(George Galanis is an MMA fan and UFC contributor for BackPageLead.) 

Defending his title for the sixth consecutive time, UFC welterweight champion Georges St Pierre once again won a thoroughly dominant unanimous decision, defeating Jake Shields in the main event at UFC 129 at the weekend.

The Toronto crowd of 55,000 set a new high for the UFC, more than doubling the promotion's attendance record. While the attendance was something new, the man they came to see did the same old thing.  

The judges scored it 50-45, 48-47 and 48-47 for St Pierre and, although the scorecards were closer than usual, they represented what has become commonplace for the UFC champion: he wins decisions easily, rather than putting opponents away spectacularly. 

In the first minute of round one, Shields caught a St Pierre kick and briefly appeared to be in position for a takedown, but St Pierre managed to hop around on one foot and get himself free. From there, St Pierre showed how superior his striking is, repeatedly landing jabs that backed Shields up, and getting creative by going for some spinning back kicks. It was clear through the first round that St Pierre had a big advantage standing up. 

In the second round St Pierre made frequent use of the overhead right, and Shields didn't have much of an answer. None of St Pierre's punches knocked Shields down, but several of them landed hard, clearly affecting Shields. 

The third round was more of the same until the final 30 seconds, when St Pierre surprised Shields by going for a takedown knocking Shields on his back. That was a surprise, as Shields' only hope of a victory was pulling off a submission on the ground, but it showed just how comfortable St Pierre was feeling. 

At the start of the fourth, St Pierre put Shields on his back again, although this time St Pierre quickly stood back up to stay out of danger. St Pierre waited a couple minutes without doing a whole lot before landing a hard left kick to the head that knocked Shields down.

Instead of going in for the kill, St Pierre was content to play it safe for the rest of the round. Shields did manage to land a hard straight right hand that bloodied St Pierre's nose later in the round. 

By the fifth round, it was clear that St Pierre was content to take an easy decision, and that had many of the 55,000 pro-GSP fans in Toronto booing. 

They came to see a brawl, and St Pierre had decided to win a tactical battle. The fans however cheered the champion in the end, as they should, because he did what he always does — he won.