UFC 197 live blog: Robert Whittaker vs. Rafael Natal

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This is the UFC 197 live blog for Robert Whittaker vs. Rafael Natal, a middleweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.Whittaker, who has won four of his past five fights, will face Natal, who also has four wins in his past five fights, on the main card.Check out the UFC 197 live blog below.

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Round 1: These dudes have a hard act to follow after that Yair Rodriguez knockout. Big John McCarthy is the man in charge of the action. They touch gloves and we’re off. Slow start to this one. Whittaker pops out his jab, then whiffs on a follow-up. Natal kicks the lead leg. Whittaker charges forward and they start exchanging. Natal changes levels for a single but can’t get it. Neither man wants to lead the dance. Natal brushes Whittaker with a overhand right. Whittaker walks forward and eats a right. Whittaker storms inside and catches Natal with a heavy right hand! Natal is in …

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