Bellator 164 Results: Koreshkov vs. Lima 2

Bellator 164 took place on November 10, 2016, at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. In the welterweight title rematch, challenger Douglas Lima stopped champion Andrey Koreshkov to reclaim the championship.

Main Event: Koreshkov vs. Lima 2

Lima avenged his earlier decision loss to Koreshkov with a third-round knockout at 1:21. A left hook dropped the champion, and Lima followed with punches to finish the fight and win back the Bellator welterweight title. The result ended Koreshkov’s reign as champion.

Bellator 164 Main-Card Results

• Douglas Lima def. Andrey Koreshkov by KO (punches), Round 3, 1:21, to win the welterweight title.
• Noad Lahat def. Scott Cleve by rear-naked choke, Round 1, 2:26.
• Lena Ovchynnikova def. Karla Benitez by unanimous decision.
• Georgi Karakhanyan def. Kirill Medvedovsky by TKO (shoulder injury), Round 1, 3:40.

Event Overview

Lima’s finish brought the welterweight belt back to him in the rematch, while Noad Lahat’s first-round submission and Ovchynnikova’s decision win rounded out the televised main card. Read our Bellator 165 recap and Bellator 166 results for more from the series.

Selected Bout Results

• Douglas Lima defeated Andrey Koreshkov by KO (Punches); round 3, 1:21.
• Noad Lahat defeated Scott Cleve by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke); round 1, 2:26.
• Georgi Karakhanyan defeated Kirill Medvedovsky by TKO (Punches); round 1, 3:40.
• Lena Ovchynnikova defeated Karla Benitez by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Chen Shhori defeated Kfir Eittan by KO (Knee); round 3, 2:41.
• Moshe Rand defeated Haitham Kiuof by TKO (Punches); round 1, 1:21.
• Elazar Tariku defeated Ron Becker by Submission (Keylock); round 1, 3:44.
• Alexey Trofimov defeated Sol Renato by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.

The selected scorecard winners included Lena Ovchynnikova, Alexey Trofimov. Those bouts reached their scheduled conclusion, leaving the judges to determine the outcomes rather than a stoppage ending the action.

Elsewhere in the recorded results, Haim Gozali finished Zane Clerk by Submission (Heel Hook) in round 1 at 1:41. That result supplied another stoppage alongside the other contests detailed in the event recap.

Sources

MMA Fighting; ESPN: Bellator 164 fight results; Event results record.

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