« NortheastMMA.com: World Championship Fighting (WCF) put a ribbon on its ninth offering last night (Feb. 26, 2010) from the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, Massachusetts. WCF 9 featured a main event between former Olympian and undefeated MMA fighter Rick Hawn against New Jersey native Tom Gallicchio. Hawn — a four-time national champion in Judo and top 10 finisher at the 2004 Olympics — kept his perfect record intact with a unanimous decision, passing perhaps the toughest test of his career to date. In other action, New England mainstays John Benoit and Dan Bonnell racked up more wins, defeating Noah Weisman via unanimous decision and Cesario de Souza via first round technical knockout. Check out the WCF 9 results after the jump: Rick Hawn def. Tom Gallicchio – Unanimous Decision, 30-27 all John Benoit def. Noah Weisman – Unanimous Decision, 20-18 all Stephen Stengel def. Mike Zichelle – Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1:09 R1 Jamie Campbell def. Andrew Nelson – TKO 1:21 R1 Dan Bonnell def. Cesario de Souza – TKO 0:32 R1 Matt Martin def. Peter Colge – Submission (Triangle) 1:40 R1 Carlos Lovato def. Jerry Spiegel – TKO 3:15 R1 Robby Roberts def. Buster Crandell – Submission (Arm Bar) 2:08 R1 Joel Ly def. Steve Beck — Submission (Triangle Choke) 3:19 R1 Nelson Gaipou def. Matt Johnson – Submission (Triangle Choke) 0:35 R1 Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more on WCF and its upcoming shows in the Boston area.

- NIGHT OF FINISHES AT WCF 9 ( Next Event May 28th !)

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- NIGHT OF FINISHES AT WCF 9
Saturday, February 27, 2010 – by Paul Gara (Photos by Emily Harney)

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Wilmington, Mass.-Friday night was “the end of an era,” as well-known Massachusetts referee Kevin Macdonald put it. Five memorable years of un-sanctioned MMA in Massachusetts came to an end after World Championship Fighting 9. With the UFC set to roll into town in August, MMA has finally been sanctioned in the Bay State. WCF 9 was the final event under independent regulation. The fans in attendance cheered as MacDonald’s speech rang-out through the speakers in the auditorium. The fighters on the card though, fought with little interest in holding on to the past; as only two out of the ten fights even met the second round.The Main Event between WEC veteran Mike Campbell and promising young prospect Marc Stevens was scrapped with Campbell having suffered a serious knee injury in the final weeks prior to the bout. Stevens was in attendance though, and wished his opponent a safe and speedy recovery. In their place was the former co-main event, between Olympian Judoka Rick Hawn and Team Bombsquad’s Tom Gallicchio.Having competed in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, it was expected that Hawn would have the more dominant ground game and he did. Although not a very exciting performance out of either fighter, it was still a good technical battle. On the feet, it was Hawn who was landing the harder shots. Gallicchio was trying harder to land punches but seemed a bit too hesitant throughout the match. Hawn dealt out all of the takedowns that took place. He even put on a brief Judo demo for us, as he tossed Gallicchio over his head with a hip throw. There were certain points on the ground that Hawn postured up and landed some good looking shots. But, for the most part he fought reserved and never looked too motivated to finish the fight.Renzo Gracie NH fighter, Dan Bonnell, looked explosive in his match with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, Cesario de Souza. After a bit of arguing from de Souza over a supposed eye-poke, Bonnell unleashed an overhand right that floored his opponent instantly. Bonnell followed him down without hesitation and finished him off with a few more right hands from a crouched side-mount position.

Whether you like him or not, relative-unknown, Stephen Stengel, always comes to fight. Friday night was no different. His opponent Mike Zichelle looked for a takedown right away, but fell victim in his own attempt to do so. Stengel took top positioning and landed a punch at every opportunity he was given. He punched his way right into mount and secured the position. Zichelle quickly rolled over, but Stengel just switched to his opponent’s back and immediately locked up a rear naked choke for the win.

Former pro boxer Carlos Lovato seems to have made the transition to MMA successfully. Lovato stuffed Jerry Spiegel’s sweep attempts early on without much of a problem. Minutes later, back on the feet, he landed a vicious over hand right to the side of Spiegel’s head that sent his opponent crashing to the mat in defeat.

MAIN EVENT

Rick Hawn def. Tom Gallicchio by Unanimous Decision R3 (30-27)

MAIN CARD

John Benoit def. Noah Weisman by Unanimous Decision R2 (20-18)

Stephen Stengel def. Mike Zichelle by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:09, R1

Jamie Campbell def. Andrew Nelson by Submission (Due to strikes) at 1:21, R1

Dan Bonnell def. Cesario de Souza by KO (Punch) at 0:25, R1

PRELIMINARY BOUTS

Matt Martin def. Peter Cole by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 1:40, R1

Carlos Lovato def. Jerry Spiegel by TKO (Due to strikes) at 3:15, R1

Robby Roberts def. Buster Crandell by Submission (Armlock) at 2:08, R1

Joel Ly def. Steve Beck by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 3:19, R1

Nelson Gaipo def. Matt Johnson by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 0:35, R

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