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Report: Doug Marshall positive for banned substance, suspended by Pennsylvania commission

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 00:20:01 +0000

Bellator MMA middleweight Doug Marshall (18-7 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) failed a post-fight drug test following a knockout loss to champ Alexander Shlemenko (49-7 MMA, 10-1 BMMA) at this past month’s Bellator 109 , according to a brief from TheMMAReport.com . Marshall tested positive for an undisclosed banned substance and is suspended for an unknown period of time, the head of Pennsylvania’s athletic commission told the website. A source familiar with the administrative action today told MMAjunkie that Marshall is suspended until Feb. 7 and must pay a fine, as well as retake a test, though the type of test is unknown. As with most major state athletic commissions, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission tests for performance enhancers and drugs of abuse. PSAC Executive Director Gregory Sirb and Marshall could not be reached for comment.

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Video: Shlemenko KOs Marshall with brutal body shot at Bellator 109

BAD MMA News — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 23:00:57 +0000

Bellator MMA Bellator wrapped up its ninth season in brutal fashion on Friday night in Pennsylvania. Middleweight champ Alexander Shlemenko (49-7 MMA, 10-1 BMMA) defended his title once again by stopping Doug Marshall (18-7 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) in the main event at Bellator 109. The knockout came in the first round – and it came from a body shot that crumpled the challenger after an earlier punch to the liver. Bellator 109 took place at Sands Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa

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Bellator 109 results: Shlemenko stops ‘The Rhino,’ Hawn and Brooks pick up tourney wins

BAD MMA News — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 09:20:18 +0000

Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko (49-7 MMA, 10-1 BMMA) flashed some improved wrestling skills, but it was ultimately his vaunted striking that earned him a win over hard-hitting challenger Doug Marshall (18-7 MMA, 4-1 BMMA). The bout served as the headlining contest of Friday’s Bellator 109 event, which took place Shlemenko took the fight immediately to the floor, but Marhsall crawled back up and looked to return to the standup game.

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Bellator 109 video preview: Marshall says Shlemenko can’t ‘come to my country and hold on to my gold’

BAD MMA News — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 02:00:04 +0000

He’s had to sit back and wait for his title shot after an eye injury kept him out earlier this year, but now Doug Marshall believes his time has come tonight. Marshall (18-6 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) challenges Alexander Shlemenko (48-7 MMA, 9-1 BMMA) for Bellator’s middleweight title on Friday at the promotion’s season-ending Bellator 109 event, which takes place at Sands Event Center in Bethlehem, Pa. The main card airs on Spike TV (9 p.m. ET) following prelims on Spike.com

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Bellator 109′s Rick Hawn: ‘I’m not saying Keslar is a bad striker, but he seems more like a wrestler’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 22:15:22 +0000

Rick Hawn and Ron Keslar weren’t supposed to be in the Bellator Season 9 welterweight tournament, but here they are in the finals. Hawn (17-2 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) joined Keslar (11-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) in the competition after Matt Riddle and Mark Scanlon were forced to withdraw with injuries. At Bellator 109, he will fight in his third tournament final after appearances in Season 4 and Season 6, which he won. For Keslar, it could be his biggest career opportunity after fighting the bulk of his career on preliminary cards.

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Bellator 109′s Will Brooks eager to cap off tournament win in ‘ruthless’ fashion

BAD MMA News — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 06:15:06 +0000

The Bellator MMA tournament is one of the most challenging tasks in the sport, and lightweight Will Brooks is nearing a successful Season 9 campaign. Not only is winning three fights in an eight-week span a monumental task, but making it through all those fights free of injury is equally important. He’ll face Alexander Sarnavskiy on Friday at Bellator 109, which takes place at Sands Casino Event Center in Bethlehem, Pa. The event airs on Spike TV with prelims on Spike.com. Numerous fighters have advanced in the Bellator tournament only to pull out of a meaningful semifinal or final bout

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Forget the odds? Shlemenko says they tell the story for his Bellator title fight vs. Marshall

BAD MMA News — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:05:00 +0000

One of the greatest cliches in MMA is that fighters don’t pay attention to the odds. But Alexander Shlemenko might not be in that group. He’s seen the odds for his Bellator middleweight title fight against Doug Marshall , and he believes those odds tell the story before it even starts to unfold. After a hard and close five-round title fight against Brett Cooper in September, the champ wants to put minds at ease – he hasn’t lost any edge

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Bellator releases Matt Riddle from contract following second fight withdrawal

BAD MMA News — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 04:30:10 +0000

Bellator today announced the release of Matt Riddle from the promotion following his withdrawal from the organization’s next event. MMAjunkie could not reach Riddle for comment on his release, and a Bellator official declined to identify the reason for the welterweight’s scratch from Friday’s Bellator 109. “That’s something you’re going to have to talk to Matt about,” Anthony Mazzuca, Bellator’s Director of Communications, told MMAjunkie. Before his withdrawal, Riddle was scheduled to face Nathan Coy on the event’s main card before a hometown crowd at Sands Casino Event Center in Bethlehem, Pa., which is a short drive from his birthplace of Allentown, Pa

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