LFA 147 Results, Costa stops Melo in the Third
Legacy Fighting Alliance is at the WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan Iowa for LFA 147. The nine-fight card is headlined by a Lightweight showdown between two of Brazil’s top prospects.
The nights main event holds big implications towards the Lightweight division as Junior Melo squares off with Melquizael Costa. Melo is 2-0 in the LFA stopping Tommy Aaron & Adam Assenza. Costa has won six of his last seven fight securing four wins by stoppage.
The co-main event will see Justin Wetzell who’s on a six-fight win streak, 3-0 in the LFA facing Rafael fo Nascimento who won his third in a row at LFA 135 submitting Marcus McGhee.
Main Card:
- Main Event | Lightweight Bout (155 lbs.): Melquizael Costa (19-5) def. Junior Melo (12-6) (overhand left & ground strikes) 2:00 R3
- Co-Main Event | Bantamweight Bout (135 lbs.): Rafael do Nascimento (8-1) def. Justin Wetzell (7-2) by KO (punches) 0:26 R2
- Bantamweight Bout (135 lbs.): Askar Askar (15-3) def. Rickey Furar (7-3) by standing TKO (ref stoppage) 4:37 R2
- Women’s Flyweight Bout (125 lbs.): Helen Peralta (6-3) def. Aline Pereira (0-1) by (29-28 x3) unanimous decision
- Welterweight Bout (170 lbs.): Haris Talundžić (6-1) def. Omoyele Gonzalez (3-2) by submission (rear naked choke) 4:34 R1
- Welterweight Bout (170 lbs.): Ryan Leininger (9-3) def. Jeremiah Curtright (5-4) by (30-27 x3) unanimous decision
Prelims
- Lightweight Bout (155 lbs.): Will Starks (8-3) def. Ben Halder (5-4) by (T)KO (ground strikes) 4:55 R1
- Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 lbs.): Leslie Hernandez (1-1) def. Jasmin Pouncy (1-3) by (T)KO (punches) 0:47 R1
- Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 lbs.): Amanda Macioce (1-0) def. Jasmine Montoya (0-1) by (T)KO (punches) 0:20 R1
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