LEMOORE, Calif. -- A tough Phil Collins (Pictures) challenged but couldn't topple former WEC light heavyweight champion Doug "The Rhino" Marshall (Pictures) in his backyard return at the Palace Fighting Championship 9 "The Return" at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino.

A game Collins caught Marshall off-guard and wobbled him with a right-left combination in the first round. Marshall tried to back off and catch his balance, but Collins jumped onto his back and worked for the choke. Marshall shook the underdog off, then took Collins down and landed punches as the bell rang.

In the second round, Marshall looked the fresher of the two and came out aggressive. Marshall attempted a high kick that was blocked by Collins but Marshall followed with a big right hook at the end of a flurry to drop Collins to the mat. Marshall followed him down and landed two more big shots before the referee stepped in to stop the fight at 40 seconds.

PFC light heavyweight champion Jorge Oliveira (Pictures) and challenger Isaiah Larson waged a competitive bout until both fighters fell out of the ring in the third round from a Larson takedown. Oliveira landed on the media table and held his ribs for nearly five minutes.

Jorge Oliveira (Photo by Jeff Sherwood)

Referee Herb Dean (Pictures) waved off the fight as it was obvious Oliveira would not be able to fight on. Since the injury took place early in round three, the fight was ruled a no contest.

Local fan favorite Casey Olsen met WEC champion Urijah Faber (Pictures)’s stablemate Tito Jones in a lightweight contest. Jones came out fast and former Fresno State wrestler Olsen scrambled to get his timing down for a takedown. Jones kept Olsen off balance with sidekicks and was even able to get Olsen down to the mat, but was not able to really capitalize on it.

Casey Olsen (left) vs. Tito Jones (Photo by Jeff Sherwood)

Olsen took a few good shots from Jones as he was looking for the takedown. Olsen was finally able to score the takedown towards the end of round two but didn’t net much damage. Grounding Jones again in the third round, Olsen earned a unanimous decision with score of 29-28, much to the delight of his trainers Chuck Liddell (Pictures) and John Hackleman.

In another featured bout, Jaime Jara (Pictures) battled Marcus Gaines (Pictures) in the clinch until he was able to take the fight to the ground and sink in a guillotine choke at 1:54 of the first round.

Touted jiu-jitsu specialist Ulysses Gomez was able to shine again in only his second MMA bout, submitting Hector Alex Sandoval with an armbar he transitioned to from a standing guillotine only 51 seconds into the first round.

In other bouts, Joe Soto (Pictures) kneebarred Darren Crisp (Pictures) Jr., while the flashy Dominique Robinson (Pictures) defeated Chuck Kim (Pictures) with a TKO 2:00 into the second round. Following his win, Robinson yelled “one pound” at Kim, as Kim had made Robinson shed a pound a day earlier at weigh-ins.

Dominique Robinson (left) vs. Chuck Kim (Photo by Jeff Sherwood)

In other action, Juan Lopez defeated Jeremy Luchau (Pictures) with a rear-naked choke 33 seconds into the second round, Mickey D. Martinez defeated Chayondray Johnson via strikes 1:31 into round one, Paul Gonzales submitted Alfredo Mirales with a rear-naked choke 1:51 in the first, and Alex Ortiz earned a TKO from strikes over Javier Cervantes 58 seconds into the second round.