![]() Nzechukwu transitioned to the back and slipped his left arm under the chin to threaten a choke. They end up clinched against the cage, with Nzechukwu pressing Roberson against the fence before hitting a trip takedown of his own. They get back to it, and Nzechukwu defends a takedown attempt from Roberson well, initially stuffing it and then threatening a guillotine attempt. Round 1 – They start off exchanging hard strikes but a kick from Nzechukwu went south causing a pause in the action. Records: Saidyokub Kakhramonov (10-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Ronnie Lawrence (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) Photos: UFC on ESPN 39: Best photos from Las Vegas Ronnie Lawrence via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 Kakhramonov, giving him the fight 30-27. Kakhramonov remains heavy on top until the horn sounds. Lawrence is able to get Kakhramonov off his back into side control, and eventually regain full guard. Lawrence gets to his feet, but Kakhramonov sticks to him like glue and drags the fight back to the mat. They scramble again, but Kakhramonov ends up on the back. Lawrence holds on for a moment before trying to post and get back to his feet. It’s not there, and Kakhramonov ends up on top in guard. Kakhramonov looks for another takedown, and Lawrence attempted to scramble and lock in an omoplata. He tries for another, this one going high, but Kakhramonov was ready for it and evaded. ![]() Round 3 – Lawrence opens up the final round with a nice spinning kick to the body. MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Kakhramonov. Kakhramonov looks for a big head kick right before the horn but it misses. However, he’s unable to secure the position for long because Kakhramonov was quick to get back up and push Lawrence against the cage in the clinch. They stay clinched and this time, Lawrence gets a takedown. Lawrence finds an opening and gets back to his feet. Lawrence gets back to full guard for a moment, but Kakhramonov quickly passed to get back to half guard. From half guard, Kakhramonov lands a couple of short strikes and looks to isolate Lawrence’s left arm. Kakhramonov drags him back down, this time getting him on his back. He gets Lawrence down to a knee and decides to land couple of hard punches against the fence before Lawrence tried to power back up to his feet. Lawrence lands a nice uppercut, but Kakhramonov shoots in for a takedown a moment after. Lawrence looks for a spinning kick but misses wildly. Round 2 – Kakhramonov lands a nice head kick as one of the first strikes of the round. ![]() Lawrence keeps Kakhramonov in close to prevent ground and pound, and stalls the action until the horn sounds. Kakhramonov eats a couple of knees to the body before getting another takedown, ending up in side control. Lawrence works his way back to his feet, but they remain clinched. The moment is short-lived though, because Kakhramonov sticks with him, keeping the clinch, and gets the fight right back to the ground. Kakhramonov lands a couple of hard hammerfists but Lawrence gets back to his feet. Lawrence is bleeding from the nose as he tries to control Kakhramonov, preventing passes. Kakhramonov then gets a nice judo takedown and begins working from half guard. They scramble for position and Kakhramonov gets Lawrence pinned against the fence. Lawrence gets a hold of Kakhramonov after a kick lands and began looking to bring the fight to the mat. Kakhramonov lands a nice right hand a moment later. Round 1 – They touch gloves and immediately trade punches. ![]()
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