The night finished up like a written script. This was it, the final of A1 tournament and the ultimate grudge rematch of Mike Zambidis and Gurkan Ozkan.
Both fighters had been tipped as tournament favorites and both had progressed through their previous fights, with little to no worries at all.
As both fighters entered the ring it was the Gurkan Ozkan of old taunting Zambidis before he entered.
This was set for a rematch to remember, could Gurkan payback Mike for what he did exactly 12 months prior?
Round 1
Both fighters looked hesitant as they did in their first encounter. And typical of Mike Zambidis he was hard at work early and stepped up the pace.
The first round was marred by an incident that involved Mike accidently giving Gurkan a low blow, which the referee didnt hesitate to deduct one point from the score card of Zambidis.
The first round was Zambidis but would have finished 9-9
Round 2
Like Zambidis' previous fights round 2 was the time that Mike showed his class above all other competitiors on the night.
In round 2 he produced some stunning combinations and at one stage seemed to have Gurkan worried. Gurkan look uncharacteristically hesitant.
Definetly a Zambidis round.
Round 3
All the hard work was done and Mike had the fight in the bag, it was no longer a question of if but when.
Mike hammered the lead leg of Gurkan and caught him solidly with some nice hand work.
Gurkan was obviously not looking to end the fight in the same fashion as 12 months earlier which resulted in him slowing down the fight and getting 1 point deducted for holding.
***Result: Winner and the 1st A1 Champion Mike Zambidis
He left thanking the greek crowd that came and supported him.
He will be back in Febuary of next year.