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By: Dan Moore, MMA Torch UK Contributor
Three noticeable underdogs (according to points and money assigned) caused upsets this past weekend; thus causing competitors to lose some big points. Erik Koch, Mike Russow and Simeon Thoresen were all heavily backed but all duly ended up losing. On the flip side, if you backed Shawn Jordan or David Mitchell, give yourself a pat on the back. Without further ado, let's take a look at how you all did:
CONFIDENCE GAME FIGHT PREDICTIONS
54 people submitted entries for this card. Here’s a combined breakdown of how many confidence points you placed on each fighter (Winner in bold):
Demetrious Johnson - 253
John Dodson - 76
Glover Teixeira - 434
Quinton Jackson - 33
Anthony Pettis - 273
Donald Cerrone - 87
Ricardo Lamas - 75
Erik Koch - 244
T.J. Grant - 129
Matt Wiman - 153
Clay Guida - 364
Hatsu Hioki - 61
Pascal Krauss - 294
Mike Stumpf - 38
Ryan Bader - 461
Vladimir Matyushenko - 14
Shawn Jordan - 50
Mike Russow - 203
Rafael Natal - 244
Sean Spencer - 11
David Mitchell - 12
Simeon Thoresen - 236
CONFIDENCE GAME RESULTS
Harry Cooper (59 points) defeated James Brown (45 points) to become the new MMA Torch Confidence Picks Champion. Unlike previous weeks, this one wasn't really close. After a good run at the title, the now former champion had an average day at the office. I'm sure he'll be back with a vengeance, very soon. Congrats to Harry, a well deserved win from a loyal and long time competitor. Well done, sir.
Next up for the reigning champion is Anthony Sinnott who came away with a very impressive 64 points, dropping only 2 points all night. Notable mentions for Joe Willams and Matt Page who both posted very credible scores; just not quite enough to earn them both a title shot.
Here are the results of the Confidence Picks pool:
64 - Anthony Sinnott 60 - Joe Williams 58 - Matt Page 56 - Erwin "Skarz" Bouwman 56 - Mandeep Singh 56 - Cody Bartalone 56 - Ed Gibbons 56 - Paul Connellan 55 - Eugene Kim 54 - Nick Williams 54 - Shaun Louis 53 - Dan Moore 53 - Joel "Chico Guapo" Wielenga 52 - Jon Walters 52 - Richard Race 52 - Steve Goobie 52 - Fraser McKenzie 52 - Daryl Chumbley 52 - James Cater 51 - Mark Bunce 51 - Lex Potapoff 50 - Chris Parkes 50 - Jack Broadey 50 - Tommy Strong 49 - David Little 49 - Chris McCann 49 - Charles Mickael 49 - Cambo Nelson 48 - Rich Hansen 48 - Brandon Ashcraft 46 - Jason McKee 46 - Jamie Penick 46 - Avery "Odin" Clarke 45 - Jimbo Slice 45 - Scott Pipher 44 - Wallace Stone 44 - Dennis Fagan 44 - Rick Thayer 44 - Kevin Seng 42 - "Ravishing" Mark Sacchetti 42 - Chris Houten 41 - Sam Martin 41 - Gareth Moores 41 - JayMon1002 41 - David Lindahn 40 - John Dowd 40 - Chase Murata 35 - Rob Reid 34 - David Moxon 34 - Brent King 32 - Matt Aaron 31 - Ben Heather
Note: Should either the champion, or challenger fail to submit their picks for UFC 156 (Aldo vs. Edgar), Joe Williams will step up as a challenger, and so on. Everyone else will be fighting for the No 1 contender slot on the night, and the right to face off against Harry, or Anthony at UFC on FUEL 7 (Barao vs. McDonald) next month.
BETTING GAME RESULTS
Harry Cooper ($1233.34) defeated James Brown ($225.00) to become the new undisputed MMA Torch Betting Picks Champion. Harry hit a treble of impressive bets including one on Shawn Jordan, an underdog in his win over Mike Russow. This more than helped Harry to improve on his original stake money; comfortably beating the champion who's good fortune finally ran out.
James Brown: $225.00
$100 on Lamas for $225
Harry Cooper: $1233.34
$200 on Jordan for $500
$200 on Grant for $366.67
$200 on Pettis for $366.67
Next up for our new undisputed champion is Eugene Kim, who if memory serves me right, has just earned his very first title shot. Eugene almost quadrupled his stake money ($3854.17) with effective bets placed on Jordan, Lamas and Pettis. His parlay using all three brought in over $2000 alone. That is how you do it people. Well done, Eugene.
