MICHAEL CHIESA takes on Neil Magny in an entertaining welterweight bout on Fight Island.
The pair headline a solid afternoon of action, with both fighters looking to assert themselves into the 170lbs title picture.
- Prelims: 3pm GMT
- Main card: 5pm GMT
- Main event: 8pm GMT
- TV/Live stream: BT Sport 3
Main card
- Michael Chiesa def. Neil Magny UD
- Warlley Alves def. Mounir Lazzez TKO1
- Ike Villanueva def. Vinicius Moreira TKO2
- Viviane Araujo def. Roxanne Modafferi UD
- Matt Schnell def. Tyson Nam SD
- Lerone Murphy def. Douglas Silva de Andrade UD
Prelims results
- Omari Akhmedov def. Tom Breese SUB2
- Ricky Simon def. Gaetano Pirrello SUB2
- Su Mudaerji def. Zarrukh Adashev UD
- Dalcha Lungiambula def. Markus Perez UD
- Francisco Figueiredo def. Jerome Rivera UD
- Mike Davis def. Mason Jones UD
- Umar Nurmagomedov def. Sergey Morozov SUB2
- Manon Fiorot def. Victoria Leonardo TKO2
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- Wally Downes Jr
CHIESA WINS UD!
All three judges said 50-46.
Chiesa says: "I knew he would push me to my limits, he is a good human being."
Chiesa calls out Donald Trump supporter Colby Covington.
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ROUND FIVE
Magny needs to go for broke as he has lost all of the four previous rounds.
Chiesa is pawing at his right eye but it was an accidental poke and he has recovered.
Magny has let this chance slip through his fingers, played into Chiesa' hands.
Wrestler Chiesa has enjoyed a training session on the mat.
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ROUND FOUR
Chiesa's corner tell him not to show any fatigue.
And he throws a peach of a right hand before wrestling Magny into the canvas.
Magny has his legs warapped around Chiesa's neck in an inverted triangle and is free to ram elbows into his unguarded ribs.
Final round now, Chiesa well ahead.
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ROUND THREE
Now Chiesa gets the takedown and gets full mount after a scramble.
Chiesa has a guillotine but Magny slips out of it brilliantly.
Magny is now back in a horribly familiar place, stuck on his back and being manhandled.
The bell goes.
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ROUND THREE
Magny has turned the tables now and pinned Chiesa to the deck.
Now Magny has his back and is looking for his neck.
Chiesa is thumping at Magny's ear, trying to burst the eardrum.
But Magny has the bit between his teeth.
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ROUND TWO
Magny spends another round pinned on his back with Chiesa on his chest and dominating the space.
Chiesa is not landing huge shots or looking for subs but he is wrestling the spirit out of Magny and the lock down.
It is far from thrilling but Chiesa has just banked a second round.
Magny's corner tell him not to get upset and start picking Chiesa off.
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ROUND ONE
Chiesa has controlled the grappling on top but failed with a kimura lock.
The opener ends with Magny on his back but in now real danmger and neither men hurt in the opening five minutes.
Magny's corner tell him not to wait every time and dare to be first in some exchanges.
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ROUND ONE
Magny is the favourite with the Vegas bookies.
Chiesa fires a leg kick but Magny clips him with a right hand.
Magny just about avoids a left hand from the southpaw.
Chiesa scores a takedown in the middle of the cage, now he can work.
- Wally Downes Jr
MAIN EVENT BABY!
Mike Chiesa vs Neil Magny over FIVE lovely welterweight rounds.
Is Brooklyn ace Magny mean and spiteful enough to beat his fellow American?
Will former lightweight Chiesa be able to cope with Magny's work rate?
The pair tap hands out of respect before the action starts.
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UNDERDOG BITES BACK
Lazzez was supposed to be a huge prospect on the rise.
But the Brazilian boogieman wrecked the party with brilliant kicks to the Tunisian's body.
Lazzez was all hype and the old war dog took advantage brilliantly.
