UFC Vegas 123 ‘Moicano vs. Nolan’ play-by-play, results & round scoring

Renato Carneiro (156) vs. Tom Nolan (155.5)Randy Brown (170.5) vs. Jacobe Smith (170.5)Cody Durden (126) vs. Ode Osbourne (126)Yana Santos (135.5) vs. Luana Santos (136)Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani (170.5) vs. Farman Hasanov (171)Francis Marshall (148)* vs. Dakota Hope (145.5)Rodrigo Sezinando (170.5) vs. Theodor Berggren (171)Julian Erosa (145.5) vs. Jeong Yeong Lee (145.5)Zachary Reese (185) vs. Mickey Gall (185.5)Nick Klein (186) vs. Joseph Kropschot (186)Piera Rodriguez (115.5) vs. Talita Alencar (116)Lucia Szabova (125.5) vs. Tainara Lisboa (125) Sherdog's live UFC Vegas 123 coverage will begin Saturday at 5 p.m. ET. The event is also known as UFC Fight Night 292.Lucia Szabova (125.5) vs. Tainara Lisboa (125)Round 1 Women’s flyweights light the fuse at UFC Vegas 123, where the unbeaten Szabova (10-0, 0-0 UFC) awaits Lisboa (7-4, 2-2 UFC) at 125 pounds. Chris Tognoni administers the law and order. They choose to forego the customary glove touch. Szabova steps forward with a one-two and engages her counterpart in the clinch. The Slovakian prospect scores with knees to the body and secures a trip takedown. Szabova sets up in half guard, isolates the left arm and works toward a kimura. She bails on the maneuver and feeds Lisboa punches. Lisboa scrambles to her feet but cannot escape the clinch. They trade trip attempts and short punches along the fence. Lisboa separates, eats a jab and gets taken down again. Two minutes left in the round. Szabova connects with a few punches. Lisboa stands but absorbs more punishment in the clinch, then nearly executes a foot sweep. She works behind Szabova briefly. Szabova turns into her and lands knees to the body before dumping her opponent to the canvas. Lisboa initiates a scramble and sneaks behind the favorite, then goes to work on a rear-naked choke. Szabova fights the hands and avoids danger. The round ends with Lisboa still attached to the back. Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Szabova Tudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Szabova Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 SzabovaRound 2 Back to work for Round 2. Szabova steps into a one-two and a leg kick, then targets the body with some shin-to-skin contact. Lisboa clinches and presses her into the fence, then attacks a single-leg. Szabova frees herself and floats to open space. Thudding front kick to the body from Lisboa. She catches a kick and clinches. Szabova turns her into the fence with double underhooks and eventually secures the takedown. Halfway home in this round. Szabova drops an elbow, postures and punches. Lisboa bails on a kneebar and regards. Szabova works behind her opponent and hammers away with right hands, then gets to the back with both hooks. More ground-and-pound ensues. Szabova picks up the intensity of her punches, mixes in an elbow and flirts with a kimura and an armbar before the round concludes. Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Szabova Tudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Szabova Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 SzabovaRound 3 Szabova likely enters the final 10 minutes with a two-round lead. They trade jabs. Szabova powers into the clinch and scores with knees on the inside. She nets yet another takedown. Szabova works inside the guard, stands above her counterpart and passes to side control. Elbows begin to fall. Szabova climbs to mount, then settles on the back and lets go with punches. She flattens out Lisboa and lands more ground-and-pound. Szabova threatens with a rear-naked choke, then gets back to the punches. Tognoni asks Lisboa to respond, then decides to stop it.The Official Result Lucia Szabova def. Tainara Lisboa—TKO (Punches) 3:20 R3Piera Rodriguez (115.5) vs. Talita Alencar (116)Round 1 Attention at UFC Vegas 123 now shifts to the women’s strawweight division, as Rodriguez (12-2, 5-2 UFC) takes on Alencar (8-1-1, 4-1 UFC) at 115 pounds. Kerry Hatley adjudicates matters. Rodriguez takes the center, blocks a body kick and throws with both hands. Alencar answers with a low kick. Tentative one-two from Rodriguez. The Venezuelan lowers her stance, flips out a one-two and connects with a body kick. Alencar feints with her lead hand. Rodriguez sprawls on an attempted takedown, as they experience a partial power outage inside the Apex. Alencar lands a body kick, changes levels and shoots on a single-leg. Rodriguez braces herself against the fence and slams home a few elbows to the head. Alencar still working on the takedown. Rodriguez stands, gets tripped to the floor and tries to stand again. Alencar scrambles onto her back. Ninety seconds on the clock. Alencar lands an elbow to the head. Rodriguez avoids danger despite carrying her opponent for well over a minute. Alencar abandons the body triangle, and they separate. Alencar lands a right hand over the top. Rodriguez gets busy with punches at the end of the round. Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Alencar Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Alencar Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 AlencarRound 2 Round 2 is underway. Alencar opens with a front kick to the body. Rodriguez presses forward with punches, dodges the return fire and keeps her foot on the gas. Body-head combos from the Venezuelan. Rodriguez follows a right hand with a body kick. Alencar in a state of retreat early in the round. Rodriguez turns up the heat with punches. Alencar shoots but cannot secure the takedown. Rodriguez breaks free. She connects with an elbow and clinches with double underhooks. Midway through the round. They separate and reset. Rodriguez scores with a counter right hand over the top, along with a few close-range knees. Alencer powers into a trip takedown and sets up in full guard. She postures, stands and attempts to pass, landing in half guard. Alencar delivers a series of elbow strikes to the face, then isolates the left arm. She connects with elbows to the shoulder blade in the waning seconds. Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Alencar Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Alencar Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 AlencarRound 3 Outcome still in doubt entering the third round. Rodriguez presses forward with one-twos. Alencar answers with labored right hands, then circles. Multi-punch volleys from Rodriguez. Alencar responds with a front kick to the body. She pairs a right cross with a left hook to the ribs. Rodriguez blocks a high kick, then targets the body with a one-two. Alencar shoots on a single-leg. Rodriguez sprawls and wheels behind her before settling into the clinch. They separate midway through the round. Rodriguez tunes up her jab and follows it with a flurry. Two minutes to go. Rodriguez sneaks in a right hand over the top, then sticks the Brazilian with a one-two. Counter right hook lands for Rodriguez, who circles and resets. She continues to land with both hands, flexing her superiority on the feet. Alencar lands an overhand right in what could be a case of too little too late, at least for this round. Rodriguez steps into three more jabs, sprawls on an attempted takedown and makes Alencar pay with more punches. Strong close for the Venezuelan. Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Rodriguez (29-28 Alencar) Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Rodriguez (29-28 Alencar) Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Rodriguez (29-28 Alencar)The Official Result Piera Rodriguez def. Talita Alencar—Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)Nick Klein (186) vs. Joseph Kropschot (186)Round 1 Next on the UFC Vegas 123 docket: a middleweight clash between Klein (6-3, 0-2 UFC) and Kropschot (9-3, 0-0 UFC) at 185 pounds. Dan Miragliotta calls the figurative balls and strikes. Klein takes the center and lands a left hook over the top, then steps into a right cross. Hard low kick from Kropschot. They trade jabs. Another strong leg kick from Kropschot. Klein lands a three-piece combo, then eats a jab and a low kick. Klein shoots and secures a takedown. Kropschot closes guard. Klein lands punches to the body. Kropschot shrimps to the cage. Klein refuses to let him stand. Kropschot turns to elbows from the bottom, then flirts with a buggy choke and thinks better of it. Klein dogged with his top control. Kropschot finally builds a base and stands, then proceeds to land a knee. He goes to work on a brabo choke with less than a minute left. Klein frees himself. Kropschot scrambles to the back with a body triangle, then flattens out his foe. He scores with punches and threatens with a rear-naked choke. Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Kropschot Tudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Kropschot Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 KropschotRound 2 Back to the grind they go. They trade jabs. Klein follows a head kick into a takedown and sheds a guillotine. He maneuvers onto the back with hooks in. Kropschot reverses and jumps to the back, then goes to work on an inverted triangle and pairs it with a fight-ending armbar.The Official Result Joseph Kropschot def. Nick Klein—Submission (Inverted Triangle Armbar) 1:25 R2Zachary Reese (185) vs. Mickey Gall (185.5)Round 1 The middleweight division stays front and center at UFC Vegas 123, as Reese (10-4, 4-4 UFC) locks horns with Gall (7-7, 6-7 UFC) at 185 pounds. Herb Dean polices the proceedings. Gall takes the center to start, as both men paw with their lead hands. Reese scores with a body kick. He lands a knee to the body and a left hook. Gall