Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 199
Date: Oct 29, 2022

#R1#
A shot to the liver by Tiotio. Beautiful body shot.#CL#
Tiotio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bundy takes a shot to the head.
Tiotio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bundy is looking for a takedown.
Tiotio throws an elbow but it misses.
Tiotio misses with the head strike.
Tiotio pushes off an throws an elbow but Bundy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bundy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ara Tiotio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Bundy.
Bundy managing to block the knees to the body from Tiotio.
Tiotio scores a nice knee to the body.
Tiotio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bundy is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiotio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiotio struggles to land a body shot inside as Bundy controls his hands.
I was talking to Tiotio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bundy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tiotio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiotio scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Tiotio.
Tiotio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Tiotio on the inside.
Nice body punch from Tiotio.
A short uppercut from Tiotio.
Tiotio working aggressively here.
Tiotio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #TD2#
Bundy is trying to trip Tiotio. He has hold of a leg but Tiotio is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bundy persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Tiotio wriggles free and stands up.
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!#CL#
Tiotio closes the distance and clinches.
Bundy has Tiotio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiotio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Tiotio.
Tiotio looking to throw knees to the head but Bundy is blocking nicely.
Bundy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bundy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tiotio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bundy's coach down at Champion Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bundy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T2#
Tiotio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiotio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiotio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiotio tries a head kick but it misses. #CL#
Tiotio moves into range and clinches up with Bundy.
Bundy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tiotio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bundy.
Tiotio gets underhooks to prevent Bundy's takedown attempt.
Bundy dodges an elbow strike from Tiotio.
Tiotio misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bundy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiotio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tiotio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiotio lands a left hand.
Tiotio lands a shot to the body.
Bundy looks winded!#T3#
Tiotio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tiotio lands with a right to the head. #CUT#It looks like Ted Bundy has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Tiotio.
Tiotio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiotio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bundy managing to block the knees to the body from Tiotio.
Tiotio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tiotio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tiotio lands with a short shot to the head.
Bundy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bundy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tiotio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tiotio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tiotio throws an elbow that misses.
Tiotio lands with a left to the head.
Tiotio lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiotio missing with knees to the body.
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!
Tiotio misses with an elbow strike. #T4#
Bundy avoids the elbow strike from Tiotio, against the cage.
Bundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiotio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bundy's brow.
Tiotio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Tiotio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bundy avoiding damage as Tiotio throws knees to the body.
Bundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bundy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tiotio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tiotio misses with a body punch.
Tiotio digs a right hand underneath Bundy's ribcage. Bundy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tiotio trying to land knees to the body.
Bundy blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiotio missing with knees to the body.
Tiotio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiotio lands a hook that snaps the head of Bundy backwards.
Bundy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tiotio prevents it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ara Tiotio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Bundy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Bundy dodges the punch combination from Tiotio. #CL#
Tiotio takes the fight into the clinch.
Tiotio misses with an elbow strike.
Bundy blocks an uppercut.
Tiotio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bundy can do to turn this around?
Tiotio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bundy backwards.
Tiotio throws an elbow that misses.
Bundy avoiding damage as Tiotio throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiotio tries to throw a body punch but Bundy avoids it by throwing Tiotio back against the cage.
Tiotio trying to land knees to the body.
Bundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiotio.
Bundy takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Bundy blocks the elbow strike.
Bundy blocks an elbow strike from Tiotio.
Bundy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bundy blocks the elbow strike.
Bundy goes for a takedown attempt but Tiotio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tiotio wants to clinch.
Ted Bundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Bundy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tiotio to the mat! Tiotio manages to get full guard.
Bundy lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB#
Tiotio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Tiotio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bundy defends well.#T2#
Bundy stopping the sweep attempt from Tiotio.
Bundy passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundy is looking to advance position but Tiotio won't allow it.
Tiotio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tiotio is trying to get back to full guard.
Bundy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bundy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tiotio hang on?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tiotio is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #T3#
Tiotio is working hard here to advance position.
Bundy is landing with some decent strikes but Tiotio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#SUB2#
Bundy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tiotio to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tiotio shrugs it off.
Tiotio is bucking up trying to escape but Bundy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tiotio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tiotio manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tiotio wants to get back to his feet.
Bundy prevents Tiotio from improving his position.
Tiotio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bundy scores with a couple of nice shots.#T4#
Bundy is nestled in close to Tiotio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB2#
Bundy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Tiotio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bundy lands with a punch from half guard.
Bundy is nestled in close to Tiotio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB#
Tiotio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tiotio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bundy scores with a couple of nice shots.#ROC2#Tiotio is rocked!
Bundy drops an elbow to the side of Tiotio's head.
Oh Tiotio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiotio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bundy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tiotio seems to have got his legs back now.
Tiotio gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ted Bundy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ted Bundy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Tiotio tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD2#
and Bundy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tiotio looks like he's trying to stand up. #SUB2#
Bundy wants to work for an arm triangle but Tiotio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB#
Tiotio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tiotio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bundy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bundy's back!
Tiotio scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy tries to escape but Tiotio has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tiotio throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Bundy wants to escape the position.
Bundy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done. #T1##SUB2#
Bundy actively working from the bottom here.
Bundy is looking to improve his position.
Tiotio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bundy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bundy is looking to control Tiotio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bundy avoid being mounted?
Ted Bundy has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Tiotio seems to be working for a kimura but Bundy defends the submission attempt.
Bundy trying to control but Tiotio postures up. #SUB2#
Bundy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tiotio pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Tiotio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Bundy actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bundy manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Bundy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tiotio is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Bundy has his feet on Tiotio's thighs here. He's pushed Tiotio off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Tiotio screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ted Bundy!
Ted Bundy thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 192
Date: Oct 09, 2022

#R1#
Tiotio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chukwuma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tiotio thinks about countering with a head kick.
Chukwuma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chukwuma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tiotio cracks a nice hook into Chukwuma's ribs.
Tiotio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiotio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chukwuma only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chukwuma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CUT#It looks like Tinashe Chukwuma has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Tiotio drives through and clinches with Chukwuma against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwuma.
Tiotio lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Tiotio. #T1#
Tiotio blocks an uppercut.
Chukwuma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiotio misses with a body punch.
Chukwuma misses with some punches.
Tiotio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Chukwuma looking to throw knees to the head but Tiotio is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwuma.
Tiotio gets through Chukwuma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Tiotio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chukwuma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Tiotio.
Chukwuma avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiotio.
Tiotio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
A head punch on the inside from Chukwuma fails to land.
Nice elbow from Tiotio.
Chukwuma working aggressively here.
Tiotio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiotio.
Chukwuma throws a head punch that misses.
Tiotio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chukwumas head. #CUT#That has opened up Tinashe Chukwuma's cut even more.
Tiotio missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Chukwuma scores with a nice short uppercut.#T2#
Chukwuma blocks an elbow strike.
Tiotio throws an elbow that misses.
Chukwuma swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiotio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiotio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiotio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tiotio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chukwuma looks winded!
Chukwuma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiotio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chukwuma backwards.
Chukwuma blocks an elbow strike.
Tiotio blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiotio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chukwuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Chukwuma - that landed with a thud.
Tiotio tries to land knees in the clinch but Chukwuma avoids the damage to the body.
Tiotio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tiotio takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT2#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Tiotio throws an elbow that misses.
Chukwuma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tiotio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T3#
Chukwuma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chukwuma fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chukwuma avoids the elbow strike from Tiotio, against the cage.
Tiotio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chukwuma blocks an elbow strike from Tiotio.
Chukwuma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chukwuma avoids the elbow strike from Tiotio, against the cage.
A short left from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tiotio backwards.
Tiotio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Tiotio.
Chukwuma avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiotio.
A head punch on the inside from Chukwuma fails to land.
Tiotio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chukwuma avoids it.
Tiotio scores a nice knee to the body.
Tiotio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tiotio throws an elbow but it misses.
Tiotio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Chukwuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiotio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
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!
Tiotio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Tiotio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Tiotio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chukwuma backwards. #CUT#The cut above Tinashe Chukwuma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tiotio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiotio lands a shoulder strike.
Chukwuma misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiotio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tiotio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Tiotio lands with a right to the head.
Chukwuma managing to block the knees to the body from Tiotio.
Tiotio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chukwuma backwards.
Tiotio is leaning against Chukwuma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiotio.
Tiotio missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chukwuma avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiotio.
A short right from Tiotio on the inside.
Tiotio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiotio pushes off an throws an elbow but Chukwuma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chukwuma fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ara Tiotio dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Tiotio closes the distance and clinches.
Tiotio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiotio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tiotio misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiotio.
Tiotio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chukwuma backwards.
Tiotio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chukwuma can do to turn this around?
Tiotio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tiotio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chukwuma backwards.
Chukwuma swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiotio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiotio landing knees to the head.
Tiotio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tiotio lands an elbow inside that Chukwuma shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tinashe Chukwuma's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ara Tiotio!
An out of breath Ara Tiotio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 182
Date: Sep 14, 2022

#R1#
Tiotio throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiotio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Fury throws a series of punches but Tiotio avoids them all with ease.
Tiotio misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Fury's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tiotio misses with a looping right.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Fury doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tiotio lands a slapping body shot.
Tiotio connects with a looping right hand. #CUT#It looks like John Fury has been cut.
Tiotio throws a body punch but Fury moves out of range.
Fury blocks a jab.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiotio misses with a wild body shot.
Fury looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Fury misses.
Tiotio staying out of range there.
Tiotio is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiotio.#T1#
Tiotio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury throws a big shot that misses.
Tiotio is looking to counter punch.
We've been told by Tiotio's head coaches at HELLCADEMY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tiotio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tiotio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiotio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury throws a hook but Tiotio avoids it easily.
Fury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiotio.
A countering left hand to the body from Fury misses.
Fury jabs Tiotio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tiotio misses with a hook to the body
and Fury counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiotio.
A jab from Tiotio does it's job there.
Tiotio lands a jab to the head.
Ara Tiotio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tiotio.
Fury is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#T2#
Fury takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CUT#That has opened up John Fury's cut even more.
Fury moves away from the strike by Tiotio.
Tiotio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tiotio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Fury on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fury scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tiotio.
Fury misses with a hook.
Fury connects with a single shot there.
Tiotio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fury was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiotio.
Fury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fury blocks a jab.
Fury let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tiotio throws a right hand that misses
enabling Fury to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiotio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fury.
Tiotio misses with a hook.#T3#
Tiotio throws a jab when Fury was well out of range.
Tiotio misses with a body punch
and Fury scores with a counter punch that sends Tiotio to the canvas! Fury smells blood - he's punishing Tiotio with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Tiotio has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Fury!
During a confident post fight interview, John Fury thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 166
Date: Aug 03, 2022

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiotio. Fuentes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiotio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Tiotio misses.
Tiotio connects with a nice looking jab. #CUT#It looks like Pedro Fuentes has been cut.
Tiotio swings for the body but Fuentes moves out of range.
Tiotio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fuentes dodges the punch combination from Tiotio.
Tiotio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Fuentes.
An inside leg kick from Fuentes misses.
Fuentes swings for the body but Tiotio moves out of range.
We've been told by Tiotio's head coaches at Pound Town Athletics that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tiotio misses with a double jab.
Tiotio throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuentes.
Fuentes connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiotio avoids a kick to the body.
Tiotio fails to land with a series of punches. #T1#
Tiotio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fuentes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiotio backing away here, and Fuentes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fuentes scores with a jab. Tiotio acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Tiotio misses with an uppercut #KD2#
and Fuentes counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tiotio! Fuentes lets Tiotio back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Tiotio is rocked!
Fuentes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiotio bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Fuentes comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Tiotio falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Tiotio was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Fuentes!
During a confident post fight interview, Pedro Fuentes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: CFC 499: Tiotio v Riker
Date: Jul 10, 2022

