Colby Thicknesse gutted out an impressive victory over Josias Musasa at UFC Perth on Saturday.
Thicknesse put on an impressive showing in the opening round, getting Musasa to the mat and absolutely dominating from there. Near the end of the first, Thicknesse managed to cinch in a rear-naked choke, but couldn’t quite get the angle he needed to force the tap out.
Undeterred, Musasa came out swinging in the second and utilized leg kicks to bust up Thicknesse’s lead limb. Mususa also did an excellent job of stuffing every one of Thicknesse’s takedown attempts during the round, potentially tying things up going into the third stanza.