy throws a head punch that misses.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a head punch that misses.
Kennedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kennedy tries to work over Candy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Candy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Candy - that landed with a thud.
Candy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kennedy swings wildly with an uppercut but Candy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Candy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Kennedy struggles to land a body shot inside as Candy controls his hands.

Candy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Candy throws a solid leg kick but Kennedy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Candy.
Kennedy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Candy swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennedy.
Candy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Candy scores with a shot to the body.
Candy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Candy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Candy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Candy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kennedy at a distance.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Candy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Candy.
Kennedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Candy's elbow.
Candy blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Candy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Candy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 41:50
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 41:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 41:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Candy!
John Candy is the new heavyweight champion!