#R1#
A lazy left from Riker finds it's target.
Tiotio lands a glancing blow to the side of Riker's head.
A swing and a miss from Tiotio.
Tiotio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Riker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tiotio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been told by Tiotio's head coaches at Pound Town Athletics that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Riker dodges the punch combination from Tiotio.
Riker feints the counter takedown.
Ara Tiotio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiotio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiotio cracks a nice hook into Riker's ribs.
A slow jab from Tiotio misses its intended target.
Tiotio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Riker counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiotio lands a lovely overhand right.
Tiotio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riker manages to avoid it.
Riker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tiotio throws the left hand but Riker avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tiotio, as that shot connected. #T1#
Tiotio lands with a shot to the body.
Tiotio missing with a left hand there. Riker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Riker slips a jab from Tiotio.
Ara Tiotio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiotio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiotio misses with a body shot
and Tiotio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiotio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiotio. Riker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tiotio dips to his left and cracks Riker with an uppercut!
Tiotio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riker was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiotio.
Riker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiotio moves away.
Riker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Riker looks to throw the jab but Tiotio is out of range.
Riker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Tiotio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tiotio throws a poor cross that misses
and Riker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiotio swings for the body but Riker moves out of range.
Tiotio looks to throw the jab but Riker is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Tiotio. Those never looked like landing.
Tiotio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiotio just misses with a punch to the body.
Riker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tiotio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tiotio throws a hook but Riker blocks it.
Tiotio throws a right hand that misses
and Tiotio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riker walks into a straight right hand from Tiotio.
Tiotio misses with an uppercut #TD2#
and Riker counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tiotio! #ROC2#Tiotio is rocked!
Riker misses with the ground and pound.#T3#
Riker tries to move to mount but Tiotio blocks the move with his legs. #SUB2#
Riker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Riker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Riker trying to control the position but Tiotio is working away.
Riker misses with the ground and pound.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Riker trying to control the position but Tiotio is working away.
Tiotio managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Riker.
Tiotio takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tiotio regains half guard there - taking advantage of Riker's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tiotio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Riker thows a huge punch but Tiotio dodges it nicely.
Tiotio won't allow Riker to pass to mount.
Tiotio works his way to full guard. Good work.
Riker cracks Tiotio with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ara Tiotio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ara Tiotio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Tiotio misses with a looping left.
Riker with the counter takedown but Tiotio avoids it easily.
Tiotio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiotio lands a slapping body shot.
Tiotio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiotio throws a shot from downtown. Riker moves away and avoids it.
Tiotio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riker with the counter takedown but Tiotio avoids it easily.
Tiotio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riker can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Tiotio misses its intended target.
Riker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiotio throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #KD2#
Riker cracks Tiotio with an uppercut from hell and Tiotio crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Riker's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Oh Tiotio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tiotio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tiotio's head.
Riker cracks Tiotio with a solid left hand.#T1#
Riker gets to his feet and stands over Tiotio, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Tiotio felt that one! Riker unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Tiotio from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Riker!
Our winner, William Riker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: CFC 493: Tiotio v Outlaw 2
Date: Jun 19, 2022

#R1#
Tiotio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Outlaw moves away.
Outlaw throws out a counter right but Tiotio avoids it with no problem.
Outlaw connects with an inside leg kick.
Outlaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tiotio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Outlaw.
Outlaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiotio.
A nice leg kick lands there from Outlaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Outlaw looks to land a right hand but Tiotio moved out of range.
A combination from Outlaw does no damage.
Tiotio thuds his right hand into Outlaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tiotio throws a right and a left that Outlaw avoids nicely.
Tiotio looks to land a right hand but Outlaw moved out of range.
Tiotio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from Tiotio.
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!
Tiotio lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Outlaw falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CFC 487: Tiotio v Neves
Date: May 29, 2022

#R1#
Tiotio throws a right hand that misses #CL2#
and Neves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Neves.
A nice left hand lands by Neves.
Tiotio blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Tiotio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Tiotio. #CUT#It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut.
Tiotio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Neves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiotio misses the target.
Neves tries to counter with a clinch but Tiotio shakes him off and moves away.
Neves is looking to clinch.
Tiotio throwing a counter right hand but Neves manages to avoid it.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Tiotio has knocked Neves down with a huge combo! Tiotio steps away and waves a wobbly Neves back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Neves is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neves ducks under a wild hook from Tiotio.
Neves throws a counter combo.
Tiotio throws the left hand but Neves avoids the punch easily.
Neves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tiotio to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT#That has opened up Bruno Neves's cut even more.
Neves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiotio.
Tiotio misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Neves! But no joy.
Ara Tiotio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiotio. Neves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neves looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Tiotio misses with a looping right.
Neves tries to counter by closing the distance.
Neves slips a jab from Tiotio.
Tiotio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiotio scores with a decent looking hook.
Tiotio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neves.
Neves is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Neves slips under a jab.
Tiotio lands a nice shot to the body. #KD#
Tiotio lands a big right hand that sends Neves crashing to the mat! Tiotio stays standing though and waves Neves back to his feet!
Neves is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiotio finish him?#CUT#The cut above Bruno Neves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiotio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Neves counters with a nice body shot. #KD#
Tiotio cracks Neves with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tiotio has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Neves to stand back up!#CUT#Bruno Neves's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tiotio misses with a right hand
and Neves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Neves moves out of range of the strikes.
Neves seems to have recovered his senses.
Tiotio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiotio throws a jab but it's blocked by Neves.
Neves tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tiotio defends well and Neves ends up having to push Tiotio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Neves throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2##KD#
Tiotio cracks Neves with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Neves looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tiotio finish him?

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Neves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CFC 480: Tiotio v IsMore 2
Date: May 04, 2022

#R1#
IsMore just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiotio misses with a left hand
letting IsMore counter with a right hand.
IsMore has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
IsMore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tiotio misses with a hook #TD2#
and IsMore decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tiotio's guard.
IsMore trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiotio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiotio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
IsMore showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiotio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
IsMore stands and throws Tiotio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tiotio regains half guard there - taking advantage of IsMore's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tiotio tries to roll over but IsMore keeps him under control.
IsMore stalling.
Tiotio preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
IsMore is stalling here. Tiotio is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! IsMore seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tiotio has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
IsMore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
IsMore tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tiotio presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Tiotio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3#
IsMore is in all sorts of trouble here.
IsMore slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
IsMore looking for submissions off his back.
IsMore moves into full guard. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tiotio engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tiotio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
IsMore trying to control but Tiotio flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiotio is hanging on to IsMore's back as he tries to escape.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tiotio controlling the positon.
IsMore is in bad spot here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ara Tiotio will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
IsMore lands a head shot.
Tiotio misses with a lunging right hand
and IsMore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiotio misses with a lunging right hand
and IsMore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiotio misses with a left hand
and IsMore counters with a big right hand! Oh Tiotio is in trouble here! IsMore follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). More IsMore!
More IsMore is the new heavyweight champion!
More IsMore seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CFC 472: Tiotio v Chukwuma
Date: Apr 02, 2022

#R1#
Tiotio swinging wildly here.
Tiotio throws a jab when Chukwuma was well out of range.
Tiotio throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Chukwuma counter with a right hand.
Tiotio throws a body shot but no joy.
Chukwuma misses with a body kick.
Tiotio thuds his right hand into Chukwuma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tiotio 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.
Chukwuma connects with an inside leg kick.
Tiotio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiotio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT#It looks like Tinashe Chukwuma has been cut.
Tiotio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tiotio jabs Chukwuma right on the nose. Chukwuma blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiotio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tiotio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chukwuma circles away quickly and effectively.#KD#
Tiotio cracks Chukwuma with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Chukwuma looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tiotio finish him?
Chukwuma tries to clinch up.#T1#
Chukwuma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiotio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chukwuma was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiotio.
Tiotio fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Chukwuma to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Chukwuma looks to clinch but Tiotio throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Chukwuma taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio retains his heavyweight title!
Ara Tiotio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CFC 466: Raper v Tiotio
Date: Mar 05, 2022

#R1#
Raper misses with an uppercut
letting Tiotio counter with a right hand.
Tiotio looks to score with a jab to the body but Raper is just out of range.
Raper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiotio.
Raper slips a jab from Tiotio.
Tiotio checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raper.
Raper walks into a left hand.
Raper throws a low kick but Tiotio moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Tiotio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raper misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Tiotio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tiotio throws a jab when Raper was well out of range.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiotio throws out the jab.
Raper scores with a sloppy right hand. Tiotio should have avoided that one.
Tiotio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiotio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ara Tiotio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper scores with a shot to the body.
Tiotio throws a shot from downtown. Raper moves away and avoids it.
Raper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiotio.
Tiotio throws a lazy right hand but Raper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Tiotio connects with the punch.
Raper has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Memento Mori in the buildup to the fight.
Raper lands an overhand right.#CUT#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Raper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiotio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Tiotio takes a swing at Raper's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Tiotio.
Tiotio just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper moves away from the strike by Tiotio.
A jab from Tiotio misses.
Tiotio thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Raper misses.
Tiotio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiotio throws a right hand that misses
and Raper counters with a stiff right hand.
Raper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raper throws a leg kick which misses Tiotio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiotio tries to avoid it.
Tiotio ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiotio throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Raper looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tiotio misses with a straight left. #T2#
Tiotio stuns Raper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raper misses with a kick to the body
enabling Tiotio to counter with a crisp jab. #KD2#
Tiotio sends Raper crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tiotio is motioning to the referee to let Raper up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Raper scores with a push kick.
Raper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raper misses with an uppercut. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Tiotio has knocked Raper down with a huge combo! Tiotio steps away and waves a wobbly Raper back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Raper is rocked!
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiotio fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Raper out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Ara Tiotio 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.

