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Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko is a Russian

Russians

The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....

mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

currently fighting in the Middleweight

Middleweight (MMA)

The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...

division for Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...

Early career

A veteran of the IAFC (International Absolute Fighting Council), he began his career with an impressive 15 fight win streak. He has also fought in M-1 Mixfight and BodogFight

BodogFight

bodogFight was a mixed martial arts promotion founded by online gambling magnate Calvin Ayre. It was a part of Ayre's bodog.com Entertainment Group....

. He competed in EliteXC before the company went defunct. Its assets have been acquired by Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

, having made his successful US debut on their October 10, 2008 ShoXC
ShoXC
ShoXC was a mixed martial arts series produced by the mixed martial arts organization EliteXC, Showtime and Proelite.com. The series was announced on July 11, 2007. The purpose of the show is to highlight up and coming MMA fighters....

show on Showtime.

Bellator

Shlemenko recently signed with Bellator

Bellator Fighting Championships

and made his debut in the organization's middleweight tournament at Bellator 16, defeating Matt Major via unanimous decision.

He then defeated Jared Hess

Jared Hess

Jared Lawrence Hess is an American filmmaker known for his work Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre , which he co-wrote and directed with his wife, Jerusha Hess....

, after Hess severely injured himself, forcing the TKO via stoppage.

Shlemenko faced Bryan Baker

Bryan Baker (fighter)

Bryan Baker is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Baker fought in various promotions, most notably World Extreme Cagefighting and Bellator Fighting Championships...

in the Bellator Middleweight tournament final on June 24, 2010 at Bellator 23. He won the fight via TKO in the first round to become the Bellator Season 2 Middleweight tournament winner. In addition to a $100,000 check for winning the tournament, Shlemenko obtained a chance to win the Bellator Middleweight Championship against Hector Lombard

Hector Lombard

Hector Lombard is a Cuban-Australian mixed martial artist. Lombard was a Judo Olympian competing at the Sydney 2000 Olympic games, and is a multiple time national champion and world finalist. After 2000, Lombard began pursuing a career in mixed martial arts...

at Bellator 34 on October 28, 2010.

On October 28, 2010 at Bellator 34, Alexander Shlemenko lost to Hector Lombard

Hector Lombard

via unanimous decision for the Middleweight Championship. Despite taking a lot of damage that would've finished most opponents, Shlemenko fought back and even won the 5th round on the judges scorecards with a few well placed knees and power punches and stuffing takedown attempts. This was due to Hector Lombard relying mostly on takedowns to win the rounds after Shlemenko figured out his timing on the feet.

Shlemenko fought Zelg Galesic

Zelg Galesic

Zelg Galešić is a Croatian mixed martial artist, currently fighting in Bellator Fighting Championships. He has previously fought in Cage Rage, PRIDE, DREAM, and Hero's...

in the opening round of the Bellator Season 3 Middleweight Tournament. He won via submission in the first round to advance to the semifinals. In the semifinal round, Shlemenko defeated Brian Rogers

Brian Rogers (fighter)

Brian Rogers is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter who currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships.-Background:...

via TKO in the second round. He faced Vitor Vianna

Vitor Vianna

Vitor Vianna is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in mixed martial arts events in Brazil, Holland, and in the United States. He is the #3 ranked Middleweight prospect in the world. He is also ranked as the #69 Light Heavyweight fighter in the world by FightMatrix.com. This ranking...

in the tournament finals and won via unanimous decision. This win set up a rematch with Lombard in 2012.

Championships and accomplishments

Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
- Bellator Season 2 Middleweight Tournament Winner
- Bellator Season 5 Middleweight Tournament Winner
World Kickboxing Network
World Kickboxing Network
The World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
- WKN
  World Kickboxing Network
  The World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
  
  MMA European 75 kg Championship

Mixed martial arts record

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| Win
|align=center| 43-7
| Vitor Vianna

Vitor Vianna

Rama, Ontario

Rama is the Ontario, Canada home of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation and Casino Rama. The community sports complex is called the Mnjikaning Arena Sports Ki, which was the home arena of the Couchiching Terriers ice hockey team, once affiliated with the Barrie Colts. The Ramakings lacrosse team...

| Bellator Season 5 Middleweight Tournament Final
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| Win
|align=center| 42–7
| Brian Rogers

Brian Rogers (fighter)

Brian Rogers is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter who currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships.-Background:...

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, United States
| Bellator Season 5 Middleweight Tournament Semifinal
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| Win
|align=center| 41–7
| Zelg Galesic

Zelg Galesic

Zelg Galešić is a Croatian mixed martial artist, currently fighting in Bellator Fighting Championships. He has previously fought in Cage Rage, PRIDE, DREAM, and Hero's...

Hollywood, Florida

-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...

Sochi

Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

Hector Lombard

Hollywood, Florida

, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 37–6
| Bryan Baker

Bryan Baker (fighter)

Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...

, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 36–6
| Jared Hess

Jared Hess (fighter)

Jared Hess is an American mixed martial artist. He is most known for his stint fighting for Bellator Fighting Championships in their middleweight division. He was runner up in the middleweight tournament after losing to Hector Lombard.-Biography:Hess grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and attend...

