Darren Until delivered on his promise to KO former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold within the Misfits Boxing 22 headliner on Saturday evening.
Within the opening spherical, Rockhold appeared to have issues nicely in hand, touchdown his jab at will and controlling the tempo. Nonetheless, the tables turned within the closing minute of the primary when Until landed two large left arms, the latter of which despatched Rockhold crashing to the canvas. Rockhold obtained to his ft earlier than the 10-count, but it surely was clear that the one-time BKFC brawler didn’t have his legs utterly underneath him.
Rockhold averted a close to knockdown within the second, however he’d hit the mat for the ultimate time within the third after Until unleashed a vicious mixture, punctuated by a left hook that folded Rockhold like a garden chair.
Official Outcome: Darren Until def. Luke Rockhold through KO (strikes) at 1:08 of Spherical 3 to win the Misfits Boxing professional bridgerweight world championship.
