A middleweight scrap between Rafael Natal and Eryk Anders took place on tonight’s UFC on FOX 25 prelims from Long Island, New York.
Round one begins and Natal lands an inside low kick to get things started. He circles and then lands a kick to the body. Anders is pressing forward here. Natal catches him with a counter right hand. He follows that up with a body kick. Anders with a right jab. He follows that up with a left hook and then another. He pushes Natal against the cage and lands another left. Natal survives the onslaught and circles out. Rafael with a left hand. Anderson presses forward and lands a high kick. He follows that up with a left hand that sends Natal staggering across the octagon. He jumps on top of Natal and begins raining down some ground and pound. Natal scrambles back to his feet. He leaps in with a left. Anders returns fire with a left of his own. Another massive left hook from Anders and Natal is sent falling face first to the canvas. This one is all over. Wow. That is some serious power from Anders. Keep an eye out for this undefeated prospect.
ROLL TIDE!
Eryk Anders, on short notice, just put himself on the map with a big KO over Rafael Natal! https://t.co/TkzFqCzgVf
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) July 22, 2017