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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Larocque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larocque comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique- Creation & Destruction. Bryan Larocque had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Larocque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larocque throws a sloppy head kick and Tatum moves out of range easily.
Drederick Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larocque with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tatum to score with a decent uppercut.
Tatum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Larocque.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Larocque throws the kick towards the body but Tatum avoids it.
Tatum cracks Larocque with a good jab.
Tatum misses with a right hand
and Larocque makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larocque fails with the takedown.
Tatum swats away the attempt to clinch by Larocque.
Larocque slips under a jab from Tatum.
Larocque thuds a left hand into Tatum's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum throws a nice looking combination but Larocque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larocque is looking to clinch.
Tatum scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tatum closes the distance and clinches.
Larocque tries to score a body lock takedown but Tatum shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short left from Tatum.
Tatum wants to get back to striking at distance but Larocque won't allow it.
Larocque lands with a right to the head.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike.
Larocque blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Larocque lands with a short shot to the head.
Tatum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larocque backwards.
Larocque lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tatum or not.
Tatum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Larocque.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tatum shoots in looking for a takedown. Larocque tries to sprawl out of it but Tatum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Larocque manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Larocque wants to clinch up but Tatum keeps it at a distance.
Larocque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Tatum. Beautiful body shot.
Tatum tests Larocque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tatum misses with a hook.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larocque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larocque slips under a jab.
A left lands for Tatum.
Larocque moves out of range as Tatum strikes.
Larocque avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tatum missing with a left hand there. Larocque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Tatum misses the target.
Larocque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatum scores with a jab. Larocque acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tatum scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larocque walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tatum throws a shot from downtown. Larocque moves away and avoids it.
Tatum moves in looking to clinch but Larocque pushes him off.
Larocque misses the shot to the body.
Tatum might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Larocque defending well as Tatum loads up on a big left hand.
Tatum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Larocque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larocque lands a right hook to the body.
Larocque lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larocque tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.
Larocque moves into the clinch.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tatum.
A left hand lands to the body for Larocque.
Tatum breaks the clinch.
Larocque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Tatum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Larocque throws a low kick, looking for Tatum's leg but Tatum calmly moves out of range.
Larocque looks to land a body kick but Tatum moved away.
Larocque throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tatum.
Tatum clobbers Larocque with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Larocque slips a jab from Tatum.
Tatum misses with a straight right.
Tatum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larocque throws a series of punches but Tatum moves out of range.
Larocque lands a head kick. Tatum smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larocque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Larocque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Tatum with that takedown attempt.
Bryan Larocque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drederick Tatum.
Tatum moves to clinch but Larocque breaks away
and Larocque counters with a right hand to the body.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tatum lands with a straight right. Larocque didn't see that one coming.
Larocque feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tatums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tatum is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Larocque had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Larocque tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larocque.
Tatum lands with a nice body punch.
Tatum missing with a left hand there. Larocque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larocque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatum.
Tatum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch but Larocque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larocque tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tatum swivels and escapes.
Larocque slips under a jab from Tatum.
Larocque cracks Tatum with an open hand slap.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tatum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drederick Tatum dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Larocque listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tatum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larocque fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatum misses with a looping right.
Tatum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Larocque is fending him off so far but Tatum persists. Nope, Larocque circles away and we're back to standing.
Tatum has a takedown stuffed.
Tatum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larocque.
Larocque feints and then cracks Tatum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatum down.
Larocque is looking to wear down Tatum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Larocque throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Larocque.
Tatum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Larocque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larocque has Tatum up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Tatum.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Larocque.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larocque struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatum controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Larocque - that landed with a thud.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
Larocque prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Larocque throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Larocque lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Larocque is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatum is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Larocque scores with a nice short uppercut.
Larocque gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum wants to stand and escape but Larocque is having none of it.
Larocque loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Larocque slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Larocque has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Larocque trying to control the position but Tatum is working away.
Larocque scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque scores with a couple of short elbows.
Larocque tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tatum's legs.
Larocque controls the position from side control.
Larocque looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tatum is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Tatum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Larocque wants to control but Tatum is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larocque slows the pace down.
Tatum is trying to control Larocque's posture but Larocque avoids it.
Larocque working the strikes but Tatum uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tatum is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Larocque in particular looking to stall.
Tatum is refusing to be controlled, as Larocque sits in half guard.
Tatum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Larocque is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larocque. Tatum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatum stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tatum blocks a leg kick.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
Larocque has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tatum finds it's way round the side to connect with Larocque's head.
A punch lands to the side of Tatum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatum takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tatum keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Larocque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Drederick Tatum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larocque scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Tatum.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatum wants to clinch up but Larocque keeps it at a distance.
Larocque doesn't manage to clinch there - Tatum circles away.
Tatum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Larocque tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Larocque dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tatum thows a body shot but no joy.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Larocque.
Larocque slaps away a takedown attempt from Tatum, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown but Larocque shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tatum takes one on the button.
Larocque moves forwards but Tatum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larocque slips under a jab.
Larocque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatum.
Tatum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Larocque's waist but Larocque gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tatum off to one side.
Bryan Larocque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drederick Tatum.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Larocque.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larocque lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tatum or not.
Larocque lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Larocque lands a body shot.
Larocque manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tatum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Larocque.
Tatum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Larocque has him pressed against the cage.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larocque throws an elbow that misses.
Larocque taking a breather.
Larocque misses with a punch to the body.
Larocque misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larocque lands a hook that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Larocque lands a shot to the body.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Larocque as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Larocque.
Larocque lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Larocque lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tatum.
