Nolan survives two rounds on the mat
Tom Nolan won his first UFC headliner in Las Vegas on Saturday night, stopping Renato Moicano by TKO at 1:28 of the third round at UFC Vegas 123. The result moves Nolan to 12-1 with six straight wins and drops Moicano to 21-8-1.
The early rounds belonged to the Brazilian. Moicano took Nolan down in the opening round, climbed to back control and hunted a rear-naked choke until the horn. He repeated the plan in the second, locking in a body triangle until referee Dan Miragliotta called a stand-up midway through the round. Nolan used the restart to land a flurry that staggered Moicano, then scored his own takedown and came close to finishing in the closing seconds.
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The third round ends it
Nolan came out hurting Moicano with heavy power shots. Moicano shot a desperate takedown, Nolan reversed it, got on top and landed unanswered strikes until Miragliotta stepped in. “Now, I understand the blueprint,” Nolan said on the post-fight broadcast.
What else happened on the card
Jacobe Smith kept his record perfect at 14-0 in the co-main event, beating Randy Brown 30-26 on all three cards with takedowns and top control. Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani won his seventh straight when ringside doctors stopped his fight with Farman Hasanov in the third round at 2:11 because of damage to Hasanov’s left eyelid, handing Hasanov his first professional loss. Cody Durden edged Ode’ Osbourne by 29-28 on all three scorecards, and Luana Santos beat Yana Santos by unanimous decision.
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