Which Rounds Did GSP Lose at UFC 129? Official Scorecards Released

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Posted on May 25, 2011 by MMAWeekly.com Staff
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It was a few weeks ago when Georges St-Pierre defeated Jake Shields at UFC 129 in Toronto, but now the official scorecard has been released finally showing how the judges scored the fight.

The real relevance here is GSP had gone 30 rounds without losing a single round on a judge’s scorecard, but at UFC 129, according to two judges, the champion lost two rounds during the fight.

The final scorecard comes courtesy of the Ontario Athletics Commission.

Looking over the scorecard, judges Nelson Hamilton and Richard Bertrand scored rounds four and five for the challenger, Shields, while judge Doug Crosby scored all five rounds for St-Pierre.

Interesting to note, St-Pierre suffered an eye injury in the third round of the bout and spent the final 10 minutes wiping blood away and dealing with impaired vision.

St-Pierre went on to win a unanimous decision, but according to two of the judges the champion lost the final two rounds.

[Sam Bergeron]

Seriously? I didn`t see him lose any rounds. At all.

[AndyK5]

I have a feeling that GSP is battling self confidence issues. He seems less fluent and more uptight every passing fight/round. He is getting more hesitant and showing less of his skills each fight now. I mean he moved from great striker with take down defense and superior wrestling/submissions to an athletic jabber over the course of a couple years. This score card maybe the sign that a change is in order for GSP before people learn how to steal rounds and his belt from him.

[Sam Bergeron]

I blame Greg Jackson.

[Brent Smith]

Interesting.

[Ash "Lottery" Woods]

i'm really not happy with the UFC's judging... don't get me wrong I'm very tired and over GSP... but he did not lose a round in that fight at all.... i think the judges need to be maybe placed in a soundproof box so their attention is on the fight and not daydreaming.... i mean how many examples in the last 12 months have there been of bad judging Machida - Rampage e.t.c

[AJ Camacho]

Some judges prefer damage over punch count.

By that logic, collective damage over the span of a match would tend to "pay off" in the later rounds.