finds a home for his jab, then ducks the return fire. Reese drives a knee into the body, circles and hammers the midsection with a kick. More body kicks from Reese. Gall looks outgunned on the feet, as expected. Reese scores with a front kick to the body. Gall stomps at the lead leg. Hard inside leg kick from Reese. Gall answers with a one-two, then gets poked in the eye. The foul results in a pause to the action, which lasts less than a minute. Dean docks a point and restarts them. Midway through the round. Reese kicks at the body. Gall circles on the outside and steps into a one-two, then resets. He sneaks in a left hook and a few uppercuts. Reese gets off a multi-punch burst and follows it with a collar-tie knee up the middle. He switches stances and lands a body kick. They exchange one-twos. Reese misses a wheel kick in the closing seconds. Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 9-9 Tudor Leonte scores the round: 9-9 Mike Sloan scores the round: 9-9Round 2 Reese greets the New Jersey native with a flurry of punches. Gall answers, shoots and eats a knee to the body. Reese traps him on the fence and lands another knee to the body. Gall favoring his left side, at least for the time being. Nevertheless, he steps into an overhand right. Reese scores with his jab and counters with a right hook. Gall answers with a jab of his own, then another, this one snapping back his opponent’s head. Front kick to the body from Reese. They trade left hooks. Halfway home in the middle stanza. Gall shoots a right hand to the body, then circles and retreats. More body kicks from Reese. Gall connects with a modest left hook. One minute left in the round. Gall counters a body kick with a right hand over the top. They exchange right hands. Gall whiffs on a spinning backfist and eats a left hook. Reese steps into a multi-strike combo and misfires on a spinning attack. Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Reese Tudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Reese Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 ReeseRound 3 Dean motions them forward for the final round. Gall lands a left hook. They paw at one another. Reese lands another body kicks. They clinch and trade. Reese connects with a body kick after they separate. Gall scores with a right hand over the top. Reese answers in combination, lumbers forward and lands a heavy left hook. He stomps at Gall’s lead leg and continues to switch stances, all while working kicks to the leg and midsection. Gall connects with a stout right, then follows with a jab. Reese snatches a brief collar-tie and connects with a knee. They hurl power punches at one another. One-two from Reese, who follows with a body kick. Ninety seconds on the clock. Gall sneaks in a left hook. Reese answers with a low kick and hooks upstairs. Gall steps into an elbow and a left hook. Reese presses forward, keeps his guard high and scores with a body kick followed by hooks to the head. Strong jab from Gall, who has been more competitive than some expected. Body kick from Reese followed by a straight left. Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Reese (29-27 Reese) Tudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Reese (29-27 Reese) Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Reese (29-27 Reese)The Official Result Zachary Reese def. Mickey Gall—Unanimous Decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)Julian Erosa (145.5) vs. Jeong Yeong Lee (145.5)Round 1 They keep the UFC Vegas 123 line moving with a featherweight tilt that pits the retiring Erosa (31-13, 9-9 UFC) against Lee (11-3, 1-2 UFC) at 145 pounds. Tognoni handles the officiating duties. They touch gloves and get down to it. Lee floors him with a left hook, charges into a guillotine and nearly finishes it in the opening seconds. Erosa frees himself, gets to his feet and eats a right hand. He manages to clinch and presses Lee into the fence. Eventful first minute. Erosa separates. Lee fires both hands with reckless abandon. They trade left hooks. Erosa drops the Korean with a right hand and pounds him out with follow-up punches. What a turn of events.The Official Result Julian Erosa def. Jeong Yeong Lee—KO (Punches) 1:31 R1Rodrigo Sezinando (170.5) vs. Theodor Berggren (171)Round 1 Pressing forward on the UFC Vegas 123 undercard, Sezinando (8-2, 0-1 UFC) collides with Berggren (8-4, 0-1 UFC) in a welterweight confrontation at 170 pounds. Hatley climbs into the cage to referee. Berggren comes out southpaw and lands a body kick. Sezinando scores with a high-amplitude takedown but cannot keep his opponent down. Berggren stands, shows some excellent balance and settles into the clinch. Sezinando lands some knees and goes for a takedown. Berggren lands in top position. Sezinando closes guard and neutralizes his counterpart from the bottom. Berggren works punches to the body and lands a few hammerfists. Sezinando rolls for an armbar, sets off a scramble and stands. Berggren stays clinched. They eventually separate. Sezinando shoots but goes nowhere. They clinch along the fence. Ninety seconds on the clock. Berggren shuts down the takedown attempts, turns the Brazilian into the fence and lands to the body and head. Sezinando charges forward with winging hooks from both hands but misses as big as he swings. Berggren clinches briefly and lands a knee to the body. He defends another takedown near the end of the round but eats a spinning backfist and left hook. Berggren collapses at the horn. Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Sezinando Tudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Sezinando Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 SezinandoRound 2 They paw at each other at the start of the second round. Sezinando walks through a low kick and clinches along the fence, then lands a short elbow. He eventually drags Berggren to the mat. Berggren works back to his feet and settles back into the clinch. They separate. Berggren lands a front kick to the body. Sezinando fires back with hooks from both hands, then shoots on the hips. They separate. Berggren lands a left hand over the top. Sezinando scores with a takedown and grapevines the legs. Berggren frees his legs and starts to build a base. Sezinando jumps to the back with both hooks. Ground-and-pound ensues. Ninety seconds on the clock. Sezinando continues to land short punches. He moves to mount and drops elbows followed by more punches. Now, Sezinando works in hammerfists. More elbows from the Brazilian, who postures and punches with Hatley hovering nearby. Sezinando closes the round with elbows. Berggren retreats to his corner with a horrendous cut on his lip. The cageside physician examines the damage and advises Hatley to call off the fight.The Official Result Rodrigo Sezinando def. Theodor Berggren—TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 5:00 R2Francis Marshall (148)* vs. Dakota Hope (145.5)Round 1 Featherweights tie a bow on the UFC Vegas 123 prelims, as an overweight Marshall (10-3, 4-3 UFC) toes the line against Hope (11-2, 0-1 UFC) at 145 pounds. Dean acts as watchdog. Off they go. Hope takes the center of the cage. Marshall greets him with a low kick, then another. Hope charges forward with punches but comes up empty. Another hard leg kick from Marshall sweeps Hope off his feet. Hope sticks the American Top Team rep with a jab. Marshall now targets the inner lead leg with a kick. Nice one-two from Hope. He eats another leg kick. Hope not throwing much. Marshall scores with a leg kick, resets and feints. He catches a body kick and turns it into a takedown. Two minutes to go in the round. They trade punches on the ground, with Marshall postured in top position. Hope wanders into a farside cradle but manages to scramble to his feet. They exchange heavy punches. Hope lands a low kick, then another. Marshall answers with one of his own. They trade hooks at the end of the round. Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Marshall Tudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Marshall Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 MarshallRound 2 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:Round 3 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:The Official ResultJean-Paul Lebosnoyani (170.5) vs. Farman Hasanov (171)Round 1 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:Round 2 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:Round 3 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:The Official ResultYana Santos (135.5) vs. Luana Santos (136)Round 1 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:Round 2 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:Round 3 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:The Official ResultCody Durden (126) vs. Ode Osbourne (126)Round 1 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:Round 2 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:Round 3 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:The Official ResultRandy Brown (170.5) vs. Jacobe Smith (170.5)Round 1 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:Round 2 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:Round 3 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:The Official ResultRenato “Money” Moicano (156) vs. Tom Nolan (155.5)Round 1 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:Round 2 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:Round 3 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:Round 4 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:Round 5 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: Tudor Leonte scores the round: Mike Sloan scores the round:The Official Result