June 24, 2017
Giacchina defeated Jerome Mickle via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:40 of Round 3 at Bellator 180 on Saturday in New York City.
ANALYSIS
This was an interesting fight. Giacchina came out looking to put the pressure on his opponent and land takedowns. Mickle was clearly on the defensive, but he was able to stagger Giacchina with strikes twice in the first round. In the second round, Mickle scored a knockdown, and it looked like the fight might be over. Giacchina went back to his wrestling and won the round. In the third round, Giacchina was clearly the fresher fighter. He once again scored a takedown, moved to the mount, took the back and finished the fight via rear-naked choke. He improves to 2-1 as a professional.