Round 1 Gilbert Howard snaps back the head of Vladmiri with a stiff jab. Vladmiri throws a cross that easily dodged by Howard. After dodging a jab-cross, Gilbert Howard lands a kick to the liver of Vladmiri Popov who steps back and begins to take a knee. Gilbert Howard rushes forward to capitalize but Vladmiri Popov stands back up and is met by a strong cross-uppercut that again backs him up. After dodging a jab-cross, Gilbert Howard lands a kick to the liver of Vladmiri who steps back and begins to take a knee. Gilbert Howard rushes forward to capitalize but Vladmiri stands back up and is met by a strong cross-uppercut that again backs him up. Gilbert circles "Ninjashoes Dot Net", mixing jabs with body shots. Howard connects with a hard right hand putting Popov on the mat. Howard goes down with him into side control. The round comes to an end.
Round 2 Gilbert Howard strikes with a straight front kick. "Inbred Rodent" gets hit with a strong punch, putting him to the mat, but he recovers just in time to give up his back. Howard carefully protects himself from Vladmiris strikes. "Inbred Rodent" starts to wiggle out of back control, Vladmiri lets him escape putting them both on their feet. Howard lands a solid kick to the inside thigh of Vladmiri. Gilbert parries Vladmiris jab and connect with a cross. Howard lands a strong outside leg kick and follows it up with a jab-cross combo. Round 2 comes to a close.
Round 3 Howard keeps Vladmiri at a distance with some well timed jabs. "Inbred Rodent" gets hit with a strong punch, putting him to the mat, but he recovers just in time to give up his back. Howard tries to explode out the backdoor but Popov sinks in both hooks, continually landing outside strikes. Howard falls flat to protect himself. Howard starts to wiggle out of back control, Popov lets him escape putting them both on their feet. Vladmiri Popov parries a jab but is hit with a powerful knee to the midsection. The fighters circle each other. Howard circles Vladmiri, mixing jabs with body shots. Round 3 comes to a close.
Gilbert "Inbred Rodent" Howard wins by Unanimous Decision