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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kel Varnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Shadow Puppets . Terry Bull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Decent elbows
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
28 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terry Bull!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kel Varnson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull fails to land with a series of punches.
Varnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bull gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bull stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bull as Varnson tries to tie him up.
Bull landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bull blocks a body shot from Varnson.
Bull missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bull trying to land knees to the body.
Bull is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Varnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Bull.
Varnson looks winded!
Bull lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bull misses with a punch to the body.
Bull is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bull lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Kel Varnson has been cut.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Varnson.
Bull lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull effectively controlling the action here.
Varnson avoiding damage as Bull throws knees to the body.
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Varnson is defending well for now.
Varnson being controlled against the cage.
Bull is leaning against Varnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bull lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Bull.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bull.
Varnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull digs a right hand into Varnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Varnson's gas tank.
Bull misses with a punch to the body.
Varnson blocks a body shot from Bull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bull tries a body shot but Varnson blocks it.
Bull tries a body shot but Varnson blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bull.
Bull lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Varnson.
Bull tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Varnson avoids it.
Varnson misses with the head strike.
Bull tries to land a knee to the head but Varnson blocks with his arms.
Bull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Varnson is trying to stall.
Bull putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Varnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries to land knees in the clinch but Varnson avoids the damage to the body.
Varnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bull just leaning against Varnson, taking a breather.
Varnson taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Varnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulls head.
Bull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Varnson prevents a body shot from Bull.
Bull crunches a lovely knee into Varnson's ribcage.
Bull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bull is leaning against Varnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull working Varnson over with knees to the body.
Varnson takes a shot to the head.
Bull missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Bull to work.
Bull stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bull lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Varnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull working Varnson over with knees to the body.
Bull misses with a body punch.
Bull lands with a light punch inside.
Bull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bull digs a right hand underneath Varnson's ribcage. Varnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Bull.
Bull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Varnson or not.
Varnson prevents a body shot from Bull.
Bull landing knees to the body.
Bull is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Varnson is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees to the body from Bull.
Bull is looking to control Varnson's arms but Varnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bull has his back to the cage.
Varnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kel Varnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Varnson can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
Bull lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bull.
Bull lands a good knee to the midsection. Varnson won't want to take too many of those.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Terry Bull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Varnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Varnson blocks the elbow strike.
Bull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Varnson can do to turn this around?
Bull is working Varnson over against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bull obliges.
Bull tries to throw a body punch but Varnson avoids it by throwing Bull back against the cage.
Bull cracks Varnson with a nice body shot.
Bull lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Varnson.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Varnson.
Varnson is breathing heavily.
Bull landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bull stalls.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bull here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bull blocks an uppercut.
Bull holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Varnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bull misses with a few strikes there.
Varnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bull throws a series of punches but Varnson moves out of range.
Bull shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Varnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Varnson is looking to reverse the position.
Bull is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Varnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varnson tries to buck Bull off but Bull is having none of it.
Bull trying to control the position but Varnson is working away.
An elbow from Bull crashes against the mat.
Bull looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Varnson is avoiding damage well.
Bull tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bull has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bull grinds an elbow into Varnson's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull trying to control the action but Varnson is working from the bottom.
Bull is really struggling to control Varnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bull has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bull wants to control for a moment but Varnson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Bull stops Varnson from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull seems to be working for a kimura but Varnson defends the submission attempt.
Bull is trying to control the action in half guard but Varnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bull looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bull is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bull is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kel Varnson'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.
Bull shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bull was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Varnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bull working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bull looking to secure an arm triangle but Varnson defends it well.
Bull moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Varnson has worked his arm free - good work by Varnson!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Varnson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bull but great work by Varnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bull trying to control from the bottom.
Bull wants to improve his position but Varnson is controlling well.
Varnson wants to stand up but Bull has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bull is looking to improve his position.
Varnson controlling the action here.
Varnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Varnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bull is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varnson content just to control the position here.
Bull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Varnson looking to control but Bull is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Varnson content just to control the position here.
Bull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Varnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Varnson trying to control but Bull is having none of it.
Varnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kel Varnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bull throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Varnson counter with a right hand.
Bull takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bull tries to clinch up but Varnson circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bull.
Bull lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull scores with a head kick. Varnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bull tries to clinch but Varnson is having none of it.
Bull walks forward, straight into a front kick from Varnson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bull under the eye.
Varnson blocks a head kick by Bull.
Varnson throws a series of punches but Bull avoids them all with ease.
Bull shoots in looking for a takedown. Varnson tries to sprawl out of it but Bull keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Varnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bull blocks a low kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Varnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Bull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kel Varnson just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Kel Varnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A big right from Varnson misses.
Varnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Varnson.
Bull checks a leg kick nicely.
Varnson throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
Bull tries to clinch but Varnson moves away
and Varnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bull connects with a solid leg kick.
Varnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Varnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good work by Bull as he checks the leg kick.
Varnson lands a right hook to the body.
Bull throws a series of punches but Varnson moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bull.
Bull blocks a head kick by Varnson.
Terry Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bull. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Varnson. No joy for Bull on that attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bull moves in looking to clinch but Varnson pushes him off.
Varnson feints and then cracks Bull's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bull down.
Varnson looks to land a combination but Bull avoids it well.
Bull takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Varnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Varnson wants to slow Bull down by chopping away at his legs.
Bull looks for the body kick but Varnson saw that one coming.
Varnson tries a low kick but Bull avoids it.
Bull fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Varnson to the ground. Bull is now in Varnson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull trying to control but Varnson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull looking to sit in guard and control but Varnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull wants to control the position but Varnson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bull wants to get back to full guard.
Varnson is looking to advance position but Bull won't allow it.
Varnson prevents Bull from improving his position.
Varnson decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Varnson throws a right and a left that Bull avoids nicely.
Varnson blocks the body kick.
Bull walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Varnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bull swinging wildly here.
Kel Varnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Varnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bull throws a body kick that misses
and Varnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Varnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
A head kick by Bull misses
and Varnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Varnson tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bull is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Varnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bull is keeping busy.
Varnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bull's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Varnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Bull.
Bull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Varnson backwards.
That has opened up Kel Varnson's cut even more.
Bull keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Varnson's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bull controlling the action here for a moment.
Bull seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kel Varnson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kel Varnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Varnson is looking to land body kicks.
Bull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Varnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bull changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Varnson tries to avoid it but Bull manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Varnson to the ground. Varnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Varnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull is looking to clinch.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bull throws a series of punches but Varnson avoids them all with ease.
Bull rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Varnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Varnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Varnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varnson wants to land a leg kick but Bull is out of range.
Bull looks for a takedown but Varnson sprawls well.
Bull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Varnson's calf.
Bull misses with a wild combination.
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.
Bull closes the distance but Varnson moves to the side
and Varnson counters with a low kick, right behind Bull 's knee.
Varnson throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
Varnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bull blocks the leg kick.
Bull fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull moves out of range of the leg kick from Varnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Varnson looks to throw a body kick
and Bull counters with a one-two to the body.
Bull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Varnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bull swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Varnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bull is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull takes one on the button.
Varnson tries to land a leg kick but Bull saw it coming and moves away.
Bull misses with a two punch combination.
Varnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bull throws a right and a left that Varnson avoids nicely.
Bull has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bull there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bull on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Varnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varnson connects with the punch.
Bull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Varnson tries to land a leg kick but Bull saw it coming and moves away.
Varnson tries to bum rush Bull with a series of wild strikes but Bull uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Varnson jabs Bull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bull takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Varnson throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Bull shoots in and gets a takedown into Varnson's guard.
Varnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bull trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Varnson controls Bull momentarily but Bull frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bull is one step ahead there.
Bull forces his way into half guard.
Bull throwing shots but Varnson is blocking nicely.
Bull is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bull.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Varnson is refusing to be controlled, as Bull sits in half guard.
Varnson wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kel Varnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Varnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 48:46
Judge Josh West scores the fight 47:46
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Bull!
Terry Bull is the new heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Terry Bull made sure he mentioned Brute, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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