Matt Embree earned his ticket to the Journey Fight Series 140lb tournament finals by defeating Coke Chunhawat this past weekend. Muay Thai Authority was able to catch up with Embree and get his thoughts on the fight, as well as his opponent for the tournament finals Josh Palmer.
Matt: Thank you. For the most part it's always the same preparation, and it didn't change for this fight.
MTA: How much motivation was it knowing that you had lost to him before and you could even the score with a win?
Matt: Very motivating. I thought about it all the time, and I pushed as hard as I could in training. In my mind I had to win.
MTA: You won a split decision, same exact way he got his win over you. What do you think was the difference maker for you this time in the fight?
Matt: This fight I fought a lot smarter, tried picking my shots, and setting up things, and used more defense instead of last time where I just pressed.
MTA: When the fight ended were you worried that it was too close for comfort and it might go his way on the judges cards or were you pretty confident that you had won?
Matt: I felt I won for sure, when they said split decision I was surprised.
MTA: You are now set to face Josh Palmer in the finals of the tournament, how do you feel about that match-up?
Matt: I think it will be a hard fight, Josh is a really good fighter with lots of experience
MTA: Can you give us a prediction as to the outcome of the fight with Josh Palmer?
Matt: You can expect a war, and the better man will win.
MTA: The finals are not until October do you have any fights planned in between that time?
Matt: There are a few fights that have been in talks but nothing confirmed yet. I'm hoping to get a few in before then.
MTA: Anyone you are specifically interested in fighting?
Matt: No, I just wanna fight with the best guys I can, so whoever they give me I'll fight.
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