Jon Tuck drops his first ever MMA fight, losing to Ireland’s Norman Parke by unanimous decision in UFC Fight Night 30 in Manchester, England.
Parke’s standup game was the difference as a number of counters and lefts in the second round proved to be the difference as it tired down Guam’s premier fighter.
It was a total standup fight for the exception of one takedown by Parke to end the first round.
Parke peppered away throughout and was the more aggressor, but could not drop Tuck.
According to Tuck’s Facebook page, he broke his right foot in the first round and endured the next two rounds.
The official judges scores were 29-28, 29-28, 30-27.
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Jon Tuck and MMA Lab head coach Jon Crouch in the locker room getting ready for UFC Fight Night 30 in Manchester, England. (photo by Lloyd Cubacub)
Jon Tuck gets ready in the locker room before his fight against Norman Parke on Oct. 26, 2013 in Manchester, England. (photo by Lloyd Cubacub)
Jon Tuck prepares for battle in his jiu-jitsu gi heading out to the Octagon for UFC Fight Night 30 in Manchester, England. (photo by Lloyd Cubacub)
As he did in his first UFC fight in Macao, Jon Tuck wraps the Guam flag around his shoulders prior to heading into the arena for UFC Fight Night 30 in Manchester, England. (photo by Lloyd Cubacub)
Tuck is treated by his broken foot immediately after his loss to Norman Parke. (photo by Lloyd Cubacub)
The day after the fight, Tuck gets checked out at a local medical center in Manchester. (photo by Lloyd Cubacub)
Tuck shows his broken foot, the same foot that had his toe pop up during a TUF qualifier early in 2012. (photo by Lloyd Cubacub)
A close-up shot of the broken foot. (photo by Lloyd Cubacub)
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