MINNEAPOLIS – Georges St. Pierre delivered a glimpse of what the next generation of mixed martial artists will be like on Saturday in his welterweight title bout with Jon Fitch at UFC 87 at the Target Center.
St. Pierre retained his UFC belt in his most impressive performance, battering Fitch and turning his face into a mass of welts and contusions, in a one-sided unanimous decision.
St. Pierre won by scores of 50-44 twice and 50-43 in a stunningly brilliant exhibition of MMA fighting.
There are few men who can combine the disciplines as effortlessly and as completely as St. Pierre, who was far too quick and far too technically proficient for the incredibly game Fitch.
Fitch’s face looked like someone had hit him multiple times with a sledgehammer, but he kept fighting back even after St. Pierre hit him hard enough and often enough to knock out two guys.
St. Pierre (17-2) said he was stunned to see Fitch (21-3) keep battling despite the punishment he was taking.
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