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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howland Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Be Good to Yourself . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
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145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Popov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Howland Reed!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reed, pushing him back against the cage.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Popov lands a nice knee to the body.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Reed lands with a right to the head.
Reed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Popov is defending well for now.
Reed misses with some punches.
Reed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popov blocks it with crossed arms.
Reed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Reed misses with a knee strike.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Popov or not.
Reed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reed misses with a knee strike.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Reed looks gassed!
Reed lands a nice uppercut.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Reed looking to throw knees to the head but Popov is blocking nicely.
Reed scores with a shot to the side of Popov's head.
Popov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reed avoids it.
Reed misses with the head strike.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Reed.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Popov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reed avoids it.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Reed looking to throw knees to the head but Popov is blocking nicely.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but Popov blocks with his arms.
Popov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Reed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Reed lands a good knee to the midsection. Popov won't want to take too many of those.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
Reed lands a right hand.
Reed looking to throw knees to the head but Popov is blocking nicely.
Reed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Popov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popov.
Reed missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Reed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Reed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Popov takes a shot to the head.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Reed scores with a shot to the side of Popov's head.
Reed lands a hook that snaps the head of Popov backwards.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Reed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Reed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Reed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Popov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reed avoids it.
Reed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reed.
Reed landing knees to the body.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reed looking to throw knees to the head but Popov is blocking nicely.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reed looking to throw knees to the head but Popov is blocking nicely.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Reed scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reed.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reed looking to throw knees to the head but Popov is blocking nicely.
Reed looking to throw knees to the head but Popov is blocking nicely.
Reed lands a knee to the body.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Reed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Popov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reed avoids it.
Reed scores a nice knee to the body.
Reed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but Popov blocks with his arms.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in the clinch, Reed scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Reed.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Reed.
Reed misses with a knee strike.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Popov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Popov has closed the distance and engaged Reed in a clinch.
Reed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Alexander Popov has been cut.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Reed.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Reed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Popov lands a good knee to the midsection. Reed won't want to take too many of those.
Reed lands a left hand.
Reed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Reed scores with a knee to the head.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Popov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reed avoids it.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Reed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Reed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reed lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popov.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
Reed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popov blocks it with crossed arms.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Reed lands with a short shot to the head.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Reed.
Reed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reed lands a shoulder strike.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but Popov blocks with his arms.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed lands a right hand.
Reed lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Reed scores with a shoulder strike.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but Popov blocks with his arms.
Reed throws a head punch that misses.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Reed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Reed lands with a left to the head.
Popov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reed avoids it.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
Reed misses with a knee strike.
Reed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Popov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reed missing with knees to the body.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Popov takes a shot to the head.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Reed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Popov backwards.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed lands an uppercut.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reed.
Reed tries to land knees in the clinch but Popov avoids the damage to the body.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed is leaning against Popov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Reed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popov blocks it with crossed arms.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Reed looking to throw knees to the head but Popov is blocking nicely.
Reed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Reed.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but Popov blocks with his arms.
Reed can't find room to land a body shot as Popov controls the action.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Popov backwards.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed lands a nice uppercut.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but Popov blocks with his arms.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Reed scores with a knee to the head.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reed lands a hook that snaps the head of Popov backwards.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Reed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Reed.
Reed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howland Reed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Popov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reed has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Reed misses with a knee strike.
Popov takes a shot to the head.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reed obliges.
Reed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Popov backwards.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reed.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
Reed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popov blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reed scores with a shot to the side of Popov's head.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reed lands with a left to the head.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Reed throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Reed.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reed.
Reed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popov blocks it with crossed arms.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reed.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reed lands a shoulder strike.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Reed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reed lands a right hand.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Reed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popovs head.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Reed looking to throw knees to the head but Popov is blocking nicely.
Popov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reed avoids it.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but Popov blocks with his arms.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Reed.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Popov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reed.
Reed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reed presses Popov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Popov backwards.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reed misses with some punches.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Popov is defending well for now.
Reed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reed misses with a knee strike.
Reed lands a hook that snaps the head of Popov backwards.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Popov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reed avoids it.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reed pushes Popov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reed lands a right hand.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Reed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reed.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Reed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popovs head.
Reed scores with a shot to the side of Popov's head.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reed.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice left hand lands by Reed.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reed avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reed.
Reed looking to throw knees to the head but Popov is blocking nicely.
Reed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Howland Reed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reed has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howland Reed!
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