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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Zappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Masques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Zappa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Masques !
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zappa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masques sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zappa throws a looping overhand right but Masques ducks down to avoid it.
Zappa throws out a loose jab but Masques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masques moves out of range of the body kick.
Masques throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zappa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masques dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zappa tries to clinch up.
Zappa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masques sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masques works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zappa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zappa misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Zappa.
Zappa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masques .
Zappa misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masques swings for the body but Zappa moves out of range.
Masques throws a jab when Zappa was well out of range.
Masques tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zappa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zappa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Masques uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zappa.
Zappa misses with a jab to the body
and Zappa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zappa throws a sloppy head kick and Masques moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masques .
Masques throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masques scores with a nice head shot.
Zappa misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Zappa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Masques throws a lazy right hand but Zappa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zappa.
Masques works Zappa's body with a nice hook.
Masques misses with a double jab.
Masques misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Masques finds it's target.
Masques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zappa defending well as Masques loads up on a big left hand.
Masques ducks under a wild hook from Zappa.
Masques lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Masques throws a jab but it's blocked by Zappa.
Zappa slips a jab and a cross from Masques .
Masques rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zappa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zappa misses with a double jab
and Masques counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Masques throws a lazy right hand but Zappa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zappa lands a nice shot to the body.
Zappa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Masques is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zappa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Masques 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masques is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Masques jabs at Zappa's body.
Masques is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big left from Zappa misses.
Zappa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masques .
A telegraphed right hand from Zappa misses the target.
Masques darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Zappa.
Zappa looks to throw the jab but Masques is out of range.
Zappa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left lands for Zappa.
Masques is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zappa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zappa.
Zappa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masques moves out of range of the strikes.
Masques ducks under a wild hook from Zappa.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses.
Zappa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masques was well out of range. Poor timing from Zappa.
Zappa swinging wildly here.
Zappa connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zappa throws a hook to the side of Masques 's head but Masques sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zappa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masques throws a jab when Zappa was well out of range.
Zappa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masques .
Masques moves out of range as Zappa strikes.
Zappa digs a good hook to Masques 's body.
Nice cross by Masques .
Masques throws a nice looking combination but Zappa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zappa avoids the body shot from Masques .
Masques avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zappa cracks Masques with a good jab.
Masques jabs Zappa right on the nose. Zappa blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Masques misses the target.
A punch combination from Zappa misses.
Zappa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masques manages to avoid it.
Zappa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masques sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masques lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Zappa.
Zappa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Zappa misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masques .
Nice uppercut there from Masques .
Masques staying out of range there.
Masques throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zappa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zappa doesn't manage to clinch there - Masques circles away.
Zappa cracks Masques with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zappa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Masques jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zappa cracks Masques with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masques dips to his left and cracks Zappa with an uppercut!
Zappa misses with an uppercut. Masques saw that one coming.
Zappa throws a shot from downtown. Masques moves away and avoids it.
Zappa throws a series of punches but Masques moves out of range.
Masques misses with a straight right.
Zappa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masques moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masques uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zappa.
Nice straight punches there by Masques . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Masques .
Zappa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Masques .
Masques ducks under a wild hook from Zappa.
Zappa tries to bum rush Masques with a series of wild strikes but Masques uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zappa throws a leg kick which misses Masques 's front leg but catches the back leg as Masques tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Zappa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Masques throws a jab but it's blocked by Zappa.
A punch combination from Zappa misses.
Zappa scores with a jab.
Masques ducks under a wild hook from Zappa.
Masques fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zappa on the side of the head.
Zappa misses with a jab to the body
and Masques makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Masques fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Masques avoids the body shot from Zappa.
Masques uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zappa.
Masques works over Zappa's head and body with a nice combination.
Zappa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zappa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zappa misses with a looping right.
Masques scores with a decent looking hook.
Masques ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zappa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masques moves away.
Zappa misses with a looping right.
Masques lands a nice hook to Zappa's body. Zappa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zappa ducks under a wild hook from Masques .
Zappa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick from Zappa lands but Masques takes it in his stride.
Zappa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zappa lands a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Zappa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa misses the jab.
Masques connects with a body shot.
Zappa throws a hook but Masques blocks it.
Zappa misses with a body kick.
Masques lands with an uppercut that bounces Zappa off the cage and back into rage.
Zappa slips under a jab.
Zappa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Masques counters with a series of strikes. Zappa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zappa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masques connects with a jab.
Zappa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Masques at a distance.
Zappa slips under a jab.
Zappa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Masques as he connects with a hook.
Masques fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zappa manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Zappa misses its intended target.
Zappa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zappa blocks a jab.
Masques throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zappa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masques sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masques blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Masques .
