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By: Dan Moore, MMATorch UK Contributor
UFC on FUEL 9 turned out to be a great percentage booster for those of us not too scared to submit picks for an event full of unknown fighters and banana skin match-ups. As a bonus prize this week I am giving away my media pack from Sweden. It has been signed by Buffer, McGregor, Pickett, Pearson, De Fries, Mitrione and Goddard. Read on to find out who finished with the most points and therefore takes homes the prize stash:
CONFIDENCE GAME FIGHT PREDICTIONS
50 people submitted entries for this card. Here’s a combined breakdown of how many confidence points you placed on each fighter (Winner in bold):
Gegard Mousasi - 614
Ilir Latifi - 0
Ross Pearson - 512
Ryan Couture - 18
Matt Mitrione - 391
Phil De Fries - 28
Brad Pickett - 332
Mick Easton - 51
Diego Brandao - 244
Pablo Garza - 98
Akira Corassani - 21
Robert Peralta - 410
Reza Medadi - 22
Michael Johnson - 340
Tor Troeng - 278
Adam Cella - 21
Adlan Amagov - 150
Chris Spang - 75
Conor McGregor - 188
Marcus Brimage - 72
Ryan LaFlare - 130
Ben Alloway - 53
Tom Lawlor - 183
Michael Kuiper - 53
Papy Abedi - 143
Besam Yousef - 32
CONFIDENCE GAME RESULTS
Nick Williams (68 points) defeats Chris Wallner (64 points) to retain his title as MMA Torch Confidence Picks Champion. Another successful title defense for the champion and automatic entry into the MMA Torch Hall of Fame. Nick dropped points on Alloway, Spang, Peralta and Johnson. Chris dropped points on Alloway, Brimage, Spang, Peralta and Johnson to just miss out on recapturing the title.
Next up for the reigning champion is Joel "Chico Guapo" Wielenga who finished with a very impressive 82 points. Clearly the addition of a thirteenth fight helped bump everyone's scores up. But irrespective of that, Joel only dropped 9 points in total on Alloway and Johnson for an impressive win. As mentioned above he also takes home the bonus prizes. Congrats.
Here are the results of the Confidence Picks pool:
82 - Joel "Chico Guapo" Wielenga
79 - Mark Bunce
79 - Michael Douglas
78 - David Little
77 - James Brown
76 - Anthony Sinnott
75 - Daryl Chumbley
74 - Adam Tranter
73 - Dan Moore
73 - Alex Potapoff
73 - Matt "Kind of a Big Deal" Page
72 - Richard Race
72 - Tommy Strong
72 - Charles Mickael
72 - Adam "Dead Last" Lindley
71 - Erwin "Skarz" Bouwman
70 - JayMon1002
70 - Ed Gibbons
70 - Harry "Super" Cooper
70 - Lee Hopwood
69 - Nick Mizesko
69 - Dennis Fagan
69 - Julie Dunn
68 - Jimbo Slice
68 - Chris Houten
67 - Kevin Seng
67 - Eugene Kim
67 - Carll Light
67 - Clinton Tillett
67 - Seth "Wits Man" Gipson
66 - Jack Broadey
66 - Avery "Averydamus" Clarke
64 - Scott Pipher
64 - Jason McKee
63 - Mandeep Singh
62 - Ben Heather
62 - Shaun Louis
61 - Hunter "The Hunisher" Long
52 - Rohan Mohanty
51 - James "Hit Me Again and Put Some Stank on it" Cater
51 - "Slick" Rick Thayer
50 - Rob Reid
48 - Brandon Ashcraft
46 - Dave Hughes
45 - John Theis
40 - Joe "The Prophet" Williams
30 - "The American Dream" Mark Sacchetti
Note: Should either champion, or challenger fail to submit picks for UFC on FOX 7 (Henderson vs. Melendez), Mark Bunce would step up as a challenger, and so on. Everyone else will be fighting for the No 1 contender slot on the night, and the right to face off against Nick or Joel at UFC 159 (Jones vs. Sonnen) next month.
BETTING GAME RESULTS
Jimbo Slice ($1000) defeats Kevin Seng ($500) to retain his status as MMA Torch Betting Champion. Both champion and challenger only saw one bet come through for them. Both guys had money on underdog Papy Abedi and fortunately for the champion, he had double the stake riding on the outcome.
Jimbo Slice: $1000.00
$500 on Abedi for $1000
Kevin Seng: $500.00
$250 on Abedi for $500
Next up for the champion is Mark Bunce who helped himself to a return of $2439.52. Mark hit two correct bets on underdogs Abedi and Medadi. He also hit his parlay for almost $1000. That made a big difference and he finished just ahead of Joel Wielenga, Anthony Sinnott, Michael Douglas and Adam Lindley who all performed very well.
