Ricardo Arona vs. Marvin Eastman, Paulo Filho vs. Alex Schoenauer, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Alex Stiebling, and Pedro Rizzo vs. Jeff Monson are among the fights slated to take place at Bitetti Combat on September 12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[Pictured: Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal]

Doug Marshall

Former WEC light heavyweight champion Doug Marshall won his third-straight bout since leaving the WEC and his second in a row at 185-pounds on Friday in the main event of Palace Fighting Championship 13: Validation, defeating Jamie Jara via split decision at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California.

The event also featured three title bouts, with Kyle Pimental, Carlo Prater, and Pat Runez walking away with belts.

The card’s complete results were:

• Doug Marshall def. Jaime Jara via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
• Kyle Pimental def. Olaf Alfonso (c) via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) — Round 3
  PFC Welterweight Championship
• Eddie Yagin def. Casey Olson via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 1:16
• Carlo Prater def. Dominique Robinson via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
  PFC Lightweight Championship (vacant)
• Cole Escovedo def. Michael McDonald via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 2:25
• Pat Runez def. Anthony Perales via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 2, 2:28
  PFC Flyweight Championship (vacant)
• Bryan Travers def. John Gunderson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Erin Toughill def. Emily Thompson via unanimous decision
• Gabe Ruediger def. Darren Crisp via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 1:03
• Scott McAfee def. Bill Theofanopoulos via TKO(strikes) — Round 2, 0:43
• John Reedy def. Marcelo Giudici via unanimous decision

Hector Lombard

Bobby Lashley (1-0), Hector Lombard (18-2-1), and Alexis Vila (4-0) have each signed a one-fight contract with Palace Fighting Championships and will debut with the promotion on February 6th at PFC 13 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California.

A former professional wrestler and three-time amateur wrestling champion, Lashley successfully made his MMA debut on December 13th with an impressive 41-second TKO of Joshua Franklin at Mixed Fighting Alliance “There Will Be Blood” in Miami. A Cuban Olympic judo competitor, Lombard is undefeated in his last eleven bouts and signed with EliteXC but never competed for the promotion before it folded in late-2008. Vila is a bronze medal winning Cuban Olympic wrestler who remains undefeated in professional competition, most-recently dispatching Ian Wolf in just 35-seconds at the December MFA event.

PFC has also announced that Erin Toughill, who appeared as “Steel” on the second season of American Gladiators, will be in action at the event against Adrienna Jenkins.

Baroni earned scores of 29-28, 30-27, and 30-27 by controlling the pace throughout the bout, connecting with solid combination and securing multiple takedowns, and avoiding major damage over the three full rounds.

In other main bouts PFC lightweight champion Brian Cobb successfully defended the 155-pound title in a unanimous decision victory over David Gardner, Brian Travers defeated Jeremiah Metcalf in a controversial unanimous decision to claim the vacant PFC welterweight title, and PFC bantamweight champion Shawn Klarcyk retained his title with a second-round armbar submission of challenger Brandon Miller.

Continue reading for complete results from Palace Fighting Championships 10…

Event name: Palace Fighting Championships 10
Date: September 26, 2008
Location: Leemore, California

• Phil Baroni def. Olaf Alonso via unanimous decision
• Shawn Klarcyk (c) def. Brandon Miller via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 2:19
  PFC Bantamweight Championship
• Brian Cobb (c) def. David Gardner via unanimous decision
  PFC Lightweight Championship
• Joe Soto def. Brandon Jinnies via TKO – Round 1, 0:59
• Bryan Travers def. Jeremiah Metcalf via unanimous decision
  PFC Welterweight Championship
• Antonio Banuelos def. Bryan Goldsby via TKO – Round 2, 0:59
• Dustin Akbari def. Bill Theofanopoulos via TKO – Round 1, 1:35
• Chad Mendes def. Geovanni Encarnacion via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 1, 2:06
• Luis Gonzales def. Elbert Randle via TKO – Round 1, 2:24
• Poppies Martinez def. Sergio Cortez via unanimous decision
• Lavar Johnson def. Vince Lucero via TKO – Round 1, 1:16
• David Suarez def. David Mitchell via TKO – Round 1, 1:15
• Xavier Foupa-Pokam def. Richard Montoya via Submission (armbar) – Round 1, 1:13
• Chris Botelho def. Anthony Bivins via majority decision
• Joey Cabezas def. Billy Terry via TKO – Round 1, 0:54
• Omar Sandoval def. Mike Craddock via unanimous decision

The newly-signed fighters are:

• Gabe Ruediger
• Alex Schoenaeur
• Jason Von Flue
• Lodune Sincaid
• John Gunderson
• Rambaa Somdet
• Takumi Nakayama
• Masahiro Oishi
• Eddie Yagin
• Roni Torres
• Kamal Shalorus
• Scott McAfee
• Jeremiah Metcalf
• Lavar Johnson
• Jimmy Jarquin
• Jason Carpenter
• Justin Smitley
• Bill Theofanopoulos

Marshall, who remains under contract with the WEC, will fight for the promotion on July 18th at PFC 9.

His opponent has not yet been announced.

“Rhino” has never fought outside of the WEC, debuting with the promotion at WEC 8 in late-2003. After winning four straight bouts over Anthony Fuller, Lavar Johnson, Anthony Arria, and Carlos Garcia, Marshall was handed back-to-back defeats by James Irvin and Tim McKenzie. Despite the losses, he next defeated Lodune Sincaid to win the promotion’s light heavyweight title. After successful championship defenses over Justin McElfresh and Ariel Gandulla, Marshall was defeated by Brian Stann via first-round KO at WEC 33 in March. All of his wins have come via first-round submission or knockout.

PFC 9 will take place outdoors at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino on Friday, July 18th in front of an estimated crowd of 4,000. Former UFC fighter Jake O’Brien will also be in action at the event.

• Brian Cobb def. Diego Saraiva via unanimous decision
  PFC Lightweight Championship
  Cobb is the NEW PFC Lightweight Champion
• Sergio Cortez def. Poppies Martinez via TKO (injury) – Round 1, 2:57
• Devin Cole def. Vince Lucero via TKO – Round 1, 1:39
• Olaf Alfonso def. Chris Soloman via KO – Round 1, 0:28
• Jorge Evangelista def. Art Arciniega via unanimous decision
  PFC Featherweight Championship
  Evangelista is the NEW PFC Featherweight Champion
• Nate Loughran def. Kenny Ento via submission – Round 2, 2:30
  PFC Middleweight Championship
  Loughran is the NEW PFC Middleweight Champion
• Casey Olson def. Sergio Quinones via submission – Round 1, 0:36
• Dustin Akabari def. Cody Canterbury via TKO – Round 1, 1:36
• Lodune Sincaid def. Rafael Del Real via submission – Round 1, 1:03
• Shawn Klarcyk def. Jason Georgianna via submission – Round 2, 0:57
  Interim PFC Bantamweight Championship
• Joseph Benavidez def. Maurice Eazel via submission – Round 1, 1:57
• Dan Russom def. Thonglor Armatsena via majority decision