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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mario Zambrana (ranked 1755 p4p, 234 weight class) and Tommy Lee (ranked 20031 p4p, 653 weight class). Zambrana comes to the cage accompanied by Impact is Imminent. Lee has chosen Kickstart My Heart as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Zambrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zambrana counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
Zambrana swings widly with a right hand
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zambrana has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Double XX in the buildup to the fight.
Zambrana connects with a looping right hand.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Zambrana moved away.
Zambrana misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zambrana throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zambrana manages to avoid it.
Tommy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Zambrana misses
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Zambrana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee jabs Zambrana right on the nose. Zambrana blinks but takes it well.
Zambrana closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Lee.
Zambrana blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Zambrana tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana blocks an elbow strike.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zambrana blocks an elbow strike.
Zambrana blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Zambrana.
Zambrana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Zambrana.
Lee pushes Zambrana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zambrana seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lee can turn it around.
Zambrana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrana controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zambrana's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Mario Zambrana has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Zambrana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zambrana prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Zambrana tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Zambrana blocks an elbow strike.
Zambrana blocks an uppercut.
Zambrana dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrana controls his hands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zambrana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Zambrana has double underhooks.
Zambrana misses with a knee to the head.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee tries to work over Zambrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Zambrana shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zambrana rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Lee tries to work over Zambrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Zambrana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zambrana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage.
Lee is leaning against Zambrana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zambrana blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Mario Zambrana's cut is getting worse.
Lee tries to work over Zambrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zambrana tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zambrana's elbow.
Zambrana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana lands an uppercut.
Zambrana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zambrana doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Zambrana throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zambrana checks a leg kick.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Zambrana moved out of range.
Zambrana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zambrana connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zambrana tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Zambrana does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Zambrana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zambrana ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Zambrana swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Zambrana finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zambrana connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Zambrana.
Zambrana missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zambrana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zambrana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Zambrana avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Zambrana prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Zambrana avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zambrana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Zambrana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lee throws a head kick but Zambrana moves out of range.
It looked like Zambrana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zambrana takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zambrana fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zambrana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zambrana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zambrana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee throws a jab when Zambrana was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Zambrana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zambrana lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Zambrana counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee misses with a hook
and Zambrana counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Zambrana.
A cross from Lee lands.
Zambrana moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana is stalling here.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Zambrana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zambrana wants to stall.
Mario Zambrana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zambrana.
Zambrana misses with a knee strike.
Lee avoiding damage as Zambrana throws knees to the body.
Zambrana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zambrana.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Zambrana misses with the head strike.
Zambrana tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zambrana's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zambrana takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zambrana misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Zambrana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zambrana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zambrana takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zambrana's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Mario Zambrana's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zambrana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Tommy Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrana controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mario Zambrana.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Lee!
Tommy Lee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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