SB Nation User Blog: Eugene Schelfaut

The Many Faces of B.J. Penn's Lightweight Competition

Eugene Schelfaut — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:27:40 -0000

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Thanks to reader Juan Sempertegui for the suggestion.

Bloody Elbow Betting Game: Season Results

Eugene Schelfaut — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:36:37 -0000

The season is over and the period where our competition tries to string together cogency in an attempt to gloat has begun. We were out performed by MMA4Real in many areas, even though we had superb individuals who put to shame their highest achievements. The transition from this season to the next will be trying to make those individual performers many. The GED Gentry over at FightLinker performed ably and it is only through our early strong events, in which they were not yet competing, that we were as a season able to nudge them out. Our results, however, are more clearly out classed by the top of our division. And we should do well to focus ourselves on them, instead of middling around with the FightLinkers of the world.

Anyway, prizes go to the six shown above. Phantasma475 edges out Pooman by only 4 points on the season scoreboard. This nets Phantasma the signed Mauricio "Shogun" Rua Round 5 collectible and a Pride hat and leaves Pooman with just a Pride hat.Termin8r199 Gets a UFC 43/ 44 DVD pack.

For wagers, sandbox23 beats all with $72,943 in earnings and claims the UFC 100 t-shirt signed by 15 MMA notables and the Octagon photography book by Kevin Lynch. AlteredJerm takes in an unsigned UFC 100 t-shirt and some assorted things. This leaves !claw with a UFC 49/ 50 DVD pack.

Congratulations goes to everyone noted. If you have been so noted, contact me (info. on sidebar ->) and we can get your mailing details squared away. Thanks to everyone for playing. UFC 108 starts the next ten event season.

Note: For UFC 107: DuRuffio claimed our top honors with 88 points off correct fight predictions. That total is tied for 10th out of all who competed on MMA Playground for the event. AlteredJerm lead our wager portion with $9,707, earned mostly through a $5,000 Struve, Penn, Florian parlay. Congrats.

Important: If you wish to join the BE betting camp, send me a message on MMA Playground with your BE user name or leave a comment in this thread so I can send you an invite. Please make sure your MMA Playground login name is the same as your BE name or as close as possible so we can give you the proper credit.

Bloody Elbow Betting Game Season Finale: UFC 107

Eugene Schelfaut — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:36:17 -0000

Our camp performance for last week's TUF finale sucked so much we should not cover it here. What we should cover is a thanks to all who have played with or joined the Bloody Elbow camp over the course of this season. You have sustained us as the largest camp on MMA Playground, even though our performance does not indicate this season we will be the best in ability.

The bright side for TUF 10 came through, individually, with AlteredJerm on the wager side of things, earning $9,349 on the event. Most of said earnings came off a $1,000 Ferguson, Hamill, Nelson parlay. AlteredJerm's total after 9 events, $13,750, is good enough for the camp's 3rd place, a spot which will net a UFC 49/ 50 DVD pack and a Stub Hub mousepad if Jerm can hold on. More information on the prize tree and regulations here. Sandbox23 is looking like the one to take home the signed UFC 100 t-shirt.

On the points side, DJRokyManson and Bambergen tied with 56 points earned through correct fight predictions. Phantasma475, however, will not be denied and looks to take home the signed "Shogun" Rua action figure.

But all or most of it can change with this last event, tomorrow, at UFC 107. Playground lines are in the comment section.

Bloody Elbow Betting Game: The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale

Eugene Schelfaut — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:00:32 -0000

~ Camp Statistics After 8 of 10 Events ~

Alright, monkeys, with only two events left to go in the season, we here at BE are being bested by the baker's dozen over at MMA4Real. It is really kind of comical if one stops to think about it. This is in comparison to when one thinks about FightLinker. In that instance, instead of a flirtation with comic relief, one just gets sad.

-- Anyway, those in top contention for the Points side of our prize tree are:

phantasma475 with 483 points.

sdpads24 with 444 points.

marcell20 with 436 points. The points race is the tightest of the two, so make those picks.

-- Those in top contention for the Wager side of our prize tree are:

sandbox23 with $84,961 in fake money.

shatto1 with $67,001.

brooklynbadass (DJ Soma) with $31,331.

