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UFC 129 Video: Georges St-Pierre vs Jake Shields UFC 129 Highlights

Georges St-Pierre met Jake Shields on Saturday, April 30 at UFC 129 and has been the case in many of his title defenses as of late, the UFC welterweight champion exploited the weakness in his opponent’s game to retain his UFC title.Going into the fi…

Georges St-Pierre met Jake Shields on Saturday, April 30 at UFC 129 and has been the case in many of his title defenses as of late, the UFC welterweight champion exploited the weakness in his opponent’s game to retain his UFC title.

Going into the fight, the knock on Shields had been his weak striking game, which St-Pierre used to his advantage, keeping the fight standing for the full five rounds.

The champion was able to take advantage of that weakness, but he did not walk away without sustaining some damage.

According to the CompuStrike stats, Shields landed 63 of 318 arm strikes he threw, leaving the champion with a bloodied face as well as a damaged left eye. The injury to the eye, which appeared to come from an eye poke from Shields, left St-Pierre unable to see from that eye for much of the fourth and fifth rounds.

In addition to bloodying the champion, Shields was able to accomplish something that no one else had done for 30 straight rounds, and that was take a round from the champion. The scorecards gave the unanimous decision victory to St-Pierre 50-45, 48-47, 48-47.

Following the fight, St-Pierre, speaking with UFC commentator Joe Rogan apologized for his performance, “I can’t see with my left eye right now. I just see a blur. I’m sorry to the fans. I wanted to make it a knockout or submission.”

The fight marked the sixth title defense for St-Pierre.

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UFC 129 Aftermath: The 10 Best Fights to Make Post-UFC 129

Bleacher Report’s Danny Acosta:UFC 129 brought viewers Georges St-Pierre’s welterweight record sixth title defense by snapping Jake Shields’ six year, 15-fight win streak with a five-round unanimous decision.A UFC record of 55,000 at the Rogers …

Bleacher Report’s Danny Acosta:

UFC 129 brought viewers Georges St-Pierre’s welterweight record sixth title defense by snapping Jake Shields’ six year, 15-fight win streak with a five-round unanimous decision.

A UFC record of 55,000 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada this past Saturday also watched Jose Aldo retain the UFC featherweight crown in a 25-minute Fight of the Night against Canadian challenger Mark Hominick and Lyoto Machida emphatically ended UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture’s storied career with a first round knockout. 

Here are 10 bouts fans may find kicking around UFC matchmaker Joe Silva’s desk in the aftermath of UFC 129. 

 

1) Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz

While Georges St. Pierre continued the most dominant run in welterweight history at UFC 129, “Rush” did so with his fourth consecutive decision. Striking with Jake Shields for 25-minutes did little to spark interest in the St-Pierre-Anderson Silva super-fight outside of notching the requisite “W.”

Silva has finished all but two of his eight UFC title fights, while St-Pierre has only finished two of six—the last in January of 2009. Non-committal in his post-fight interview about moving up 15-pounds to face the most devastating finisher in UFC history, it’s likely “GSP” maintains his position at welterweight.

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UFC 129 Video: Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields Highlights

Georges St-Pierre met Jake Shields on Saturday, April 30 at UFC 129 and has been the case in many of his title defenses as of late, the UFC welterweight champion exploited the weakness in his opponent’s game to retain his UFC title. Going into the figh…

Georges St-Pierre met Jake Shields on Saturday, April 30 at UFC 129 and has been the case in many of his title defenses as of late, the UFC welterweight champion exploited the weakness in his opponent’s game to retain his UFC title.

Going into the fight, the knock on Shields had been his weak striking game, which St-Pierre used to his advantage, keeping the fight standing for the full five rounds.

The champion was able to take advantage of that weakness, but he did not walk away without sustaining some damage.

According to the CompuStrike stats, Shields landed 63 of 318 arm strikes he threw, leaving the champion with a bloodied face as well as a damaged left eye. The injury to the eye, which appeared to come from an eye poke from Shields, left St-Pierre unable to see from that eye for much of the fourth and fifth rounds.

In addition to bloodying the champion, Shields was able to accomplish something that no one else had done for 30 straight rounds, and that was take a round from the champion. The scorecards gave the unanimous decision victory to St-Pierre 50-45, 48-47, 48-47.

Following the fight, St-Pierre, speaking with UFC commentator Joe Rogan, apologized for his performance: “I can’t see with my left eye right now. I just see a blur. I’m sorry to the fans. I wanted to make it a knockout or submission.”

The fight marked the sixth title defense for St-Pierre.

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UFC 129 Results: Rory MacDonald and the Top 25 Fighters 25 or Younger

Bleacher Report’s Andrew Mahlmann:A couple of times a year it is important to take a close look at who the young up and comers are in the sport.Although it is a sport that is in it’s infancy, time can pass quite quickly for those of us paying close att…

Bleacher Report’s Andrew Mahlmann:

A couple of times a year it is important to take a close look at who the young up and comers are in the sport.

Although it is a sport that is in it’s infancy, time can pass quite quickly for those of us paying close attention.

We have seen tons of young dynamos rise up and entrench themselves into the spotlight, but for every batch maturing into veterans, there is a new batch hungrier and more talented than the last.

Some are practically veterans by the age of 25, while others are hot prospects with unlimited potential.

These are the top 25 MMA athletes that are 25 years or younger.

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UFC 129 St-Pierre vs. Shields Theme Songs: Reviewing the Fighters’ Entrance Song

The results are in from the wildly successful UFC 129 event in Toronto.No, I’m not talking about the fight card results. Those have been out for days. I’m talking about the results of which entrance song each fighter decided to use!If …

The results are in from the wildly successful UFC 129 event in Toronto.

No, I’m not talking about the fight card results. Those have been out for days. I’m talking about the results of which entrance song each fighter decided to use!

If you’re anything like me, the theme song that fighters use are an interesting glimpse at their character and are an awesome way to pump up the fans right before a big fight.

So if you’re interested in the entrance theme songs which each fighter used, look no further as they’re all here!

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UFC 129: Jake Shields Hopes for Another Shot at Belt Before Retirement

Bleacher Report’s Michael Evans:Jake Shields clearly wanted to get Georges St-Pierre to the ground at UFC 129 and he tried to do just that for a round or so.  Then, at some point, he lost focus and decided to try and trade shots with the champion…

Bleacher Report’s Michael Evans:

Jake Shields clearly wanted to get Georges St-Pierre to the ground at UFC 129 and he tried to do just that for a round or so.  Then, at some point, he lost focus and decided to try and trade shots with the champion.  It was a horrible idea and Shields never got back into the fight at all.

It was the first loss for Jake Shields in over six years and clearly he was not happy with his performance after the fight. 

MMAjunkie.com was there to get his thoughts. Shields told MMAjunkie, “Obviously I’m not happy. I went in there, and I came up short. Georges has great stand-up, and he kept me away. I couldn’t get him down. He did a great job of stuffing my shots.”

Shields failed to close the distance, get the clinch and take the fight to the ground.  He admitted that he was no match for the boxing and overall standup prowess of the champion. “I guess I need to go back, work on my boxing, and get better,” Shields admitted. 

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