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UFC 129: GSP vs Jake Shields

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GSP with a UD? Huh...

Round 1 - St-Pierre strikes first with a right. He then checks a body kick. The fighters circle. Shields grabs a single leg and pushes St-Pierre against the cage. St-Pierre frees a leg, remains in the clinch, reverses and then breaks away. Shields paws a jab. St-Pierre patiently circles then misses a spinning back kick. St-Pierre pops him with a jab. Shields looks for a low kick and eats a straight punch. Shields peppers shots and nearly gets popped with an overhand. Shields tries a sidekick that's nearly caught. Shields tries a kick and it shoved away and knocked off balance. St-Pierre lands a superman punch. St-Pierre's next body kick is caught, but Shields can't get him to the mat. The fighters circle. St-Pierre gets through a straight right. A superman punch to the body connects for the champ. St-Pierre tries to clinch, but Shields avoids it and instead eats a right. MMAjunkie.com scores the first 10-9 for St-Pierre.

Round 2 -Shields throws a leg kick and is countered with a quick right. The fighter trade from distance with little landing. Not much major is landing as the fighters anticipate each other's strikes. Shields' body kick is checked. St-Pierre connects on a low kick. St-Pierre lands a nice overhand right. Shields blocks a second one. Shields throws a body kick but doesn't have much behind it. St-Pierre tries again, but Shields blocks it. St-Pierre lands a spinning back kick to the gut. Shields works low kicks and avoids the overhands. St-Pierre gets through another spinning back kick, but Shields nearly catches it. Shields is trying kicks but knocking himself off balance. He shoots, but St-Pierre easily avoids it. St-Pierre peppers some jabs before the round ends. MMAjunkie.com scores it 10-9 for St-Pierre.

Round 3 - Shields moves in looking to clinch, but St-Pierre keeps him at bay with quick punches. St-Pierre lands a low kick. Shields land a body kick but nearly eats a big overhand right. Shields tries a low kick and eats a big overhand right. He clinches and looks for the takedown, but no dice. Shields clinches, but St-Pierre again easily frees himself. Not much action. Shields shoots, and he comes up way short. St-Pierre snaps off a nice low kick and misses on the right. Shields throws more body kicks and just avoids heavy counters. St-Pierre lands a nice leg kick. Shields goes with a kick, and St-Pierre nearly catches it. St-Pierre throws a spinning back fist that misses and then retreats. St-Pierre works a counter jab and then gets a takedown when closing the distance. He lands in half guard, where he waits out the round. MMAjunkie.com scores it 10-9 for St-Pierre.

Round 4 - We enter the championship rounds. Shields comes out swinging, but St-Pierre seems hardly affected. St-Pierre charges forward and puts Shields on his back but resets standing. St-Pierre lands a straight left. The fighters trade jabs in what's becoming a fairly lackluster bout. The crowd is growing restless. Shields clinches, but he can't corral him. Shields moves in and is countered again. Shields throws a jab and is popped with a left head kick. He stumbles to the mat, but St-Pierre isn't following. Shields is up and grabs a leg, but he's forced to give it up. St-Pierre answers with jabs. Shields waves him in out of frustration. The action picks up, but mo one is landing anything major. St-Pierre misses on a spinning back kick. Shields works the jab. There's some shot-for-shot training, but the offense is sparse. St-Pierre lands a couple jabs to close out another round he wins 10-9.

Round 5 - The crowd tries to amp up the fighters. Shields begins to stalk and tries to close the distance. St-Pierre makes him pay with punches before resetting. The fighters trade the occasional shot. St-Pierre moves in, and Shields again tries to clinch to no avail. St-Pierre again tries the overhand right, but Shields seems to have figured it out. The fighters trade straight punches. Shields gets through some jabs but eats a quick straight punch. The fighters work jabs as we hit the homestretch. The occasional shot lands, but neither is going for the finish. The crowd is becoming restless but tries to use some applause to will some action. St-Pierre works the jab and Shields kicks. St-Pierre shoots for one last takedown but doesn't get it. MMAjunkie.com scores it 10-9 for St-Pierre and 50-45 overall for the champ. Champ Georges St-Pierre def. jake Shields via unanimous decision (50-45, 48-47, 48-47) - defends welterweight title
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