I thought Mike Zambidis deserved it. And it will be great to see him in Japan, I am sure the Japanese will love his style. In my opinion it was very close but he did enough in the end to clinch it. To be honest I was a little surprised that there is such a divergence of opinion, but I guess this illustrates that we all look for different things and see different things when we watch a fight.
I had it first round to JWP, second and third to Zambidis. Zambidis was certainly tired from a draining battle with Behic and picked his shots carefully, but he rattled JWP on a couple occasions. JWP did a lot of great work in the grapple, Zambidis was I feel busier and more effective with hands and low kicks.
Although I scored it for Mike, I would not have cried foul if JWP got the decision. It was that sort of fight, nip and tuck.
One thing is clear, both warriors were tired from a hard night and they deserve to go at it in a one off fight when both are fresh! Not taking anything away from Zambidis who earned it with gruelling battles, but this great feedback will whet the appetite for the rematch!
Although I could see why JWP has stated he would not want to fight Mike in a 12 rounder under normal KB rules. With the knees, it makes for a closer fight.