Event: CFC 459: Tiotio v IsMore
Date: Feb 12, 2022

#R1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by IsMore.#CUT#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Tiotio throws a lazy uppercut
and IsMore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiotio cracks IsMore with a good jab.
Tiotio has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tiotio throws a combination that misses #CL#
and IsMore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
IsMore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiotio wants to get back to striking at distance but IsMore won't allow it.
Tiotio tries to throw a body punch but IsMore avoids it by throwing Tiotio back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiotio.
IsMore has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#TD#
IsMore turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiotio taking punishment in the form of punches. #SUB#
IsMore swings around for an armbar but Tiotio sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into IsMore's guard.
IsMore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
IsMore is trying to work for a kimura but Tiotio is defending well.
IsMore looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T1#
IsMore throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
IsMore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
IsMore slips a nice elbow through Tiotio's hands, connecting with Tiotio's forehead.
IsMore scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
IsMore throws a strike but Tiotio avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
IsMore scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tiotio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
IsMore preventing the sweep. #T2#
IsMore controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tiotio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
IsMore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
IsMore is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiotio has wrist control.
Tiotio keeping moving, preventing IsMore from controlling successfully.
IsMore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
IsMore throws a big elbow that misses. #T3#
IsMore chips away with some ground and pound.
IsMore tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiotio is retaining full guard.
IsMore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
IsMore is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiotio has wrist control.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tiotio throws a hook but IsMore avoids it easily.
Tiotio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
IsMore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tiotio lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Tiotio misses.
Tiotio 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.
Tiotio lands a nice shot that snaps IsMore's head back.
Tiotio lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Tiotio.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
IsMore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
IsMore gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Tiotio gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! IsMore is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!
After winning the bout, Ara Tiotio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: CFC 451: Inarritu v Tiotio
Date: Jan 09, 2022

#R1#
Inarritu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiotio misses with a combination
and Inarritu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tiotio misses with a left hand
and Inarritu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiotio lands the left hand.
Inarritu missing with a left hand there. Tiotio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiotio lunges at Inarritu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Inarritu's hand.
Tiotio misses with a hook. Inarritu ducked under it nicely.
Tiotio looks to land a combination but Inarritu avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Tiotio - just one landing.
A jab from Tiotio does it's job there.
Tiotio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Inarritu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiotio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inarritu.
Inarritu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Inarritu misses its intended target.
Inarritu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tiotio to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
Tiotio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Inarritu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Tiotio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiotio loads up on a big right hand but Inarritu slips the punch.
Ara Tiotio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiotio throws a lazy uppercut
and Inarritu counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiotio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inarritu.
Tiotio throws a jab when Inarritu was well out of range.
Inarritu misses with a straight left.
Nice shot lands for Inarritu.
Tiotio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tiotio connects with a nice looking jab. #KD2#
Tiotio lands a big right hand that sends Inarritu crashing to the mat! Tiotio stays standing though and waves Inarritu back to his feet!#CUT2#It looks like Felix Inarritu has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiotio misses with a body shot #KD#
and Inarritu counters with a nice right hand that sends Tiotio toppling to the canvas! Tiotio scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Inarritu finish him?!#ROC#Tiotio is rocked!
Tiotio misses with a left hand
and Inarritu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tiotio is still on wobbly legs! Can Inarritu finish him?#T2#
Tiotio throws a hook but Inarritu avoids it easily.
Tiotio seems to have recovered his senses.
Tiotio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Inarritu is looking to counter punch.
Inarritu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tiotio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inarritu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inarritu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiotio.
Inarritu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tiotio misses with a looping right.
It looked like Inarritu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tiotio has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tiotio swinging wildly here.
Inarritu tries to land a front kick but Tiotio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tiotio misses with a wild body shot.
Tiotio throws a hook but Inarritu avoids it easily.
Inarritu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#KD#
Inarritu lands a big right hand that sends Tiotio crashing to the mat! Inarritu stays standing though and waves Tiotio back to his feet!
Inarritu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiotio walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Tiotio limp body while Inarritu jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Felix Inarritu!
Felix Inarritu retains his heavyweight title!
Felix Inarritu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CFC 440: Tiotio v Lindholm
Date: Nov 25, 2021

#R1#
Lindholm lands with a nice body punch.
Tiotio swats away the attempt to clinch by Lindholm.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lindholm tries to clinch up but Tiotio circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiotio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT#It looks like Olli Lindholm has been cut.
Tiotio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lindholm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiotio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindholm closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tiotio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lindholm looks to land a right hand but Tiotio moved out of range.
Lindholm throws a sloppy head kick and Tiotio moves out of range easily.
Tiotio ducks under a wild hook from Lindholm.
Tiotio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tiotio throws a lazy right hand but Lindholm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#KD#
Tiotio lands a big right hand that sends Lindholm crashing to the mat! Tiotio stays standing though and waves Lindholm back to his feet!#ROC#Lindholm is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Lindholm misses.
Lindholm is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiotio finish him?
Lindholm walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Tiotio swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Grunge 69: Grunge Is Not Dead!
Date: Oct 31, 2021

#R1#
Tiotio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tiotio won't be happy with that.
Fire throws an elbow but Tiotio slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fire tries to score with some ground and pound. Tiotio controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fire lands a nice forearm strike.
Tiotio is not content to let Fire control the position.
Fire sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tiotio is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fire is putting a hurting on Tiotio here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire is trying to ground and pound but Tiotio uses the momentary lack of control by Fire to regain half guard.
Fire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fire with the ground and pound but Tiotio uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Tiotio has Fire pulled in close to control his posture.
Tiotio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fire throwing strikes from guard but Tiotio blocks nicely.
Fire is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fire is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fire postures up in Tiotio's guard and throws a big left but Tiotio blocks it.
Fire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tiotio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fire postures up in Tiotio's guard and throws a big left but Tiotio blocks it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiotio misses with a hook. Fire ducked under it nicely.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tiotio misses with a shot to the body #TD2#
and Fire counters with a shoot takedown. Tiotio fights it but they end up in guard. #T2#
Fire throws an elbow that misses. Tiotio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fire's guard. Nice move by Tiotio!#REVR#
Fire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiotio trying to control the position from guard on top but Fire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiotio seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fire wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Fire can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tiotio controls the pace.
Tiotio being controlled here momentarily.
Tiotio tries to free his leg and advance position but Fire is retaining full guard. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fire wants to sweep but no luck.
Fire is pulling down on Tiotio's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tiotio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tiotio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD2#
and Fire counters with a shoot takedown. Tiotio fights it but they end up in guard.
Fire wants to control from the top but Tiotio keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiotio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fire lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Spinning Fire dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Tiotio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiotio looks to land a right hand but Fire moved out of range.
Fire drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tiotio defends it well.
Tiotio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fire.
Fire drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tiotio defends it well.
Tiotio looks to score with a jab to the body but Fire is just out of range.
Fire ducks under a wild hook from Tiotio.
Fire tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fire slips a straight right by Tiotio.
Tiotio with a hook.
Tiotio misses with a hook #TD2#
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tiotio won't be happy with that.
Fire throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tiotio works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Fire trying to control the action but Tiotio is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Fire there. #T1#
Tiotio is not content to let Fire control the position.
Fire working Tiotio over with strikes.
Fire is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tiotio wants to get back to full guard.
Fire takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tiotio wants to improve his position but Fire is controlling well.
Fire sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tiotio defending well though. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fire working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Spinning Fire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tiotio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fire.
Fire is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fire landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tiotio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fire trying to control the action but Tiotio is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiotio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiotio throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Fire counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fire lands strikes from half guard.#T3#
Fire trying to control the action but Tiotio is working from the bottom.
Tiotio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fire.
Fire throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tiotio to regain full guard.
Fire scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fire working some strikes from top position.
Fire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fire wants to control from the top but Tiotio keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fire missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fire throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tiotio scores with a decent looking hook.
Tiotio misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Tiotio misses.
Fire drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tiotio defends it well.
Tiotio falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Fire counters with a shoot takedown. Tiotio fights it but they end up in guard.
Fire wants to control from the top but Tiotio keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fire throws an elbow that misses. Tiotio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fire's guard. Nice move by Tiotio!#REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Spinning Fire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tiotio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Tiotio scores with a decent looking hook.
Tiotio works over Fire's head and body with a nice combination.
Tiotio misses with an uppercut. Fire saw that one coming.
Fire feints the counter takedown.
Tiotio misses with an uppercut. Fire saw that one coming.
Fire is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiotio throws out the jab.
And Fire tries to counter it with a takedown but Tiotio pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tiotio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fire was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiotio.
Tiotio misses with a shot to the body #TD2#
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control.
Fire looks up at the clock and then as Tiotio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fire smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tiotio is not content to let Fire control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fire working the strikes but Tiotio uses the opportunity to regain half guard. #T1#
Fire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fire lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fire throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tiotio to regain full guard.
Fire seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fire throws a big elbow that misses.
Fire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tiotio controlling Fire's posture.
Fire looking to sit in guard and control but Tiotio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Tiotio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T3#
Tiotio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fire holds on and takes a little breather. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tiotio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fire.
Fire with the counter takedown but Tiotio avoids it easily.
A big left from Tiotio misses.
Fire drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tiotio defends it well.
Tiotio lands with a shot to the body.
Tiotio throws a right and a left that both miss.#T4#
Fire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiotio.
Fire tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ara Tiotio is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiotio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tiotio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tiotio throws a right hand that misses #TD2#
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tiotio won't be happy with that.
Tiotio takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tiotio takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fire works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fire cracks Tiotio with a big right hand but Tiotio just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go. #ROC2#Tiotio is rocked!
Fire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiotio keeps working.
Oh Tiotio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ara Tiotio clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Tiotio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fire moves away.
Tiotio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fire.
Tiotio seems to have got his legs back now.
Tiotio fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiotio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiotio looks to land a combination but Fire avoids it well.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiotio throws out the jab.
Fire tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tiotio just misses with a punch to the body.
Fire with the counter takedown but Tiotio avoids it easily.
Tiotio lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire staying out of range there.
Fire with the counter takedown but Tiotio avoids it easily.
Fire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tiotio tests Fire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiotio throws a hook but Fire blocks it.#T1#
Tiotio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiotio missing with a left hand there. Fire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fire slips under a jab.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tiotio looks to land a right hand but Fire moved out of range.
Tiotio throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tiotio!
Fire throwing strikes but Tiotio manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
You can see the frustration on Fire's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Who's going to make the next move?#T2#
Tiotio taking a break here but Fire is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fire is looking for a sweep. Tiotio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tiotio trying to control the pace. #T3#
Tiotio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fire keeps working.
Fire is doing well to control the position and prevent Tiotio from advancing to side control.
Fire is looking to improve his position. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tiotio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fire is staying active underneath Tiotio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fire is looking for a sweep. Tiotio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ara Tiotio had his way with Spinning Fire in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Tiotio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fire with the counter takedown but Tiotio avoids it easily.
Tiotio misses with a two punch combination.
Fire is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tiotio misses with a straight right.
Fire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiotio.
Fire moves away from the strike by Tiotio.
Tiotio swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Fire counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fire is fighting to break Tiotio's control of his arms but Tiotio is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire distracts Tiotio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fire is fighting to break Tiotio's control of his arms but Tiotio is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fire is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T1#
Tiotio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fire.
Fire keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tiotio's head.
Fire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tiotio is trying to control the position but Fire postures up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiotio throws a sloppy body shot #TD2#
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fire tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fire trying to control the position but Tiotio is working away.
Fire laying and praying for a moment but Tiotio takes advantage and regains half guard.
Tiotio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
Tiotio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fire perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fire wants to control but Tiotio is keeping him busy.
Tiotio regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fire.
Fire throwing strikes from guard but Tiotio blocks nicely.
Fire with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fire is working Tiotio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fire postures up in Tiotio's guard and throws a big left but Tiotio blocks it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T3#
Tiotio keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fire ducks under a wild hook from Tiotio.
Tiotio lands with a right hand.
Fire slips a jab from Tiotio.
Fire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiotio.
Fire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiotio lands a jab to the nose.
Tiotio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiotio misses with an uppercut #TD2#
and Fire counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fire.
Tiotio trying to control the position.
Fire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
Fire lands a couple of elbows.
Fire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fire with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fire scoring with some ground and pound.
Fire wants to control from the top but Tiotio keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire slips under a jab.
Fire feints the counter takedown.
Fire moves out of range of the strikes.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tiotio misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Tiotio uses the cage to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ara Tiotio showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Ara Tiotio 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.
Spinning Fire was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll back stronger'.

