UFC 197 results: Robert Whittaker wins slugfest over Rafael Natal

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LAS VEGAS — In the finest Mark Hunt-ian Australia/New Zealand fight tradition, Robert Whittaker likes to move forward, absorb a blow or two if he has to, and throw big bombs.

Rafael Natal was willing to play Whittaker’s game Saturday night.

And that made for one entertaining slugfest. Despite a lead left leg beaten raw by Natal leg kicks, Whittaker plowed his way forward to victory at UFC 197. The judges’ scores were 29-28, 30-27, and 30-27 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

The opening round set the tone. Whittaker moved …

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