Here (in no particular order) are the results of the Betting Picks pool:
Eugene Kim: $3854.17
$500 on Jordan for $1250
$200 on Lamas for $450
$50 on Pettis for $91.67
$200 parlay on Jordan, Lamas and Pettis for $2062.50
Dan Moore: $413.21
$300 on Guida for $413.21
Rich Hansen: $458.33
$250 on Pettis for $458.33
Matt Page: $1338.68
$500 on Guida for $688.68
$250 on Krauss for $350
$250 on Bader for $300
Richard Race: $1375.00
$500 on Grant for $916.67
$250 on Pettis for $458.33
Sam Martin: $790.00
$200 on Bader for $240
$300 on Grant for $550
Steve Goobie: $1712.82
$300 on Pettis for $550
$300 on Johnson for $433.33
$200 parlay on Guida, Pettis and Johnson for $729.49
Dennis Fagan: $275.00
$150 on Pettis for $275
"Ravishing" Mark Sacchetti: $1070.59
$250 on Guida for $344.34
$50 on Krauss for $70
$500 on Teixeira for $656.25
Brandon Ashcraft: $1533.87
$200 on Grant for $366.67
$400 on Pettis for $733.33
$200 parlay on Bader, Guida and Teixeira for $433.87
Nick Williams: $1377.08
$300 on Teixeira for $393.75
$300 on Johnson for $433.33
$300 on Pettis for $550
Kevin Seng: $458.33
$250 on Pettis for $458.33
Erwin "Skarz" Bouwman: $1491.67
$500 on Lamas for $1125
$200 on Grant for $366.67
Mandeep Singh: $1381.63
$200 on Natal for $81.63
$300 on Jordan for $750
$300 on Grant for $550
Avery "Odin" Clarke: $875.00
$300 on Lamas for $675
$200 returned due to incorrect parlay for $200
David Lindahn: $550.00
$300 on Pettis for $550
Scott Pipher: $1028.21
$150 on Jordan for $375
$200 on Bader for $240
$300 on Guida for $413.21
Jason McKee: $750.00
$400 on Teixeira for $525
$100 on Lamas for $225
Mark Bunce: $1100.00
$200 on Grant for $366.67
$400 on Pettis for $733.33
Joe Williams: $1256.10
$250 on Krauss for $350
$100 on Bader for $120
$250 on Grant for $458.33
$100 on Pettis for $183.33
$100 on Johnson for $144.44
Jamie Penick: $1100.00
$100 on Grant for $183.33
$500 on Pettis for $916.67
Jack Broadey: $450.00
$200 on Lamas for $450
Gareth Moores: $657.97
$200 on Guida for $275.47
$100 on Bader for $120
$200 on Teixeira for $262.50
Ed Gibbons: $1474.49
$100 on Mitchell for $295
$200 on Lamas for $450
$200 parlay on Guida, Pettis and Johnson for $729.49
Rob Reid: $696.66
$300 on Teixeira for $393.75
$50 on Natal for $70.41
$50 on Lamas for $112.50
$100 on Bader for $120
Tommy Strong: $675.00
$300 on Lamas for $675
James Cater: $1455.00
$400 on Jordan for $1000
$200 on Bader, Johnson and Teixeira for $455
Chris McCann: $1225.00
$300 on Lamas for $675
$300 on Grant for $550
John Dowd: $361.11
$250 on Johnson for $361.11
Chris Parkes: $1175.67
$100 on Natal for $140.82
$250 on Bader for $300
$200 on Guida for $275.47
$350 on Teixeira for $459.38
Cody Bathalone: $1273.39
$50 on Mitchell for $147.50
$50 on Jordan for $125
$100 on Krauss for $140
$250 on Bader for $300
$50 on Guida for $68.87
$250 on Teixeira for $328.13
$50 on Pettis for $91.67
$50 on Johnson for $72.22
Rick Thayer: $1467.25
$300 on Krauss for $420
$400 on Teixeira for $525
$200 parlay on Teixeira, Guida and Johnson for $522.25
Lex Potapoff: $2429.60
$400 on Jordan for $1000
$300 on Guida for $413.21
$50 on Lamas for $112.50
$200 parlay on Guida, Teixeira and Jordan for $903.89
Anthony Sinnott: $3062.50
$500 on Pettis for $916.67
$100 on Grant for $183.33
$200 on Lamas for $450
$200 on Pettis, Grant and Lamas for $1512.50
Joel "Chico Guapo" Wielenga: $562.50
$250 on Lamas for $562.50
Shaun Louis: $2366.11
$300 on Jordan for $750
$300 on Lamas for $675
$200 on Krauss, Grant and Pettis for $941.11
Jon Walters: $1337.74
$100 on Guida for $137.74
$200 on Lamas for $450
$300 on Pettis for $550
$200 returned due to incorrect parlay for $200
Brent King: $737.50
$250 on Mitchell for $737.50
Charles Mickael: $878.17
$200 on Natal for $281.63
$300 on Guida for $413.21
$100 on Grant for $183.33
Cambo Nelson: $817.50
$150 on Mitchell for $442.50
$150 on Jordan for $375
Paul Connellan: $1079.17
$200 on Lamas for $450
$200 on Teixeira for $262.50
$200 on Pettis for $366.67
Jimbo Slice: $0
David Moxon: $0
JayMon1002: $0
Ben Heather: $0
David Little: $0
Chris Houten: $0
Note: Should either Harry or Eugene fail to submit picks for UFC 156 (Aldo vs. Edgar), Anthony Sinnott would step up as a challenger, and so on. Everyone else will be fighting for the No 1 contender slot on the night, and the right to face off against Eugene or Harry at UFC on FUEL 7 (Barao vs. McDonald) next month.
RECAP
MMA Torch Confidence Picks Championship Match Up (UFC 156)
Harry Cooper (Champion) vs. Anthony Sinnott (Challenger)
MMA Torch Betting Picks Championship Match Up (UFC 156)
Harry Cooper (Champion) vs. Eugene Kim (Challenger)
Performer of the Night: Congrats to Harry Cooper for becoming a double champion. Like others before you (including me), greatness has been instantly thrust upon you.
Goat of the Night: I could be diplomatic and say it was a really tough fight card to pick from, but I won't. No excuses from you, Mr. Ben Heather. 31 points and a goose egg is shocking, really shocking!
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