From Sherdog.com:
Ryan Bader vs. Eric Schafer
Round 1
Bader sneaks in a right hook on the heels of his jab. Schafer doubles up on his jab, but he can’t follow up with meaningful punches. Bader is swinging for the fences from the outside, and he’s grazing punches on both sides of his opponent’s face. Bader connects with a hard right hand that puts Schafer down. Bader swarms with leather as Schafer holds on. Bader absolutely tees off with his right hand, but Schafer survives. Scahfer then gets busy with an offensive guard, where he works omaplata and kimura attempts. Bader’s defense is solid. The horn ends a solid first frame.
Round 2
Bader is caught with a finger in the eye. Referee Josh Rosenthal gives Bader a short reprieve and the fight is back on. Schafer looks confident as he slugs Bader with a right hook. Bader’s pace has slowed after the draining first stanza. Bader is loading up on his right hand and he’s falling short. Schafer stays calm and connects with a jab and a short right. Bader lands a grazing-straight right to the ribs. Bader winds up with his right hand is hit by two clean counter rights. Bader lands a left hook and Schafer taunts him with a smile. Schafer gets sloppy and is hit with two right-hand leads. A minute remains in the round. Bader lands a right hand after two uninspiring jabs. Schafer stuffs a takedown and blasts Bader with a right hand. Schafer stops another shot and works a guillotine as the round closes.
Round 3
Schafer starts the round with a lazy jab and pays for it, as Bader connects with a right-handed haymaker. Schafer stumbles around the cage like a newborn deer taking its first steps before crashing to the canvas. Bader swarms with punches and elbows, but much like the first round, Schafer survives and stops Bader in his tracks with a solid guard. The fighters clash heads in the guard and Schafer is cut. The laceration is cleaned by a doctor and action resumes. Schafer finds a rhythm on the feet and pieces together a few clean right hands. Bader steps forward and snaps Schafer’s head back with a jab. Bader drops levels for a double-leg takedown, and he scores. Schafer attempts to defend the shot with a guillotine, but Bader easily passes to side control. Bader controls the final minute before giving up guard and an omaplata try at the bell.
Ryan Bader takes the unanimous decision with scores of 30-27, 30-27 and 29-26.
