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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pubo Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doda Emsah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doda Emsah has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pubo Richard's chin.
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152 lbs
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158 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Big right hand
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pubo Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doda Emsah!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emsah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richard.
Emsah has closed the distance and engaged Richard in a clinch.
Richard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Richard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emsah.
A head punch on the inside from Emsah fails to land.
Richard blocking some punches.
Richard is trying to break the clinch but Emsah has him pressed against the ropes.
Richard is trying to maintain a safe position but Emsah gets an underhook and turns Richard into the ropes.
Richard is trying to force a seperation but Emsah has the dominant position.
Richard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emsahs head.
Emsah working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emsah misses with a punch to the body.
Emsah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Emsah on the inside.
Emsah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richard's efforts to push away.
Emsah looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emsah prevents a body shot from Richard.
Richard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emsah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emsah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Emsah back to the ropes. Richard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Emsah has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Richard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Richard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emsah tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Richard counters with a nice uppercut.
Emsah clinches.
Emsah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emsah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richard can't break the clinch.
Richard is trying to force a seperation but Emsah has the dominant position.
Richard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emsah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emsah working aggressively here.
Richard wants to break free but Emsah has control.
Richard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Emsah lands a body shot.
Richard has a couple of punches blocked by Emsah.
Emsah can't find room to land a body shot as Richard controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Emsah.
Emsah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richard is trying to break free.
Richard looking to slow down the pace here.
Emsah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doda Emsah dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emsah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Emsah counters by clinching up.
Emsah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Richard is trying to break the clinch but Emsah has him pressed against the ropes.
Emsah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richard swings wildly with an uppercut but Emsah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emsah throws a punch but it's blocked by Richard.
Richard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Richard takes a swing at Emsah's ribcage but misses.
Emsah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emsah wants to clinch up but Richard keeps it at a distance.
Richard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Emsah throws the left hand but Richard avoids the punch easily.
Emsah tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Richard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emsah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emsah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Emsah.
Richard misses with a double jab.
Emsah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Richard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richard lands a right hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Richard. Those never looked like landing.
Richard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Emsah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Emsah drives through and clinches with Richard against the ropes.
Richard blocks a body shot from Emsah.
Emsah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emsah scores with a hook to the body.
Emsah digs a right hand into Richard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richard's gas tank.
Richard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richard prevents a body shot from Emsah.
Richard scores with a shot to the side of Emsah's head.
Emsah lands a nice shot to the body.
Emsah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Emsah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard manages to break the clinch.
Emsah lands a jab to the nose.
Emsah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Emsah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emsah clinches with his opponent.
Emsah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Richard is trying to break the clinch but Emsah is controlling him.
Richard prevents a body shot from Emsah.
Emsah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richard throws a punch but it's blocked by Emsah.
A nice right hand lands inside from Emsah.
Richard blocking some punches.
Richard tries to break free but Emsah pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emsah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doda Emsah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Emsah swings for the body but Richard moves out of range.
Richard tries to close the distance and clinch but Emsah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Emsah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Emsah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richard circles away quickly and effectively.
Emsah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Richard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emsah moves into range and clinches up with Richard.
Emsah misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Emsah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emsah has Richard pressed against the ropes, preventing Richard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emsah lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emsah.
Richard tries to break the clinch but Emsah is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Richard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emsah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richard's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard is trying to break the clinch but Emsah is controlling him.
Richard is trying to maintain a safe position but Emsah gets an underhook and turns Richard into the ropes.
Emsah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emsah digs a right hand underneath Richard's ribcage. Richard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richard wants to break free but Emsah has control.
Richard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richard is pushing Emsah up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Emsah misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Emsah.
Richard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emsah lands a hook that snaps the head of Richard backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emsah swings wildly with an uppercut but Richard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emsah lands an uppercut.
Richard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emsah has him pressed against the ropes.
Emsah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Emsah.
Emsah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richard's efforts to push away.
Richard blocking some punches.
Richard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emsah has him pressed against the ropes.
Emsah lands a body shot.
A short right from Emsah on the inside.
Richard blocks an uppercut.
Richard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Richard working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doda Emsah really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Emsah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Richard's head.
Richard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emsah.
Pubo Richard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richard wants to clinch.
Emsah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emsah tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Richard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richard avoids the head kick by Emsah.
Richard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Richard throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Richard digs a good hook to Emsah's body.
Emsah tries to clinch but Richard is having none of it.
Richard is looking to counter the offense by Emsah and move into the clinch.
Richard tries to close the distance and clinch but Emsah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richard moves in looking to clinch but Emsah pushes him off.
Richard sets himself, and Emsah steps forward looking for the clinch! Richard avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Richard.
Richard loads up on a big right hand but Emsah slips the punch.
Richard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emsah throws a leg kick which misses Richard's front leg but catches the back leg as Richard tries to avoid it.
Richard clobbers Emsah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Richard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emsah tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Richard counter with a right hand.
Richard misses with a hook.
Emsah takes one on the button.
A big right from Richard misses.
Emsah is looking to clinch.
Emsah swats away the attempt to clinch by Richard.
Emsah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Richard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emsah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richard takes a swing at Emsah's ribcage but misses.
Emsah swats away the attempt to clinch by Richard.
Richard tries to clinch up.
Richard avoids the body shot from Emsah.
Emsah moves out of range of the strikes.
Emsah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Richard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richard misses with an uppercut.
Emsah tries to clinch up but Richard circles away and keeps his distance.
Richard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Richard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emsah can pounce on him.
Emsah is looking to clinch.
Emsah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Richard rather than just go for the knockout.
Emsah doesn't manage to clinch there - Richard circles away.
Richard throws a series of punches but Emsah avoids them all with ease.
Emsah moves in looking to clinch but Richard pushes him off.
Richard is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pubo Richard will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Emsah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Richard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Emsah tries to get set, Richard tries to push him back and clinch up but Emsah manages to avoid the attempt.
Emsah avoids the body shot from Richard.
Emsah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Richard misses the jab.
Richard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Emsah counters by clinching up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Emsah.
Emsah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Richard working hard to break the clinch.
Richard is trying to break free.
Richard is trying to force a seperation but Emsah has the dominant position.
Emsah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emsah has Richard pressed against the ropes, preventing Richard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Emsah on the inside.
Richard tries to break free but Emsah pushes him back against the ropes.
Doda Emsah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Emsah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard can't break the clinch.
Emsah is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emsah.
Emsah lands a shoulder strike.
Richard prevents a body shot from Emsah.
Emsah throws a punch but it's blocked by Richard.
Emsah misses with a body punch.
Doda Emsah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Emsah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pubo Richard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard is trying to push Emsah away but Emsah has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Richard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Emsah prevents Richard from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emsah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Richard looking to stall.
Emsah struggles to land a body shot inside as Richard controls his hands.
Richard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emsah scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richard trying to control the position but instead, Emsah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richard into the ropes.
Richard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doda Emsah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Emsah 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doda Emsah!
Doda Emsah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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