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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axel Wheeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wheeler comes to the cage accompanied by If you want blood(You got it) by AC/DC. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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269 lbs
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289 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Wheeler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheeler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wheeler takes the fight into the clinch.
Wheeler throws a head punch that misses.
Cullen is trying to break free.
A body shot lands from Wheeler.
Cullen breaks the clinch.
Cullen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wheeler tries to clinch up.
Cullen is looking to slow Wheeler down with leg kicks.
Wheeler instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Wheeler.
Wheeler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wheeler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cullen backwards.
Cullen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wheeler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen taking a breather.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wheeler takes an elbow to the temple.
Cullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wheeler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wheeler tries to work over Cullen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wheeler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wheeler misses with a knee to the head.
Cullen lands an elbow inside that Wheeler shrugs off.
Wheeler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cullen slows down the pace here.
Cullen wants to get back to striking at distance but Wheeler won't allow it.
Wheeler misses with a knee strike.
Wheeler misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler keeps control of Cullen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wheeler is working Cullen over against the cage.
Cullen looks gassed!
Wheeler is leaning against Cullen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wheeler lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Wheeler.
A short left from Wheeler.
Wheeler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wheeler misses with a body punch.
Cullen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wheeler can't find room to land a body shot as Cullen controls the action.
Wheeler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wheeler misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cullen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cullen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wheeler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wheeler lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler lands an elbow inside.
Wheeler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cullen pushes off an throws an elbow but Wheeler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cullen throws an elbow but misses.
Wheeler tries to work over Cullen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cullen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wheeler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wheeler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wheeler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wheeler tries to land a knee to the head but Cullen blocks with his arms.
Wheeler misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wheeler fails to land.
Wheeler can't find room to land a body shot as Cullen controls the action.
Cullen lands an elbow just above Wheeler 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wheeler.
Wheeler misses with the head strike.
Wheeler pushes Cullen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wheeler has Cullen pressed against the cage, preventing Cullen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wheeler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wheeler.
Wheeler lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wheeler as Cullen tries to tie him up.
Wheeler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wheeler pushes Cullen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen blocks an uppercut.
Wheeler tries to work over Cullen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cullen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wheeler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Wheeler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wheeler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wheeler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cullen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wheeler tries to clinch but Cullen moves out of range.
Axel Wheeler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cullen takes a swing at Wheeler's ribcage but misses.
Wheeler doesn't manage to clinch there - Cullen circles away.
Wheeler misses with a double jab.
Wheeler wants to clinch but Cullen slips to the side
and Cullen counters with a good low kick that Wheeler was not able to check.
Cullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cullen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wheeler tries to clinch but Cullen is having none of it.
Wheeler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cullen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cullen throws a body punch but Wheeler moves out of range.
Cullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen throws a leg kick which misses Wheeler's front leg but catches the back leg as Wheeler tries to avoid it.
Cullen throws the left hand but Wheeler avoids the punch easily.
Cullen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cullen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wheeler doesn't manage to clinch there - Cullen circles away.
Casey Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wheeler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cullen keeps the fight on the outside.
Wheeler pushes Cullen up against the cage in a clinch.
Wheeler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wheeler missing with knees to the body.
Wheeler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cullen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axel Wheeler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
Cullen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wheeler's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cullen throws an elbow but misses.
Cullen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wheeler has him pressed against the cage.
Wheeler pushes off an throws an elbow but Cullen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wheeler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cullen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wheeler misses with an elbow over the top.
Cullen trying to control the position but instead, Wheeler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cullen into the cage.
Wheeler misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wheeler.
Cullen tries to stall but Wheeler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cullen is trying to break the clinch but Wheeler has him pressed against the cage.
Cullen blocks an uppercut.
Cullen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wheeler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wheeler misses with a knee strike.
Cullen throws an elbow that misses.
Wheeler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wheeler throws a head punch that misses.
Cullen breaks the clinch.
Cullen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wheeler swings for the body but Cullen moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cullen.
Wheeler throws a series of punches but Cullen moves out of range.
Wheeler moves to clinch but Cullen breaks away
and Cullen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wheeler's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cullen keeps the fight on the outside.
Wheeler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Casey Cullen has been cut.
Cullen is breathing heavily.
Wheeler moves to clinch but Cullen breaks away
and Cullen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wheeler doesn't manage to clinch there - Cullen circles away.
Cullen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wheeler blocks a head kick by Cullen.
Wheeler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen misses with a leg kick.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Wheeler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wheeler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Axel Wheeler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Casey Cullen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wheeler tries to clinch but Cullen moves out of range.
Wheeler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wheeler scores with a hook to the body.
Cullen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wheeler's defenses.
Cullen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wheeler is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wheeler.
Wheeler digs a right hand underneath Cullen's ribcage. Cullen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cullen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wheeler scores with a shot to the side of Cullen's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wheeler lands a nice uppercut.
Wheeler struggles to land a body shot inside as Cullen controls his hands.
Cullen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cullen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wheeler lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler avoids a wild elbow strike from Cullen.
Wheeler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cullen has a couple of punches blocked by Wheeler.
Wheeler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cullens head.
Wheeler prevents Cullen from breaking the clinch.
Wheeler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wheeler lands a body punch.
Wheeler misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Wheeler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wheeler misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Wheeler fails to land.
Nice body punch from Wheeler - that landed with a thud.
Cullen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wheeler lands with a light punch inside.
