***ESB's Official MMA Prediction League: Rules and Questions Thread***

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This thread will serve to host the weekly and monthly scores for everyone participating in the MMA Prediction League.

Everyone is free to participate. Each week or month - the host will start a new thread with the latest event cards. Once the new MMA Prediction thread is posted - you are free to list your choices for winners on that thread. After the event is complete, the weekly host will tally the scores and post them back in this thread. The host will post the current event tallies for everyone that participated - as well as posting the ongoing tallies for the calendar year 2009. It is the host's responsibility to post the score for the individual event as well as adding to the total so that we can track it easily through the rest of the year.

The scoring breaks down as follows:

4 points for picking winner.
3 points for picking the round (and winner - obviously).
3 points for picking UD/SD, KO/TKO or submission.

For a possible total of 10 points.

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If you are unfamiliar with the fighters or MMA in general - use the fight finder over at Sherdog to research each fighter's record and then scout out their fights on MMA-Core if you have the time.

http://www.sherdog.com/stats/

http://www.mma-core.com/videos/Videos.aspx?tid=0

Have fun with it. And remember, Gina loves you.

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**ESB'S Official 2009 MMA Prediction League Totals for 2009:

Top Ten:

1) LB3000 - 692
2) AJAX - 655
3) sugarngold - 642
4) Grievesy - 638
5) rekcutnevets - 569
6) solidchin - 561
7) LHL - 385
8) One Punch KO - 379
9) beebs - 357
10) quebecwarrior - 338

And the rest:

11) 2fastbyfar - 261
12) Rattler - 198
13) Monoxide - 188
14) immie - 176
15) wholesomefolsom - 167
16) Outerdrake - 163
17) jrow - 146
18) yogster740
19) Mazallan - 81
20) flexb - 72

21) 196osh - 67
22) BewareofDawg - 45
23) Vitor Belfort - 43
24) codeman99998 - 42
25) Koa - 34
26) BigT - 29
27) chimba - 29
28) tripod - 25
29) hrak - 16
30) BIGTIMETIMMY - 15

31) scurlaruntings - 10
32) radab - 10
33) Dinamite Kid - 8
34) IntentionalButt - 4
35) beecho1988 - 4
36) KINGLAMAFAO - 0
37) Kestrel - 0 - Deserves bottom spot for predicting Rogers to KO Fedor.
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I'm going to host this weekend's UFC predictions. Please post here if you are interested in hosting one week.

 

Here are some typical submissions for anyone that is not familiar with Jiujutsu - but would like a chance to earn bonus points

EDIT: Submissions list added to OP.

 

No problem. Glad to help. When I get more time - I'll list some examples of these maneuvers from fights so people will become more familiar with them.

 

You are correct that there have been times when a "tap out due to strikes" has been called a submission - but for our purpose those incidences will be considered TKO's. It's basically the same as turning one's back in boxing.

We're going by the literal definition for submissions in that it has to be a leverage maneuver applied to one's opponent causing a tap out or referee stoppage (as with Tim Sylvia vs Frank Mir when Sylvia refused to tap to the armbar but the ref stopped the fight and rightly so as Sylvia's arm was broken). :good

 

Post in the other thread, Grievsey. I'm going to use this one for the scores each month - that way everyone will know their standing through the year. :good

 

You can if you like - but it's not required. Predicting the proper submission will garner bonus points. The more points you accrue the more bragging rights you will have and the more you can say "STFU N00b!"

 

I updated the submissions list. If anyone has any corrections to make or further examples to offer - please feel free to do so and I'll update the list accordingly.

 

Welcome aboard. Feel free to find the UFC 98 prediction thread and start making your choices. Use Fight Finder to research fighter's records and then scout out Youtube if you have the time.

http://www.sherdog.com/stats/