A short uppercut from Larocque.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque lands with a light punch inside.
Larocque blocks a body shot from Tatum.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Larocque obliges.
Larocque lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larocque.
Larocque is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tatum pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Larocque lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Bryan Larocque has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tatum tries a body shot but Larocque blocks it.
Larocque lands an elbow inside that Tatum shrugs off.
Larocque tries to land a knee to the head but Tatum blocks with his arms.
Tatum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatum misses with some punches.
Larocque blocks a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum is working Larocque over against the cage.
Tatum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Larocque blocks an uppercut.
Larocque using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larocque lands a knee to the head.
Tatum pushes Larocque back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larocque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larocque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatum bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tatum lands a glancing blow to the side of Larocque's head.
Larocque scores with a push kick.
Larocque doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tatum.
Tatum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Larocque showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tatum.
A big right from Tatum misses.
Larocque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum misses with a looping right.
Larocque ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Larocque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larocque lands a jab.
Larocque throws out a powerful jab.
Larocque throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tatum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larocque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Larocque misses its intended target.
Tatum lands a jab to Larocque's midsection.
Larocque throws a hook to the side of Tatum's head but Tatum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larocque wants to slow Tatum down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larocque drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larocque.
Tatum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tatum fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Larocque clearly takes that round.
That's time! Larocque's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch but Larocque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Larocque is just out of range.
Larocque is looking to clinch.
Larocque has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larocque lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
Tatum lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatum.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Larocque controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Tatum as the two fighters clinch.
Larocque has Tatum pressed against the cage, preventing Tatum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Larocque working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Larocque taking a breather.
Tatum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tatum lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larocque has Tatum pressed against the cage, preventing Tatum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larocque taking a breather.
Larocque working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tatum lands an uppercut.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
Larocque scores with a shot to the side of Tatum's head.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum digs a right hand into Larocque's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Larocque's gas tank.
Tatum tries a body shot but Larocque blocks it.
Larocque lands an uppercut.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Larocque controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tatum.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tatum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tatum breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Larocque.
Nice shot by Tatum.
Larocque on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum tests Larocque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Tatum.
Tatum throws a series of strikes that have Larocque backpedaling.
Larocque is rocked!
Larocque throws a looping overhand right but Tatum ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Larocque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larocque tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tatum swivels and escapes.
Larocque seems to have got his legs back now.
Larocque takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tatum scores with a jab to the body.
Tatum shoots in and drives through. Larocque sprawls well.
Tatum connects with a right hand. Larocque shakes it off.
Tatum scores with a shot to the body.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Larocque sprawls well. Larocque wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tatum gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Larocque misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum lands with a straight right. Larocque didn't see that one coming.
Tatum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Larocque connects with an inside leg kick.
Larocque clobbers Tatum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Larocque swats away the attempt to clinch by Tatum.
Larocque has taken the fight to the clinch.
Larocque gets through Tatum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Larocque blocking some punches.
Tatum avoids the elbow strike from Larocque, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tatum fails to land.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larocque tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tatum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Larocque trying to control the position but instead, Tatum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larocque into the cage.
Larocque prevents a body shot from Tatum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larocque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larocque lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
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!
Tatum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larocque's elbow.
Larocque pushes Tatum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larocque lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Larocque landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatum blocks the elbow strike.
Tatum tries to work over Larocque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tatum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatum takes a shot to the head.
Larocque throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larocque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Larocque scores with a nice short uppercut.
Larocque trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drederick Tatum dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Larocque gets tackled into the cage by Tatum. Tatum maintains the clinch.
Larocque pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larocque. Tatum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatum shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Larocque defends it nicely.
Tatum throws a low kick but Larocque avoids it.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larocque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tatum cracks Larocque with an open hand slap.
Larocque misses with a wild body shot.
Larocque doesn't manage to clinch there - Tatum circles away.
Tatum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Larocque takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Larocque throws a head kick but Tatum moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tatum needs to keep his hands up - Larocque had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larocque moves away from the strike by Tatum.
Larocque wants to clinch.
Tatum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tatum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larocque takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Tatum misses.
Tatum slips under a jab from Larocque.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tatum.
Tatum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Tatum misses.
Larocque throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum throws a body kick that misses.
Tatum swings for the body but Larocque moves out of range.
Tatum has closed the distance and engaged Larocque in a clinch.
Larocque throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatum.
Tatum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Tatum lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Larocque.
Larocque is trying to stall.
Larocque misses with an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Larocque.
Larocque lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larocque lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Larocque prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Larocque blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatum lands an uppercut.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatum shoots in looking for a takedown. Larocque tries to sprawl out of it but Tatum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Larocque manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tatum moves in looking to clinch but Larocque pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatum lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Larocque looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tatum scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tatum swings for the body but Larocque moves out of range.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larocque lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tatum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larocque.
Larocque connects with a high kick.
Larocque tries to clinch up but Tatum circles away and keeps his distance.
Larocque comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tatum throws a body punch but Larocque moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larocque works the jab nicely.
Tatum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Larocque takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tatum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larocque feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tatum's calf.
Larocque throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larocque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatum cracks Larocque with an open hand slap.
Tatum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tatum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tatum tries to clinch up but Larocque circles away and keeps his distance.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larocque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larocque misses with a head kick.
Tatum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tatum punishes Larocque's body with a nice straight punch.
Larocque scores with a jab.
Tatum throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatum tries to clinch up but Larocque circles away and keeps his distance.
Tatum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larocque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larocque misses with a looping right.
Larocque lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drederick Tatum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tatum 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drederick Tatum!
Drederick Tatum is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Drederick Tatum thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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