Event: Grunge 66: Ted Ed Fred
Date: Oct 02, 2021

#R1#
Outlaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horrible takedown attempt by Outlaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Tiotio, which made it look bad.
Tiotio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Outlaw tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tiotio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Outlaw somewhat.
Tiotio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tiotio misses with a few strikes there.
Outlaw wants to clinch.
Outlaw tries to clinch up but Tiotio circles away and keeps his distance.
Outlaw moves in looking to clinch but Tiotio pushes him off.
Tiotio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Outlaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiotio.
An attempted straight right counter from Outlaw misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outlaw tries to clinch there but Tiotio circles away.
Despite the aggression on Tiotio's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tiotio throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD#
Outlaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Tiotio kicks off Outlaw and gets to his feet. #T1#
Outlaw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #KD2#
Tiotio lands a big right hand that sends Outlaw crashing to the mat! Tiotio stays standing though and waves Outlaw back to his feet!#ROC2#Outlaw is rocked!
Tiotio is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Outlaw hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Ara Tiotio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Grunge 61: Facelift
Date: Aug 29, 2021

#R1#
Tiotio takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rabbitte is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tiotio.#CUT#It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Rabbitte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rabbitte there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiotio. Rabbitte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rabbitte throws a sloppy head kick
and Tiotio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rabbitte closes the distance and clinches up with Tiotio, looking for a takedown. Rabbitte pushes Tiotio against the cage but Tiotio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rabbitte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paul Rabbitte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiotio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiotio blocks a head kick by Rabbitte.
Rabbitte throws a leg kick that is checked#KD#
and Tiotio counters with a nice right hand that sends Rabbitte toppling to the canvas! Rabbitte scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tiotio finish him?!#ROC#Rabbitte is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Paul Rabbitte's cut even more.
A head kick by Rabbitte misses
and Tiotio counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ara Tiotio!
Our winner, Ara Tiotio, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SYN 820 Maluga vs. Mumu
Date: Aug 01, 2021

#R1#
Tiotio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saric misses with a jab to the body
and Tiotio counters with a stiff right hand.
Saric looks to land a right hand but Tiotio moved out of range.
Saric misses with a straight left.
Saric misses with a hook
letting Tiotio counter with a right hand. #KD#
Saric drops Tiotio with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tiotio looks back up at him and smiles so Saric waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#Tiotio is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Tiotio has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiotio sizes up Saric with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tiotio is still on wobbly legs! Can Saric finish him?
Nice defenses there by Saric.
Tiotio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saric finds Tiotio's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Tiotio flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Saric lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Tiotio will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zdravko Saric!
Zdravko Saric decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SYN 808 Whymer vs. Number II
Date: Jun 26, 2021

#R1#
Tiotio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nevess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT#It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut.
Tiotio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pound Town Athletics in the buildup to the fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neves.
Neves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Neves stuns Tiotio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#TD2#
Neves feints and as Tiotio raises his hands in defense, Neves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Neves working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tiotio keeping full guard, as Neves tries to pass.
Neves wants to control from the top but Tiotio keeps moving.
Neves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tiotio holds on and takes a little breather. #T1#
Tiotio looking to control.
Neves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tiotio working a defensive guard here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tiotio lands with a cross. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tiotio feints a jab promting Neves to slip. Tiotio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Neves slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tiotio misses with a few strikes there.
Tiotio lands an overhand right.
Neves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiotio.
Tiotio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Neves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT#That has opened up Bruno Neves's cut even more.
Neves fails with the takedown.
Ara Tiotio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Neves.
Tiotio throws a right and a left that Neves avoids nicely.
Tiotio throws a body punch but Neves moves out of range.
Neves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tiotio.
Tiotio works the jab nicely.
Tiotio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiotio scores with a nice head shot.
Ara Tiotio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiotio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tiotio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tiotio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Neves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiotio.
Bruno Neves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiotio.
Tiotio misses with a looping right.
Tiotio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neves.
Tiotio slaps away a takedown attempt from Neves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab by Tiotio.#CUT#The cut above Bruno Neves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tiotio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiotio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Neves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiotio.
Neves shoots for a takedown but Tiotio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tiotio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot by Tiotio.#CUT#Bruno Neves's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tiotio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neves manages to avoid it.
Tiotio throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Tiotio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neves.
Neves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Tiotio.
Neves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiotio throws out a loose jab but Neves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neves with the counter takedown but Tiotio avoids it easily.
Tiotio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiotio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Neves finds it's way round the side to connect with Tiotio's head. #CUT2#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Neves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Neves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: ALPHA-1: Thunder Down Under II
Date: May 22, 2021

#R1#
A jab from Tiotio does it's job there.#CUT#It looks like Mawi Da Oxlade has been cut.
Tiotio misses with a looping right.
Ara Tiotio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Oxlade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tiotio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Da Oxlade circles away quickly and effectively.
We've been informed that Da Oxlade has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tiotio throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Oxlade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Da Oxlade throws a leg kick which misses Tiotio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiotio tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Tiotio.
Tiotio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Da Oxlade was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tiotio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiotio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiotio backing away here, and Da Oxlade unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tiotio throws a sloppy body shot
and Da Oxlade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Oxlade slips under a jab.
Tiotio throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Oxlade counters with a nice leg kick. #T1#
A big right from Tiotio misses.
Da Oxlade moves forwards but Tiotio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tiotio misses with a few strikes there.
Tiotio throws a lazy uppercut #KD2#
and Da Oxlade counters with a nice right hand that sends Tiotio toppling to the canvas! Tiotio scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Da Oxlade finish him?!#ROC2#Tiotio is rocked!
Tiotio misses with a body shot.
Oh Tiotio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiotio avoids the head kick by Da Oxlade.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Da Oxlade 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiotio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donk. Tiotio catches Da Oxlade right on the button with a cross.
Tiotio seems to have got his legs back now.
Da Oxlade slips a straight right by Tiotio.
Tiotio misses with a looping right.
Tiotio throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Oxlade counters with a good low kick that Tiotio was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Tiotio.
Da Oxlade is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#T2#
Tiotio swings for the body but Da Oxlade moves out of range.
Da Oxlade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiotio at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiotio misses the target.
Da Oxlade gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tiotio counters with a stiff right hand.
Tiotio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiotio misses with an uppercut #KD2#
and Da Oxlade counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tiotio! Da Oxlade lets Tiotio back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Da Oxlade takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Tiotio misses.
Tiotio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Da Oxlade raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tiotio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Da Oxlade drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Tiotio right on the button. Tiotio goes down! Da Oxlade follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Da Oxlade gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mawi Da Oxlade!
A victorious Mawi Da Oxlade thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: ALPHA-1: Clash Of Champions
Date: May 01, 2021

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Tiotio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel scores with a leg kick.
Steel misses with a low kick as Tiotio jumps back.
We've been told by Steel's head coaches at Punch Out Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiotio is just out of range.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Tiotio.
Steel moves out of range as Tiotio strikes.
Steel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Steel misses.
Tiotio lands a body shot.
A low kick from Steel is predictable there
and Tiotio counters with a nice uppercut.
Jerome Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Tiotio.
Steel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Steel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiotio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#It looks like Jerome Steel has been cut.
No joy there for Tiotio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tiotio works Steel's body with a nice hook.#T1#
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiotio manages to avoid it.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiotio.
Tiotio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tiotio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steel.
Steel misses the body punch
letting Tiotio counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Tiotio.
Tiotio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
Steel staying out of range there.
Steel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiotio misses the target.
Steel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steel loads up on a big right hand but Tiotio slips the punch.
Steel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiotio blocks the body kick.
Tiotio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T2#
Steel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Tiotio lands with a hook. Steel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tiotio lands with a good body shot.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Tiotio scores with a sloppy right hand. Steel should have avoided that one.
Tiotio lands with an uppercut that bounces Steel off the cage and back into range.
Steel is looking to wear down Tiotio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steel drops his hands momentarily and Tiotio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tiotio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiotio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Steel throws a lazy head kick
and Tiotio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#KD2#
Tiotio lands a big right hand that sends Steel crashing to the mat! Tiotio stays standing though and waves Steel back to his feet!#ROC2#Steel is rocked!
Steel is aggressively charging in as Tiotio backs up avoiding any damage. Tiotio tosses out a jab and Steel runs right into it face first! Steel is out cold! Tiotio dropped down on all fours and is barking in Steel's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SMASH: Sanchez vs Colucci
Date: Mar 20, 2021

#R1#
A right-left combo lands from Tiotio. #CUT2#It looks like Nicolas Muller has been cut.
Tiotio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiotio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Muller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Muller throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiotio moves out of range as Muller throws a body kick.
Muller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tiotio's head.
Tiotio swings widly with a right hand
enabling Muller to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiotio swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Muller to counter with a crisp jab.
Muller defending well as Tiotio loads up on a big left hand.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Tiotio.
Muller throwing a counter right hand but Tiotio manages to avoid it.
Tiotio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muller throwing a counter right hand but Tiotio manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiotio misses with a left hand #KD#
and Muller counters with a nice right hand that sends Tiotio toppling to the canvas! Tiotio scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Muller finish him?!#ROC#Tiotio is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Muller walks into a straight right hand from Tiotio.
Muller cracks Tiotio with a good jab.
Tiotio is still on wobbly legs! Can Muller finish him?#T1#
Tiotio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tiotio seems to have recovered his senses.
Good exchange - Tiotio coming out on top.
Tiotio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Muller slips under a jab from Tiotio.
Muller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tiotio has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Muller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tiotio thuds his right hand into Muller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tiotio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller. #T2#
Tiotio misses with an uppercut
and Muller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiotio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tiotio throws a series of punches but Muller moves out of range.
Muller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#KD2#
Tiotio drops Muller with a beautiful combination! Muller stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tiotio is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Muller is rocked!
Tiotio cracks Muller with a left hook right on the temple and Muller goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Tiotio lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Muller is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ara Tiotio!
After winning the bout, Ara Tiotio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: MMA ATTACK 11 Winger vs Tioti
Date: Jan 27, 2021

#R1#
Winger connects with a leg kick. #TD#
Winger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Winger is looking to take a break and control but Tiotio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SU#
Winger has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Winger tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tiotio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Winger somewhat.
Winger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tiotio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tiotio blocks a head kick by Winger.
Tiotio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Tiotio swings for the body but Winger moves out of range.
Winger fakes the leg kick and cracks Tiotio in the body.
Tiotio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winger.
Winger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #KD2#
Tiotio drops Winger with a beautiful combination! Winger stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tiotio is looking for the KO!#CUT2#It looks like #1 Winger has been cut.
Tiotio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winger circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiotio just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Winger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tiotio to the mat! Tiotio manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tiotio working a defensive guard here.
Winger sitting in guard here, content to control. #T2#
Winger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Winger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winger is fighting to break Tiotio's control of his arms but Tiotio is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#KD#
Winger drops Tiotio with a beautiful combination! Tiotio stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Winger is looking for the KO!#ROC#Tiotio is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Winger throws a front kick that sends Tiotio stumbling back into the cage.
Tiotio is still on wobbly legs! Can Winger finish him?
Ara Tiotio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winger drops Tiotio with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tiotio! Winger dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). #1 Winger!

