MMA: LFA 56 RESULTS FROM THE MYSTIC LAKE CASINO
COURTESTY OF MMA JUNKIE- Austin Hubbard nearly had to go the distance to do it, but he’s LFA’s new lightweight champion.
Hubbard (10-2) finally put away Killys Mota (11-1) with just 15 seconds left in the fifth round Friday night to win the vacant 155-pound title in the LFA 56 main event at Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake, Minn. The main card aired on AXS TV.
Hubbard, who trains with Elevation Fight Team in Denver, now has won six of seven fights – but this was clearly his biggest. Mota, a Brazilian protege of former UFC title challenger Glover Teixeira, who was in his corner, suffered the first loss of his pro career. Going in, he was a finisher himself with nine of his 11 wins by stoppage.
To see highlights from the headlining title fight, check out the video below. The highlights also include Youssef Zalal’s (6-0) first-round D’Arce choke win over Steven Merrill (5-4) and Demarques Jackson’s (10-2) first-round guillotine choke win over Bobby Lee (9-3) in the co-main event.
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FULL RESULTS COURTESY OF TAPOLOGY
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Austin Hubbard def Killys Mota 
KO/TKO, 4:45 R5 - Demarques Jackson def Bobby Lee Sub, R1
- Jonathon Thomson def Ange Loosa Split Dec
- Alton Cunningham def Erick Murray Jr. KO/TKO, 1:53 R2
- Youssef Zalal def Steven Merrill Sub, 3:22 R1
- Dante Schiro def Robert Gidron Sub, 2:25 R1
- Sean Strube def Jesse Wannemacher Sub, 1:25 R1
- Joel Bauman def Corey Davis Majority Dec
- Thomas Petersen def Chato Wiest KO/TKO, 0:17 R1
- Noah Landrus def Ryan Schafer Unanimous Dec
- Rachael Lippert def Amanda Byers Split Dec
- Nick Klein def Manatua Lemaire Sub, 2:39 R1
- Joshua Fleck def Dick Lemus Sub, 2:43 R1