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UFC 109: Paulo Thiago wins another one
Perhaps Paulo Thiago is for real.
Early through the second round at UFC 109, Thiago ate a big punch from Mike Swick then landed a huge counter left hook that dropped Swick. Thiago then moved in on the stunned and fallen Swick, locked in a D'Arce choke and got the submission victory 1:54 into the welterweight bout at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
It was an impressive completion to what...
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