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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Hughley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Giachetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giachetti has chosen Motorhead - Hellraiser as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Hughley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alberto Giachetti!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughley closes the distance and clinches.
Hughley is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hughley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Giachetti is defending well.
Hughley trying to stall but Giachetti improves his position.
Hughley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Giachetti is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Hughley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughley jumps guard but Giachetti turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hughley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hughley fails to pull guard.
Good body shot from Giachetti.
Hughley breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Hughley misses.
Giachetti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hughley swivels and escapes.
Hughley shoots in and drives through. Giachetti sprawls well.
Giachetti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hughley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughley is trying to force a seperation but Giachetti has the dominant position.
Hughley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Giachetti is keeping busy.
Giachetti should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hughley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Giachetti pulls guard effortlessly.
Giachetti wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughley wants to control from the top but Giachetti keeps moving.
Giachetti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughley wants to control from the top but Giachetti keeps moving.
Giachetti is looking for a triangle but Hughley pushes his legs off easily.
Hughley looking to sit in guard and control but Giachetti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hughley looking for a sweep. Not yet Hughley, not yet.
Hughley is breathing heavily.
Giachetti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Giachetti sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giachetti decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hughley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Giachetti.
Giachetti throws a combination. Hughley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Aaron Hughley has been cut.
Giachetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giachetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughley circles away quickly and effectively.
Giachetti pushes Hughley up against the cage in a clinch.
Giachetti keeps control of Hughley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hughley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughley pushes Giachetti away with a front kick.
Giachetti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hughley dodges the punch combination from Giachetti.
Giachetti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hughley as he avoids it easily.
Hughley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hughley fails with a takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Giachetti.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giachetti fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Giachetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Hughley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hughley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hughley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Giachetti tries to avoid it but Hughley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Giachetti to the ground. Giachetti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hughley gets tackled into the cage by Giachetti. Giachetti maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Giachetti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hughley jumps guard but Giachetti turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hughley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hughley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hughley keeps control of Giachetti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giachetti taking a breather.
Giachetti successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giachetti working for a triangle but Hughley defends it easily.
Giachetti will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Giachetti trying to control the position.
Hughley looking to sit in guard and control but Giachetti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Giachetti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hughley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Giachetti on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giachetti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hughley is working an open guard so Giachetti takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hughley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Hughley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giachetti moves away.
Giachetti feints a jab promting Hughley to slip. Giachetti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hughley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Giachetti throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giachetti throws a sloppy head kick and Hughley moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giachetti rushes Hughley and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Giachetti.
Giachetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giachetti is trying to force a seperation but Hughley has the dominant position.
Giachetti is trying to drag Hughley to the mat but Hughley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hughley wants to break free but Giachetti has control.
Giachetti has Hughley pushed against the cage.
Giachetti scores with a shot to the side of Hughley's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughley tries to stall but Giachetti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Giachetti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Giachetti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Giachetti pulls his leg out and moves away.
Giachetti has Hughley up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Giachetti as Hughley tries to tie him up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughley tries for a takedown but Giachetti manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Giachetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Hughley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Giachetti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hughley throws an off balance right hand
enabling Giachetti to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Giachetti.
Hughley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giachetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Giachetti tries to kick Hughley off but Hughley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giachetti trying to control from the bottom.
Hughley slows the pace down in half guard.
Giachetti is trying to get back to full guard.
Hughley is looking to advance position but Giachetti won't allow it.
Hughley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Giachetti is just riding it out for now. Hughley eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Giachetti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Giachetti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hughley trying to move into half guard but instead Giachetti has managed to sweep!
Hughley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Giachetti.
Hughley looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giachetti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughley is trying to keep Giachetti in close.
Giachetti sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hughley's guard.
Alberto Giachetti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Giachetti sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alberto Giachetti.
Hughley clinches up with Giachetti and pushes him back against the cage.
Giachetti gets control of Hughley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Giachetti will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Giachetti lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hughley!
Giachetti controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Giachetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Giachetti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Giachetti!
Alberto Giachetti was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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