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PLYMOUTH — Remember the name — Christian Morecraft — because this guy will undoubtedly be apart of the Ultimate Fighting Championships’ heavyweight division in no time at all. What other carries half his career wins by submission? The pure size of this man is frightening and while most big men look awkward jumping guard or going for submissions, Morecraft looks lethal, like he might one day remove a head or limb by accident.

 With a win by RNC over Josh Diekmann now behind him, Morecraft’s best remaining competition looks to CFX Heavyweight Champion Lee Beane and Pat Bennett, a new name on the scene who won his pro debut at CFX Battle Under the Stars with a 60-second TKO over Jullian Coutinho.

It’s been awhile since the Northeast could boast about some legitimate competition in the heavyweight class, but with the emergence of Morecraft, Bennett and Beane this year, everyone’s eager to find out just who is the baddest big man around.

Christian Morecraft def. Josh Diekmann by RNC :56 R1.

Rigo Dominicci def. Justin Hammerstrom by Unanimous Decision.

Mike Mulligan def. Eric Foley by TKO 1:57 R1.

Chris Cape def. Todd Chattelle by RNC 2:00 R1.

Steve Dunn def. Glenn Reaves by north-south choke :46 R1.

Shawn Galano def. Jimmy Sullivan by TKO :09 R1.

Brett Oteri def. Robbie Roberts by tapout to submission 4:03 R1.

Jason Sarbacker def. John Daniels by TKO :17 R1.

Chris Bagge def. Artie Mullen by TKO :37 R1.

Greg Mendes def. Matthew McCusker by TKO 1:22 R1.

Lionel Young def. Alex Camarao by RNC 2:43 R1.

 Dan Ford def. Matt Johnson by TKO :31 R2.

J.P. White def. Andy Robertson by TKO 2:49 R1.

Brad Conley def. Jay Fillippini by TKO :19 R1.

James Malvesti def. Jeff Lyon by kimura 1:54 R1.

Nate Robichaud def. Lee Randolph by TKO 1:53 R1.

QUICK RESULTS (Story to follow shorty)

NECF Featherweight Championship Kenny Foster def. Chris Foster by RNC 4:41 R1.

NECF Lightweight Championship Saul Almeida def. Joe Menzello by Split Decision.

Marcos Maciel def. Travis Lerchen by Heel Hook :49 R1.

Ralph Johnson def. Wayne Harnoise by TKO 1:46 R1.

Aniss Alhajjajy def. Davin Wesinger by RNC 2:58 R1.

Mike Zichelle def. Scott Argott by TKO 2:50 R1.

Luis Felix def. Tony Woodman by TKO 3:48 R1.

Andy Lampson def. Marlon Horton*

Steve Skrzat def. Chris Strom by KO :27 R1.

Adam Toussaint def. Brian Rossi by decision.

Asa Buck def. Sean Whitney by guillotine :57 R3.

Eric Fama def. Brian Marlow by TKO 1:41 R1.

Stephan DeSilva def. Michael Tebo by RNC :27 R2.

Ben Peak def. Dan Bartellini by decision.

Nov 01-2009 

According to Fiveouncesofpain.com, Kimbo Slice vs. Houston Alexander is rumored to be apart of the TUF10 Finale in Las Vegas on Dec. 5. Northeast beasts Jon Jones and Matt Hamill will headline the fight card and New Jersey’s Frank Edgar will face fellow Garden State wrestler Kurt Pellegrino.

The current line on both fights is as follows (according to Sportsbook.com) …

FAVORITE / UNDERDOG 

Jon Jones (-210) v. 

Matt Hamill (+170)

Frank Edgar (-290) v. Kurt Pellegrino (+230)

 Oct 31-2009

NEW YORK  - DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix Champion Marius “Whitemare” Zaromskis (13-3) of Lithuania has signed a multi-fight agreement with world championship mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion STRIKEFORCE.

Known for his explosive, highlight reel kicks, the 29-year-old, world-ranked Zaromskis has been his opponents’ worst “Whitemare” the last three years. The 2009 DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix Champion has won five fights in a row and nine of his last 10.

Zaromskis is coming off an utter destruction of Myeon Ho Bae, winning by 0:19, first-round KO on Oct 25. The victory earned Zaromskis the 2009 DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix crown.

