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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickity Crickity (ranked 403 p4p, 1323 weight class) and Buck Wiley (ranked 58 p4p, 176 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wiley's choice of entrance music: Everybody Loves Me by OneRepublic. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling Excellent boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickity Crickity! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buck Wiley! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice uppercut lands for Wiley. That snapped Crickity's head back.
Wiley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crickity. Crickity circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Wiley throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Wiley throws a shot from downtown. Crickity moves away and avoids it. Crickity thows a left - swing and a miss! Crickity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wiley moves into the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Crickity's face as he tries to break the clinch. Crickity misses with a punch to the body.
Crickity's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Crickity looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Wiley dives in for a single leg takedown but Crickity sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wiley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crickity counters with a stiff right hand. Wiley misses the shot to the body.
Wiley rushes Crickity and presses him up against the cage.
Crickity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Wiley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crickity is looking to counter punch. Wiley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wiley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wiley pushes Crickity up against the cage in a clinch. Nice body punch from Crickity. Wiley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Crickity is trying to push Wiley away but Wiley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Wiley tries to score a body lock takedown but Crickity shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Wiley pushes Crickity back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crickity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Crickity slips a jab and a cross from Wiley.
The fighters circling - Wiley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wiley gets a takedown into half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wiley thows a huge punch but Crickity dodges it nicely.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Crickity blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wiley. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Crickity tries to get to full guard but Wiley has control of the leg. Wiley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crickity knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Crickity is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Wiley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crickity does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Crickity regains full guard. Nicely done. Crickity manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wiley manages to get himself to full guard.
Wiley is trying to control the position but Crickity postures up. Crickity won't allow Wiley to get back to his feet.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Crickity pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wiley is keeping the position for now. Crickity looking to sit in guard and control but Wiley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wiley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Crickity wants to sweep but no luck. Crickity is working hard here to advance position. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wiley working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. Wiley's corner is telling him to maintain position. Crickity has momentary wrist control but Wiley slips an elbow through the middle. Wiley throwing strikes from guard but Crickity blocks nicely. Wiley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crickity's head. Wiley is looking to work some ground and pound but Crickity has wrist control. Crickity controls Wiley momentarily but Wiley frees himself.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Crickity is looking to stand up but Wiley isn't so interested in that idea. Crickity not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wiley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Crickity keeping moving, preventing Wiley from controlling successfully. Wiley is in close to Crickity's body, working some short punches and elbows. Wiley tries to free his leg and advance position but Crickity is retaining full guard. Wiley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Wiley working some strikes from top position. Wiley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Wiley postures up in Crickity's guard and throws a big left but Crickity blocks it. Crickity tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Crickity keeping moving, preventing Wiley from controlling successfully. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Wiley dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Wiley tries to clinch up. It looked like Crickity was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Wiley misses with an uppercut
and Crickity counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Wiley swings for the body but Crickity moves out of range.
Wiley darts in and clinches Crickity up against the cage. Crickity is working Wiley over against the cage. Wiley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crickity pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The fighters circling - Wiley throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A little feinted left hand from Crickity on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Wiley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crickity manages to avoid it. Crickity is looking to counter with a shot to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Crickity scores with a shoulder strike. Crickity misses with a punch to the body.
Wiley has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Crickity blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crickity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Crickity avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Crickity misses its target. Crickity clobbers Wiley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Rickity Crickity is winning the standup battle so far. The fighters circle momentarily. Wiley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Wiley lands with a good body shot. Wiley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Crickity went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Wiley is looking to take this fight into the clinch. It looked like Crickity was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wiley. Crickity takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Wiley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiley closes the distance and clinches. Wiley misses with a body punch.
Wiley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crickity gets through Wiley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A nice left hand lands by Crickity.
Crickity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiley breaks the clinch.
Wiley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crickity connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Wiley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crickitys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Crickity swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiley. Wiley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Crickity throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Wiley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Wiley fails with the takedown. Rickity Crickity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Wiley. Crickity throws a looping overhand right but Wiley ducks down to avoid it. A little jabbing left from Wiley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Crickity catches Wiley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Wiley swings widly with a right hand
and Crickity counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Crickity catches Wiley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 Wiley is rocked! Nice sprawl there from Crickity as Wiley shoots in. Wiley misses with the combination.
