UFC Fight Night 76 results: Nicholas Dalby rallies to earn draw with Darren Till

Nicolas Dalby and Darren Till

DUBLIN – In a fight in which “somebody’s O must go,” undefeated welterweights Nicholas Dalby and Darren Till both managed to remain undefeated.

Dalby (14-0-1 MMA, 1-0-1 UFC) was able to overcome a slow start and utilize a strong final round to earn a majority draw against Till (13-0-1 MMA, 1-0-1 UFC).

The bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 76 event at 3Arena in Dublin. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass.

Round 1 opened with a feeling out process on the feet, both men pawing with punches and using kicks as range finders. Till did connect with a head kick that was only partially blocked. Late in the round, Till timed a left uppercut perfectly, connecting just as Dalby stepped in and knocking him to the ground. While he attempted to flurry with big strikes on the ground, his effort was cut short by the horn signaling the end of the round.

After a languid start to the second round, Till again shook things up with a left uppercut. While the strike didn’t land with the force of the shot in the first round, it did present an opportunity for him to push Dalby back into the cage. Dalby continued to struggle throughout the round to establish any effective offense.

Everything changed in Round 3. Dalby began to find with more aggressiveness, landing head kicks and hard punches that had Till rocked and moving backward constantly. Dalby scored with a takedown as Till was reeling and quickly moved to mount where he landed a series of heavy shots. Till worked back to his feet but looked worse for wear after the constant onslaught of Dalby.

Dalby connected with a head kick and some big punches, but Till was able to hold on to the final bell.

The strong final round was enough to get Dalby to even on two of the three scorecards, which read 29-28 Till, 28-28 and 28-28 for the majority draw.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 76 results include:

• Nicolas Dalby vs. Darren Till majority draw (29-28 Till, 28-28, 28-28)
• Neil Seery def. Jon Delos Reyes via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 4:12
• Stevie Ray def. Mickael Lebout via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Aisling Daly def. Ericka Almeida via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-27, 29-28)
• Krzysztof Jotko def. Scott Askham via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Tom Breese def. Cathal Pendred via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:37
• Darren Elkins def. Robert Whiteford via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Garreth McLellan def. Bubba Bush via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 4:58

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 76, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s Mike Bohn contributed to this report on site in Dublin.)