Wheeler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wheeler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cullens head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wheeler.
Wheeler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wheeler is leaning against Cullen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wheeler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wheeler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wheeler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wheeler gets through Cullen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wheeler lands a nice uppercut.
Wheeler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Wheeler.
Wheeler lands a left hand.
Cullen is rocked!
Wheeler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cullen is still on wobbly legs! Can Wheeler finish him?
Wheeler lands a shoulder strike.
Cullen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cullen avoids it.
Cullen seems to have recovered his senses.
Wheeler lands a damaging elbow.
Wheeler misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen blocks a body shot from Wheeler.
Wheeler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wheeler throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullen.
Cullen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cullen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wheeler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wheeler wants to clinch up but Cullen keeps it at a distance.
Wheeler tries to clinch but Cullen is having none of it.
Cullen lands a jab to Wheeler's midsection.
Wheeler is looking to clinch.
Cullen throws out a leg kick but Wheeler moves out of range and Cullen only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wheeler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cullen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cullen throws a solid leg kick but Wheeler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cullen.
Wheeler tries to clinch up but Cullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Wheeler rushes Cullen and presses him up against the cage.
Wheeler has a couple of punches blocked by Cullen.
Cullen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cullen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cullen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wheeler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wheeler doesn't manage to clinch there - Cullen circles away.
Cullen swats away the attempt to clinch by Wheeler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Wheeler clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Casey Cullen's cut.
That's time! Wheeler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cullen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wheeler wants to clinch.
Wheeler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wheeler tries to clinch there but Cullen circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cullen.
Wheeler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cullen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cullen connects with a leg kick. Wheeler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wheeler moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler avoids the head kick by Cullen.
Wheeler moves in looking to clinch but Cullen pushes him off.
Wheeler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cullen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wheeler avoids the body shot from Cullen.
Wheeler takes the fight into the clinch.
Wheeler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cullen's face.
Cullen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice elbow from Wheeler.
Wheeler tries a knee to the head but Cullen blocks it.
Wheeler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cullen avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Wheeler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wheeler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wheeler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wheeler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler prevents Cullen from breaking the clinch.
Wheeler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cullen tries to circle away but Wheeler has him pinned against the cage.
Wheeler lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Wheeler on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Wheeler.
Cullen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wheeler gets through Cullen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wheeler has a couple of punches blocked by Cullen.
Wheeler lands with a left to the head.
Wheeler misses with the head strike.
Wheeler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cullen can do to turn this around?
Cullen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Cullen lands but Wheeler takes it in his stride.
Wheeler is looking to clinch but Cullen is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen swats away the attempt to clinch by Wheeler.
Cullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cullen cracks Wheeler with a good jab.
Wheeler tries to clinch but Cullen moves out of range.
Wheeler moves in looking to clinch but Cullen pushes him off.
Wheeler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wheeler tries to clinch up.
Cullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Wheeler is just out of range.
Cullen wants to slow Wheeler down by chopping away at his legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wheeler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cullen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wheeler rather than just go for the knockout.
Wheeler is looking to clinch but Cullen is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cullen pushes off an throws an elbow but Wheeler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wheeler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wheeler tries to work over Cullen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cullen is trying to maintain a safe position but Wheeler gets an underhook and turns Cullen into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cullen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wheeler tries a body shot but Cullen blocks it.
Wheeler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wheeler misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Wheeler had his way with Casey Cullen in that round.
The cut man is working on Casey Cullen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wheeler tries to clinch but Cullen moves out of range.
Cullen throws a leg kick which misses Wheeler's front leg but catches the back leg as Wheeler tries to avoid it.
Wheeler tries to close the distance and clinch but Cullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from Cullen tenderised Wheeler's leg. Wheeler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wheeler moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
Cullen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wheeler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cullen or not.
Wheeler lands an elbow that stopped Cullen in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wheeler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wheeler misses with some punches.
Cullen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nice body punch from Wheeler.
Wheeler misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler misses with a body punch.
Wheeler lands a shoulder strike.
Wheeler struggles to land a body shot inside as Cullen controls his hands.
Cullen blocking some punches.
Wheeler misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cullen.
Wheeler tries to work over Cullen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wheeler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wheeler landing knees to the body.
Cullen dodges an elbow strike from Wheeler.
Wheeler pushes Cullen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Cullen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wheeler throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wheeler.
Casey Cullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wheeler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wheeler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cullen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wheeler pushes Cullen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wheeler lands a left hand.
Cullen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wheeler throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullen.
Cullen takes a shot to the head.
Wheeler lands a right hand.
Cullen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wheeler lands a left hand.
Wheeler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cullen lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wheeler has a couple of punches blocked by Cullen.
Wheeler struggles to land a body shot inside as Cullen controls his hands.
Wheeler tries a body shot but Cullen blocks it.
Cullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wheeler pushes Cullen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wheeler scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wheeler.
Wheeler lands a shoulder strike.
Wheeler scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wheeler avoiding damage as Cullen throws knees to the body.
Cullen looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wheeler.
Wheeler misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wheeler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cullen wants to get back to striking at distance but Wheeler won't allow it.
Wheeler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cullen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wheeler.
Wheeler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Wheeler.
Wheeler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wheeler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wheeler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wheeler misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cullen throws an elbow but misses.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wheeler is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Wheeler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wheeler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axel Wheeler!
Axel Wheeler retains his heavyweight title!
Axel Wheeler thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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