Bellator 283 results: Live streaming play-by-play updates | ‘Lima vs. Jackson’

Bellator 283 is primed and ready to go down later TONIGHT (Fri., July 22, 2022) from inside Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash., featuring a Welterweight fight between former division champion, Douglas Lima, taking on rising contender, Jason Jackson. In further action, Sidney Outlaw will battle Tofiq Musayev in a Lightweight title eliminator fight.

Many readers check in before, during and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action, which will begin at 7 p.m. ET with YouTube “Prelims” and then transition to Showtime at 10 p.m. ET for main card action. Feel free to leave a comment (or 283) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it’s always a lot of fun!

BELLATOR 283 QUICK RESULTS:

170 lbs.: Douglas Lima vs. Jason Jackson – Jackson via unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Sidney Outlaw vs. Tofiq Musayev – Musayev via first round knockout
155 lbs.: Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Chris Gonzalez – Nurmagomedov via first-round submission (guillotine)
170 lbs.: Lorenz Larkin vs. Mukhamed Berkhamov – No Contest (NC) due to unintentional elbow to the back of the head from Larkin
265 lbs.: Davion Franklin vs. Marcelo Golm – Golm via third-round submission (rear-naked choke)
185 lbs.: Romero Cotton vs. Dalton Rosta – Rosta via third round TKO
155 lbs.: Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Bobby King – Rabadanov via unanimous decision
125 lbs.: Veta Arteaga vs. Vanessa Porto – Arteaga via second round submission (guillotine choke)
135 lbs.: Jaylon Bates vs. Mark Coates – Bates via split decision
170 lbs.: Roman Faraldo vs. Luis Iniguez – Faraldo via first round knockout
155 lbs.: Bryan Nuro vs. Archie Colgan – Colgan via third-round knockout
145 lbs.: Kevin Boehm vs. Akhmed Magomedov – Magomedov via first-round submission (rear-naked choke)

BELLATOR 283 PLAY-BY-PLAY

Douglas Lima vs. Jason Jackson

Round 1: High kick from Lima, low kick from Jackson. Jackson lands a takedown and he is in guard. Lima trying to work his way out of this predicament but Jackson is holding his position pretty strong. Jackson trying to mount but Lima prevents. Jackson staying busy from the top position and he pretty much took that round. 10-9 Jackson

Round 2: Jackson clinches early and he takes Lima down once again. Knees to the things for Jackson. Lima is once again on his back and fighting to get up. Not a good position for Lima. He snatches an arm and is looking for the armbar. Jackson picks him and slams him down. Lime throw an upkick and he rocks Jackson, who is dazed for a second but he recovers. Jackson is once again on top and raining down some hard shots. 10-9 Jackson

Round 3: Jackson goes in for another early takedown but Lima is defending well here up against the cage. Foot stomps from Jackson. Lima takes Jackson down and now he is in top position. Jackson manages to get up and then he shoots in and scores the takedown. Jackson landing some big shots from Lima’s guard. Lima trying to return fire but can’t get much on his punches. 10-9 Jackson

Round 4: Low leg kicks from Lima to start things off. Jackson shoots for another takedown and he gets it. The crowd isn’t feeling this strategy and the boo birds are now in full effect. Jackson landing some shots to the body. Lima looks a bit frustrated here, and with good reason because he is down on the scorecards and Jackson is too heavy on top. Lima is bleeding above his right eye. Three minutes into the fourth round and Jackson is dominating the round, and the fight. Lima is breathing heavily here, and it’s not a good sing going into the fifth and final round down on all the scorecards. 10-9 Jackson

Round 5: Lima comes out aggressive, throws and overhand right and Jackson lands yet another takedown. This is simply not good for the former Welterweight champion of the world. Jackson is simply working from the top and he will not let Lima up. Lima is working hard but he simply doesn’t have the strength to get up, Jackson rides out the whole round on top to secure the dominant win. 10-9 Jackson

Final Result: Jackson def. Lima via unanimous decision

Sidney Outlaw vs. Tofiq Musayev

Round 1: Overhand right from Musayev, and then a left hand rocks Outlaw from the jump. He’s on wobbly legs and Musayev lands one more right that drops Outlaw. It’s all over! WOW!

Final Result: Musayev def. Outlaw via first-round knockout

Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Chris Gonzalez

Round 1: A tentative start by both men. Two minutes in and not a lot of action. Hick kick from Nurmagomedov. Jab from Nurmagomedov. Two and a half minutes in and both men have been tentative so far. A lot of feints from Gonzalez. Gonzalez rushes Nurmagomedov and he gets the clinch and Nurmagomedov reverses position and trips him. He sinks in a front-choke. It’s tight and Gonzalez is forced to top.

Final Result: Nurmagomedov def. Gonzalez via guillotine in round one

Lorenz Larkin vs. Mukhamed Berkhamov

Round 1: Larkin coming in hot with several big shots, Berkhamov evades and…