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Well the best UFC event of 2010 is in the books, which means its time to take a look at what happened in our own battles here at the Torch. Just as UFC 113 wasn't without a bit of controversy, we dealt with some of our own. Dablackpanther, #1 contender for Jamie Penick's betting title, no-showed his title shot, so the crack went to next-best finisher from UFC 112 Kubi.
Never one to take a contest off, Kubi breezed past longtime champ Penick to capture the crown. In a night were almost everyone turned a profit (not that hard when the underdog wins 6 of 11 fights), Penick only managed a $200 bet on Joey Beltran, while Kubi more than doubled his money to top all bettors, the pool included. Congrats to Kubi for winning the Betting Title in an impromptu match, but his work was far from done.
As good of a night as it was for the bettors, it was a rough night for predictions. On a night when only five competitors TOTAL were above .500 on their picks, Prediction Champ Fernando Trejo's 6-5 mark was respectable, but he was cruised past by #1 contender Kubi's 8-3. Big time congrats to Kubi, who becomes one of only a handful to hold both titles simultaneously.
In the prediction pool, your's truly's 7-4 mark was good enough to beat out the field without even going to tie-breakers. A hearty pat on my own back. Kubi, your reign ends on May 29th. Write that down.
In the betting pool is where we had our second bit of controversy. Shaun Godric Louis submitted bets of $500 on Jeremy Stephens, $300 on Shogun, $200 on Jonathon Goulet, and $100 on Joe Doerksen. For all you match aficionados out there, that exceeds our $1000 limit by $100. I had a decision to make. By all rights I could've disallowed his entry altogether, especially considering that I was the one who stood to benefit, as I was the next highest bettor. However, I determined that no matter where I took away $100 from his bets (the $100 on Doerksen would lower his total the most) he still would've beaten me. So I counted his bets on Stephens and Rua and there you have it. Mr. Louis is the new #1 contender to Kubi's betting title. Congrats. Full results follow...
Betting Championship:
Kubi- $400 on Beltran for $1160
$400 on Rua for $1040
Total Payout: $2200
Jamie Penick- $200 on Beltran for $580
Total Payout: $580
Prediction Pool:
Matt Pelkey 7-4
Kaleb Lipinski 6-5
Michael Sheppard 6-5
Shaun Godric Louis 5-6
Scott Hart 5-6
Tony Shuck 5-6
Alan Garcia 5-6
Nick Underwood 5-6
Sam Matthew 5-6
Ryan Wankel 5-6
Josh Golden 5-6
Lane Bradford 5-6
Brooks Rittel 4-7
Jamie Penick 4-7
Daniel Moore 4-7
Jonah Goodman 4-7
Lightning101 4-7
Lauton Astinoe 4-7
Rich Hansen 4-7
Danny Mellor 3-8
Mikey Fritz 3-8
Steve Sadler 2-9
Betting Pool:
Shaun Godric Louis- $500 on Stephens for $1300
$300 on Rua for $780
Total Payout: $2080
Matt Pelkey- $400 on Mitrione for $763.64
$300 on Salter for $675
$200 on Beltran for $580
Total Payout: $2018.64
Fernando Trejo- $400 on Rua for $1040
$200 on Guymon for $600
$100 on Salter for $225
$100 on Davis for $116.67
Total Payout: $1981.67
Alan Garcia- $300 on Guymon for $900
$300 on Beltran for $870
Total Payout: $1770
Michael Sheppard- $300 on Guymon for $900
$300 on Rua for $780
Total Payout: $1680
Nick Underwood- $300 on Guymon for $900
$300 on Salter for $675
Total Payout: $1575
Ryan McCauley- $300 on Koscheck for $420
$200 on Rua for $520
$100 on Doerksen for $500
Total Payout: $1440
Sam Matthew- $300 on Beltran for $870
$200 on Rua for $520
Total Payout: $1390
Jeffrey Klette- $200 on Beltran for $580
$200 on Rua for $520
$200 on Koscheck for $280
Total Payout: $1380
Kaleb Lipinski- $300 on Rua for $780
$100 on Guymon for $300
$100 on Beltran for $290
Total Payout: $1370
Ryan Wankel- $400 on Stephens for $1040
$100 on Salter for $225
Total Payout: $1265
Lauton Astinoe- $300 on Beltran for $870
$200 on Mitrione for $381.82
Total Payout: $1251.82
Scott Hart- $400 on Rua for $1040
$100 on Mitrione for $190.91
Total Payout: $1230.91
Dustin Rockow- $400 on Rua for $1040
$100 on Belcher for $176.92
Total Payout: $1216.92
Mikey Fritz- $400 on Guymon for $1200
Total Payout: $1200
Daniel Moore- $300 on Rua for $780
$200 on Belcher for $353.85
Total Payout: $1133.85
Lane Bradford- $300 on Guymon for $900
$100 on Belcher for $176.92
Total Payout: $1076.92
Tony Shuck- $400 on Rua for $1040
Total Payout: $1040
Rich Hansen- $500 on Mitrione for $954.55
Total Payout: $954.55
Danny Mellor- $200 on Rua for $520
$100 on Guymon for $300
Total Payout: $820
Jonah Goodman- $100 on Doerksen for $500
Total Payout: $500
Anthony Bruzzese- $400 on Hendricks for $480
Total Payout: $480
Lightning101- $100 on Rua for $260
Total Payout: $260
Dom762- $100 on Belcher for $176.92
Total Payout: $176.92
Brooks Rittel- $0
Performer of the Night: As much as I'd like to give it to myself for my workmanlike effort in nearly capture both #1 contenderships, this one goes to Kubi. He won both titles, and left no doubt by being the top overall performer in both contests.
Goat of the Night: Brooks Rittel. The only man to lose all of his money also posted a lackluster 4-7 mark on his predictions.
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