1) Bob Rech vs. Chase Owens: NAAFS Amateur Middleweight belt on the line.
FIGHT: Owens Unanimous Decision. Good decision. Honestly, Rech isn't that bad a fighter, but his ability to stay on top is not that great and his striking is nonexistent. He's got a decent shot and he's a solid athlete. Owens isn't much of a striker other, throwing haymakers with the right, but his ability to scramble and control the clinch is really impressive. He's out of breath after the fight (which is merely 9 minutes) so he probably needs to work on his cardio, but that's something to discuss for the future. He's not even pro yet. I was pretty impressed. Both guys have raw physical talents. They just need the right training. (1)
2) Mike King vs. Jeff Hughes: NAAFS Light heavyweight amateur title.
FIGHT: King TKO Rnd 1. King and Hughes box badly and clinch and there's a knee to the balls of Hughes. The fight starts again and they box badly some more until King eats a couple right hands on the end of 1-2 combos and he's on queer street. He takes a bunch more shots until the ref jumps in. So, Hughes has a good chin that won't last long taking those punches. (0)
3) Greg Maynard vs. Stipe Miocic: Maynard is said to be a Bellator vet. Like, so? Miocic is a guy that NAAFS has been hyping FOREVER.
FIGHT: Miocic TKO Rnd 2. Not much to discuss here. Maynard is much shorter and is tubby. Miocic lands a billion leg kicks and jabs and this is basically a sparring session in which the bag gets tired and drops after a right hand and a knee. One thing the announcers note, and I'll agree, is that Miocic is moving away from being more or less just a boxer/slugger type fighter and is now throwing leg kicks and looking like a more dynamic striker. He's young enough that this is still a reasonable thing to do as far as his career goes. He's only 4-0 as a pro, and those are the fights that really matter. (2)
OVERALL FOR THE SHOW: 5 out of 10. Opener was pretty fun to watch and it went downhill from there. Miocic is a good fighter but stuff like this where he basically practices stuff on a barely responding opponent isn't must see TV.
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