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By: Dan Moore, MMA Torch UK Contributor:
Talk about challenging; first the Tavares vs. Hallman fight gets cancelled meaning a change to the entries. Then Jeremy Stephens goes and gets himself arrested and Dana White keeps me hanging, insistent that the fight with Yves Edwards is still going ahead, but it doesn't. Scores altered again so no one is disadvantaged, and we finally settle on a 10 fight card. Here's how it all went down:
CONFIDENCE GAME PRE FIGHT PREDICTIONS
35 people submitted entries for this card. Here’s a combined breakdown of how many confidence points you placed on each fighter (Winner in bold):
Antonio Silva - 82
Travis Browne - 233
Jake Ellenberger - 361
Jay Hieron - 4
John Dodson - 208
Jussier da Silva - 60
Justin Edwards - 19
Josh Neer - 309
Michael Johnson - 143
Danny Castillo - 54
Jacob Volkmann - 222
Shane Roller - 32
Diego Nunes - 192
Bart Palaszewski - 42
Darren Uyenoyama - 231
Phil Harris - 28
Marcus LeVesseur - 74
Carlo Prater - 108
Mike Pierce - 163
Aaron Simpson - 60
CONFIDENCE GAME RESULTS
Congratulations to Mark Bunce who finished with an impressive 66 points and duly earns 15 bonus confidence picks points for use at UFC 153. Mark just edged out Jimbo Slice and former title contender "Ravishing" Mark Sacchetti to get the win; use those 15 points wisely Mark and you have a great chance of winning the pool next weekend. Easier said than done though.
Here are the results of the Confidence Picks pool:
66 - Mark Bunce 63 - Jimbo Slice 62 - David Moxon 62 - "Ravishing" Mark Sacchetti 59 - Jason McKee 59 - Eugene Kim 57 - Shaun Louis 57 - John Theis 56 - Chris McCann 56 - Kevin Seng 55 - Nick Williams 55 - Rich Hansen 55 - Daryl Chumbley 54 - Carll Light 51 - JayMon 1002 51 - Chris Wallner 50 - Frazer McKenzie 50 - Scott Pipher 49 - Harry Cooper 48 - Clay Burley 47 - Erwin "Skarz" Bouwman 47 - James Cater 47 - Richard Race 47 - Dionicio "Dominus" Ortiz 44 - Tom Strong 42 - Anthony Sinnott 41 - Josh Hall 40 - Thomas Collins 40 - Joel "The Flying Dutchman" Wielenga 38 - Paul Connellan 36 - Charles Mickael 32 - Sam Martin 28 - Dan Moore 27 - Matt Page 24 - Avery Clarke
BETTING GAME RESULTS
Congratulations to Jimbo Slice who more than trebled his money bringing home $3282.37, comfortably edging out nearest challengers Mark Bunce and "Ravishing" Mark Sacchetti. Jimbo now has an extra $500 to wager at UFC 153 next weekend, and must be considered an early favorite to emerge from the pool as the top performer. However just like that, the money could all turn to dust, so spend it wisely Jimbo.
On a side note Rich Hansen ($900.00) defeats Tommy Strong ($300.00) and earns himself yet another shot at the MMA Torch Betting Picks Champion. Rich and yours truly will go head to head at UFC 153 next weekend, and fortunately for me (and him), the opposition won't have an extra $500 to spend on the night.
Here are the results of the Betting Picks pool:
Jimbo Slice: $3282.37
$500 on LeVesseur for $870.37
$100 on Johnson for $180
$200 on Antonio Silva for $540
$200 parlay on LeVesseur, Johnson and Antonio Silva for $1692
Mark Bunce: $2252.00
$200 on Hallman for $200
$400 on Antonio Silva for $1080
$200 parlay on Johnson and Antonio Silva for $972
"Ravishing" Mark Sacchetti: $2087.44
$300 on Stephens for $300
$450 on Ellenberger for $605.17
$50 on Antonio Silva for $135
$200 parlay on Justin Edwards and Dodson for $1047.27
Josh Hall: $2028.15
$150 on Hallman for $150
$500 on Antonio Silva for $1350
$100 parlay on Dodson, Ellenberger and Antonio Silva for $528.15
David Moxon: $1620.00
$300 on Justin Edwards for $1080
$200 on Antonio Silva for $540
Eugene Kim: $1563.91
$50 on Pierce for $70
$250 on Johnson for $450
$500 on Yves Edwards for $500
$200 parlay on Pierce, Volkmann and Ellenberger for $543.91
Charles Mickael: $1462.78
$150 on Pierce for $210
$400 on Volkmann for $577.78
$250 on Antonio Silva for $675
JayMon1002: $1225.00
$225 on Volkmann for $325
$500 on Johnson for $900
Chris McCann: $1219.52
$100 on LeVesseur for $174.07
$500 on Johnson for $900
$100 on Dodson for $145.45
Kevin Seng: $1175.19
$250 on LeVesseur for $435.19
$300 on Johnson for $540
$200 on Yves Edwards for $200
Daryl Chumbley: $1114.36
$300 on Pierce for $420
$200 on Dodson for $290.91
$300 on Ellenberger for $403.45
Chris Wallner: $985.38
$300 on Nunes for $415.38
$300 on Stephens for $300
$100 on Antonio Silva for $270
Scott Pipher: $942.22
$300 on Pierce for $420
$50 on Volkmann for $72.22
$450 on Tavares for $450
Rich Hansen: $900.00
$500 on Johnson for $900
Clay Burley: $820.00
$200 on Justin Edwards for $720
$100 parlay returned for $100
John Theis: $788.28
$200 on Yves Edwards for $200
$200 parlay on Pierce, Volkmann and Dodson for $588.28
Nick Williams: $770.12
$300 on Uyenoyama for $366.67
$300 on Ellenberger for $403.45
Carll Light: $745.59
$500 on Uyenoyama for $611.11
$100 on Ellenberger for $134.48
Matt Page: $692.31
$500 on Nunes for $692.31
Dionicio "Dominus" Ortiz: $540.00
$300 on Johnson for $540
Richard Race: $448.15
$200 on LeVesseur for $348.15
$100 on Stephens for $100
James Cater: $336.21
$250 on Ellenberger for $336.21
Tom Strong: $300.00
$300 on Yves Edwards for $300
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