Remarkably, it was the third consecutive time Zaromskis won a fight with a head kick in the opening round. On July 20, 2009, he defeated both Jason High (2:22) and heavily favored Hayoto Sakurai (4:03) with head kicks to win DREAM’s 170-pound tournament.

Zaromskis turned pro on Feb. 4, 2000. He fought several times for UK-based Cage Rage before joining DREAM in early 2009.

World Championship Fighting (WCF) 8 

Complete results

Mike Campbell def. Mike Medrano by TKO R1.

Hitalo Machado def. John Benoit by RNC R1.

Dennis Olsen def. Ryan Schieding by Submission (Armbar) 1:09 R1.

Josh LaBerge def. Dan Bonnell by TKO 1:20 R1.

Joe McGann def. Jason Dublin by Decision.

Josh Key def. Luis Felix by TKO :51 R3.

John Ortolani def. Travis Lerchn by TKO 2:16 R1.

Noah Wiseman def. Eddie Felix by Submission (RNC) 3:38 R1.

Saul Almeida def. Kevin Corrigan by Unanimous Decision.

Aniss Alhajjajy def. Brent Reed by Submission (RNC) 3:47 R2.

Lev Kamenetski def. Joel Lee by TKO 2:22 R1.

James Boran def. Jim Pitner by Unanimous Decision.

Calvin Kattar def. Andrew Montanez by Unanimous Decision.

Collin Shrader def. Tyson by Submission (Armbar) 2:59 R1.

Eric Henry def. Doug Gordon by TKO R3.

Keny Foster def. Travis Lerchen by Submission (RNC) :49 R2.

Neil Woodworth def. Eric Johnson by TKO R3.

Jason Earl def. Fiore by TKO R1.

Dan Lauzon is out of a scheduled bout with Rafaello Oliveira at UFC 103 in Dallas, according to MMAWeekly.com sources.

Lauzon apparently suffered a back injury in training recently and will not be ready for the Sept. 19 event. He is expected to undergo an MRI in coming days to determine the full extent of the injury.

No information on a possible replacement was yet available.

Both Lauzon and Oliveira are acquisitions from a new sponsorship partnership between the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Affliction. The arrangement saw the UFC fold several Affliction fighters into its brand, while Affliction closed up shop on its fight promotion and returned as an official apparel sponsor of the UFC.

NEW YORK –- Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem has re-injured a hand and will not be able to defend his title against Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California on Saturday, August 15.

The other three STRIKEFORCE world championship fights remain intact: Gina Carano will collide with Cris Cyborg in the main event and the first STRIKEFORCE women’s 145-pound championship fight in history. 

Nick Diaz and Joe “Diesel” Riggs will revisit their bitter rivalry in the first-ever STRIKEFORCE welterweight (170 pounds) championship matchup and Josh “The Punk” Thomson will risk his lightweight (155 pounds) belt against former champion Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez.
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A replacement bout for the scratched heavyweight fight will be announced soon.

Results from RF: Showdown @ Memorial Hall

in Plymouth, Ma. on SATURDAY, July 18

RF Heavyweight Championship

CHRISTIAN MORECRAFT def. eric foley by armbar 1:10 R1.

RF Bantamweight Championship

TOM GIOVE def. doug sonier by guillotine :45 R1.

JEFF NADAR def. jose lopez by U.D.

CHIP MORAZA-POLLARD def. ryan shawdee by U.D.

FERNANDO PEREZ def. sean brady by TKO :46 R1.

BOBBY ALVES def. matt bryers by triangle 1:47 R1.

ROBBY SLADE def. dakota terry by split decision.

TYSON CHARTIER def. justin lucas by RNC 1:19 R1.

TOM VANDERHORST def. steve barnett by TKO 2:02 R1.

JOE LUNN def. jeff darienzo by TKO 1:55 R1.

MIKE MARCONI def. dennis debaggis by RNC 1:59 R2.

DANE GROVE def. charlie dahlem by TKO 1:12 R1.

JIMMY COLLINS def. neil strebig by TKO 1:46 R1.

CONGRATULATIONS to Jon Jones (win by guillotine), Jim Miller and Tom Lawlor (win by guillotine)… three beasts from the Northeast.