Wilmington, MA. Saturday March 14, the Shriner’s Auditorium was host to World Championship Fighting 6. Thirteen professional fights were on the card and a host of celebrity guests that included musician Gary Hoey, who played the National Anthem, and MMA stars from the UFC, WEC, and Affliction such as John Howard, Jon Jones, Jorge Rivera, Dan Lauzon, Marcus Davis, Kenny Florian, Mike Campbell and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Joining them were WCF stars Nate ‘The Animal’ Kittredge and Calvin Kattar.
On the under card, Jay Fortier, Nick Evangelous and Jeff Remmick each had first round submission victories. Rick Hawn was also awarded the win in round one when he knocked out Billy Flynn. Ryan Quinn and Jimmy Grant both had their hands raised as a result of unanimous decisions by the judges.
The first featured fight of the night saw Anthony Leone of Bombsquad defeat Chris Grandmaison (Renzo NH). Leone was able to control Grandmaison with superior wrestling. With the victory, Leone moves to 4-0. Damien Trites ended his fight with Jose Lopez at 1:13 of round one with a triangle choke, Trites looks to be a force at 155. Greg Rebello was awarded a unanimous decision victory over Shawn DePaul.
The one fight of night with a bit of controversy was Scott Rehm of USMMA/Florian MMA versus Stephen Stengel. The fight ended at 0:38 of round one when Stengel was deemed unable to continue by the doctor. Both men were clinched in the corner of the ring when Rhem attempted a slam that resulted in Stengel being dropped on the side of his head. The fight was stopped immediately, as it was clear that Stengel could have been severely injured. As a safety precaution, the doctor ordered that he be taken by stretcher from the ring. Stengel gave a big thumbs up to the crowd as he left. There’s no doubt that the drop was accidental and Scott Rehm was awarded the win, but one wonders if such a severe mistake should have been a disqualification.
Glenn Brown of the Green Mountain Boys faced John Benoit of Renzo Gracie NH, who had been on a seven fight win steak. Brown, who had recently returned from training in Las Vegas at Striking Unlimited with Ken Hahn, Rober Drysdale’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, and Wanderlei Silva’s new gym, put on a great performance. He never stopped pushing the pace and overwhelmed Benoit with his wrestling. In round one, both fighters almost flew out of the ring when Brown shot in for a take down and drove Benoit threw the ropes. Both men nearly landed in the lap of Marcus Davis, who was sitting ringside. In the end, Brown won by unanimous decision.
Mike Dolce, an alumni of The Ultimate Fighter and new member of the Wolf’s Lair, was cornered by Quinton “Rampage” Jackson when he met Nuri Shakir (Bucket Brigade) in the ring. After an uneventful first round, Dolce caught Shakir with a punch that left him rocked. Dolce rushed Shakir, pinned him against the ropes and unleashed a flurry of punches. The referee stepped in when Shakir was no longer able to defend himself. Dolce won by referee stoppage due to strikes at 2:52 of round two.
In the main event of the evening Dan Ferrer of Team Santos faced Dan Bonnell of Sityodtong USA for the first ever WCF title. At the start of round one the two men squared off. During an exchange Ferrer shot in and scored a double leg take down. From there, Ferrer’s Jiu-Jitsu skills carried him through the fight. He took his time throwing strikes and working for the north-south position where he isolated one of Bonnell’s arms. Ferrer locked in a kimura and sat up. Bonnell fought hard, but was unable to free his arm. He submitted at 2:48 of round one. Dan Ferrer’s hand was raised, and WCF belt was strapped around his waist. It wasn’t all bad for Bonnell, he may have lost the fight but following the loss he proposed to his girlfriend inside the ring. She said yes. Congratulations to Dan and the future Mrs.Bonnell.
Results
Dan Ferrer (Team Santos) def. Dan Bonnell (Sit Yod Tong)-submission (Kimura) 2:48 R1
Mike Dolce (Wolf’s Lair) def. Nuri Shakir (Bucket Brigade)-TKO 2:52 R2
Greg Rebello (SYT/USMMA) def. Shawn DePaul (MSA/Mickey Ward)-unanimous decision
Glenn Brown (Green Mountain Boys) def. John Benoit (Renzo Gracie NH)-unanimous decision
Damien Trites (Wai-Kru) def. Jose Lopez (Ravenous)-submission (triangle choke) 1:13 R1
Scott Rehm (USMMA/Florian MA) def. Stephen Stengel-TKO :38 R1
Anthony Leone (Bombsquad) def. Chris Grandmaison (Sit Yod Tong)-unanimous decision
Ryan Quinn (ATT) def. Travis Coyle (USMMA)-unanimous decision
Jimmy Grant (Bombsquad) def. Nik Patnaude (Burgess)-unanimous decision
Rick Hawn (Sit Yod Tong) def. Billy Flynn (SSSF)-KO 1:12 R1
Nick Evangelous (Fenix Fight Club) def. Dymitri Shevchenko (Chase)-submission (heel hook) 2:30 R1
Jay Fortier (Burgess) def. Robby Roberts (Bruteforce)-submission (arm bar) 1:48 R1
Jeff Remmick (Chase) def. Josh Mellen (USMMA)-submission (triangle) 3:53 R1