Here (in no particular order) are the results of the Betting Picks pool:
Mark Bunce: $2439.52
$200 on Abedi for $400
$400 on Medadi for $1080
$200 parlay on Abedi, McGregor and Amagov for $959.52
Joel "Chico Guapo" Wielenga: $2359.76
$500 on Corassani for $1800
$450 on Pearson for $559.76
Dan Moore: $800.00
$400 on Abedi for $800
Matt "Kind of a Big Deal" Page: $754.19
$250 on LaFlare for $385.14
$250 on McGregor for $369.05
RIchard Race: $300.00
$150 on Abedi for $300
Dennis Fagan: $616.22
$400 on LaFlare for $616.22
Adam "Dead Last" Lindley: $2197.79
$500 on Abedi for $1000
$50 on Troeng for $69.23
$250 on Pearson for $310.98
$200 parlay on Abedi, Troeng and McGregor for $817.58
James Brown: $810.00
$300 on Medadi for $810
Nick Williams: $1318.43
$300 on McGregor for $442.86
$300 on Pickett for $481.82
$300 on Mitrione for $393.75
Erwin "Skarz" Bouwman: $484.66
$150 on Amagov for $243.75
$150 on Pickett for $240.91
Mandeep Singh: $400.00
$200 on Abedi for $400
JayMon1002: $1329.26
$400 on Pickett for $642.42
$200 parlay on Lawlor, Amagov and Troeng for $686.84
Avery "Averydamus" Clarke: $400.00
$200 on Abedi for $400
Scott Pipher: $276.92
$200 on Troeng for $276.92
Jason McKee: $706.67
$300 on Lawlor for $457.89
$200 on Pearson for $248.78
David Little: $1644.59
$100 on Abedi for $200
$100 on Amagov for $162.50
$50 on Corassani for $180
$100 on Brandao for $138.46
$200 on Pickett for $321.21
$200 parlay on Abedi and Pickett for $642.42
Carll Light: $923.77
$500 on Lawlor for $763.16
$100 on Pickett for $160.61
Jack Broadey: $1204.55
$300 on Pickett for $481.82
$200 parlay on Amagov, Brandao and Pickett for $722.73
Ed Gibbons: $1736.40
$300 on Lawlor for $457.89
$300 on Pickett for $481.82
$200 on Lawlor, Amagov and Pickett for $796.69
Rob Reid: $939.08
$100 on Abedi for $200
$300 on LaFlare for $462.16
$200 on Troeng for $276.92
Daryl Chumbley: $231.08
$150 on LaFlare for $231.08
Tommy Strong: $562.50
$200 on Abedi for $400
$100 on Amagov for $162.50
James "Hit Me Again and Put Some Stank on it" Cater: $1401.65
$300 on Brandao for $415.38
$200 on Mitrione for $262.50
$300 on Mousasi for $327.27
$200 on Brandao, Mitrione and Mousasi for $396.50
Charles Mickael: $1640.25
$50 on Abedi for $100
$500 on McGregor for $738.10
$250 on Pickett for $401.52
$200 parlay on McGregor, Pearson and Mousasi for $400.63
Chris Houten: $590.48
$400 on McGregor for $590.48
Michael Douglas: $2048.40
$200 on Abedi for $400
$300 on McGregor for $442.86
$300 on Pickett for $481.82
$200 parlay on Lawlor, McGregor and Pickett for $723.72
Anthony Sinnott: $2206.44
$500 on Abedi for $1000
$100 on Amagov for $162.50
$200 parlay on Abedi, Amagov and Pickett for $1043.94
John Theis: $1080.00
$300 on Corassani for $1080
Harry "Super" Cooper: $200.00
$100 on Abedi for $200
Nick Mizesko: $808.71
$300 on Amagov for $487.50
$200 on Pickett for $321.21
"Slick" Rick Thayer: $262.50
$200 on Mitrione for $262.50
Alex Potapoff: $659.76
$50 on Abedi for $100
$450 on Pearson for $559.76
Chris Wallner: $321.21
$200 on Pickett for $321.21
Hunter "The Hunisher" Long: $802.82
$200 on Lawlor for $305.26
$400 on Pearson for $497.56
Clinton Tillett: $1210.29
$200 on Lawlor for $305.26
$500 on Mitrione for $656.25
$200 on Pearson for $248.78
Adam Tranter: $1113.28
$200 on Abedi for $400
$200 on Troeng for $276.92
$400 on Mousasi for $436.36
Lee Hopwood: $1252.34
$500 on McGregor for $738.10
$100 on Brandao for $138.46
$200 parlay on Brandao, Pearson and Mousasi for $375.78
Seth "Wits Man" Gipson: $1517.46
$50 on Troeng for $69.23
$300 on Pickett for $481.82
$450 on Mitrione for $590.63
$200 parlay on Troeng, Pearson and Mousasi for $375.78
Rohan Mohanty: $0
Shaun Louis: $0
Eugene Kim: $0
"The American Dream" Mark Sacchetti: $0
Brandon Ashcraft: $0
Ben Heather: $0
Joe "The Prophet" Williams: $0
Note: Should either champion, or challenger fail to submit picks for UFC on FOX 7 (Henderson vs. Melendez), Joel Wielenga would step up as a challenger, and so on. Everyone else will be fighting for the No 1 contender slot on the night, and the right to face off against Jimbo or Mark at UFC 159 (Jones vs. Sonnen) later this month.
RECAP
MMA Torch Confidence Picks Championship Match Up (UFC on FOX 7)
Nick Williams (Champion) vs. Joel Wielenga (Challenger)
MMA Torch Betting Picks Championship Match Up (UFC on FOX 7)
Jimbo Slice (Champion) vs. Mark Bunce (Challenger)
Performer of the Night: Champion Nick Williams earned himself a spot in the prestigious Hall of Fame. Mark Bunce earned himself a title shot in the betting game. However only one winner this weekend and that man is Joel Wielenga. A title shot, a bag of goodies and a very profitable performance in the betting game. Well done my man, you got this.
Goat of the Night: Conor McGregor told me to give this award to Tommy Strong. The Irishman is hard as nails so I've duly obliged!
We're back for UFC on FOX 7 in two week time. No game for the TUF Finale next weekend.
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