An honorable mention goes to our current 4th place member in wager earnings, me, who is really going to play up the fact that he performs better than most of you. TUF 10 lines in comments section.

~ Top Earnings and Points After 8 of 10 Events ~

UFC 107: B.J. Penn vs. Diego Sanchez Wallpaper

Eugene Schelfaut — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:20:30 -0000

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Bloody Elbow Betting Game: UFC 106 Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin II Results

Eugene Schelfaut — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:44:51 -0000

~ UFC 106 Camp Statistics ~

I do not know how I am supposed to coat this one with sugar. There was not one area, except having a larger active population than any other fight camp on MMA Playground, in which we bested our opponents for UFC 106. The GED Gentry over at Fightlinker managed to end on the positive side of earnings, while MMA4Real earned an average of $200 to our average loss of $200. We were, however, over 50% in our picking percentage for UFC 106, which is something that could not be said about our 105 performance.

The BE personal performance award for earnings goes to aaronb who gained $3,948 on the event. $3,293 of said earnings came off a $500 Sadollah, Saunders, Sotiropoulos parlay. Aaronb is 17th in camp BE over 8 events with a total of $5,645. Sandbox23 is in 1st after 8 events with $84,961.

SmytheX is our member with most points awarded through correct fight predictions. 66 points for Ortiz vs. Griffin II brings SmytheX's season total to 372. Phantasma475 still holds the top seat with 483 points with two events to go in the Playground season.

~ UFC 106 Top Earnings and Points ~

~ Top Earnings and Points After 8 of 10 Events ~

Strikeforce Challengers: Tyron Woodley vs. Rudy Bears in Pictures

Eugene Schelfaut — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:19:36 -0000

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SBN coverage of Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears

Bloody Elbow Betting Game: UFC 106 Ortiz vs. Griffin II

Eugene Schelfaut — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:08:13 -0000

Another week, another event. So join already.

Rodriguez over at Fightlinker somehow thinks he is capable of leading a charge against Bloody Elbow, the biggest betting camp on MMA Playground and vanguard of a new cultural innovation. This notion is immediately refuted by a personal performance which results in $260 spendable, fake dollars, a loss of $740 off the starting amount, and a 57% picking percentage for fights. One can compare this to BE's camp leader who manages $27,582 in phony cash and a picking percentage of 70%. As for the MMA4Real, we are tied or nearly tied as a camp in the judged criteria after 7 events, which, of course, really pains me to write or admit.

We still have time to step our performance with the three events remaining in the season. Beat MMA4Real. Destroy Fightlinker.

Reminder on prizes. UFC 105 Results. UFC 106 Playground lines in extended entry.

~ Camp Results After 7 of 10 Events ~

~ BE Camp Leaders After 7 of 10 Events ~

UFC 105: Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera in Pictures

Eugene Schelfaut — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:51:24 -0000

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Bloody Elbow Betting Game: UFC 105 Results

Eugene Schelfaut — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:39:23 -0000

~ UFC 105 Camp Results ~

While that was definitely not our best event, there is still the chance for us to finish out the season strong. UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin will be the next of the final three events. And that will be, of course, next Saturday. I have to admit that Fightlinker is not doing as poorly as I had initially guessed. Perhaps they will increase their average wager earnings to $15.11 next card. Can't wait until they play for a full season when the smack talk really counts.

And our discussion of competition brings us to MMA4Real and the ethics of a car wreck: does one drive by and spectate silently or is there an obligation to stay and call for help?

Brooklynbadass (DJ Soma) was the top earner from team Bloody Elbow with $13,603 earned, most of it coming off a straight bet on Dan Hardy. That is good for 16th place out of 4376 on the event. Brooklynbadass is in 3rd place in camp BE after 7 events with a total of $40,637. Sandbox23 is in first with $89,866.

As for points earned off correct fight predictions, termin8r199 scored the most from our camp with 71. He is in 5th place in camp BE after 7 events with 401 total points. Phantasma475 is holding on to first with 448 total points. Full results are in the extended entry.

Reminder on prizes.

~ UFC 105 Individual Member Camp Results ~

~ BE Camp Leaders After 7 of 10 Events ~