Novenyi tries to time his right hand but Zerhouni drops him with a left and Novenyi is in trouble early. Novenyi with a takedown and a second moments later after Zerhouni got back to his feet. On the ground, Novenyi looks for an arm-triangle choke but the cage prevented him from moving to position. As a scramble broke out on the ground, Novenyi locked up an anaconda choke but Zerhouni managed to defend and avoid being forced to tap out. Novenyi transitioned on the ground into a triangle choke and got the finish moments later.