St. Pierre wins decision over Shields.
St. Pierre (22-2) won his eighth consecutive title fight and fourth straight decision in the Ultimate Fighting Championship with a victory over Jake Shields (26-5-1) on Saturday in the main event of UFC 129. Two judges scored the bout 48-47. One gave all five rounds to the champion for a 50-45 tally.Although Shields didn't realize it, St. Pierre's left eye became blurry in the second round, the champion said. St. Pierre had a cut on his nose and a welt under his left eye by the end of the fight. St. Pierre went to the hospital immediately after the bout.
The champion has decision wins in five of his last six fights. During at least two of those bouts -- Saturday's fight and a July 2009 win over Thiago Alves -- St. Pierre suffered injuries that impaired him.
As a champion, St. Pierre keeps facing elite opponents who are difficult to submit or knock out, UFC President Dana White said.
St. Pierre hasn't lost a fight in four years.
Also on Saturday's main card:
St. Pierre (22-2) won his eighth consecutive title fight and fourth straight decision in the Ultimate Fighting Championship with a victory over Jake Shields (26-5-1) on Saturday in the main event of UFC 129. Two judges scored the bout 48-47. One gave all five rounds to the champion for a 50-45 tally.Although Shields didn't realize it, St. Pierre's left eye became blurry in the second round, the champion said. St. Pierre had a cut on his nose and a welt under his left eye by the end of the fight. St. Pierre went to the hospital immediately after the bout.The champion has decision wins in five of his last six fights. During at least two of those bouts -- Saturday's fight and a July 2009 win over Thiago Alves -- St. Pierre suffered injuries that impaired him.
As a champion, St. Pierre keeps facing elite opponents who are difficult to submit or knock out, UFC President Dana White said.
St. Pierre hasn't lost a fight in four years.
Also on Saturday's main card:
- Featherweight champion Jose Aldo retained his belt with a unanimous decision over Ontario native Mark "The Machine" Hominick. Aldo took down Hominick each of the first four rounds and caused a monstrous welt on his forehead, although the challenger dominated the final round with an extended ground-and-pound sequence.
- Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida sent fellow ex-champion light-heavyweight Randy "The Natural" Couture into retirement by flooring him with a karate crane kick to the face -- a move associated more with movies rather than professional mixed martial arts -- and finishing him off with punches on the mat. Before the fight, Couture indicated it would be his final MMA bout.
- Vladimir "The Janitor" Matyushenko knocked out Jason Brilz in 20 seconds. Matyushenko dropped Brilz with a two-punch combination and finished him off with hammerfists on the ground.
- Ben Henderson won a unanimous decision Mark Bocek by outwrestling and outstriking him, while avoiding Bocek's submission attempts.
Saturday was UFC's debut in Canada's most populous province. More than 55,000 people bought tickets to the event, a record for UFC. It's also the largest paying crowd to attend a mixed martial arts event, although some events in Japan had bigger live audiences that included a significant number of comped ticketholders.
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