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

• Affliction heavyweight Aleksander Emelianenko (14-3), the younger brother of WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko, posted a first-round knockout of South Korean Sang Soo Lee (10-5) on Saturday in the main event of M-1 Challenger 9 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Emelianenko earned the victory with a right hook midway through the opening round that dropped Lee to the canvas. In other notable action from the event, PRIDE veteran Gilbert Yvel stopped Alexander Timanov with strikes in the first round and Kiril “Baby Fedor” Sidelnikov defeated Jang Yong Kim via first-round TKO.
• Former WEC light heavyweight champion Doug Marshall successfully made his middleweight debut on Thursday in the main event of Palace Fighting Championship 11 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California. Marshall stopped opponent Rafael Real with strikes just 69-second into the headlining bout. Also on the card, Jorge Olivera retained the PFC light heavyweight title in the co-main event, defeating challenger Isaiah Larson via third-round submission, and Erin Toughill improved her record to 8-2-1 with a unanimous decision win over Jan Finney.
• Heavyweight prospect Dave Herman returned to action on Saturday, earning a TKO of Chris Guillen early in the first-round of their bout at King of Kombat in Texas.
• UFC veteran Dan Christison was also victorious on Saturday, submitting Steve Banks with a kimura late in the first-round of their matchup at Intimidation Cage Fighting “Redemption”.
• The Ultimate Fighter 7 cast member Paul Bradley, who was forced out of the middleweight tournament due to a skin infection, defeated fellow TUF 7 fighter Dante Rivera via TKO just 34-seconds into their bout at a Ring of Combat event at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ on Saturday.

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 Stann ($18,000) def. Doug Marshall ($10,000)
• Chael Sonnen ($34,000) def. Bryan Baker ($5,000)
• Marcus Hicks ($10,000) def. Ed Ratcliff ($7,000)
• Steve Cantwell ($8,000) def. Tim McKenzie ($6,000)
• Hiromitsu Miura ($8,000) def. Blas Avena ($6,000)
• Brock Larson ($24,000) def. John Alessio ($15,000)
• Richard Crunkilton ($20,000) def. Sergio Gomez ($4,000)
• Alex Serdyukov ($12,000) def. Ryan Stonitsch ($3,000)
• Kenji Osawa ($5,000) vs. Chris Manuel ($3,000)
• Logan Clark ($12,000) def. Scott Harper ($3,000)

MEDICAL SUSPENSIONS

• Doug Marshall must have right foot x-rayed and cleared by doctor or suspended until September 23rd. Minimum suspension until May 11th with no contact until April 26th.
• Bryan Baker suspended until May 11th with no contact until April 26th due to left eye laceration.
• Tim McKenzie suspended until April 26th with no contact until April 17th due to left foreheard laceration.
• Blas Avena suspended until May 26th with no contact until May 11th.
• Brock Larson must have jaw cleared by doctor or suspended until September 23rd. Minimum suspension until May 11th with no contact until April 26th.
• Richard Crunkilton suspended until April 26th with no contact until April 17th.
• Sergio Gomez suspended until May 11th with no contact until April 26th due to scalp laceration.
• Chris Manuel was suspended until April 3rd with no contact until April 3rd due to a right thumb contusion.
• Scott Harper must have left eye cleared by doctor due to a thumb in the eye.