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10-24-2009 07:44 PM:That was nifty. Stefan Struve, a 6-foot-11, 21-year-old from Holland, scored an easy win via triangle against highly-touted newcomer Chase Gormley at 4:04 of the first round to open UFC 104 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Dutchman made a nice mark much like fellow Scandanavian, 7-4 Rik Smits used to do on basketball courts around the U.S.
Each of Struve's fights have been memorable. He was the victim of the big punching Junior Dos Santos in his UFC debut, then beat Denis Stojnic in a blood bath at UFC 99. Because of his height, it's dangerous to hit the ground with him. Struve actually landed the submission from top control. He sat up on Gormley's stomach and pulled him over into the triangle.
"I got the opportunity. He gave gave it away. I had to take it," said Struve (18-3, 2-1 UFC, 14 submissions).
The fight was waged in front of roughly 2,000 fans. It's likely the legendary traffic will keep away much of the crowd until the free Spike portion of the card goes off at 6 p.m. PT. It's so empty some clown in the crowd could be heard yelling, "no one cares Rogan," as the UFC's color analyst Joe Rogan hit the cage for the postfight interview.
Join Maggie Hendricks for a live chat at the start of the Spike broadcast at 9 p.m. ET. Cagewriter also hosts the only UFC 104 postfight show from Staples Center starting at 1:30 a.m. ET. Listen here.
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Each of Struve's fights have been memorable. He was the victim of the big punching Junior Dos Santos in his UFC debut, then beat Denis Stojnic in a blood bath at UFC 99. Because of his height, it's dangerous to hit the ground with him. Struve actually landed the submission from top control. He sat up on Gormley's stomach and pulled him over into the triangle.
"I got the opportunity. He gave gave it away. I had to take it," said Struve (18-3, 2-1 UFC, 14 submissions).
The fight was waged in front of roughly 2,000 fans. It's likely the legendary traffic will keep away much of the crowd until the free Spike portion of the card goes off at 6 p.m. PT. It's so empty some clown in the crowd could be heard yelling, "no one cares Rogan," as the UFC's color analyst Joe Rogan hit the cage for the postfight interview.
Join Maggie Hendricks for a live chat at the start of the Spike broadcast at 9 p.m. ET. Cagewriter also hosts the only UFC 104 postfight show from Staples Center starting at 1:30 a.m. ET. Listen here.
More...
Yahoo! Sports.
Cagewriter is an MMA blog edited by Steve Cofield.
