WEC 23: Hot August Fights was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

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 event held on August 17, 2006. WEC 23s main event was a championship fight for the WEC Light Heavyweight Title between champion Lodune Sincaid

Lodune Sincaid

Lodune Sincaid is an American professional mixed martial artist from North Hollywood, California. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting light heavyweight champion, and was featured on the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter 1 reality show, losing to Bobby Southworth by knockout in the first...

 and challenger Doug Marshall

Doug Marshall

Doug Garrett Marshall is an American mixed martial artist from Visalia, California who currently competes as a middleweight. He is a former WEC World Light Heavyweight champion.-Mixed martial arts career:...

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Lightweight bout:   Robert Breslin vs.   Andrew Martinez
The fight was declared a Draw

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 at the 5:00 minute mark of the second round.

Welterweight bout:   Josh McDonald vs.   Patrick Murphy

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McDonald defeats Murphy by majority decision at the 5:00 minute mark of the third round.

Light Heavyweight bout:   Tyrone Halkett vs.   Rafael Real

Halkett defeats Real by submission due to a Heel Hook

Heel hook

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 in the first round.
Lightweight bout:   Clay Guida

Clay Guida

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 vs.   Joe Martin
Martin defeats Guida by submission (flying peruvian neck crank) at 3:26 of the second round.

Light Heavyweight bout:   Anthony Ruiz vs.   Sandy Charles

Ruiz defeats Charles by TKO CockSlap at the 2:46 mark of the second round.
Middleweight bout:   Fernando Gonzalez vs.   Alex Stiebling

Alex Stiebling

Alex Stiebling is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He previously fought in Pride Fighting Championships, World Extreme Cagefighting, and Ultimate Fighting Championship...

Gonzalez defeats Stiebling by TKO due to a cut at the 2:35 mark of the first round.

Lightweight bout:   Casey Olsen vs.   Jeffrey Halkett

Olson defeats Halkett by Knockout Knees and puches at the end of the third round.
Middleweight bout:   Kenny Ento vs.   Mario Rivera
Ento defeats Rivera by submission due to an Armbar at the 2:44 mark of the first round.

Lightweight bout:   Poppies Martinez vs.   Gigo Jara

Martinez defeats Jara by submission due to a Rear Naked Choke

Rear naked choke

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 at the 3:52 mark of the second round.
Welterweight bout:   Alex Karalexis

Alex Karalexis

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 vs.   Thomas Denny

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Karalexis defeats Denny by unanimous decision at the end of the third round.

Welterweight bout:   John Alessio

John Alessio

John Paul Alessio is a Canadian mixed martial artist who currently competes as a Welterweight. Alessio has fought for many of the major MMA promotions, including WEC, UFC, PRIDE, KOTC, MFC and DREAM.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...

 vs.   Alex Serdyukov

Alessio defeats Serdyukov by submission due to a Rear Naked Choke at the 1:52 mark of the third round.

Featherweight bout:   Antonio Banuelos

Antonio Banuelos

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 vs.   Cole Escovedo

Cole Escovedo

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Banuelos defeats Escovedo by unanimous decision at the end of the third round.
Light Heavyweight Championship bout:   Doug Marshall

Doug Marshall

Doug Garrett Marshall is an American mixed martial artist from Visalia, California who currently competes as a middleweight. He is a former WEC World Light Heavyweight champion.-Mixed martial arts career:...

 vs.   Lodune Sincaid

Lodune Sincaid

Lodune Sincaid is an American professional mixed martial artist from North Hollywood, California. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting light heavyweight champion, and was featured on the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter 1 reality show, losing to Bobby Southworth by knockout in the first...

In the main event, Marshall wins the WEC Light Heavyweight Title and defeats Sincaid by KO.