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By, Tom Strong, MMATorch UK Contributor
Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit made sure the start of the year went off with fireworks, producing a fight that will certainly be in contention for Fight of they Year. For the second time in his three fight reign as Champion, Lawler was was given the the nod via split decision to retain the title, living to fight another day. It's Condit who may feel hard done by, executing a near perfect game plan many felt was enough to become the new UFC Welterweight Champion. Without further ado, lets see how you all got on in our contests, and more importantly which player picked up the World Cup!
CONFIDENCE GAME FIGHT PREDICTIONS
28 people submitted an entry for this card. Here’s a combined breakdown of how many confidence points you placed on each fighter (Winner in bold):
Robbie Lawler -71
Carlos Condit -77
Stipe Miocic -130
Andrei Arlovski -36
Albert Tumenov -175
Lorenz Larkin -18
Brian Ortega -108
Diego Brandao -49
Abel Trujillo -59
Tony Sims -46
Michael McDonald -282
Masanori Kanehara -0
Alex Morono -4
Kyle Noke -223
Justine Kish -196
Nina Ansaroff -0
Drew Dober -13
Scott Holtzman -124
Dustin Poirier -36
Joseph Duffy -77
Michinori Tanaka -54
Joe Soto -53
Sheldon Wescott -95
Edgar Garcia -24
WORLD CUP FINAL:
Chris Houten (60) def. Mark Sacchetti (57)
In a closely fought battle Chris Houten defied all the odds, defeating Mark Sacchetti to become the new World Cup winner! There was nothing to split the two players all night, with the key moment in the match came down to the losing points placed on Noke that determined the winner. Congratulations to Chris on a fantastic win and hard luck to Mark.
CONFIDENCE GAME RESULTS
Lisa Smith (52 points) beats Sam Martin (37 points)to remain the MMATorch Confidence Picks Champion.
There's no stopping Lisa at the moment, she's running through every challenger that comes her way. Both players got off to an awful start, going 1-3 in the first four fights, but it ultimately came down to the main event, with a narrow win for Lawler meaning Lisa once again held onto her title. A couple more title defences by Lisa and she's a dead cert for a Hall of Fame entry, better luck next time Sam.
Next up for Lisa will be be Neal Hollicwho scored (67 points) followed by Chris Houten (60 points) David Lindahn (59 points) and Sean Simpson (59 points). Neal had a very good night correctly predicting 11 of the 12 fights topping the pool by some distance. Well done Neal.
Here are the results of the Confidence Picks pool:
67- Neal Hollic
60- Chris Houten
59- David Lindhan
59- Sean Simpson
58- Mac Kinder
58- Tommy Strong
58- Jaymon1002
57- Mark Sacchetti
56- Alex Potapoff
55- Brian Foe
53- Ben Heather
52- Lisa Smith
52- Anthiny Sinnott
51- Dan Moore
50- Charles Mickael
49- Scott Pipher
48- Simon Kerry
46- John Lewish
46- Richard Race
44- David Little
42- Malcolm Piper
38- Michael Douglas
37- Sam Martin
27- Eugene Kim
25- Joel 2/8 Wielenga
Note: Should either champion, or challenger fail to submit picks for UFC 196 (Werdum vs. Velasquez) Chris Houtenwould 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 either Lisa or Neal at UFC 197.
BETTING GAME RESULTS
Neal Hollic ($2815.51) beats Joel 2/8 Wielenga ($910.48) and Ben Heather ($1300)to win the MMATorch Betting Title.
After the draw at UFC 194 a triple threat match went ahead last night and a new champion was crowned.
Neal Hollic: $2815.51
$500 on Poirier for $1300
$300 on Kish for $281.63
$100 on Trujillo for $220
$200 Parlay on Poirier, Trujillo and Tumenov for $1013.88
Joel 2/8 Wielenga: $910.48
$200 on Poirier for $520
$200 on Lawler for $390.48
Ben Heather: $1300
$500 on Poirier for $1300
Neal Hollic is on fire; having secured a title challenge in the confidence pool, he's now the new Betting Champion defeating Joel Wielenga and Ben Heather in style. All three players took advantage of the +160 underdog Dustin Poirier to win, but a returning bet for Neal was more than enough to secure victory,
Next up for Neal will be Richard Race who returned an impressive $3580.66 largely thanks to a healthy retuning parlay bet. Alex Potapoff was his nearest challenger with $2783.55. Having narrowly missed out last time around Richard will now get his shot at the title, well done Richard!