Event: Syn 768
Date: Dec 27, 2020

#R1#
McNasty scores with a nice strike.#CUT2#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
McNasty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McNasty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tiotio looks to land a right hand but McNasty moved out of range.
McNasty throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiotio.
McNasty tries to clinch up but Tiotio circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiotio swings for the body but McNasty moves out of range.
Tiotio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tiotio scores with a jab to the body.
McNasty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tiotio connects with a looping right hand.
Nice cross by McNasty.
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!
Tiotio lands a jab.
McNasty misses with an uppercut
and McNasty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiotio connects with a crisp jab. #T1#
McNasty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tiotio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McNasty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiotio moves away.
Tiotio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McNasty sizes up Tiotio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tiotio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McNasty.
McNasty works Tiotio's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tiotio.
A big right from Tiotio misses.
McNasty appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McNasty slips a jab and a cross from Tiotio.
Tiotio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tiotio throws a big shot that misses.
Ara Tiotio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiotio misses with a right hand
and McNasty counters with a slapping leg kick.
McNasty moves out of range of the strikes.
McNasty throws a jab when Tiotio was well out of range.#T2#
McNasty fails with an attempt to clinch.
McNasty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McNasty tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
McNasty avoids the body shot from Tiotio.
Nice defenses there by McNasty.
Tiotio looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tiotio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tiotio misses with a right hand
and McNasty counters with a thumping low kick.
Tiotio throws a shot from downtown. McNasty moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like McNasty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McNasty with a hook.
Tiotio tries to bum rush McNasty with a series of wild strikes but McNasty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tiotio looks to land a right hand but McNasty moved out of range.
McNasty only half commits to the counter leg kick.#CL2#
McNasty closes the distance and clinches.
McNasty keeps control of Tiotio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McNasty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tiotio backwards. #T3#
McNasty works on Tiotio's body with a couple of short punches.
McNasty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McNasty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiotio's elbow.
Tiotio blocks a body shot from McNasty.
Tiotio wants to break the clinch but can't.
McNasty prevents Tiotio from breaking the clinch.
Tiotio is trying to break free.
Tiotio working hard to break the clinch.
McNasty swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiotio uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNasty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiotio is trying to push McNasty away but McNasty has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tiotio wants to break free but McNasty has control.
McNasty lands a right hand.
Tiotio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McNasty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiotio avoids a wild elbow strike from McNasty.
Tiotio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiotio blocking some punches. #T4#
McNasty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiotio's efforts to push away.
McNasty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tiotio backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNasty.
Tiotio has had enough of the clinch but McNasty keeps him there for the moment.
McNasty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tiotios head.
McNasty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiotio's efforts to push away.
Tiotio blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Tiotio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiotio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tiotio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McNasty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tiotio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
McNasty has taken the fight to the clinch.
McNasty misses with a hook to the ribs.
McNasty swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiotio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiotio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Tiotio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mister McNasty will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ara Tiotio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
McNasty staying out of range there.
McNasty lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by McNasty. Beautiful body shot.
Tiotio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tiotio.
Tiotio connects with a nice looking jab.
McNasty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiotio.
Tiotio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McNasty doesn't seem bothered though.
Tiotio misses with a few strikes there.
Tiotio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McNasty.
Tiotio misses with a hook
and McNasty counters with an outside leg kick.
McNasty throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McNasty connects with a body shot.
Tiotio throws a sloppy body shot
and McNasty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McNasty cracks Tiotio on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Tiotio falls backwards against the cage. McNasty follows up with more strikes that drop Tiotio to his knees. McNasty keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Tiotio! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister McNasty!
After the fight, Mister McNasty was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Syn Birthday Bash London
Date: Nov 30, 2020

#R1#
Tiotio blocks a jab.
Tiotio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zulu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Zulu throws an off balance right hand
letting Tiotio counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Kvame Zulu has been cut.
Tiotio throws out a loose jab but Zulu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiotio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tiotio misses with a wild combination.
Zulu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiotio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zulu.
Tiotio throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiotio walks into a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Zulu throws a quick head kick that knocks Tiotio silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Zulu is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kvame Zulu!
After winning the bout, Kvame Zulu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Syn Brak vs Tower 2
Date: Nov 01, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Barbarian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Tiotio misses.
The Barbarian stuns Tiotio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tiotio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tiotio misses with a right hand
and The Barbarian counters with a right hand to the body.
Tiotio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Barbarian thumps Tiotio with a low kick.
The Barbarian lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiotio looks winded!
Tiotio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Barbarian.
The Barbarian slips under a jab.
The Barbarian misses with an uppercut. Tiotio saw that one coming.
Tiotio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiotio. The Barbarian does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Barbarian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiotio sizes up The Barbarian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CUT2#It looks like Conor The Barbarian has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Tiotio.
The Barbarian avoids the body shot from Tiotio.
Tiotio missing with a left hand there. The Barbarian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Barbarian throwing a counter right hand but Tiotio manages to avoid it.#T1#
Tiotio misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and The Barbarian tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Barbarian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
The Barbarian throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiotio misses the target.
The Barbarian seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The Barbarian throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tiotio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tiotio throws a hook but The Barbarian avoids it easily.
The Barbarian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiotio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Barbarian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tiotio.
Tiotio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from The Barbarian misses its intended target.
The Barbarian throws a looping overhand right but Tiotio ducks down to avoid it.
The Barbarian staying out of range there.
The Barbarian slips a straight right by Tiotio.
A punch lands to the side of The Barbarian 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiotio throws a lazy uppercut
and The Barbarian counters with a right hand to the body. #T2#
Tiotio lands a jab to The Barbarian's midsection.
Tiotio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiotio throws a nice looking combination but The Barbarian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Barbarian throws a looping overhand right but Tiotio ducks down to avoid it.
The Barbarian misses with a hook.
The Barbarian looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiotio is just out of range.
Tiotio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Barbarian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick from The Barbarian, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Barbarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiotio was well out of range. Poor timing from The Barbarian.
Tiotio connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Barbarian. The Barbarian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Barbarian lands a jab to the nose.
Tiotio throws a series of punches but The Barbarian avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by The Barbarian.
The Barbarian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tiotio doesn't seem bothered though. #T3#
Tiotio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiotio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The Barbarian slips under a jab from Tiotio.
Tiotio misses with a hook
and The Barbarian counters with a right hand to the body.
Tiotio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Barbarian.
The Barbarian is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#KD#
The Barbarian cracks Tiotio with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. The Barbarian has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tiotio to stand back up!#ROC#Tiotio is rocked!
Tiotio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiotio is still on wobbly legs! Can The Barbarian finish him?
Crack! The Barbarian connects with the perfect overhand right and Tiotio falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for The Barbarian!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor The Barbarian!
A relieved looking Conor The Barbarian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SYN Divine Wind
Date: Oct 09, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Samsonov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiotio doesn't seem phased though.#CUT2#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Samsonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiotio moves away.
Tiotio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Samsonov swings widly with a right hand #KD#
and Tiotio counters with a crisp one two that drops Samsonov! Tiotio thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Samsonov to his feet! Samsonov is in big trouble!
Samsonov takes a swing at Tiotio's ribcage but misses.
Samsonov ducks right into an uppercut from Tiotio.
Tiotio throws out a loose jab but Samsonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiotio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Samsonov throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiotio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiotio blocks a head kick by Samsonov.
Samsonov dodges the punch combination from Tiotio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiotio connects with a body shot that sends Samsonov's belly button to the back.
Tiotio slips under a jab from Samsonov.
Tiotio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiotio lands a jab.
Tiotio digs a good body shot into Samsonov's ribs.#T1#
Samsonov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tiotio misses with an uppercut. Samsonov saw that one coming.
Samsonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Tiotio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Samsonov misses with a left hand
and Tiotio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Samsonov throws a body punch but Tiotio moves out of range.
Samsonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiotio.
Tiotio throws out a loose jab but Samsonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiotio looks to throw the jab but Samsonov is out of range.
Tiotio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Samsonov throws an off balance right hand
and Tiotio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samsonov loads up on a big right hand but Tiotio slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Tiotio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiotio misses with an uppercut. Samsonov saw that one coming.
Tiotio misses the jab.
Tiotio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samsonov.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiotio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Samsonov misses the body punch
and Tiotio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Samsonov as he connects with a hook.
Samsonov misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiotio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiotio takes a swing at Samsonov's ribcage but misses.
Samsonov works Tiotio's body with a nice hook.
Samsonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Samsonov looks to land a left hand but Tiotio moved out of range nicely.
Samsonov works Tiotio's body with a nice hook.#KD2#
Samsonov lands a high kick to the side of Tiotio's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Samsonov dives into guard, looking to finish.#ROC2#Tiotio is rocked!
Samsonov passes Tiotio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tiotio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samsonov on the ground.#SUB2#
Samsonov is looking for a kimura here.
Samsonov wants to pass the guard but Tiotio is defending well. #T3#
Tiotio wants to control but Samsonov is keeping busy.
Samsonov wants to take a breather but Tiotio is having none of it.
Samsonov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tiotio tries to roll over but Samsonov keeps him under control.
Samsonov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Samsonov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tiotio defends it well. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Samsonov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiotio keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tiotio is in trouble now - Samsonov has advanced to mount!
Tiotio is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB2#
Samsonov is working for a guillotine from mount but Tiotio frees his head quite easily. #SUB2#
Samsonov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tiotio is now in Samsonov's guard. A big mistake from Samsonov there, giving up the dominant position! #SUB2#
Samsonov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tiotio has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivan Samsonov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ara Tiotio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Samsonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiotio.
Samsonov throws a body shot but no joy.
Samsonov misses with a looping right.
Tiotio misses with a hook.
Tiotio throws a lazy right hand but Samsonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Samsonov throws out a counter right but Tiotio avoids it with no problem.
Samsonov misses with an uppercut. Tiotio saw that one coming.
Tiotio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Samsonov misses with a right hand
and Tiotio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samsonov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tiotio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Samsonov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiotio lands a body shot.
Samsonov misses with a right hand
and Tiotio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samsonov throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiotio counters with a nice body shot.
Tiotio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Samsonov throws an off balance right hand
and Tiotio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samsonov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Tiotio lands a head shot.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Tiotio has cracked Samsonov with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Tiotio lands another huge swinging hook and Samsonov tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Samsonov, before Tiotio can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio took some time post fight to say the following; 'I want my title shot. I earned this sh*t m*therf*ckers! Iain Tower where you at!!!!???'.

Event: Syn 712
Date: Sep 04, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley throws a chopping leg kick but Tiotio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheers as Tiotio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daley doesn't seem phased though.#CUT2#It looks like Conor Daley has been cut.#KD2#
Tiotio feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Daley sprawling to the canvas! Daley rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tiotio finish him?!
Tiotio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daley was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiotio.
Daley throws a hook to the side of Tiotio's head but Tiotio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiotio connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Daley out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Clothing in his post fight interview.

Event: Syn YB Sol 1st round
Date: Aug 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiotio needs to keep his hands up - Svensson had a free shot at his head there.
Svensson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiotio is just out of range.
Tiotio misses with the combination.
Tiotio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Svensson misses with a right hand
and Svensson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Tiotio looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
Svensson digs a good hook to Tiotio's body.
Svensson throws out a loose jab but Tiotio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson slips under a jab from Tiotio.
Svensson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Tiotio throws a hook but Svensson blocks it.
Tiotio misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Svensson misses.
Svensson throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiotio throws a lazy uppercut
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Tiotio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Tiotio works the jab nicely.
Tiotio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Svensson slips a jab and a cross from Tiotio.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Svensson scores with a jab. Tiotio acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #ROC2#Tiotio is rocked!
Tiotio looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
Oh Tiotio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Tiotio.
Tiotio seems to have got his legs back now.
Svensson lands a jab to Tiotio's midsection.
Svensson swinging wildly here.
Tiotio misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters with a big right hand! Oh Tiotio is in trouble here! Svensson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Svensson!
A very excited looking Sven Svensson 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.

