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Jan 5, 2010 - 12:10:00 PM By Matt Pelkey, MMATorch Columnist
There were no titles on the line during Saturday's surprisingly fantastic UFC 108, but we had our usual two up for grabs here at the Torch. Jamie "The Boss" Penick wasn't able to defend his newly won Prediction title, dropping it to Godric 8-2 to 7-3, but he was able to unseat longtime Betting Champ Scott "The Fountain of Youth" Hart to win the Betting Title. Congrats to both new champs, and a nice round of applause for Hart's reign finally coming to an end.
We had close races for the #1 contenderships in both pools. On the prediction side, two entrants put out an outstanding 9-1 performance, with Paul P. outlasting Sam Matthew 7 to 5 on tie-breakers. He'll move on to UFC 109 to take on new champ Godric.
In the betting pool, 6 bettors finished within $170 of each other at the top, but again it was Paul P. coming out on top. He'll attempt to capture both belts in one night in a few weeks when he takes on new betting champ Jamie Penick. Results follow:
BETTING CHAMPIONSHIP:
Jamie Penick- $500 on Evans for $732.56
$100 on Kampmann for $135.71
Total Payout: $868.27
Scott Hart- $200 on C. Miller for $325
Total Payout: $325
PREDICTION POOL:
Paul P. 9-1 (7)
Sam Matthew 9-1 (5)
Nick Underwood 8-2
Rich Boles 8-2
Aidan 8-2
Danny Mellor 8-2
Scott Hart 7-3
Lane Bradford 7-3
Jonah Goodman 7-3
Fernando Trejo 7-3
Tony Shuck 7-3
Mikey Fritz 7-3
Illustrious 7-3
Matt Pelkey 7-3
Lightning101 6-4
James Delisle 5-5
Supernova 5-5
Corry Porter 5-5
Ryan Wankel 5-5
Stephen Legaree 4-6
BETTING POOL:
Paul P.- $500 on Dos Santos for $642.86
$300 on Daley for $615
$200 on C. Miller for $325
Total Payout: $1582.86
Rich Boles- $500 on Evans for $732.56
$400 on C. Miller for $650
$100 on Ellenberger for $171.43
Total Payout: $1553.99
Ragan McDaniel- $300 on Daley for $615
$200 on Stout for $640
$200 on Kampmann for $271.43
Total Payout: $1526.43
Tony Shuck- $500 on Daley for $1025
$300 on Evans for $439.53
Total Payout: $1464.53
Daniel Moore- $400 on Evans for $586.05
$300 on Daley for $615
$200 on Dos Santos for $257.14
Total Payout: $1458.19
Sam Matthew- $300 on Daley for $615
$300 on Ellenberger for $514.29
$200 on Evans for $293.02
Total Payout: $ 1422.31
Godric- $500 on Daley for $1025
$200 on Evans for $293.02
Total Payout: $1318.02
Ryan Wankel- $500 on Kampmann for $678.57
$400 on Evans for $586.05
Total Payout: $1264.62
Lane Bradford- $400 on Kampmann for $542.86
$300 on Daley for $615
Total Payout: $1157.86
Nick Underwood- $300 on Daley for $615
$300 on Evans for $439.53
Total Payout: $1054.53
Danny Mellor- $500 on Daley for $1025
Total Payout: $1025
Fernando Trejo- $300 on Stout for $960
Total Payout: $960
Aidan- $300 on Daley for $615
$200 on Ellenberger for $342.86
Total Payout: $957.86
Lightning101- $300 on Daley for $615
$200 on C. Miller for $325
Total Payout: $940
James Delisle- $200 on Daley for $410
$200 on J. Miller for $240
Total Payout: $650
Illustrious- $300 on Daley for $615
Total Payout: $615
Matt Pelkey- $300 on C. Miller for $487.50
Total Payout: $487.50
Sam Berkenbile- $200 on Daley for $410
Total Payout: $410
Mikey Fritz- $200 on Daley for $410
Total Payout: $410
Stephen Legaree- $300 on Kampmann for $407.14
Total Payout: $407.14
Jonah Goodman- $100 on Ellenberger for $171.43
Total Payout: $171.43
Eric Labrador- $0
Jeffrey Klette- $0
Corry Porter- $0
Supernova- $0
PERFORMER OF THE NIGHT: Easy choice. Paul P. put out the best performance of the night in both contests, including title shots.
GOAT OF THE NIGHT: Corry Porter. Not only did he go a second-worst 5-5 on predictions, he laid the goose egg on his bets, while only betting $600 of his $1000.
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