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By Matt Pelkey, MMATorch Columnist
After an event of status quo, we crowned a new champion at UFC 120. #1 contender to the Prediction Title Eric Marchment held his ground with an even 5-5 mark (a much better effort on this card than others) and was able to wrest away the strap from late-arriving champ John Hickman, who only managed a 4-6 tally. Congrats to our new Prediction Champion Eric Marchment!
On the betting side, Champ Cambo "Rambo" Nelson out-dueled his challenger yet again, besting Mikey "Effin" Fritz. Both men bet $100 on Rob Broughton, but it was Nelson's $300 bet on huge underdog Mike Pyle that made the difference. Congrats to Mr. Nelson on retaining his title (yet) again!
In the pools, it was the tale of two contests. Shaun Godric Louis notched a contest-best 7-3 mark on his predictions (not too shabby, but awful for a "contest-best"), besting a slew of mediocre to bad entries to earn a crack at new champ Eric Marchment, while on the betting side, newcomer Odin was one of five entrants to more than double his money. His $500 bet on Pyle and $200 bet on Broughton was enough to edge Brent King and earn the next shot at Rambo. Congrats to Odin, and good luck to the champions and challengers at UFC 121! Full results follow:
Betting Championship:
Cambo Nelson - $300 on Pyle for $1350
$100 on Broughton for $240
Total Payout: $1590
Mikey Fritz - $500 on Condit for $1200
$100 on Broughton for $240
Total Payout: $1440
Prediction Pool:
Shaun Godric Louis 7-3
Kubi 6-4
Mikey Fritz 6-4
Dan Moore 6-4
Supernova 6-4
Conor Leaden 6-4
Simon Kerry 6-4
Rich Hansen 6-4
Jamie Penick 6-4
Scott Hart 5-5
Nick Underwood 5-5
Jonah Goodman 5-5
Lightning101 5-5
Corry Porter 5-5
Casey Vaccaro 5-5
Drew Rothstein 5-5
Voiceinthedesert 5-5
Kevin Seng 5-5
Odin 5-5
Nick Romito 5-5
Sam Matthew 5-5
Lane Bradford 4-6
Ryan Wankel 4-6
Brent King 4-6
TJ Brown 4-6
J Wass 4-6
Cambo Nelson 3-7
Danny Mellor 3-7
Betting Pool:
Odin - $500 on Pyle for $2250
$200 on Broughton for $480
Total Payout: $2730
Brent King - $400 on Pyle for $1800
$300 on Condit for $720
Total Payout: $2520
Supernova - $400 on Pyle for $1800
$200 on Condit for $480
Total Payout: $2280
Ic3m4n - $500 on Pyle for $2250
Total Payout: $2250
Lightning101 - $300 on Pyle for $1350
$300 on Condit for $720
Total Payout: $2070
Rich Hansen - $500 on Condit for $1200
$400 on Patrick for $642.42
Total Payout: $1842.42
Voiceinthedesert - $500 on Condit for $1200
$300 on Fisher for $420
$100 on Bisping for $150
Total Payout: $1770
Jonah Goodman - $300 on Condit for $720
$200 on Pyle for $900
Total Payout: $1620
Casey Vaccaro - $300 on Condit for $720
$200 on Pyle for $900
Total Payout: $1620
Eric Marchment - $300 on Condit for $720
$200 on Pyle for $900
Total Payout: $1620
Dan Moore - $500 on Gustafsson for $870.37
$400 on Patrick for $642.42
Total Payout: $1512.79
Shaun Godric Louis - $300 on Pyle for $1350
Total Payout: $1350
Kubi - $400 on Condit for $960
$200 on Gustafsson for $348.15
Total Payout: $1308.15
Chris Wallner - $500 on Condit for $1200
Total Payout: $1200
Jamie Penick - $500 on Condit for $1200
Total Payout: $1200
Nick Romito - $400 on Bisping for $600
$200 on Condit for $480
Total Payout: $1080
Simon Kerry - $300 on Broughton for $720
$200 on Gustafsson for $348.15
Total Payout: $1068.15
Scott Hart - $200 on Condit for $480
$200 on Broughton for $480
Total Payout: $960
John Hickman - $400 on Condit for $960
Total Payout: $960
J Wass - $300 on Fisher for $420
$200 on Patrick for $321.21
Total Payout: $741.21
Lane Bradford - $300 on Condit for $720
Total Payout: $720
Corry Porter - $200 on Condit for $480
Total Payout: $480
Hans Hoehn - $100 on Pyle for $450
Total Payout: $450
Chris Moore - $200 on Patrick for $321.21
Total Payout: $321.21
Danny Mellor - $200 on Bisping for $300
Total Payout: $300
TJ Brown - $100 on Broughton for $240
Total Payout: $240
Kevin Seng - $0
Ryan Wankel - $0
Drew Rothstein - $0
Sam Matthew - $0
Performer of the Night: Shaun Godric Louis. A contest-best on predictions and turned a modest profit on his bets. But mostly, this award goes to Louis for keeping me from having to tally tie-breakers for seven people.
Goat of the Night: Ryan Wankel. Sub-.500 on the picks and a goose egg on the bets. Better luck next time.
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