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Aaron Simpson was given a perfect match-up in Eric Schafer and didn't make any mistakes at UFC 136. Schafer showed tremendous heart and a great chin while taking punch after punch from Simpson for the full three rounds, but he never had any moments of hope for a victory.
Simpson took the fight 30-27 while Bloody Elbow scored the fight 30-25, giving two rounds to Simpson 10-8.
What was the high spot of this fight?
It'd be easy to just pick out some of the nice combinations that Simpson landed throughout the fight while dominating Schafer. But it's possible that watching Schafer take huge punches and continually walk forward was the most impressive part of the fight.
Where do these guys go from here?
It's probably time for Simpson to get a shot at some bigger name fighters again. Back-to-back losses to Chris Leben and Mark Munoz derailed some of the Simpson hype but he has gone 3-0 since and a fight with someone like a Yoshihiro Akiyama or Tim Boetsch would be interesting.
Schafer has lost 3 straight UFC bouts and is likely on his way out of the UFC.
Watch it now, later, or never?
Skip it. Schafer just doesn't have a good stand-up game and it's hard to tell what you're really seeing. Simpson busts him up, but there's just not enough resistance for it to be all that meaningful.
More BE coverage of UFC 136 in the full entry.
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UFC 136 Results: Frankie Edgar Embodies Rocky's Message in Win Over Gray Maynard - Leland Roling
UFC 136 Results: Aldo vs. Florian, Phan vs. Garcia FightMetric Reports - Mike Fagan
UFC 136 Results: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard Post-Fight Recap and Analysis - Mike Fagan
UFC 136 Results: Jose Aldo vs. Kenny Florian Fight Video Highlights
UFC 136 Results: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard 3 Fight Video Highlights
Bad Boy Presents Bloody Elbow Radio - Episode 88: UFC 136 Results Review
UFC 136 Results: Frankie Edgar Stops Gray Maynard In Four - Brent Brookhouse
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III - Live Results and Play-by-Play for PPV Fights - Brent Brrokhouse
UFC 136 Results: Jose Aldo Decisions Kenny Florian - Brent Brookhouse
UFC 136 Results: Nam Phan Wins Decision Over Leonard Garcia - Brent Brookhouse
UFC 136 Results: Joe Lauzon Makes Quick Work of Melvin Guillard - Brent Brookhouse
UFC 136 Results: Demian Maia Decisions Jorge Santiago - Leland Roling
UFC 136 Results: Anthony Pettis Narrowly Edges Jeremy Stephens - Leland Roling
UFC 136 Results: Stipe Miocic Makes Successful Debut, Edges Joey Beltran - Leland Roling
UFC 136 Results: Darren Elkins Out Grapples Tiequan Zhang, Wins Decision - Leland Roling
UFC 136 Results: Aaron Simpson Dominates Eric Schafer - Leland Roling
UFC 136 Results: Mike Massenzio Batters Steve Cantwell, Takes Unanimous Decision - Leland Roling
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