Event: CFC 430
Date: Jul 17, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiotio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lemieux.
Lemieux swings widly with a right hand
and Tiotio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiotio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiotio misses the target.
Tiotio throws a hook to the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ara Tiotio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux slips a straight right by Tiotio.
A jab from Tiotio does it's job there.#CUT#It looks like Vincent Lemieux has been cut.
A big right from Tiotio misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Lemieux misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiotio. Lemieux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lemieux misses with a left hand
and Tiotio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Lemieux misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Lemieux. Beautiful body shot.
Tiotio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lemieux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lemieux takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T1#
Tiotio circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Lemieux to the canvas! Lemieux doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Tiotio keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: CFC 427
Date: Jul 04, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson ducks right into an uppercut from Tiotio. #CUT2#It looks like Charles Bronson has been cut.
Bronson connects with a looping right hand.
Tiotio lands with a nice body punch.
Tiotio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiotio works the jab nicely.
Bronson staying out of range there.
Bronson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Bronson as he connects with a hook.
Tiotio misses the shot to the body. #KD2#
Tiotio drops Bronson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bronson looks back up at him and smiles so Tiotio waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#Bronson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiotio lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Bronson head around and knocks him out cold! Tiotio hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ara Tiotio!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ara Tiotio made sure he mentioned Aspire Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: PF23 Tiotio v Nti
Date: Jun 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiotio's hands.#CUT2#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Nti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tiotio.
Tiotio throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nti to counter with a crisp jab.
Nti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiotio.
Nti tries to move into range but Tiotio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT#It looks like Samuel Nti has been cut.
Nti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #ROC2#Tiotio is rocked!
Tiotio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nti throws out the jab.
Nti misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiotio counters with a straight right hand.
Nti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiotio was well out of range. Poor timing from Nti.
Nti throws a sloppy head kick and Tiotio moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Nti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiotio digs a good body shot into Nti's ribs.
Nti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nti slips under a jab from Tiotio.
Nti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#KD#
Tiotio lands a big uppercut and Nti crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nti looks OK. Tiotio waves Nti back to his feet!#CUT#That has opened up Samuel Nti's cut even more.
Tiotio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#KD#
Tiotio lands a big uppercut and Nti crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nti looks OK. Tiotio waves Nti back to his feet!#ROC#Nti is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Samuel Nti's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tiotio counters with a huge left! Nti is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tiotio isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Nti from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tiotio!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: PF11 Tiotio v Philips
Date: May 09, 2020

#R1#
Tiotio misses with a straight right.
Philips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiotio just misses with a punch to the body.
Philips fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Philips.
Philips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiotio was well out of range. Poor timing from Philips.
Philips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiotio.
Philips misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiotio moves out of range as Philips strikes.
Philips punishes Tiotio's body with a nice straight punch.
Philips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiotio.
Tiotio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Save America! TRUMP 2020! in the buildup to the fight.
Philips slips under a jab.
Philips scores with a body shot. #T1#
Philips looks to land a right hand but Tiotio moved out of range.
Tiotio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Philips counters with a good low kick that Tiotio was not able to check.
Tiotio looks to land a right hand but Philips moved out of range.
Radio Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips takes a swing at Tiotio's ribcage but misses.
Tiotio takes one on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Philips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiotio at a distance.
Philips throws a hook but Tiotio avoids it easily.
Tiotio looks to land a right hand but Philips moved out of range.
It seemed like Philips was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Philips walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tiotio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Philips jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Philips is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tiotio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
Tiotio connects with a body shot that sends Philips's belly button to the back.
Tiotio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Philips does no damage.
Tiotio with a jab.
Tiotio lands with an overhand left.
Philips swings for the body but Tiotio moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiotio misses its target.
Philips jabs at Tiotio's body.
Tiotio misses with a right hand
and Philips counters with a slapping leg kick.
Philips throws a leg kick which misses Tiotio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiotio tries to avoid it.
Philips lands an overhand right.
Philips throws an off balance right hand
and Philips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like Radio Philips has been cut.
Tiotio misses with a body shot.
As Tiotio backs off Philips throws a huge counter combo but Tiotio manages to avoid it all.#T3#
Philips lands with a shot to the body.
Philips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Philips jabs Tiotio right on the nose. Tiotio blinks but takes it well.
Tiotio throws a body shot but no joy.
Philips lands a nice hook to Tiotio's body. Tiotio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Philips slips a jab from Tiotio.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Philips.
Philips misses the shot to the body.
Tiotio is looking to counter punch.
Philips connects with an inside leg kick.
Philips scores with a jab. Tiotio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tiotio avoids the head kick by Philips. #T4#
Philips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiotio is looking to counter punch.#KD2#
Philips moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Tiotio goes down! Can Philips finish him!?#ROC2#
Tiotio is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SU2#
Philips stands up and waves to Tiotio to follow him.
Oh Tiotio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiotio wants to stay close but Philips steps back to make room for something. Tiotio seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Philips and Tiotio drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Radio Philips!
An out of breath Radio Philips thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WPFA XVI: Active vs Princip
Date: Mar 21, 2020

#R1#
Karhu slips a jab from Tiotio.
Karhu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Karhu slips under a jab from Tiotio.
Tiotio misses the shot to the body.
Karhu misses with a double jab
and Tiotio counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like Jesse Karhu has been cut.
Karhu cracks Tiotio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tiotio misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Karhu.
Karhu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Karhu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiotio.
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiotio was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
Tiotio throws a shot from downtown. Karhu moves away and avoids it.
Tiotio swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Karhu misses.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu cracks Tiotio with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiotio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tiotio looks to score with a jab to the body but Karhu is just out of range.
Karhu throws the left hand but Tiotio avoids the punch easily.
Karhu scores with the left hand. Tiotio knows he should have avoided that one.
Donk. Tiotio catches Karhu right on the button with a cross.#T1#
A big right from Karhu misses.
Tiotio walks into a jab.
Tiotio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiotio swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiotio is looking to wear down Karhu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab lands there for Tiotio.
Karhu staying out of range there.
Tiotio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karhu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiotio scores with a jab to the body.
Tiotio just misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiotio takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiotio throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Tiotio misses its intended target.
Karhu looks to land a right hand but Tiotio moved out of range.
Karhu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Karhu.
Tiotio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Tiotio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tiotio misses with a lunging right hand
and Karhu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice cross by Tiotio.
Tiotio missing with a left hand there. Karhu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiotio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karhu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tiotio takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Tiotio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tiotio throws a hook but Karhu blocks it.
Karhu tests Tiotio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiotio throws a right hand that misses
and Karhu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karhu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice jab there from Karhu.
A big right from Karhu misses.
Karhu throws a series of punches but Tiotio avoids them all with ease.
Tiotio cracks Karhu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karhu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tiotio momentarily.
Karhu misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiotio counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
That has opened up Jesse Karhu's cut even more.
Tiotio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Tiotio walks into a jab.
Tiotio misses with a two punch combination.
Karhu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiotio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiotio.
Tiotio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiotio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Tiotio.
Decent striking displayed by Karhu there.
Karhu dodges the punch combination from Tiotio.
Karhu slips a jab from Tiotio.
Tiotio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiotio.
Karhu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tiotio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tiotio slips a jab and a cross from Karhu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiotio avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Tiotio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karhu. #T4#
Karhu moves away from the strike by Tiotio.
Tiotio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT#
The cut above Jesse Karhu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tiotio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiotio misses with a right hand
and Karhu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiotio moves out of range as Karhu strikes.
Tiotio loads up on a big right hand but Karhu slips the punch.
Karhu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch combination from Tiotio misses.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tiotio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tiotio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tiotio takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Karhu ducks right into an uppercut from Tiotio.
Tiotio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiotio lands a jab to the head.
Karhu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiotio throws a body shot but no joy.
Karhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiotio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiotio.
A jab from Karhu misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ara Tiotio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Karhu'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.
#R2#
Tiotio scores with a hook.
Tiotio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karhu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiotio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karhu throws a right hand that Tiotio ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiotio also avoids with ease.
Karhu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tiotio slips a jab and a cross from Karhu.
Tiotio lands a nice hook to Karhu's body. Karhu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karhu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tiotio's head.
Tiotio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tiotio digs a good hook to Karhu's body.
Tiotio digs a good hook to Karhu's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiotio lands with a good body shot.
Karhu throws a looping overhand right but Tiotio ducks down to avoid it.
Karhu misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiotio misses its target.
Karhu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tiotio finds it's way round the side to connect with Karhu's head.
Karhu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Karhu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tiotio has got the better of the exchanges.
Tiotio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karhu has time to react.#CUT#
Jesse Karhu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Karhu is breathing heavily.
Tiotio lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Karhu falls backwards - clearly groggy! Tiotio dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: WPFA XV: Tiotio vs Alatalo
Date: Mar 07, 2020

#R1#
Alatalo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tiotio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alatalo finds it's way round the side to connect with Tiotio's head.
Alatalo lands a body shot.
Alatalo misses with a hook
and Tiotio counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like Mikko Alatalo has been cut.
Tiotio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alatalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Alatalo misses with a hook. Tiotio ducked under it nicely.
Alatalo with a jab.
Alatalo scores with a hook.
Mikko Alatalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alatalo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alatalo with a hook.#ROC2#
Tiotio is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Alatalo misses with a left hand
and Tiotio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Tiotio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alatalo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiotio. That did some damage!
Tiotio seems to have got his legs back now.
Alatalo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tiotio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alatalo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tiotio with a body shot.
Tiotio blocks a head kick by Alatalo.
Alatalo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tiotio's head backwards.
Alatalo throws a body punch but Tiotio moves out of range.
Tiotio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Alatalo thows a body kick. Tiotio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tiotio throws a body shot but no joy.
Alatalo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alatalo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tiotio looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range.
Alatalo ducks under a wild hook from Tiotio.
Alatalo avoids the body shot from Tiotio.
Alatalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiotio.
Alatalo lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiotio blocks the body kick.
Tiotio ducks right into an uppercut from Alatalo.
Alatalo connects with a nice cross there... Tiotio is looking wobbly and Alatalo recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Tiotio to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Alatalo jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mikko Alatalo!
Mikko Alatalo is the new heavyweight champion!
Mikko Alatalo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WPFA XIII: Samsonov vs Tiotio
Date: Feb 08, 2020

#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Tiotio misses the target.
Samsonov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tiotio counters with a nice uppercut.
Samsonov throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Tiotio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tiotio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Samsonov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Samsonov swings widly with a right hand
and Samsonov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiotio jabs Samsonov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Samsonov is breathing heavily.
Tiotio misses with a lunging right hand
and Samsonov counters with a stiff right hand. #KD2#
Tiotio lands a left and a right that send Samsonov crashing to the mat, dazed. Tiotio thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#T1#
Samsonov dodges the punch combination from Tiotio.
Tiotio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Samsonov misses with a body shot #KD2#
and Tiotio counters with a crisp right hand that drops Samsonov! Tiotio lets Samsonov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#KD2#
Tiotio feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Samsonov sprawling to the canvas! Samsonov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tiotio finish him?! #ROC2#
Samsonov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samsonov scores with a jab.
Tiotio misses with a hook to the body
and Samsonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.#T2#
Tiotio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiotio jabs at Samsonov's body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Samsonov misses with a body shot. #KD2#
Tiotio feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Samsonov sprawling to the canvas! Samsonov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tiotio finish him?!
Oh Samsonov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samsonov throws a right hand that misses
and Tiotio rattles Samsonov with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Samsonov tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Tiotio dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Samsonov stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio is the new heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ara Tiotio waved his t-shirt featuring Mo' Money Laundry Service's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: WPFA: Dominance II
Date: Jan 07, 2020

#R1#
Tiotio blocks a head kick by Fothergill.
Tiotio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fothergill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiotio avoids the head kick by Fothergill.
Fothergill throws a sloppy head kick
and Tiotio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiotio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fothergill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fothergill has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lads Lash Banter Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Fothergill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiotio.
Fothergill seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#KD2#
Tiotio lands a big uppercut and Fothergill crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fothergill looks OK. Tiotio waves Fothergill back to his feet!#CUT2#
It looks like Jimmy Fothergill has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiotio digs a good body shot into Fothergill's ribs.
Fothergill is breathing heavily.
Tiotio missing with a left hand there. Fothergill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiotio circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Fothergill tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Tiotio wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ara Tiotio!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ara Tiotio waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
Jimmy Fothergill spoke after the fight, saying 'Bollocks! Sithee!'.