Wiley looks for a takedown but Crickity sprawls well. Crickity with a nice cross.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Wiley tries to close the distance and clinch but Crickity swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. It looked like Crickity wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wiley clinches up with Crickity and pushes him back against the cage. Crickity softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! A short right from Crickity. Crickity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Crickity blocks a jab. A combination from Wiley does no damage. Crickity was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Wiley looks to clinch and Crickity counters with a right hand to the body. Crickity misses the jab. Jab from Wiley. Crickity displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wiley throws out the jab. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rickity Crickity will probably get the nod. That's time! Crickity's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wiley misses with a hook to the body
and Crickity counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wiley! Crickity lets Wiley back up to his feet, looking for a finish! Wiley is still on wobbly legs! Can Crickity finish him?
 It looks like Buck Wiley has been cut. Crickity avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crickity swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Wiley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crickity but Crickity pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wiley gets a clinch. Wiley seems to have recovered his senses. Crickity gets underhooks to prevent Wiley's takedown attempt.
Crickity pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Wiley throws an off balance right hand
and Crickity counters with a lovely shot to the body. Buck Wiley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A punch combination from Wiley misses.
Crickity lands a big right hand that sends Wiley crashing to the mat! Crickity stays standing though and waves Wiley back to his feet! Wiley 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.
A slow jab from Wiley misses its intended target. Crickity takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Crickity throws a jab when Wiley was well out of range. Wiley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crickity as he avoids it easily. Crickity appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Rickity Crickity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Wiley. Wiley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Wiley tries to clinch up. Wiley throws an overhand right that lands on Crickity's shoulder, as Crickity tries to avoid the shot. Wiley slips a straight right by Crickity. Wiley goes for a double leg but Crickity avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crickity continues to drive forward. Wiley throws a hook to the side of Crickity's head but Crickity sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Crickity scores with a nice head shot. Wiley fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Crickity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Wiley throws a nice looking combination but Crickity bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A counter left hand to the body from Crickity misses its target.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Crickity misses with a looping left. Wiley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Wiley tries to clinch up but Crickity circles away and keeps his distance. Wiley with a poor takedown and Crickity counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wiley thinking. Crickity throws a hook but Wiley avoids it easily. Wiley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Rickity Crickity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Crickity throws a big shot that misses. Crickity throws a jab but it's blocked by Wiley. Wiley throws a right hand that misses
and Crickity counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wiley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crickity was well out of range. Poor timing from Wiley. Crickity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crickity was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Wiley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crickity lands with a hook. Wiley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Crickity sprawls well initially but Wiley persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Crickity tries to roll over but Wiley keeps him under control. Crickity on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crickity tries to get out of the position. Crickity moves into full guard.
Crickity has Wiley pulled in close to control his posture. Crickity looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wiley is one step ahead there.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Wiley scoring with punches to the head and body. Wiley postures up in Crickity's guard and throws a big left but Crickity blocks it. Crickity knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wiley on the ground. Crickity working a defensive guard here.
Wiley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Wiley wants to control from the top but Crickity keeps moving. Crickity is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Wiley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Wiley throwing strikes from guard but Crickity blocks nicely. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickity Crickity clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Buck Wiley's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wiley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crickity's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Crickity swinging wildly here.
Wiley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crickity. Wiley takes a swing at Crickity's ribcage but misses. Crickity avoids a lazy jab quite easily. An attempted straight right counter from Crickity misses the target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Crickity throws a lazy right hand but Wiley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Wiley shoots for a double leg takedown but Crickity sprawls well. He's pushed Wiley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Crickity cracks Wiley with a right hand to the side of the head. Crickity ducks right into an uppercut from Wiley.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Crickity lands a nice shot that snaps Wiley's head back.
Crickity takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Wiley tries to clinch and Crickity counters with a lovely straight right hand! Wiley lands with a straight right. Crickity didn't see that one coming. Nice uppercut there from Wiley.
Crickity cracks Wiley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Crickity has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wiley to stand back up! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wiley throws a lazy uppercut
and Crickity scores with a counter punch that sends Wiley to the canvas! Crickity smells blood - he's punishing Wiley with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Wiley has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickity Crickity! Rickity Crickity retains his middleweight title! A very excited looking Rickity Crickity made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. Buck Wiley was interviewed post fight and said 'It’s all for the follows baby!'.
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