UFC 97 Results: Silva wins by decision

At UFC 97, Anderson Silva danced his way to victory over Thales Leites. The crowd was not happy. Elsewhere, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua retired Chuck Liddell via TKO.

The Official Results:

Aired Bouts:
Luiz Cane defeats Steve Cantwell by decision.
- Round 3 – 5:00; Light heavyweight - Review
Cheick Kongo defeats Antoni Hardonk by technical knock out.
- Round 2 – 2:29; Heavyweight - Review
Krzysztof Soszynski defeats Brian Stann by kimura.
- Round 1 – 3:53; Light Heavyweight - Review
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua defeats Chuck Liddell by technical knockout.
- Round 1 – 4:28; Light Heavyweight - Review
Sam Stout defeats Matt Wiman by decision.
- Round 3 – 5:00; Lightweight - Review
Anderson Silva defeats Thales Leites by decision.
- Round 5 – 5:00; Middleweight - Review

Preliminary Bouts: (not aired)
Eliot Marshall defeats Vinny Magalhaes by decision.
- Round 3 – 5:00; Light Heavyweight
T.J. Grant defeats Ryo Chonan by split decision.
- Round 3 – 5:00; Welterweight
Mark Bocek defeats David Bielkheden by rear-naked choke.
- Round 1 – 4:57; Lightweight
Ed Herman defeats David Loiseau by decision.
- Round 3 – 5:00; Middleweight
Nate Quarry defeats Jason MacDonald by technical knockout.
- Round 1 – 2:27; Middleweight
Denis Kang defeats Xavier Foupa-Pokam by decision.
- Round 3 – 5:00; Middleweight

Start Here:Luiz Cane and Steve Cantwell started off the show with a great stand-up war.

Predictions from before the Show Started

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