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UFC 229 results: Vicente Luque scores vicious knockout of newcomer Jalin Turner

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LAS VEGAS – Vicente Luque (14-6-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC) wasted little time taking out a UFC newcomer, scoring a vicious first-round finish of Jalin Turner (7-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC).

The welterweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC 229 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It aired on FS1 following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of the main card on pay-per-view.

Luque was the aggressor in the opening seconds, pushing forward with powerful punches. Turner seemed relaxed on the outside and looked to counter with his longer limbs, and he did find the mark with several quick counters. Luque clearly was throwing the heavier blows, but Turner’s work reddened his opponent’s nose.

As the round wore on, Turner became comfortable firing out a quick left hand with pinpoint accuracy. However, he did pay the price of Luque’s counters on a few low kick and knee attempts. A Turner spinning elbow seemed to find the mark, but Luque instantly countered with a big right hand to the chin that sent his opponent to the canvas. Luque jumped on top, finishing the fight in vicious fashion with several massive left hands that left his opponent unconscious on the canvas at the 3:52 mark of the first round.

“I feel great,” Luque said after the win. “I wanted, more than anything, to fight on UFC 229. That’s why I took a fight like this on two weeks’ notice. I watched (Turner) fight on the Contender Series, and I know he’s a tough guy. He’s a 155er, but he hits hard and busted me up a little bit, but I knew I could go in and get the job done because I feel like I am the best.

“I don’t care about what the rankings say, I feel like I’m a top-15 guy, and I want to fight someone with a number next to their name next. I thrive in big moments. I’m the kind of fighter that will go out there and leave it all on the line, whether I win or lose. I’m here to prove that I am what I say, and I believe I’ll be fighting for that belt soon.”

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