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 34–6
| Sean Salmon

Sean Salmon

Sean Michael Salmon is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a light heavyweight...

Helsinki

, Finland
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 33–6
| Jean-François Lénogue

Jean-François Lenogue

Jean-François Lénogue is a French professional mixed martial artist, actor and stunt performer who has fought for PRIDE, BAMMA, Cage Rage, Shooto, and Pancrase...

Omsk

-History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes...

Novosibirsk

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Jordan Radev

Jordan Radev is a Bulgarian Olympic wrestler and professional mixed martial artist. He was the first Bulgarian mixed martial artist to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in its middleweight division....

Helsinki

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

, Czech Republic
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| Win
|align=center| 30–5
| Petras Markevicius

Petras Markevičius

Petras Markevičius is a Lithuanian mixed martial artist from Šakiai.He holds a notable victory over Gegard Mousasi via Armbar...

Novosibirsk

Hammond, Indiana

Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....

Bratsk

Bratsk is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River near the vast Bratsk Reservoir. Population: Although the name sounds like the Russian word for 'brother' , it actually comes from 'bratskiye lyudi', an old name for the Buryats.-History:The first Europeans in the area arrived...

, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 27–5
| Mikko Suvanto
| KO
| fightFORCE: Russia vs. The World
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| N/A
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 26–5
| Diego Lionel Vitosky
| KO (head kick)
| Bodog Fight: USA vs. Russia
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:11
|Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

Bratsk

, Russia
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 24–5
| Scott Henze
| KO (spinning back fist)
| Bodog Fight: Vancouver
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:57
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 23–5
| Andre Balschmieter
| TKO
| Bratsk Combat Sport Festival
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:30
|Russia
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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 22–5
| Jose Landi-Jons

Jose Landi-Jons

José "Pelé" Landi-Jons is a Cuban-Brazilian mixed martial artist and vale tudo fighter known for his eccentric attitude and exciting style of fighting. Pelé's style is primarily Muay Thai, but he also practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in which he holds a black belt. Pelé was born in Cuba and at the...

Manaus

Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination....

Astana

Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...

Astana

Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...

Astana

Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...

Astana

Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...

Jose Landi-Jons

Manaus

, Brazil
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| Win
|align=center| 18–2
| Sergey Naumov
| TKO
| M-1 MFC: Russia vs France
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:50
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 17–2
| Sergey Gubin
| KO (punch)
| IAFC: Pancration Siberian Open Cup 2005
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|align=center| N/A
|align=center| N/A
|Omsk

Omsk

-History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes...

, Russia
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 16–2
| Ubaidula Chopolaev
| Decision
| M-1 MFC: New Blood
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 15–2
| Vasily Krilov
| Decision
| IAFC: Championship of Asia
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| N/A
|Jakutsk, Russia
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 14–2
| Musa Pliev
| Decision
| IAFC: Championship of Asia
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| N/A
|Jakutsk, Russia
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 13–2
| Sergei Akinen
| KO (knee)
| IAFC: Championship of Asia
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| N/A
|Jakutsk, Russia
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 12–2
| Vener Galiev

Vener Galiev

- References :...

| TKO (injury)
| IAFC: Stage of Russia Cup
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| N/A
|Ulianovsk, Russia
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 11–2
| Pavel Jaroslavtcev
| TKO
| IAFC: Stage of Russia Cup
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| N/A
|Ulianovsk, Russia
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 10–2
| Murad Madomedov
| TKO
| IAFC: Stage of Russia Cup
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| N/A
|Ulianovsk, Russia
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–2
| Jakov Burbolenko
| TKO
| IAFC: Russian Pankration Championship
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| N/A
|Omsk

Omsk

-History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes...

Omsk

-History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes...

, Russia
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–2
| Vasiliy Blinov
| TKO
| IAFC: Russian Pankration Championship
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| N/A
|Omsk

Omsk

-History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes...

, Russia
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–2
| Jeihun Aliev
| TKO
| IAFC: Stage of Russia Cup 4
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| N/A
|Samara

Samara

-Geography:*Samara Oblast, a federal subject of Russia*Samara, Russia, a city on the eastern bank of the Volga River, Russia*Samara Bend, the largest bend of the Volga River*Samara Reservoir, an informal name of Kuybyshev Reservoir on the Volga River...

, Russia
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–2
| Magomed Sultanakhmedov

Magomed Sultanakhmedov

Magomed "White Wolf" Bazayevich Sultanakhmedov is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2003 who is proficient in both Muay Thai and Kickboxing, Sultanakhmedov has competed primarily in Russia. He compiled a 7-3 record prior...

Samara

Vener Galiev

- References :...

Kazan

Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...

Kazan

Yakutsk

With a subarctic climate , Yakutsk is the coldest city, though not the coldest inhabited place, on Earth. Average monthly temperatures range from in July to in January. The coldest temperatures ever recorded on the planet outside Antarctica occurred in the basin of the Yana River to the northeast...

Yakutsk

, Russia
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Alexander Jakovlev
| TKO
| IAFC: Stage of Russia Cup 3
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| N/A
|Omsk

Omsk

-History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes...

Omsk

-History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes...

, Russia
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