OVERALL STANDINGS

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SEASON 5 STANDINGS ***LAST EVENTS OCTOBER 4
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1. NATE (PAID) 470

2. BILL 456

3. DAVE (PAID) 430

4. THOMAS 333

5. BUG 317

6. ANDY (PAID) 315

7. CHRIS (PAID) 290






Monday, August 30, 2010

NEXT FIGHT: FIGHT NIGHT WED SEPTEMBER 15 (FREE ON SPIKE)

Nate Marquardt (Bill) vs. Rousimar Palhares (Andy)
Efrain Escudero (Thomas) vs. Matt Wiman
Gleison Tibau (Thomas) vs. Jim Miller (Bill)
Ross Pearson (Thomas) vs. Cole Miller (Chris)

Transaction

Chris: + Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira; - James Toney

SEASON 2 HAS BEGUN

UFC 118 RESULTS

Frankie Edgar (Chris) 20
Randy Couture (Bones) 17
Demian Maia (Bones) 10
Gray Maynard (Bones) 10
Nate Diaz (Thomas) 15
Dan Miller (Chris) 16
Marcus Davis (Bill) 3

Monday, August 9, 2010

SEASON 1 COMPLETE

In case you were not watching UFC 117, the inaugural season of Ground and Pound came down to the final fight of the final event of the season.

Not only that, but Chael Sonnen beat the shit out of Anderson Silva for 4.5 rounds and it looked like Curt was going to be the first champion.

Unfortunately the fight lasted 5 rounds, and Sonnen got caught with a Silva triangle, and Nate took home the crown.

I'm very happy with how the season turned out, and how everyone was 'in the mix' at the end.

Watch out for your Season 2 'magazine' and start getting ready for the draft.

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HERE IS THE ALL GROUND AND POUND TEAM for Season 1


1st 2nd 3rd

JUNIOR DOS SANTOS (Nate) STEFAN STRUVE (Curt) BRENDAN SCHAUB (Andy)

JON JONES (Bones) MAURICIO RUA (Andy) RYAN BADER (Bill)

ANDERSON SILVA (Nate) CHRIS LEBEN (Andy) ALAN BELCHER (Chris)

JOSH KOSHCHECK (Chris) JOHNNY HENDRICKS (Bones) JON FITCH (Curt)

FRANKIE EDGAR (Curt) GEORGE SOTIROPOLOUS (Chris) NATE DIAZ (Thomas)


HONORABLE MENTION: Cain Velasquez (Nate), Phil Davis (Bones), Matt Hughes (Andy), Rousimar Palhares (Bones)

UFC 117 RESULTS

Anderson Silva (Nate) 25
Jon Fitch (Curt/Kara) 10
Clay Guida (Nate) 15
Matt Hughes (Andy) 15
Junior Dos Santos (Nate) 10
Phil Davis (Bones) 10
Johnny Hendricks (Bones) 10
Stefan Struve (Curt/Kara) 16

Monday, August 2, 2010

SEASON 2

As we will wrap up season 1 sometime around midnight this Saturday night, here's what will be happening for season 2.

We will have 6 teams for sure, most likely 7, and possibly 8 (Junebug). If there are more interested (why wouldn't they be for $20?), the more the merrier.

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Every team will keep 2 fighters. You will not be able to keep a champion out of these 2 fighters. If Junbeug joins and everyone else stays in, we will have Bug draft two guys out of the remaining guys and then draw for draft order. If Curt leaves, Bug will take his team over.
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Draft is Saturday August 28 following the Dirty Dozen draft.
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Scoring changes: We will do the same scoring except for a couple changes.

First change: Submissions will be by round instead of flat 5 bonus points, just like knockouts.

1st Round KO or SUB: 17
2nd Round KO or SUB: 16
3rd Round KO or SUB: 15
Decision Win: 10

CHAMPIONSHIP: 10 BONUS POINTS TO ABOVE

****NEW****

Fight of the Night: 3
KO of the Night: 3
SUB of the Night: 3
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Any questions, let me know.

I will be providing all of you with a UFC 'magazine' with all the info you should need for the draft just like last year.

LAST EVENT OF FIRST SEASON

Standings are up to date heading in to Saturday August 7 UFC 117.

It's looking like a three horse race between Chris, Curt, and Nate. If Ricardo Almeida can take care of Matt Hughes, Kalsch will be tough to beat sitting at around 290 points. If Almeida loses, or even if Almeida wins, Curt has three fighters left who could propel him to the top, and Nate has Anderson Silva in a championship fight along with a guaranteed victory in the Dos Santos-Nelson fight. Could the championship come down to personal favorite Clay Guida? We shall see...


ANDERSON SILVA (Nate) vs. CHAEL SONNEN (Thomas) *CHAMP FIGHT

JON FITCH (Curt/Kara) vs. THIAGO ALVES (Bill)

MATT HUGHES (Andy) vs. RICARDO ALMEIDA (Chris)

CLAY GUIDA (Nate) vs. RAFAEL Dos ANJOS

JUNIOR Dos SANTOS (Nate) vs. ROY NELSON (Nate)

DUSTIN HAZELETT (Nate) vs. RICK STORY

STEFAN STRUVE (Curt/Kara) vs. CHRISTIAN MORECRAFT

PHIL DAVIS (Bones) vs. RODNEY WALLACE

BEN SAUNDERS (Curt/Kara) vs. DENNIS HALLMAN

UFC ON VERSUS AUGUST 1 RESULTS

Jon Jones (BONES) 17

Yushin Okami (CURT/KARA) 10

Takinori Gomi (BONES) 17