Masato vs Mike Zambidis | Breakdown and Scoring

Masato is definitely one of my favourite fighters but I remember this fight being very close. Join me as I rewatched the fight and score it round by round.
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[@jgarcia3756]

Watched at .25x speed. After the knee, Zambidis stepped back and looked at his right foot. He blocked the knee as Masato jumped in and as he spun out of the corner Masato pushed him down. It shouldn't have been ruled a knockdown. I would like to see a "5 Things That Make Zambidis So Good" video!

[@bitsbobs8613]

What makes him good it’s his size and smile , if you was gonna fight a young boy 5 foot 2 inch and he’s smiling you underestimate him and you think you won already

[@susannehasch4642]

@@bitsbobs8613 he is 5.7 calm down.

[@bitsbobs8613]

@@susannehasch4642 no he’s not , he is 5,2

[@josemucarselsacoto5122]

I don't think they were fair, zambo got robbed big time. Great review champ, keep up the good work!

[@Markperna1]

I thought Zambidis won. The “knockdown” looked more like a push to me and he clearly won the last two rounds. That said, judging is so bad in all of the promotions that I can’t say it was favoritism. I’ve seen worse decisions in UFC many many times.

[@epr8974]

I'm torn on this one. On the one hand there was no strike directly putting him down at that moment, but on the other hand, the knee to the liver definitely had an effect and as he was coming out of the corner it looked more like he got overwhelmed rather than pushed. I can totally understand a ref counting there, thinking that the fighter is going don trying to avoid getting swarmed.

[@gyorgysimon01]

Thank you for your analysis. It was great to hear your thoughts about the fight. The result was split decision: 29-28 Masato, 28-29 Zambidis, 29-28 Masato.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Thanks so much for the translation. Interesting scoring as I gave it a draw and none of the judges agreed.

[@matthew-jy5jp]

We are going make your channel blow up champ. 😊👊

[@godsofwar1186]

We do enjoy a breakdown of Old Fights. Thank you.

[@victorhigaki5553]

for the judges scoring from the original video: 29 - 28 Masato 28 - 29 Zambidis 29 - 28 Masato 29 - NiJuu Kyu 28 - NiJuu Hachi I think Zambidis win even with that acting in round 1

[@h3ll0124]

Thank you for introducing me mike zambini on your previous video. Awesome fighter! Can you do a break down how zambini does his Superman punch?

[@bahakaleli9195]

bro this was a great analyse, subbed to your channel

[@leoc.9500]

Your Output is Crazy! Every day a new awesome Video. I am sure you will gain a lot more subscribers with your channel. 🥊💪🏋️

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Thanks man. Right now I have extra time because my next fight got pushed back. I figured I'd try and take advantage of the delay into training camp and film lots.

[@leoc.9500]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial we look forward to watch you Fight again and meanwhile your Videos are a big Motivation and also a great resource for knowledge.

[@acelover7459]

I'd score this one a draw too. Unfortunately K1 used to play favourites with japanese fighters on many occasions, like Musashi for example. At some point I even started to dislike japanese fighters, because those unfair decisions kept piling up, which was unfair to them because they weren't the ones who made those calls. Great channel Gabriel btw, I'm newly subbed. And those old K1 fights bring back memories... :)

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Welcome to the channel. I remember Musashi. Those were probably the worst kickboxing decisions I've ever seen. They were right up there with some boxing decisions 😝

[@nathanhastelow7734]

Awesome breakdown really enjoying your channel you have an incredible fight iq 👏

[@LuCa8_]

Love the old K1 Fight reviews, I love masato being one of the beet K1 fighters of his day but I think he lost this one. Keep up the good work:

[@matthew-jy5jp]

Another great breakdown video Gab 😊👊

[@xvouts2241]

Greetings from Greece, Zampidis's homeland.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

What's your scorecard for this fight? Do you agree with the judges or me?

[@xristosrizos8406]

Mike won the 1st fight and Masato won the 2nd fight.

[@andre.1984]

After seeing the replay by yourself, what do you think happened to Zambidis after that knee in the first round? He shook off his right leg. Was that due to the knee strike, or something else?

[@nvanguy6868]

I didnt watch the entire fight but from what i saw speeding through masato won, dropped mike in the first, defended punches well, never looked hurt and was beating mike with knees and clinching, and still scoring punches

[@andre.1984]

@@nvanguy6868 Watching like that without paying attention to the details doesn't do justice to Zambidis. I agree with Gabriel that there should have been an extra round.