Here (in no particular order) are the results from the Betting Picks pool:
Richard Race: $3580.66
$500 on Poirier for $1300
$200 on Tanaka for $183.33
$200 Parlay on Poirier, Tanaka and Trujillo for $2097.33
Alex Potapoff: $2783.55
Neal Hollic ($2815.51) beats Joel 2/8 Wielenga ($910.48) and Ben Heather ($1300)to win the MMATorch Betting Title.
After the draw at UFC 194 a triple threat match went ahead last night and a new champion was crowned.
Neal Hollic: $2815.51
$500 on Poirier for $1300
$300 on Kish for $281.63
$100 on Trujillo for $220
$200 Parlay on Poirier, Trujillo and Tumenov for $1013.88
Joel 2/8 Wielenga: $910.48
$200 on Poirier for $520
$200 on Lawler for $390.48
Ben Heather: $1300
$500 on Poirier for $1300
Neal Hollic is on fire, having secured a title challenge in the confidence pool, he's now the new Betting Champion defeating Joel Wielenga and Ben Heather in style. All three players took advantage of the +160 underdog Dustin Poirier to win, but a returning bet for Neal was more than enough to secure victory,
Next up for Neal will be Richard Race who returned an impressive $3580.66 largely thanks to a healthy retuning parlay bet. Alex Potapoff was his nearest challenger with $2783.55. Having narrowly missed out last time around Richard will now get his shot at the title, well done Richard!
Here (in no particular order) are the results from the Betting Picks pool:
Richard Race: $3580.66
$500 on Poirier for $1300
$200 on Tanaka for $183.33
$200 Parlay on Poirier, Tanaka and Trujillo for $2097.33
Alex Potapoff: $2783.55
$500 on Dober for $1250
$250 on Ortega for $381.58
$50 on Miocic for $70.83
$200 Parlay on Dober, Ortega and Miocic for $1081.14
Lisa Smith: $1945.31
$400 on Lawler for $780.95
$250 on Trujillo for $550
$100 Parlay on Lawler, McDonald and Miocic for $538.46
Mark Sacchetti: $1847.38
$450 on Poirier for $1170
$300 on Lawler for $585.71
$50 on Tanaka for $91.67
Sean Simpson: $1755
$300 on Morono for $1095
$300 on Trujillo for $660
Dan Moore: $1397.62
$500 on Poirier for $1300
$50 on Lawler for $97.62
Mac Kinder: $1384.44
$500 on Poirier for $1300
$50 on Westcott for $84.48
David Lindhan: $1366.19
$300 on Lawler for $976.19
$150 for Poirier for $390
Anthony Sinnott: $1010.96
$300 on Lawler for $585.71
$300 on Miocic for $425
Malcolm Piper: $976.19
$500 on Lawler for $976.19
Charles Mickael: $895.86
$400 on Westcott for $675.86
$200 on Poirier for $520
Brian Foe: $780
$300 on Poirier for $780
Scott Pipher: $661.47
$200 on Poirier for $520
$100 on Miocic for $141.67
Simon Kerry: $585.71
$300 on Lawler for $585.71
Michael Douglas: $550
$200 on Trujillo for $550
David Little: $520
$200 on Poirier for $520
Tommy Strong: $440
$200 on Trujillo for $440
Jaymon1002: $220
$100 on Trujillo for $220
Sam Martin: $0
Chris Houten: $0
John Lewish: $0
Eugene Kim: $0
Note: Should either champion, or challenger fail to submit picks for UFC 196 (Werdum vs. Velasquez) Alex Potapoffwould 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 either Neal or Richard at UFC 197.
Performer of the Night: None other than Neal Hollic who topped the Confidence Pool and then became the new Betting Champion, great going! Also a special mention to Richard Race who topped the Betting Pool.
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