The second fight of the night at UFC 136 and airing on Facebook is Aaron Simpson vs. Eric Schaefer. This is a middleweight fight, meaning 185 pounds. The referee in charge of the action is Jacob Montabo.
ROUND 1 - Both fighters standing orthodox. Simpson comes over the top with a hard right hand and follows with an uppercut. Schafer gets dropped already, but recovers. Another hard right hand over the top from Simpson, but this time it's partially blocked. The fighters clinch and as they separate Simpson lands several hard punches in a brief flurry. This happens again and again over the course of the round. Nice left hook from Schafer finds the mark.
MMA Nation scores this round 10-9 Simpson.
ROUND 2 - Left hook from Simpson hits the spot to open the round. Nice left hook again for Schafer, but there's been no set up. Simpson lands again with a hook-uppercut combo. Hard right hands to the body while Schafer covers up from Simpson now. Schafer tries to clinch again and pays for it with several shots to the body and head. Hard right hook from Simpson gets Schafer to do the fish dance momentarily. Hard right hand drops Schafer moments before the end of the round.
MMA Nation scores this round 10-9 Simpson.
ROUND 3 - Another hard right hand over the top from Simpson to open the frame. Simpson throws another, but this one doesn't land clean. Right hand to the body now from Simpson. Right straight and now left hand to the body. Not a lot of action in the middle of the round. As soon as I say that, Simpson lands a hard right to the body follow by a left hook.
MMA Nation scores this round 10-9 Simpson and the fight 30-27 Simpson.
UFC 136 results: Aaron Simpson defeats Eric Schafer by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).