[@epr8974]

@Great White But you don't just win based on one knockdown, even in a three round fight. The rules are clear on the value of a knockdown. It wins you that round, generally 10-8, unless the other guy is a super human. But that's just that one round. Masato clearly lost the last round, so it comes down to the second round, and that one was extremely close.

[@6400loser]

Wow, so useful to watch like this! Thank you.

[@c.b.-11]

D-R-A-W... Only because of the 10-8 1st Round

[@epr8974]

That knee definitely looked like it hit the liver and had an effect. It's so weird that Mike shook out his leg in the corner, but if you go down like that, you can't really complain about getting an 8-count. The second round is a toss-up. I would score this one a draw, based on Mike's good punching, but the second round is super close. What I'm asking myself is why Masato abandoned the low kicks in the last round. They worked so well in the second and Mike's leg was showing obvious damage. I noticed a few checks where Masato ran into shin-on-shin contact, but he didn't seem to be fazed by it. Still, no low kicks of any note in the last round. Weird.

[@rixter69]

Two legends!!

[@melonshop8888]

👏👏👏👏👏 CLEAN FIGHT NO GRAPPLING JUNKIES.

[@BillLayton]

Great commentary and breakdown. I think Zambidi should have taken it. I'm also struck by how weak both fighters are in their leg game. Masato has decent knees but only when he has that grip on Zambidi's head. Their low kicks are mostly marginal, especially when you compare them to Buakaw who showed everyone what legs can do. Also interesting to me is the fact that Masato's style of head clinch is what K-1 didn't like about Buakaw's style and effectiveness against Japanese fighters, and in later years they changed rules to give Muay Thai fighters less dominance. Lastly, Masato had some nice little side kicks and trips that I'd never noticed before, he certainly never got to show those to Buakaw!

[@micahasher7600]

Gabe, pls review iron Mike and buakaw! Not so much a robbery but an incredible display of defense by mike, and distance, pressure, and trips/sweeps by buakaw

[@peteypablo09]

Didn’t watch the video to see Gabriel’s opinion yet but I remember being in high school or college thinking that Zambidis got robbed like crazy haha. Maybe I would think differently now that I have more experience. Haven’t watched in awhile

[@melonshop8888]

SIMPLY THE BEST. MASATO 2ND TO BUAKAW. 👍👍👍MASATO FOR THE WIN.!!! MASATO HAS A GOOD DEFENSE THATS HOW ZAMBIDIS CANT SCORE.

[@ted5567]

What do you think about zambidis generaly gabriel?

[@godsofwar1186]

Assuming the fake knockdown wasn't fake Zambidis should still have won.

[@epr8974]

How? In order to win he would have had to get a 10-8 of his own.

[@gewin3743]

With the first round knock down I would give the Win to Masato. In the later 2 rounds, Mike’s punches clearly scored a lot, however, he looked quite vulnerable in the clinching position.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

100% correct. He really doesn't like the clinch. That's why Buakaw did so well against him.

[@gerardocovarrubias1127]

mr gabriel varga did you know that the strongest most powerful kung fu,karate,taekwondo styles are sanda,kyokushin karate,taekwondo itf there full contact hands and feet and are most popular,famous of all time

[@Devilmanlover]

Muay thai?

[@gerardocovarrubias1127]

@@Devilmanlover sanda,kyokushin karate,taekwondo itf there full contact hands and feet and are most popular,famous of all time and are the strongest and most popular

[@Nergal123]

@@Devilmanlover He mentioned strongest karate, kung fu, and taekwondo, not kickboxing styles in general. There would be a lot to talk about for best kickboxing styles. I would put Savate up there too if that was the case.

[@Nergal123]

@@gerardocovarrubias1127 Sanda, although I agree is the strongest kung fu style, is far from popular. Which is sad, if I could train only one striking style it would be sanda, since it’s integration of takedowns in striking is far and above the other striking options. Perfect for MMA. Zhang Weili, current UFC strawweight champ, said that although she had been doing kung fu for almost all her life, she only found out about sanda later in life. So if a chinese martial artist didn’t even know that sanda existed for so much of her life, how popular could it be? Here I’ll link a video that explains it better than I can m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnzOgoGhg5JpZpY

[@gerardocovarrubias1127]

@@Nergal123 @Nergal thats why i chose to learn sanda,kyokushin karate taekwondo itf because they are the strongest styles and there full contact hands and feet also i choose sanda and jkd instead of shaolin and wing chun

[@brunofreire5185]

Zambo won This one

[@frankenbeans6930]

Im a big iron mike z fan, but the knockdown looked legit to me. Mike took two knees which backed him up and clearly did some damage. It almost looked like Mike was about to take a knee himself when masato leaped in with the final knee and Mike tumbles. None of them were the worst knees I've ever seen but they did do damage and kd was legit.

