DARREN TILL has lost all hope of fighting for UFC's middleweight title next year.
American fought the Gorilla on Saturday night at UFC Vegas 36's Apex facility. He defeated him in the third round.
In the third round, Derek Brunson defeated Darren Till.
Till, 28 years old, hoped to leapfrog Robert Whittaker as a former opponent. Till defeated Brunson, a nine-year UFC veteran.
However, Liverpool's attempt to win another world title was thwarted by a rear-naked choke.
Brunson raised his hand immediately after he was done. He has now won five straight fights and called for a rematch against Israel Adesanya, a 185lb champion.
He replied, "Israel Adesanya boy, I haven't been working all these years for nothing boy. Boy, you next. You are next!
Till, a standout from Team Kaobon, started well. He took the centre of the Octon immediately and was able to gauge the range for his piston left.
Brunson tried to stop him from bringing down the fight, but he found the mark quickly.
BETTING SPECIAL - GET PS60 IN FREE BETS ON ANY WORLD CUP QUALIFIER WITH BETFAIRBrunson struggled to keep up with the Scouser's speed and finally shot for a double leg takedown. He landed and used his half-guard to jump into.
After a quick transition, Gorrila was quickly back on his feet and the 37-year old landed big punches against him. Gorrila left with a huge shiner in his right eye.
Brunson allowed Till to finish the stanza, but Till was able to get back on his feet in about a minute.
Till, a Muay Thai specialist, tried to establish his jab in the second round but was soon stopped by another attempt.
The former welterweight title challenger was strong in his defense and he repelled the attempt to sweep the other way.
Brunson won the fight with a stunning double-leg against the fence. He then returned to half-guard.
Till did a better job at avoiding Brunson’s ground-and pound. He tied Brunson up and forced his way to his feet in the final ten seconds.
Till was hit with a big straight left in the third quarter and Brunson had to fire for another takedown.
Till made the same mistake in the second attempt, but he resisted and responded with a bad knee and elow inside of the clinch.
Brunson was in trouble again moments later when he took Brunson after recklessly going for the kill.
Till tried to buck Brunson, but Till accidentally put the Sanford MMA ace in full mount.
The exhausted Till tried to bend his way out of his position, but he ended up giving his neck and back to Brunson. Brunson took the opportunity to take it.
Brunson's defeat was Till's second loss at middleweight, and his fourth in five of his previous appearances.
The British Brits weren't in doom and gloom, as Tom Aspinall and Molly McCann, Jack Shore, and debut boy Paddy Pibmblett all won victories in Sin City.
Aspinall, a heavyweight prospect and Till's team-mate, made quick work of Sergei Spivak. He TKO'd the Moldovan in round one to extend his octagon record of 4-0.
McCann, a fan favourite, won the unanimous decision victory over Ji Yeon Kim at the last preliminary of the night. This saved her UFC career.
Meatball was able to survive the first round despite being knocked by an accidental clash of heads, but she stormed back in the second round and third. She ended the latter by screaming for the South Koreans to hit her in both the face and the neck.
Wales Shore, on the other hand, extended his UFC run up to 4-0 with a dominating display against
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UFC Vegas 36 Results
Derek Brunson vs Darren Till - Brunson def. Till via submission (rear naked choke) Round 3
Tom Aspinall vs Sergei Spivac - Aspinal def. Spivac via TKO - Round 1, 2 :31
Alex Morono vs David Zawada - Morono def. Zawada via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Modestas Bukauskas vs Khalil Rountree Jr - Rountree Jr def. Bukauskas via TKO - Round 2, 231
Paddy Pimblett vs Luigi Vendramini - Pimblett def. Vendramini via TKO(punches) Round 1, 4:25
Preliminary
Molly McCann against Ji Yeon Kim – McCann def. Kim via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Jack Shore vs Liudvik Sholinian - Shore def. Sholinian via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Julian Erosa vs Charles Jourdain - Erosa def. Jourdain via submission - D'Arce choke - Round 3, 2;56
Dalcha Lungiambula vs Marc-Andre Barriault - Barriault def. Lungiambula via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
