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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gratien Coquerelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gratien Coquerelle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gratien Coquerelle!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coquerelle misses with a hook to the body
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Coquerelle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gratien Coquerelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown looks to land a combination but Coquerelle avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Coquerelle scores with a jab to the head.
Brown misses with the combination.
Coquerelle has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coquerelle moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coquerelle throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Coquerelle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Coquerelle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coquerelle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab by Coquerelle.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coquerelle jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Matt Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gratien Coquerelle.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
Coquerelle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Coquerelle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
Coquerelle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Coquerelle breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Brown is looking to wear down Coquerelle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Coquerelle avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Iron Works: Foundry: Sparring & Conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Coquerelle looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brown misses with a combination
and Coquerelle counters with a right hand to the body.
Coquerelle throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coquerelle just misses with a punch to the body.
Coquerelle doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Coquerelle.
Coquerelle throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Coquerelle throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coquerelle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brown sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Coquerelle tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brown's legs.
Coquerelle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brown sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Coquerelle.
Coquerelle looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Coquerelle is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coquerelle throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
Coquerelle throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coquerelle in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brown managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Coquerelle.
Coquerelle trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Coquerelle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gratien Coquerelle will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coquerelle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Coquerelle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coquerelle throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown is looking for a counter combo.
Coquerelle misses with a body shot.
Coquerelle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Coquerelle throws a big shot that misses.
Brown is looking to counter the offense by Coquerelle and move into the clinch.
Coquerelle tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coquerelle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Coquerelle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown lands with a hook. Coquerelle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Coquerelle throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Coquerelle dives in for a single leg takedown but Brown sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coquerelle.
Matt Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gratien Coquerelle.
A nice combination there by Brown.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coquerelle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matt Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown attempt by Coquerelle or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown, which made it look bad.
Coquerelle is breathing heavily.
Coquerelle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
A left and a right from Coquerelle both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coquerelle throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coquerelle throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Coquerelle. Beautiful body shot.
Coquerelle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brown wants to improve his position but Coquerelle is controlling well.
Coquerelle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coquerelle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown tries to kick Coquerelle off but Coquerelle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brown has a hand on Coquerelle's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Coquerelle takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Coquerelle's attempts to control the action.
Coquerelle thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brown holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Coquerelle tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gratien Coquerelle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Coquerelle postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Brown bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Coquerelle and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gratien Coquerelle!
Gratien Coquerelle gave a mention to FJCP Healthy Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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hype
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