Zappa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zappa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masques .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masques takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zappa misses with a body kick.
Masques scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zappa throws the left hand but Masques avoids the punch easily.
Zappa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Masques . That did some damage!
Zappa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masques moves away.
Masques keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zappa.
Zappa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zappa ducks under a wild hook from Masques .
Junior Zappa is winning the standup battle so far.
Zappa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Masques counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zappa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zappa misses with a wild body shot.
Masques throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab by Masques .
A chopping leg kick lands by Zappa.
Zappa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Masques finds it's way through Zappa's defenses.
Zappa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masques lands with a good body shot.
Zappa is looking to clinch.
Masques throws the left hand but Zappa avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zappa circles away quickly and effectively.
Masques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zappa circles away quickly and effectively.
Zappa scoring well with a low kick there.
Zappa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masques .
A nice leg kick lands there from Zappa.
Zappa lands an overhand right.
Zappa throws a big shot that misses.
Masques moves out of range as Zappa strikes.
Masques loads up on a big right hand but Zappa slips the punch.
Zappa slips a jab from Masques .
Zappa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Masques .
It looks like Andre Masques has been cut.
Zappa slips a straight right by Masques .
Zappa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masques .
Zappa lands with a hook. Masques tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Masques lands a really nice looking cross but Zappa seems unphased.
Zappa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masques 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.
Zappa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Masques throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masques throws a hook but Zappa blocks it.
Masques moves away from the strike by Zappa.
Masques 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zappa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Masques doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Masques slips under a jab from Zappa.
A swing and a miss from Masques .
A big right from Zappa misses.
Masques walks into a jab.
Masques misses with a hook.
Zappa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zappa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masques sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masques blocks a head kick by Zappa.
Masques tries to clinch but Zappa moves out of range.
Masques swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zappa looks to land a left hand but Masques moved out of range nicely.
Masques blocks a head kick by Zappa.
Zappa thows a body shot but no joy.
Zappa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Masques finds it's way round the side to connect with Zappa's head.
Zappa ducks under a wild hook from Masques .
Zappa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zappa throws a shot to the body.
Zappa lands a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masques lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zappa loads up on a big right hand but Masques slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Zappa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Masques 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zappa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Masques keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masques lands the left hand.
Zappa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masques .
Masques jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zappa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masques defending well as Zappa loads up on a big left hand.
Zappa lands with a shot to the body.
Zappa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zappa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zappa with a hook.
Zappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masques .
Masques lands a body shot.
Zappa throws a looping overhand right but Masques ducks down to avoid it.
Masques lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zappa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masques slips under a jab from Zappa.
Decent striking displayed by Zappa there.
Masques moves out of range as Zappa throws a body kick.
Zappa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Masques tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zappa was well out of range. Poor timing from Masques .
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Masques .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zappa manages to pull guard.
Masques wants to stand but Zappa is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zappa is on top in guard.
Zappa trying to control the position from guard on top but Masques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zappa throwing strikes from guard but Masques blocks nicely.
Zappa trying to control the position from guard on top but Masques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Masques trying to control the position here.
Zappa throws a strike but Masques rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Masques trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zappa's guard.
Masques must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Masques is looking to work some ground and pound but Zappa has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Masques slips a jab and a cross from Zappa.
Zappa ducks under a wild hook from Masques .
Zappa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Masques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zappa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zappa lands a body shot.
A big left from Zappa misses.
Zappa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zappa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masques .
Masques misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Zappa.
Zappa misses with a low kick.
Zappa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zappa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Masques .
Zappa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Masques throws a hook but Zappa blocks it.
Masques fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zappa manages to avoid it.
Zappa looks to land a left hand but Masques moved out of range nicely.
Masques throws a hook but Zappa avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Masques .
Masques misses with a hook to the body
and Zappa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masques misses with a straight left.
Masques rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zappa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masques .
Masques misses with a looping left.
Zappa missing with a left hand there. Masques was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zappa takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Zappa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zappa misses the jab.
Zappa takes a swing at Masques 's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masques . Zappa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masques slips a jab from Zappa.
A jab from Zappa misses.
Zappa misses with a low kick.
Masques is looking to clinch but Zappa is avoiding it.
Masques smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Masques ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zappa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masques lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Masques scores with a sloppy right hand. Zappa should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Zappa misses its intended target.
Masques slips a straight right by Zappa.
Masques looks to throw the jab but Zappa is out of range.
Masques loads up on a big right hand but Zappa slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Zappa clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Masques 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zappa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masques throws out the jab.
Masques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zappa.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zappa.
A jab from Masques misses.
Zappa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zappa throws and low kick but Masques moves out of range easily.
Zappa cracks Masques with an open hand slap.
