In the second lightweight bout of the night, TUF: The Smashes winner Norman Parke won his second straight fight in the UFC as he defeated Kazuki Tokudome by unanimous decision.
The fight opened with the fighters exchanging strikes and Parked landed several punches as he gained control of the octagon. Parke began to mix in his leg kicks to go along with the punches he was throwing.
Parke ended up looking for a takedown against the fence but Tokudome was able to get the fight to the ground and have top position. While on his back, Parke threw several short elbows as Tokudome attempted to advance his position.
As Tokudome was looking to pass, Parke began to work on the arm but Tokudome was able to escape the possible submission attempt. Parke was able to reverse the position with 30 seconds left in the round but he was unable to mount much offense before the bell sounded to end the opening round.
In the second round, they began to brawl with each other with Parke landing his left hand and Tokudome landing his right land. After Tokudome missed with a right hand, Parke took the fight to the ground and Tokudome looked to cage walk to get back to his feet.
Tokudome was able to get back to his feet and both fighters threw wild punches before Parke took the fight back to the ground. Tokudome would work his way back to his feet with 30 seconds left in the round and the fight headed to the third round.
In the opening minute of the final round, Parke attempted to take the fight to the ground which he was able to complete. Once on the ground, Parke looked for a submission but Tokudome was able to get back to his feet. The fighters clinched against the fence and Tokudome would take the fight to the ground.
Parke was able to get back to his feet and Tokudome landed a head kick and then took the fight to the ground. Parke worked his way back to his feet and the fighters clinched against the cage. Parke was able to break away but Tokudome began to land several big punches.
With 30 seconds left in the fight, Parke attempted to take the fight to the ground and the fight ended with the fighters clinching against the cage. All three judges scored the fight for Parke (18-2) and he is now 2-0 in the UFC and Tokudome (12-4-1) is now 1-1 in the UFC.
UFC 162 Results:
Norman Parke def. Kazuki Tokudome via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Gabriel Gonzaga def. Dave Herman via TKO (strikes) – Round 1 :17
Edson Barboza def. Rafaello Oliveira via TKO (leg kicks) – Round 2, 1:44
Brian Melancon def. Seth Baczynski via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:59
Mike Pierce def. David Mitchell via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:55