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 Szabova

Round 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 Szabova

Round 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 R3

Piera
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 Alencar

Round 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 Alencar

Round 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 Kropschot

Round 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 R2

Zachary
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: 9-9

Round 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 Reese

Round 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 R1

Rodrigo
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 Sezinando

Round 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
R2

Francis
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 Marshall