Stuve vs Christian Morecraft @ UFC 117

http://www.mmamania.com/2010/6/7/1504995/ufc-117-stefan-struve-vs-christian
"A battle of promising up-and-coming heavyweights has been slotted for the preliminary card of UFC 117 as Stefan Struve (19-4) will welcome newcomer Christian Morecraft (6-0) to the Octagon when the promotion heads to the Oracle Arena for "Silva vs. Sonnen" on August 7."


Christian Morecraft is listed at 6'8. Two tall fuckers in the cage together.

Morecraft is 6-0 all wins in the 1st round. Longest fight is 2 min 40 sec. 4 out of 6 fights over in 1 min 10 sec or less. Plus hs is listed at 6'8 260lbs.

I don't even know why I hate Struve...but I really do. I guess he reminds me of Tim Sylvia without the gay tattoo and the soft middle.

And I hate the way he stalks his opponent. He's a lanky fuck.

Bigs03 wrote:

And I hate the way he stalks his opponent. He's a lanky fuck.

Geez the guy is 22 years old. Can't you cut the kid a break? He has a long career ahead of him.

I don't hate Struve, but the images of him collapsing on himself like skyscraper being demolished with dynamite over and over again won't leave my mind.

Exciting fight.

OUSOONERSOU wrote:

Bigs03 wrote:

And I hate the way he stalks his opponent. He's a lanky fuck.

Geez the guy is 22 years old. Can't you cut the kid a break? He has a long career ahead of him.

Man I want to, I just can't. It's like I try to give him a chance...then I see him and it goes downhill fast. He'll never be anymore than a low level fighter.

That was an exciting fight because Buentello had to get on his tippy toes to even reach Struve's chin. If their height were similar Paul would've KO'd him in the first minute...and that's not a good sign for an up and comer.

Bigs03 wrote:

OUSOONERSOU wrote:

Bigs03 wrote:

And I hate the way he stalks his opponent. He's a lanky fuck.

Geez the guy is 22 years old. Can't you cut the kid a break? He has a long career ahead of him.

Man I want to, I just can't. It's like I try to give him a chance...then I see him and it goes downhill fast. He'll never be anymore than a low level fighter.

That was an exciting fight because Buentello had to get on his tippy toes to even reach Struve's chin. If their height were similar Paul would've KO'd him in the first minute...and that's not a good sign for an up and comer.

Wow, I don't see how you can already deem him as a career "low level fighter". The kid seems to show plenty of potential to me. Add some size to that frame, give him time to fill in those holes and I think you have a very legit fighter down the road. The kid could go either way, I'm very interested to see him in 5 years.

The guy he is fighting is also only 23. Listed as 6'8 260lbs on Sherdog and 6'5 265lbs in this article I posted from mmamania. The guy seems like an interesting prospect himself. Never been out of the 1st round, undefeated.

OUSOONERSOU wrote:

Bigs03 wrote:

OUSOONERSOU wrote:

Bigs03 wrote:

And I hate the way he stalks his opponent. He's a lanky fuck.

Geez the guy is 22 years old. Can't you cut the kid a break? He has a long career ahead of him.

Man I want to, I just can't. It's like I try to give him a chance...then I see him and it goes downhill fast. He'll never be anymore than a low level fighter.

That was an exciting fight because Buentello had to get on his tippy toes to even reach Struve's chin. If their height were similar Paul would've KO'd him in the first minute...and that's not a good sign for an up and comer.

Wow, I don't see how you can already deem him as a career "low level fighter". The kid seems to show plenty of potential to me. Add some size to that frame, give him time to fill in those holes and I think you have a very legit fighter down the road. The kid could go either way, I'm very interested to see him in 5 years.

Maybe you're right. I just think he's slow as hell and plodding. I wouldn't give him a chance in hell against the guys at the top of the HW division.

By the time he hits his prime the only current elite guys that will be left is Cain and JDS. Even then I think he is still like 4 years younger then those guys. The guy is young, very young. He won't have to deal with Brock, Carwin, Nog or Mir for too much longer.