Douglas Garrett Marshall (born February 3, 1977) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2003 until 2014, Marshall has fought in

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, Tachi Palace Fights, the Super Fight League, and the Palace Fighting Championship, and the WEC, where he was the Light Heavyweight Champion. 19 of his 26 career bouts have ended via KO.

Background

Born and raised in Visalia, California, Marshall was a star linebacker for his high school football team but was expelled for fighting.

Mixed martial arts career

Independent promotions

When TPF Middleweight Champion David Loiseau pulled out of a TPF 10 fight with

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due to an undisclosed injury requiring surgery, Marshall stepped in to face Santana in a middleweight non-title bout. He lost via technical submission in the first round. He next competed on India's Super Fight League's third event, SFL 3, against

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. He lost the fight via KO early in the first round from a flying knee and punches.

Bellator MMA

In November 2012, Marshall made his debut for

. He faced Hawaiian fighter Kala Hose at

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. He won the fight via

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at just 22 seconds in the first round. In January 2013, Bellator announced Marshall as a competitor in the Season Eight Middleweight Tournament. His quarterfinal fight took place at Bellator 89 against Andreas Spang. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Marshall then faced

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in the semifinals at

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, He won via split decision. Having earned his title shot, Marshall faced Alexander Shlemenko on November 22, 2013 at

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for the

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. He lost the fight via KO due to a body shot in the first round. Following the fight, Marshall tested positive for a banned substance and was subsequently fined and banned by the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission until February 7, 2014. Marshall faced Melvin Manhoef on September 19, 2014 at

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Personal life

Marshall has a son.

Championships and accomplishments

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** Bellator Season Eight Middleweight Tournament Winner * World Extreme Cagefighting ** WEC Light Heavyweight Championship (One time) **Two successful title defenses

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–3 , Brian Stann , TKO (punches) , WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:35 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–2 , Ariel Gandulla , Submission (armbar) , WEC 31 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:55 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–2 , Justin McElfresh , KO (punch) , WEC 27 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:16 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–2 , Lodune Sincaid , TKO (punches) , WEC 23 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:51 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–2 , Jeff Terry , TKO (punches) , WEC 22 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:50 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–2 , Tim McKenzie , TKO (punches and elbows) , WEC 19: Undisputed , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:35 , Lemoore, California, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–1 , James Irvin , KO (knee) , WEC 15 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:45 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Carlos Garcia , KO (punches) , WEC 12 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:46 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Anthony Arria , Submission ( armbar) , WEC 10 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:22 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Lavar Johnson , TKO (corner stoppage) , WEC 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Doug American male mixed martial artists American sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in mixed martial arts Mixed martial artists from California Middleweight mixed martial artists Light heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu World Extreme Cagefighting champions 1977 births Living people American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu American Muay Thai practitioners People from Visalia, California