By Mike Chiappetta - Senior Writer
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Paulo Thiago took a major step forward in his MMA career, defeating veteran star Mike Swick with a second-round d'arce choke in a welterweight bout at UFC 109.
The loss was the second straight for Swick, who also lost to Dan Hardy in a No. 1 contenders fight at UFC 105. Swick fell to 14-4.
Thiago improved to 13-1. He's now 3-1 in the UFC and has wins over AKA teammates Swick and Josh Koscheck.
The first five mintues of the bout was all standup, and very close, but Swick might have stolen away the round with a takedown inside the final 30 seconds.
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