- Wally Downes Jr
WARLLEY ALVES WINS ROUND ONE!
Lazzez is on a three-fight win streak and impressed plenty on his UFC debut last time out.
But Alves is clever so pins him against the cage wall early.
Lazzez is not being respected at all by the underdog and he smashes his ribs with kicks and wins!
- Wally Downes Jr
CO-MAIN EVENTING
Warlley Alves and Mounir Lazzez next up.
Alves is in deep against a rising star.
Lazzez has all the physical advantages but can he make them count?
- Wally Downes Jr
HURRICANE IKE STRIKES
Fans' favourite Villanueva blew away his opponent with a sensational right hook…
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VILLANUEVA KO WIN!
Villanueva's corner tell their man he won the opener and tell him to slash Moreira's guard with an uppercut.
And he walks out and turns Moreira's lights out with a massive right hook that felled Moreira like a tree.
Moreira spun almost 180 degrees as he slumped to the canvas.
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IKE VILLANUEVA V VINICIUS MOREIRA R1
Limited action and skill coming from these light-heavyweights.
Neither man looks in tip-top shape and are taking pot-shots at each other.
Villanueva is doing his best to win the round, throwing easy-to-read bombs and Moreira is tryingt o be more accurate.
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ARAUJO WINS A UD!
The judges say 30-27, 30-27 and 30-26 to the brilliant Brazilian.
The winner says: "It was a pleasure to fight such a tough opponent.
"Roxie is very good and I am very happy"
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ROUND THREE
Modafferi's right cheekbone looks shattered but she tags Araujo with a big shot and sends he scuttling backwards.
Araujo is just pinging that purple and battered eye socket.
But the rock-hard Modafferi does not stop walking forward and ends up getting dragged down for her peristence.
Modaferri is on her back but she is clinging on for the final few seconds. It goes to the judges…
- Wally Downes Jr
ROUND THREE
Modafferi starts fast, knowing she needs a shock KO.
Araujo has not had as much success since the opening three minutes when she looked ferocious.
Modafferi lands a takedown and drags the fight into the cage wall, the fight is still on the feet.
Now they are on the floor and Araujo is on top. They break and reset to box again.
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ROUND TWO
Modafferi was slammed into the canvas at the end of the second and her right eye is streaming now.
In the break Modafferi's corner tell her to stop getting tagged with the check hooks.
Team Araujo tell her to not throw her advantage away, she is two rounds up.
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ROUND TWO
Modafferi is rock hard and eats a couple of shots before trying a takedown.
Araujo spins it again though and the clinch breaks up.
Modafferi is getting beaten to every punch and Araujo is coasting and switching stances as she unloads.
Modafferi lands a right hand to warn the favourite not to get complacent.
- Wally Downes Jr
ROUND TWO
Modafferi's team tell her she has to cut the cage down, the referee comes over and checks on the underfire American.
Araujo's corner seems much more relaxed and she doesn't need any instruction.
Modafferi is guarding her face better and catching Araujo's shots in the second.
- Wally Downes Jr
ROUND ONE
Ruthless uppercut from Araujo slashes up through Modafferi's guard.
A lead left hook from the Brazilian also scores and Modafferi almost drops to the floor after another whack.
Modafferi tries a front kick and a punch but does no damage.
Modafferi shoots for a takedown but it's late in the round and Araujo switches it but Modafferi is saved by the bell.
- Wally Downes Jr
ROUND ONE
Modafferi is the hugely experienced veteran but the underdog against the 9-2 Brazilian.
Modafferi is 25-18 and has the height advantage, the Las Vegas lady is ranked No 8 in the UFC.
Araujo looking heavy handed and throwing her right hands. DC urges his fellow American to take it to the floor.
Modafferi is already marked around her eyes from the peppering.
- Wally Downes Jr
KHABIB PARTIES
The lightweight king is still enjoying his cousin Umar's earlier UFC debut win…
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SCHELLUVA CARD
Matt Schnell did not like Tyson Nam getting the win on one card…
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