Bellator 162 took place Friday, October 21st in Memphis, TN and the main card aired live on Spike TV.

Fighting in the main event of the card, Shlemenko defeated Kendall Grove in a wild, back-and-fourth scrap that had the Russian fighter in trouble at one point.

The 32-year-old Shlemenko caught the Hawaiian early in the fight, but going in for the kill Grove turned things around and caught Shlemenko with a well-timed hook, rocking the former Bellator champion. Grove then followed up with a series of punches and knees from the clinch, but it wasn’t enough to put away Shlemenko. For the rest of the round, both middleweights exchanged solid strikes in an even fight.

Entering the second, Grove looked to stay away from brawling and stayed in the outside, utilizing his range. However, Shlemenko stalked Grove down and landed a left hook to liver followed by a right hook to Grove’s chin, causing the Hawaiian to fall to the canvas. Shlemenko raised his hands in victory and then followed up with ground-and-pound, forcing the referee to stop the fight.

source: mmafighting.com

Main Card (Live on Spike TV, 9:00 PM ET)
-Alexander Shlemenko defeated Kendall Grove by TKO (Punches, Round 2, 1:43)
-Bobby Lashley def. Josh Appelt via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke, Round 2, 1:43)
-Hisaki Kato defeated A.J. Matthews by TKO (Punches, Round 1, 4:58)
-Goiti Yamauchi defeated Ryan Couture by Submission (Armbar, Round 1, 1:01)

Preliminary Bouts (Live Online Stream)
-Steve Garcia defeated Ronnie Lawrence Garcia by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
-Ricky Rainey defeated Gilbert Smith by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
-Chase Gormley defeated Bobby Brents by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
-Julia Budd defeated Arlene Blencowe by Majority Decision (29-29, 30-27, 29-27)
-Virgil Zwicker defeated Dan Charles by TKO (Punches, Round 2, 4:31)