Event: WPFA 8: Copeland vs Simpson 2
Date: Dec 14, 2019

#R1#
Wangchuck misses with a takedown attempt
and Tiotio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Lotay Wangchuck has been cut.
Wangchuck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #KD#
and Tiotio counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wangchuck! Tiotio lets Wangchuck back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
We've been told by Tiotio's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wangchuck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tiotio scores with a counter punch that sends Wangchuck to the canvas! Tiotio smells blood - he's punishing Wangchuck with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Wangchuck has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: JBL Contenders
Date: Sep 21, 2019

#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Romero tries to clinch
and Tiotio counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
It looks like Jose Romero has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiotio throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.
Romero drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tiotio defends it well.
Romero darts in trying to clinch
and Tiotio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Romero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tiotio misses with a straight right.
Romero drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tiotio defends it well.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romero misses with a straight right.
It looked like Tiotio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Romero misses with a hook
and Tiotio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Romero misses
and Tiotio scores with a counter punch that sends Romero to the canvas! Tiotio smells blood - he's punishing Romero with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Romero has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: JBL TBD III
Date: Jul 27, 2019

#R1#
Tiotio throws a hook to the side of Shevchenko's head but Shevchenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shevchenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CUT2#
It looks like Igor Shevchenko has been cut.
Shevchenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiotio swings for the body but Shevchenko moves out of range.
Tiotio has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shevchenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tiotio finds it's way round the side to connect with Shevchenko's head.
Tiotio looks to throw the jab but Shevchenko is out of range.
Shevchenko throws out a loose jab but Tiotio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shevchenko with a hook.
Tiotio lands a jab to the nose.
Tiotio fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiotio throws a series of punches but Shevchenko moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tiotio throws a nice looking combination but Shevchenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiotio 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.
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!
Tiotio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Shevchenko.
Tiotio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shevchenko.
Tiotio throws the left hand but Shevchenko avoids the punch easily.
Shevchenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tiotio under the eye.
Shevchenko misses with a hook.
Tiotio ducks under a wild hook from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko cracks Tiotio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
Tiotio slips under a jab.
Shevchenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shevchenko takes one to the chin there.
Shevchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiotio.
The fighters circling - Shevchenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Tiotio has knocked Shevchenko down with a huge combo! Tiotio steps away and waves a wobbly Shevchenko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tiotio is looking to clinch.
Tiotio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shevchenko at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiotio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shevchenko.
A big right from Shevchenko misses.
A big left from Tiotio misses.
Shevchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiotio. #CL2#
Tiotio darts in and clinches Shevchenko up against the cage.#BC#
Shevchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiotio misses with a wild body shot.
Shevchenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shevchenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shevchenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tiotio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tiotio pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Tiotio swings for the body but Shevchenko moves out of range.
It looked like Shevchenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tiotio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shevchenko manages to avoid it.
Tiotio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shevchenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shevchenko throws a series of punches but Tiotio moves out of range.
Tiotio defending well as Shevchenko loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Shevchenko.
Tiotio works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Tiotio rushes Shevchenko and presses him up against the cage.
Shevchenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiotio has him pressed against the cage.
Tiotio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shevchenko.
Shevchenko is breathing heavily.
Tiotio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shevchenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Tiotio won't allow it.
Tiotio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shevchenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tiotio lands with a left to the head.
Tiotio lands with a light punch inside.
Tiotio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
Good body shot from Tiotio.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiotio.
Shevchenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tiotio lands a hook that snaps the head of Shevchenko backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiotio. #ROC2#
Shevchenko is rocked!
Tiotio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shevchenko's efforts to push away.
Tiotio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shevchenko tries to break free but Tiotio pushes him back against the cage.
Tiotio pushes Shevchenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tiotio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Tiotio.
Tiotio lands a hook that snaps the head of Shevchenko backwards. #CUT2#
Igor Shevchenko's cut is getting worse.#KD2#
Tiotio drops Shevchenko onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Shevchenko is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Shevchenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Tiotio creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Shevchenko with a big uppercut! Shevchenko tries to clinch up but Tiotio pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Shevchenko to the mat! Shevchenko covers up and Tiotio unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: Skrap Fights 54
Date: Jun 08, 2019

#R1#
Tiotio misses the jab.
Jokic closes the distance and clinches up with Tiotio, looking for a takedown. Jokic pushes Tiotio against the ropes but Tiotio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tiotio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Tiotio misses. #TD2#
Tiotio tries to sprawl but Jokic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tiotio won't allow Jokic to pass to mount. #SUB2#
Jokic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tiotio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jokic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokic content to control rather than advance. #T1#
Tiotio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tiotio tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Jokic is trying to work for a kimura but Tiotio is defending well.
Jokic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tiotio tries to roll over but Jokic keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Jokic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jokic is trying to control the action in half guard but Tiotio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Jokic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jokic is keen to just control but Tiotio is a slippery customer.
Tiotio wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Tiotio is not content to let Jokic control the position.
Tiotio is looking to control Jokic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tiotio avoid being mounted?
Tiotio is staying active underneath Jokic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tiotio trying to control from the bottom.
Jokic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tiotio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Jokic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jokic is trying to control the action in half guard but Tiotio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tiotio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4##SUB2#
Jokic is looking for a kimura here.
Tiotio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jokic is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Jokic seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Jokic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikola Jokic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Jokic with a poor takedown
and Tiotio counters with a left to the body.
Tiotio throws a hook but Jokic avoids it easily.
Jokic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tiotio defends it well.
Jokic walks into a stiff left hand from Tiotio.
Jokic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tiotio swivels and escapes.
A quick step to the side and Tiotio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiotio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiotio throws a hook to the side of Jokic's head but Jokic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiotio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokic moves away.
Jokic misses with a takedown
enabling Tiotio to counter with a crisp jab.
Ara Tiotio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikola Jokic.#T1#
Jokic shoots in for a takedown but Tiotio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jokic moves out of range as Tiotio strikes.
Jokic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tiotio defends it well.
We've been told by Tiotio's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tiotio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokic moves away.
Jokic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#KD#
Tiotio drops Jokic with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jokic looks back up at him and smiles so Tiotio waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #CUT#
It looks like Nikola Jokic has been cut.
Jokic moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tiotio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokic manages to avoid it.
Tiotio lands an uppercut, right on the button! Jokic tumbles backwards into the ropes, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ara Tiotio!
After the big win, Ara Tiotio made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: Skrap Fights 43
Date: Apr 27, 2019

#R1#
Tiotio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiotio.
It looked like Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tiotio scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Tiotio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiotio closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Lee! Tiotio dives in looking to finish! Lee is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ara Tiotio waved his t-shirt featuring Groove Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
Tucker Lee was interviewed post fight and said 'I accept the defeat, but I will be back!'.

Event: HFS 5:
Date: Dec 29, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Valen pushes Tiotio up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiotio.
Tiotio lands with a light punch inside.
Valen swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiotio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiotio blocks a body shot from Valen.
Valen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiotio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiotio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valen has him pressed against the cage.
Valen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiotio's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Tiotio.
A short right from Tiotio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiotio.
Tiotio has had enough of the clinch but Valen keeps him there for the moment.
Tiotio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiotio misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valen.
Tiotio blocking some punches. #T1#
Tiotio lands a hook that snaps the head of Valen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valen.
Tiotio blocks an uppercut.
Tiotio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valen's elbow.
Tiotio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiotio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiotio misses with a body punch.
Tiotio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valen has Tiotio pressed against the cage, preventing Tiotio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tiotio scores with a shot to the side of Valen's head.
Tiotio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Tiotio breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Tiotio misses.
Tiotio throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Valen.
Valen tries to clinch up.
Tiotio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab by Tiotio.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiotio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some wild striking there from Valen.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiotio misses the target.
Nice jab there from Valen.
Tiotio misses with an uppercut.
Valen moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiotio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tiotio throws a looping overhand right but Valen ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Valen misses.
Valen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Valen misses.
Valen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiotio moves away.
Tiotio throws a looping overhand right but Valen ducks down to avoid it.
Tiotio scores with a jab. Valen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tiotio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Tiotio misses. #T3#
Tiotio digs a good body shot into Valen's ribs.
Tiotio scores with a body shot.
Valen moves away from the strike by Tiotio.
Tiotio misses with a looping right.
Valen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tiotio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiotio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valen under the eye.
Tiotio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valen looks winded!
Valen takes one to the side of the head.
Valen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiotio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ara Tiotio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BOOM! Tiotio lands a beautiful left hook that drops Valen. Valen tries to recover but Tiotio is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Valen lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio retains his heavyweight title!

Event: HSF 2:
Date: Nov 24, 2018

#R1#
Ben shoots and misses
and Tiotio counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like Yowis Ben has been cut.
Ben doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Tiotio counter with a right hand.
Ben shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tiotio defends it nicely.
Tiotio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ara Tiotio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yowis Ben.
Ben fails with the takedown#KD#
and Tiotio counters with a nice right hand that sends Ben toppling to the canvas! Ben scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tiotio finish him?!#ROC#
Ben is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Yowis Ben's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ben with a poor takedown
and Tiotio counters with a right hand from hell and Ben is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio is the new heavyweight champion!