Zappa scores with a jab to the head.
Zappa avoids the body shot from Masques .
Zappa misses with a body kick.
Masques looks to land a right hand but Zappa moved out of range.
Zappa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Masques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zappa circles away quickly and effectively.
Masques moves out of range of the body kick from Zappa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zappa misses with an uppercut. Masques saw that one coming.
Masques slips a jab and a cross from Zappa.
Zappa throws a right and a left that Masques avoids nicely.
Masques lands with a straight right. Zappa didn't see that one coming.
Masques staying out of range there.
Masques avoids the body shot from Zappa.
Zappa looks to score with a jab to the body but Masques is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zappa misses with a double jab
and Masques counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Masques 's corner calls for a 1-2. Masques obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zappa throws a series of strikes that have Masques backpedaling.
Masques lands with a shot to the body.
Masques connects with a crisp jab.
Zappa looks to land a right hand but Masques moved out of range.
Zappa lands with an uppercut that bounces Masques off the cage and back into rage.
Masques uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zappa.
Zappa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Masques in his tracks.
Masques drops his hands momentarily and Zappa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zappa tries to work over Masques 's front leg with a kick but Masques checks it.
Zappa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masques moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zappa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zappa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masques . Zappa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masques digs a good hook to Zappa's body.
Zappa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zappa ducks under a wild hook from Masques .
Masques avoids the head kick by Zappa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Masques misses its intended target.
Zappa throws a jab but it's blocked by Masques .
Zappa pushes Masques up against the cage in a clinch.
Zappa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masques is keeping busy.
Masques misses with a punch on the inside.
Zappa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zappa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Masques is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Masques pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zappa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Masques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masques just misses with a punch to the body.
Zappa scores with a one two! Masques had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zappa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masques .
Zappa misses with a hook. Masques ducked under it nicely.
Zappa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Masques counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masques takes a swing at Zappa's ribcage but misses.
Masques slips a straight right by Zappa.
Masques bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Masques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut there from Masques .
Zappa just misses with a punch to the body.
Masques thuds his right hand into Zappa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zappa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zappa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masques throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masques moves in looking to clinch but Zappa pushes him off.
Zappa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masques lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Masques misses.
Zappa scores with a shot to the body.
Zappa with a hook.
Masques missing with a left hand there. Zappa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masques tries to close the distance and clinch but Zappa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zappa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa loads up on a big right hand but Masques slips the punch.
Zappa closes the distance and clinches.
Masques is looking to control Zappa's arms but Zappa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Masques has his back to the cage.
Zappa is stalling here.
Zappa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Masques smiles and moves away.
Masques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zappa circles away quickly and effectively.
Zappa moves in looking to clinch but Masques pushes him off.
Good work by Masques as he checks the leg kick.
Masques looks to clinch
and Zappa counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Zappa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zappa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Masques uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zappa.
Masques slips under a jab.
Masques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Zappa.
Zappa throws a hook but Masques avoids it easily.
Masques on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Zappa had his way with Andre Masques in that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Masques 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Masques uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zappa.
Zappa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zappa throws the left hand but Masques avoids the punch easily.
Masques misses with a combination
and Masques takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zappa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masques was well out of range. Poor timing from Zappa.
Zappa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masques .
Zappa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zappa lands with a nice body punch.
Masques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zappa.
Masques gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Masques rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zappa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zappa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses
and Masques makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Masques misses with a straight right.
Zappa connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masques looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masques fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zappa manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masques chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zappa can pounce on him.
Masques lands a slapping body shot.
Zappa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Masques is out of range and Zappa settles back down.
Zappa fails with the takedown.
Masques uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zappa.
Masques throws a combination that misses
and Zappa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zappa throws a hook to the side of Masques 's head but Masques sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zappa blocks a jab.
Zappa throws a body kick that misses.
Zappa misses with a looping left.
Zappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masques .
A looping hook to the body misses from Zappa. Masques does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Zappa.
Masques tries to clinch up but Zappa circles away and keeps his distance.
Masques closes the distance and pushes Zappa back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zappa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masques swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zappa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masques .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappa is trying to maintain a safe position but Masques gets an underhook and turns Zappa into the cage.
Zappa throws a punch but it's blocked by Masques .
Masques misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masques 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zappa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Masques misses with the head strike.
Zappa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Masques tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zappa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masques lands a body punch in the clinch.
Masques struggles to land a body shot inside as Zappa controls his hands.
Zappa manages to pull guard.
Masques wants to stand but Zappa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Masques is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Zappa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masques accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zappa has his hands on Masques 's head, controlling the position.
Masques stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Zappa throws up his legs and catches Masques in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Masques tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Zappa! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Junior Zappa!
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