Darren Till turned in what’s likely undisputedly his most violent finish to date Saturday when he brutally knocked out former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.
In Round 3 of their six-round match at Misfits Boxing 22 in Manchester, England, Till folded Rockhold over backward like a lawn chair with a violent combination. The stoppage came at 1:08 of the round.
Till had stunned Rockhold in each round, including a big knockdown with seconds on the clock in Round 1. Rockhold did his best to shake out the cobwebs, but struggled to keep his hands up and slowly became a sitting duck.
Till exploded with a fight-ending barrage – and punched the consciousness out of Rockhold.
Till, 32, moves to 4-0 in exhibition boxing.
Rockhold, 40, moves to 1-2 in combat sports fights since his UFC departure. He lost to Mike Perry in bareknuckle, but knocked out Joe Schilling in Karate Combat.
The full Misfits Boxing 22 results include:
- Darren Till def. Luke Rockhold via knockout (punches) – Round 3, 1:08 – for Misfits bridgerweight title
- Tony Ferguson def. Salt Papi via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 2:43 – for interim Misfits middleweight title
- Dillon Danis def. Warren Spencer via submission (mounted guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:15 – for Misfits MMA title
- Joey Essex def. João Barbosa via majority decision
- Ty Mitchell def. Sean Hemphill via unanimous decision – for Misfits super middleweight title
- Chase DeMoor def. Natan Marcon via TKO (doctor stoppage) – Round 2, 0:52 – for Misfits heavyweight title
- Rahim Pardesi def. Amadeusz Ferrari via TKO (body shot) – Round 4, 1:05
- Amir Anderson def. Vitor Siqueira via TKO (punches) – Round 5, 0:55
- Carla Jade def. Daryn Harris via unanimous decision – Misfits lightweight title
- Demi Sims def. Nadeshi Hopkin via unanimous decision
- Jahad Ingram def. Banty Singh via TKO (body shot) – Round 2, 1:19
