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!
We'll be back for UFC 156 (Aldo vs. Edgar) sometime tomorrow night. I'll post links on my Twitter account when the contests go live.
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