Event: Gladius #30
Date: Sep 22, 2018

#R1#
Lekdoor throws a right hand that misses
and Tiotio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lekdoor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lekdoor swings widly with a right hand
and Tiotio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Wiam Lekdoor has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lekdoor, as that shot connected.
Lekdoor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tiotio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lekdoor throws out the jab.
Lekdoor misses with a right hand
and Tiotio counters with a straight right hand.
Tiotio moves away from the strike by Lekdoor.
A little jabbing left from Tiotio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lekdoor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lekdoor misses the body punch
and Tiotio counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiotio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiotio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tiotio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tiotio misses with a looping right.
Tiotio loads up on a big right hand but Lekdoor slips the punch.#CL2#
Tiotio clinches with his opponent. #T1#
Tiotio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lekdoor throws a head punch that misses.
Tiotio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiotio throws a head punch that misses.
Lekdoor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiotio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiotio misses with some punches.
Lekdoor throws a head punch that misses.
Lekdoor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lekdoor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lekdoor tries to throw a body punch but Tiotio avoids it by throwing Lekdoor back against the cage.
Lekdoor misses with some punches.
Tiotio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiotio lands a left hand.
Lekdoor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lekdoor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiotio swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Tiotio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiotio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lekdoor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tiotio can turn it around.
Lekdoor misses with the head strike.
Tiotio can't find room to land a body shot as Lekdoor controls the action.
Tiotio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lekdoor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiotio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tiotio misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiotio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiotio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lekdoor misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tiotio fails to land.
Lekdoor has a couple of punches blocked by Tiotio.
Lekdoor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiotio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiotio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiotio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lekdoor misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Lekdoor working aggressively here.
Lekdoor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lekdoor blocking some punches.
A short left from Tiotio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lekdoor.
Tiotio presses Lekdoor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiotio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lekdoor backwards. #CUT2#
Wiam Lekdoor's cut is getting worse.
Lekdoor misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiotio misses with the head strike.
Tiotio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiotio misses with the head strike.
Tiotio scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiotio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lekdoor has a couple of punches blocked by Tiotio.
A head punch on the inside from Lekdoor fails to land.
Tiotio throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Lekdoor working aggressively here.
Lekdoor throws a head punch that misses.
Lekdoor throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lekdoor.
Tiotio misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiotio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Tiotio.
Lekdoor scores with a shot to the side of Tiotio's head.
Tiotio misses with the head strike.
Tiotio blocks an uppercut.
Tiotio lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Lekdoor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tiotio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiotio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lekdoor misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiotio.
Tiotio lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ara Tiotio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wiam Lekdoor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Lekdoor throws a hook but Tiotio blocks it.
Tiotio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lekdoor has time to react.#CUT2#
Wiam Lekdoor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lekdoor stuns Tiotio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lekdoor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lekdoor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiotio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tiotio! But no joy.
Lekdoor throws a looping overhand right but Tiotio ducks down to avoid it.
Tiotio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lekdoor misses with a looping left.
Lekdoor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lekdoor misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Tiotio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Lekdoor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiotio wants to counter with a clinch but Lekdoor pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tiotio has closed the distance and engaged Lekdoor in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lekdoor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiotio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lekdoor tries to throw a body punch but Tiotio avoids it by throwing Lekdoor back against the cage.
Tiotio has a couple of punches blocked by Lekdoor. #T1#
Lekdoor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiotio lands a shoulder strike.
Lekdoor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tiotio in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tiotio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lekdoor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiotio blocking some punches.
Lekdoor misses with the head strike.
Lekdoor tries a body shot but Tiotio blocks it.
Lekdoor misses with a punch on the inside.
Lekdoor misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Lekdoor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lekdoor misses with a two punch combination.
Tiotio defending well as Lekdoor loads up on a big left hand.
Lekdoor swings widly with a right hand
and Lekdoor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lekdoor misses with a left hand
and Tiotio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lekdoor throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiotio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#
Jeez, Wiam Lekdoor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.#T2##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Lekdoor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Tiotio moves into the clinch.
Tiotio misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Tiotio.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wiam Lekdoor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ara Tiotio!

Event: Gladius #25
Date: Sep 08, 2018

#R1#
Nassim moves in looking to clinch but Tiotio pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nassim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nassim staying out of range there.
Nassim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tiotio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Tiotio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Nassim moves into the clinch.
Nassim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nassim lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiotio backwards.
Tiotio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nassim throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiotio working aggressively here.
Nassim misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiotio's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tiotio's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tiotio swings wildly with an uppercut but Nassim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiotio avoiding damage as Nassim throws knees to the body. #T1#
Nassim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nassim.
Nassim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nassim scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiotio.
Tiotio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiotio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nassim is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiotio gets an underhook and turns Nassim into the cage.
Nassim lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Tiotio. #CUT2#
It looks like Cheikh Nassim has been cut.
Nassim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiotio.
Nassim misses with some punches.
Nassim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2#
Nassim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nassim scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nassim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nassim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nassim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tiotio throws a head punch that misses.
Tiotio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nassim misses with a knee to the head.
Nassim just leaning against Tiotio, taking a breather.
Tiotio lands a right hand.
Nassim misses with a knee strike.
Tiotio managing to block the knees to the body from Nassim.
Nassim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Tiotio scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Tiotio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nassims head.
Nassim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tiotio blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiotio throws a head punch that misses.
Tiotio managing to block the knees to the body from Nassim.
Nassim trying to stall but Tiotio improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Nassim would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Nassim throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiotio.
Nassim lands a shoulder strike.
Tiotio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nassim.
Tiotio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiotio blocks an uppercut.
Tiotio working aggressively here.
Tiotio blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
A short uppercut from Tiotio.
Tiotio tries a body shot but Nassim blocks it.
Tiotio prevents a body shot from Nassim.
Tiotio pushes Nassim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nassim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tiotio fails to land.
Tiotio blocking some punches.
Nassim throws a head punch that misses.
Tiotio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiotio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tiotio misses with the head strike.
Nassim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiotio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiotio throws a punch but it's blocked by Nassim.
Tiotio can't find room to land a body shot as Nassim controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cheikh Nassim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cheikh Nassim's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Nassim clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Nassim.
Cheikh Nassim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nassim.
Nassim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tiotio avoiding damage as Nassim throws knees to the body.
Nassim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nassim lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiotio backwards.
Nassim scores with a shot to the side of Tiotio's head.
A short right from Nassim.
Tiotio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nassim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tiotio is defending well for now.
Tiotio managing to block the knees to the body from Nassim.
Tiotio misses with the head strike.
Nassim gets through Tiotio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Tiotio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiotio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiotio blocks an uppercut.
Nassim misses with the head strike.
Nassim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiotio working aggressively here.
Nassim trying to land knees to the body.
Nassim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiotio.
Nassim misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiotio lands a hook that snaps the head of Nassim backwards.
Tiotio misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Nassim.
Nassim misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Nassim takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tiotio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nassim.
Tiotio misses with the head strike.
Tiotio blocks an uppercut.
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!
Nassim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nassim scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Tiotio.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tiotio in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nassim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nassim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nassim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiotio pushes Nassim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nassim.
Nassim blocks a body shot from Tiotio. #T3#
Nassim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tiotio blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiotio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nassim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiotio can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nassim. #KD2#
Tiotio drops Nassim onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Nassim is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#
Nassim is rocked!
Nassim trying to stall but Tiotio improves his position.
Oh Nassim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nassim tries a knee to the head but Tiotio blocks it.
Nassim seems to have got his legs back now.
Nassim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiotio avoiding damage as Nassim throws knees to the body.
Tiotio dips a shoulder and cracks Nassim with a mighty uppercut! Nassim falls back against the cage and Tiotio unloads with a barrage of strikes! Nassim is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tiotio screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 20, 2018

#R1#
Xyddd swings widly with a right hand #CL2#
and Tiotio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tiotio.
Tiotio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xyddd backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Zyd Xyddd has been cut.
A short left from Tiotio.
Xyddd stalling in the clinch.
Xyddd is trying to stall.
Tiotio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xyddd backwards. #CUT2#
Zyd Xyddd's cut is getting worse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xyddd.
A short body shot lands from Tiotio as the two fighters clinch.
Xyddd slows down the pace here.
Tiotio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
The referee calls for Xyddd to work.
Xyddd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Tiotio.
Tiotio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xyddd.
Xyddd tries to break free but Tiotio pushes him back against the cage.
Tiotio lands with a short punch from the clinch. #CUT2#
Zyd Xyddd's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tiotio lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Xyddd looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Tiotio on the inside. #CUT2#
Jeez, Zyd Xyddd's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zyd Xyddd's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ara Tiotio!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 11, 2018

#R1#
Matson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL2#
and Tiotio counters by clinching up.
Tiotio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiotio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiotio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiotio.
Tiotio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Matson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tiotio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Matson tries to pull guard but Tiotio won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Matson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiotio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matson tries to pull guard but Tiotio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Matson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tiotio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tiotio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matson backwards. #T1#
Tiotio has a couple of punches blocked by Matson.
Tiotio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tiotio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tiotio prevents the takedown attempt.
Tiotio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matson or not.
Tiotio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matson is breathing heavily.
Tiotio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#KD2#
Tiotio drops Matson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Matson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#
Matson is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Derek Matson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiotio throws a head punch that misses.
Tiotio loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Matson senseless! What a punch!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ara Tiotio!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 05, 2018

#R1#
Ngata shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tiotio as he avoids it easily.
It seemed like Tiotio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ngata has his takedown stuffed#CL2#
and Tiotio counters by clinching up.
Ngata blocking some punches.
Ngata wants to stall.
Tiotio has Ngata pressed against the cage, preventing Ngata from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Tiotio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiotio lands a hook that snaps the head of Ngata backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Haki Ngata has been cut.
Tiotio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiotio misses with the head strike.
Tiotio cracks Ngata with a nice body shot.#T1#
Tiotio lands a nice uppercut.
Ngata has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tiotio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ngata backwards.
Tiotio keeps control of Ngata as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tiotio presses Ngata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiotio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiotio is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haki Ngata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ngata is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tiotio is defending well.
Tiotio digs a right hand into Ngata's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ngata's gas tank.
Ngata is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Tiotio - that landed with a thud. #KD2#
Tiotio drops Ngata onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ngata is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#CUT2#
Haki Ngata's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Ngata pressed against the cage. Tiotio frees himself up and cracks Ngata with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Ngata crumples to the floor, out cold! Tiotio jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ara Tiotio!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 27, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Tiotio darts in and clinches Klister up against the cage.
Klister wants to stall.
Klister tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klister tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiotio avoids the damage to the body.
Klister pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tiotio digs a right hand underneath Klister's ribcage. Klister let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Klister is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Klister pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiotio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tiotio scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiotio. #CUT2#
It looks like Christer Klister has been cut.
Klister throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiotio managing to block the knees to the body from Klister.
Klister's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tiotio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiotio lands a body shot.
Klister misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiotio. #T1#
Tiotio lands a right hand.
Klister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tiotio avoids it.
Tiotio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiotio scores with a hook to the body.
Tiotio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klisters head.
Klister throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tiotio blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Tiotio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Tiotio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Klister misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiotio.
Tiotio managing to block the knees to the body from Klister.
Tiotio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klister's elbow.
Tiotio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiotio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiotio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Nice body punch from Tiotio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiotio lands a right hand.
Tiotio avoiding damage as Klister throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Klister just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tiotio's brow.
Klister throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Klister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Klister's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#CUT2#
Christer Klister's cut is getting worse.
Klister pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiotio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Klister just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tiotio's brow.
Klister misses with an elbow strike.
Tiotio avoids the elbow strike from Klister, against the cage.
Tiotio lands a shot to the body.
Klister tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiotio avoids the damage to the body.
Tiotio avoids the elbow strike from Klister, against the cage. #T3#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tiotio pushes Klister back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klister takes a shot to the head.
Klister looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tiotio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Klister throws an elbow but misses.
Tiotio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tiotio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tiotio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klister backwards. #CUT2#
Christer Klister's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tiotio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiotio is working Klister over against the cage.
Tiotio lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klister is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tiotio is defending well for now.
Klister throws an elbow but it misses. #T4#
Klister misses with an elbow strike.
Klister trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Klister just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tiotio's brow.
Klister with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiotio as Klister tries to tie him up.
Klister throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Klister throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiotio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
Jeez, Christer Klister's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tiotio lands with a right to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Christer Klister's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ara Tiotio!
The defeated Christer Klister had this to say: 'He was the better fight, this night. You win lose and you some some.'.

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