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By Matt Pelkey, MMATorch Columnist
It was a night of title retention Saturday night. Not only did Georges St. Pierre retain his UFC welterweight title, but so did both of our contest champions. Prediction Champ Kubi laid waste to #1 contender Drew "Ace" Rothstein, besting him by two full picks 7-4 to 5-6 to successfully defend for the first time. It was more of the same on the betting side, as longtime champion Cambo "Rambo" Nelson turned back yet another challenger in Chris "The Walrus" Wallner in his closest defense yet. Both men hit on $300 worth of bets, but Nelson's decision to put a little coin on John Makdessi was the difference. Makdessi was an ever-so-slightly bigger underdog than Jim Miller (+120 to +115), resulting in the $10 margin in favor of Nelson. It was Rambo's sixth consecutive successful title defense. Amazing. Congrats to the champs!
In the pools, a couple of familiar names set themselves up to start the new year with a title shot. Rich "Blowtorch" Hansen was one of four entrants to go a contest-best 8-3 on his predictions, but it was in the tie-breakers where he separated himself from the competition. His six correct rounds/methods were double the next closest challenger. Congrats to Mr. Hansen!
In the betting pool, Hans "Baby Snorlax" Hoehn used $800 in bets on the two biggest underdogs to win to distance himself from the rest of the field and nearly triple his money. He'll move on to UFC 125 to try to unseat Cambo Nelson. If Baby Snorlax can't do it, who can?
Before we get to the full results, a few housekeeping items: starting with UFC 125, the first numbered event of 2011, Rich Hansen will be taking over the administrating of the MMATorch Contests. He'll be the new czar, so all questions and comments should be directed towards him. I've been doing these for almost three years, and I think its time I passed the reigns along to someone else. Hopefully this will free up time for me to have some more interesting features on the site. Thanks to everyone who's been around from the beginning (especially those who were playing WAY back in the day before it was me running this) and all the newcomers, relative and actual, who make this such a fun, interactive thing. I will still be compiling the year-long contest results to crown a year end Prediction and Betting Champion. We'll have to look into the prize closet and see what we can come up with for the winner. I'll keep everyone updated on that, but it might take me a week or two to get everything tabulated. Alright, results time...
Betting Championship:
Cambo Nelson - $200 on Makdessi for $440
$100 on Miller for $215
Total Payout: $655
Chris Wallner - $300 on Miller for $645
Total Payout: $645
Prediction Pool:
Rich Hansen 8-3 (6)
Bob Oso 8-3 (3)
Simon Kerry 8-3 (3)
Conor Leaden 8-3 (2)
Mikey Fritz 7-4
Kort 7-4
Scott Hart 6-5
Jonah Goodman 6-5
Dan Moore 6-5
Ryan Wankel 6-5
Chris Wallner 6-5
Jamie Penick 6-5
Matt Pelkey 6-5
Nick Underwood 5-6
Shaun Godric Louis 5-6
Danny Mellor 5-6
Chris Moore 5-6
Skarz 5-6
Odin 5-6
Michael Savant 5-6
Delwin 5-6
Tony Shuck 5-6
Kevin Seng 5-6
T.J. Brown 5-6
Sam Matthew 5-6
Cambo Nelson 4-7
Corry Porter 4-7
Casey Vaccaro 4-7
Voiceinthedesert 4-7
Bryce James 4-7
Dago Morales 4-7
Lane Bradford 3-8
Brent King 3-8
Nick Center 3-8
Betting Pool:
Hans Hoehn - $500 on Danzig for $1750
$300 on Pierson for $1020
Total Payout: $2720
Odin - $500 on J. Miller for $1075
$300 on Almeida for $476.47
$200 on Pierson for $680
Total Payout: $2231.47
Bob Oso - $500 on J. Miller for $1075
$300 on Makdessi for $660
$200 on Bocek for $360
Total Payout: $2095
Lewis Rach - $500 on Danzig for $1750
$200 on D. Miller for $280
Total Payout: $2030
Danny Mellor - $400 on Pierson for $1360
$400 on Alves for $542.86
Total Payout: $1902.86
Rich Hansen - $500 on J. Miller for $1075
$400 on Struve for $666.67
$100 on Almeida for $158.82
Total Payout: $1900.49
Kyle McCarthy - $500 on Danzig for $1750
Total Payout: $1750
Jonah Goodman - $500 on Struve for $833.33
$300 on Almeida for $476.47
$200 on J. Miller for $430
Total Payout: $1739.80
Nick Underwood - $500 on Pierson for $1700
Total Payout: $1700
Matt Pelkey - $500 on Bocek for $900
$300 on J. Miller for $645
Total Payout: $1545
Conor Leaden - $400 on J. Miller for $860
$300 on Makdessi for $660
Total Payout: $1520
Mikey Fritz - $400 on Danzig for $1400
Total Payout: $1400
Trey Witzell - $400 on Danzig for $1400
Total Payout: $1400
Jonathon Arba - $300 on Danzig for $1050
$200 on Struve for $333.33
Total Payout: $1383.33
Kort - $400 on Almeida for $635.29
$200 on J. Miller for $430
$100 on Makdessi for $220
Total Payout: $1285.29
Sam Matthew - $300 on Struve for $500
$200 on Danzig for $700
Total Payout: $1200
Dan Moore - $300 on Miller for $645
$200 on Makdessi for $440
Total Payout: $1085
Simon Kerry - $500 on J. Miller for $1075
Total Payout: $1075
Dago Morales - $500 on J. Miller for $1075
Total Payout: $1075
Jamie Penick - $500 on J. Miller for $1075
Total Payout: $1075
Ryan Wankel - $400 on Makdessi for $880
$100 on Almeida for $158.82
Total Payout: $1038.82
Drew Rothstein - $400 on Makdessi for $880
Total Payout: $880
Scott Hart - $300 on Bocek for $540
$200 on Struve for $333.33
Total Payout: $873.33
Kubi - $200 on Makdessi for $440
$200 on J. Miller for $430
Total Payout: $870
Casey Vaccaro - $400 on J. Miller for $860
Total Payout: $860
Skarz - $400 on J. Miller for $860
Total Payout: $860
Chris Moore - $200 on Struve for $333.33
$200 on Alves for $271.43
$200 on St. Pierre for $240
Total Payout: $844.76
Tony Shuck - $400 on Struve for $666.67
Total Payout: $666.67
Kevin Seng - $300 on J. Miller for $645
Total Payout: $645
T.J. Brown - $300 on Struve for $500
Total Payout: $500
Shaun Godric Louis - $200 on J. Miller for $430
Total Payout: $430
Michael Savant - $200 on J. Miller for $430
Total Payout: $430
Voiceinthedesert - $200 on J. Miller for $430
Total Payout: $430
Bryce James - $200 on Almeida for $317.65
Total Payout: $317.65
Ic3m4n - $100 on Almieda for $158.82
Total Payout: $158.82
Lane Bradford - $0
Brent King - $0
Nick Center - $0
Corry Porter - $0
Zak Stehlik - $0
Performer of the Night: Rich Hansen. A contest-best prediction mark and a top-5 finish in the betting pool while nearly doubling his money. No one else can boast that good of a resume from this card.
Goat of the Night: A three-way tie between Lane Bradford, Brent King, and Nick Center. All three had contest-worst 3-8 records on their predictions and lost all $1000 in the betting contest. Kinda hard to separate them.
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