For the better part of the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal bout between Douglas Lima and Andrey Koreshkov, the latter worked a defensive clinch game that had the crowd at SAP Center in San Jose restless.
But Lima finally tired of things and took things over in the late rounds. Lima came on strong in the fourth, and then in the fifth, used a nasty rear-naked choke to finish the bout. Lima took the trilogy fight between former Bellator welterweight champions at the 3:04 mark of the final frame.
“Koreshkov is a tough guy, a dangerous guy,” Lima (30-7) said.