[@frenchphilosopher302]

ZAMBIDIS HURT HIS RIGHT KNEE WHEN LANDING IN THE CORNER. YOU CAN SEE HIM LIFT THE LEG UP. HE DOES A GREAT JOB OF HIDING IT BUT DONT SEEM TO PUT MUCH WEIGHT ON IT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FIGHT

[@zeusgoose468]

Haha I was thinking the same, is it just me or is this fight extra bouncy? In your opinion is it advantageous to be THAT extra springy?

[@petrospago3515]

fan facts the second time they fight zambidis broke masatos leg and ribs and they still rob zambidis of his win

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I'll have to go back and watch that fight again. I only remember 2 things. Masato pulled out after the fight and didn't continue in the tournament. And he knocked Zambidis down. Interesting info. Thanks for sharing.

[@petrospago3515]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHa3nZmqhpiMa5o they ask zambidis what do you think about your fight with masato and he answers masato who? (in a ironic way as if i dont know any masato i was fighting air in the ring) then he continued with do you really think i lost? implying they cheated him out of his victory also some guy next to him say i dont see masato walking 😂 in the next scene they show masato with his broken leg bone in the last scene zambidis says well god didn't want me to win and maybe them making fan of the people who stole his victory and the says your champion is broken, crippled he cannot walk while i am fine no scratch nothing still strong

[@blazeblackk]

Shouldn’t have been a knockdown. At the very least there should have been a n extra round. K-1 Max was built to promote Masato, of course he gets preferential treatment.

[@matangox]

Masato has cauliflower ears. Did he train grappling or MMA?

[@heatheroneal4969]

I asked zambidis about that fight he told me the after the knee he could not feel he’s foot and then he ran up and pushed him over I meet him in Japan in 2006

[@christophertheodorou426]

Ζαμπο💯🙌

[@bitsbobs8613]

Zambidis has never won a fight against a Japanese on points , all they have to do is last the distance and they will win , that wasn’t a knock down ,it was just a low kick , hence why no replay

[@4rtur0]

Has anyone in this life been able to find and buy a Masato's "Champion" brand fight shorts?

[@lucasmacedo7145]

just looks like mike got hurt by a body knee in that first round but he had such a weird reaction to it?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I know. That leg shake was weird.

[@lucasmacedo7145]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial im assuming he didnt come out saying he got injured after the fight/tournament, cuz other than that all i can think of is him acting like the knee was a low blow of some kind?

[@kwak76]

Watch the first knock down. I think it's legit. There was a first knee to the body that stumble Zambidis . Masato follow that with another knee .

[@melonshop8888]

ZAMBIDIS STRONG KNOCKOUT BLOW WONT WORK ON MASATO. ZAMBIDIS FAST FLYING KNEE DONT SCORE SEE HOW FAST MASATO DEFENSE.

[@blackout2885]

K1 HISTORY ZAMBO ROBBED zambidis vs masato 2003 (should be extra round) zambidis vs kohi 2004 (should be extra round) zambidis vs kyshenko 2007 (extra round for no reason) zambidis vs souwer 2008 (extra round for no reason) zambidis vs petrosyan 2010 (should be extra round) when k1 want zambo win the max title was too late at k1 max final 2012

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I'd agree he got the short of end of stick with them.

[@stevenshar1233]

I don't think Masato won, unless that 10-8 counted for a lot more

[@retroghidora6767]

A draw seems right.

[@ted5567]

Zambidis won

[@thermalgeothermal451]

Nope

[@thermalgeothermal451]

Nope😂

[@melonshop8888]

YOU AGAIN PIDO DIDO.??? 🙄🙄🙄

[@burningknuckle26]

Masato won that

[@srali7609]

noooooooooooooo we all know masato gets defo preferential treatment same shit happened in pride

[@actanonvebra5183]

Mike won