UFC Fight Night 107 results: Leon Edwards ends Vicente Luque's streak with unpredictable attack

LONDON – Leon Roberts brought Vicente Luque’s impressive winning streak to an end and outworked the Brazilian and “The Ultimate Fighter” veteran over three rounds.

Edwards (13-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) stepped on the gas as Luque (11-6-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) tired, mixing grappling and striking to pick up unanimous 29-28 scores after a close first round.

The welterweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 107 event at The O2 in London. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass.

Prior to meeting Edwards, Luque had finished his past four opponents, three of them in the first round. But from the first violent exchange of punches, Edwards showed he would be no easy mark. Luque, however, found a little momentum when Edwards got a little greedy on takedown attempts and lost position on the way down. Although he wasn’t able to lock in a submission from the top, it was a promising start.

Then Edwards took the lead. He used a switch to reverse takedown attempts, and when the action resumed in the standing position, he battered Luque’s body with kicks. The strikes seemed to deflate Luque, a “TUF 21” vet. Edwards got a takedown and held top position before inactivity forced a standup.

Luque charged early with punches, hoping to steal back some points. Instead, he found himself in another grappling exchange, and Edwards managed to outmaneuver him, threatening back control. This time when the fight went back to its feet, Luque looked exhausted, and Edwards pieced him up against the cage. A final push from the Brazilian in the last 60 seconds wasn’t enough to deter the Brit.

With an impressive upset, Edwards now improves to three straight wins.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 107 results include:

• Leon Edwards def. Vicente Luque via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Marc Diakiese def. Teemu Packalen via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 0:30
• Brad Scott def. Scott Askham via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
• Lina Lansberg def. Lucie Pudilova via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 107, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan and Simon Head contributed to this report on site in London.)