Welcome to FiveKnuckles.com live, blow-by-blow coverage of UFC 97: “Redemption” presented by Yahoo UFC PPV.

Tonight's card is coming to you live from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and features middleweight champion Anderson Silva, as he puts his middleweight title on the line against submission specialist, Thales Leites. In the co-main event, Chuck Liddell makes, what UFC President Dana White has infered, may be his final appearance in the Octagon tonight, as he takes on former world number one light heavyweight, Mauricio Shogun Rua.

As always, FiveKnuckles.com will provide free, live round-by-round coverage of the main card action starting at 10:00p ET. We'll also be providing quick updates of the under card fights which should begin around 7:30p ET.

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UFC 97 QUICK RESULTS:

UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites: Anderson Silva wins by unanimous decision.

Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio Rua: Mauricio Rua wins by TKO at 4:28 of round 1

Cheick Kongo vs. Antoni Hardonk: Cheick Kongo wins by TKO at 2:29 of round 2

Luis Cane vs. Steve Cantwell:  Luis Cane wins by unanimous decision

Brian Stann vs. Krzysztof Soszynski: Soszynski wins by submission at 3:53 of round1.

Eliot Marshall vs. Vinny Magalhaes: Eliot Marshall wins by unanimous decision

Denis Kang vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokum:  Denis Kang wins by unanimous decision

Jason MacDonald vs. Nate Quarry: Nate Quarry wins by TKO at 2:27 of rd1

David Loiseau vs. Ed Herman:  Ed Herman wins by unanimous decision

Mark Bocek vs. David Bielkheden:  Mark Bocek wins by rear naked choke at 4:57 of rd1

Ryo Chonan vs. TJ Grant:  T.J. Grant wins by split decision

Matt Wiman vs. Sam Stout: Sam Stout wins by unanimous decision

UFC 97 Main Card Blow-By-Blow:

Main Event: UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites

Round one:  Both fighters tentative early, no punches thrown for the first minute as the crowd gets restless.  Very little action in the second minute as well as the boos begin.  Big leg kick and a high kick by Leites result in minimal damage.  Leites swept to the ground by Silva but Silva stays on his feet and allows the challenger back to his feet.  Leites attempts a takedown but can't get the champ to the mat.  They clinch into the cage as the round ends.  Not much action to score but fiveknuckles will give the round to Silva, 10-9.

Round two:  Leites begins the round with another big leg kick and takes Silva down.  Silva has Leites in half guard with a lock down on Leites' leg.  Silva gets full guard but Leites postures as Silva goes for an arm.  The champ gets to his feet and the fight continues standing.  The crowd boos with 90 seconds left in the round as the standing action is again slow to develop.  Loose exchanges and measuring jabs continue to the dismay of the crowd as the round ends.  Our card gives Leites a 10-9 advantage...