The fight was the UFC debut of both men.
The Fight[]
The first round began and they touched gloves. Oliveira checked a leg kick and landed a hard blocked high kick. Lentz landed a leg kick. Lentz landed a counter right and a checked leg kick. Four thirty. Oliveira landed a wicked leg kick. Lentz missed a pair of leg kicks. He was pressing forward more. He landed a leg kick. Oliveira kneed the body inside. Lentz landed a leg kick with four fifteen. Four minutes as Lentz landed a body kick, and a leg kick. Oliveira shot and got a good double into a guillotine. Oliveira popped out but Lentz closed guard. Three thirty-five. Lentz worked for it again, Oliveira easily popped out. Lentz stood to the clinch breaking with a right. Oliveira landed a big right and rocked Lentz. Three fifteen. Lentz stuffed a single t the clinch. He pulled standing guard with a guillotine. Oliveira slammed him but it was still in. Three minutes as Oliveira popped out. Lentz had it again and he stood to the clinch with it and let it go after a moment. Oliveira broke with a right and a left and then landed a good right hook as well there. He landed a left hook, blocked a high kick and they clinched. Two thirty-five as Lentz was defending a double. Oliveira got the big slam to side control but Lentz quickly regained half-guard. Lentz regained guard. Two fifteen. Lentz worked for another guillotine. Oliveira popped out with two minutes. Oliveira was trying to work some punches. One thirty-five. Lentz landed a pair of right hammerfists from the bottom. He locked up an omoplata, Oliveira passed to side control. Lentz regained guard, tried another guillotine, Oliveira popped out. One fifteen. Lentz kneed the body as they stood to the clinch. Lentz landed a left and a right breaking. One minute. Lentz landed a big right hand and kneed the body as they clinched. Another knee and a right elbow. They broke. Thirty-five. Lentz landed a body kick. A blocked high kick. Oliveira seemed tired. Lentz worked a double with fifteen. He got it to half-guard. He landed a right to the body. The first round ended. Lentz's corner wanted him to keep the hands up. They wanted him to work knees to the head in the clinch because they had observed Oliveira dropping his head in there. The second round began and they touched gloves. Lentz landed a body kick. A blocked high kick. Oliveira landed a right hand. Lentz landed a leg kick. Four thirty. Lentz landed a body kick. Oliveira seemed to not be the fresher guy. Lentz landed a body kick and a leg kick. Lentz turned the corner for a single after a scramble. Four fifteen. Lentz dodged a leglock standing. Oliveira stood. Four minutes. Lentz missed a high kick. He landed a blocked one and a body kick. Another blocked high kick. A hard leg kick from oliveira with three thirty-five. Lentz missed one, and ate one. Three fifteen. Oliveira blocked a body kick and ate a jab. Three minutes. Oliveira certainly looks gassed. They clinched. Lentz kneed the body twice and broke with a good right. Lentz's nose was bloody. Two thirty-five. Lentz landed a leg kick. Oliveira caught it for a double to guard into a guillotine. He let it go. Two fifteen. Two minutes. Lentz worked for a kimura. Oliveira escaped passing to half-guard. Oliveira defended a sweep. One thirty-five. Oliveira landed a nice left elbow. Lentz regained guard. Oliveira landed a left elbow and ate a right hammerfist from the bottom and a right elbow. One fifteen. Lentz stood with one minute. Oliveira missed a guard pull landing down. Oh Oliveira reversed with a double to half-guard. 'These guys are like lizards,' Rogan said. Lentz regained guard. Thirty-five. Lentz's nose is very bloody. Oliveira had the back. Lentz stood to the clinch. He kneed the body and ate one to the face, landed a right as Oliveira broke. Fifteen. Lentz landed a right hand but not much behind it. Oliveira blocked a high kick as the second round ended. The third round began. Lentz's mouth was wide open. They touched gloves. Lentz landed a nice leg kick there. Oliveira blocked a high kick and dodged a leg kick. Four thirty-five. Oliveira blocked a high kick there. Oliveira landed a counter one-two. Lentz stuffed a double, nope Oliveira got it into another guillotine. Four fifteen as Oliveira popped out. Four minutes as Oliveira defended a triangle. Oliveira passed to half-guard. Lentz regained guard. Three thirty-five. Oliveira landed a good right. Lentz landed four good right elbows from the bottom. Oliveira landed five good rights. Three fifteen. Lentz stood to the clinch and kneed the body. They broke. Three minutes. Lentz landed a leg kick. Two thirty-five. Lentz got a good double to guard. He passed to half-guard. Two fifteen. Lentz defended a leglock. He worked the body hard with seven or so rights to the body from there. 'I like the way he moves,' Rogan said of Lentz. Two minutes. Lentz came down to guard with a right elbow and a pair of right hands. One thirty-five as Lentz landed three more rights to the body. He came down with a right elbow. He passed to half-guard there. One fifteen. Lentz landed a left hand. One minute. Lentz landed three good rights, another and another. All of those to the chin. Left hammerfist. Lentz landed a right, they're exchanging in the guard or whatever. Lentz landed a left. Thirty-five. Lentz landed a left forearm. Fifteen. A pair of left hammerfists and a big right. Lentz stood and kicked the leg. He ate an upkick. Lentz came down and had the back. The third round ended. I scored it 30-27 Lentz. 'You almost knocked him out,' Oliveira's corner told him. 'We should really make a compilation of the most ridiculous things corners have ever said,' Rogan replied. 'Kool-Aid. The Kool-Aid tape,' Goldberg chimed in. 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 all for Mr. Lentz.