PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illumi De Medici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd Jr comes into the arena with Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix) blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sturd Jr
vs
De Medici

181 cm
29
191 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

185 cm
34
187 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

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Arcticus University: London
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Illumi De Medici!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd Jr tries to clinch up.
De Medici throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it.
De Medici scores with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot
and De Medici counters with a nice uppercut.
De Medici scores with a nice right hand.
Sturd Jr swings widly with a right hand
and De Medici counters with a thumping low kick.
Sturd Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Sturd Jr has De Medici up against the cage in a clinch.
Sturd Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of De Medici backwards.
Sturd Jr blocking some punches.
De Medici tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

De Medici breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that De Medici has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
De Medici throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Sturd Jr.
A shot in the inside from Sturd Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Medicis head.
Sturd Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Medici tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sturd Jr closes the distance but De Medici moves to the side
and De Medici cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Medici tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from De Medici.

Sturd Jr clinches.
De Medici blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Medici pushes Sturd Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Medici lands a hook that snaps the head of Sturd Jr backwards.
De Medici swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sturd Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sturd Jr misses with the head strike.
Sturd Jr has a couple of punches blocked by De Medici.
De Medici keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sturd Jr's efforts to push away.
Sturd Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sturd Jr.
De Medici doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Medici wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Medici has a couple of punches blocked by Sturd Jr.

Sturd Jr manages to break the clinch.
De Medici throws a hook to the side of Sturd Jr's head but Sturd Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Sturd Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sturd Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Sturd Jr looks to land a body kick but De Medici moved away.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick
and De Medici connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturd Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Medici has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sturd Jr.
De Medici blocks a jab.
Sturd Jr looks to land a combination but De Medici avoids it well.
De Medici finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Sturd Jr misses the target.
De Medici throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturd Jr.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturd Jr dodges the punch combination from De Medici.
Sturd Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sturd Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr misses with an uppercut
and De Medici counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
Sturd Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Medici throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sturd Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sturd Jr.
De Medici misses with an uppercut. Sturd Jr saw that one coming.
Sturd Jr thows a leg kick but De Medici checks it
and De Medici counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sturd Jr looks to land a right hand but De Medici moved out of range.
De Medici throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Medici.
Sturd Jr cracks the inside of De Medici's front leg.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sturd Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Medici lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr is looking to clinch but De Medici is avoiding it.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sturd Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but De Medici swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Medici slips under a jab from Sturd Jr.
De Medici works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheers as De Medici lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sturd Jr doesn't seem phased though.
De Medici takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sturd Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Medici.
De Medici's corner calls for a 1-2. De Medici obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sturd Jr misses with a lunging right hand
enabling De Medici to counter with a crisp jab.
De Medici throws a head kick that misses
and Sturd Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Medici uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Medici throws a fast counter high kick but Sturd Jr manages to duck under it in time.
Sturd Jr misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Illumi De Medici will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

De Medici connects with a body shot that sends Sturd Jr's belly button to the back.
Sturd Jr thumps De Medici with a low kick.
De Medici takes a swing at Sturd Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sturd Jr slips a straight right by De Medici.
Sturd Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sturd Jr walks into a straight right hand from De Medici.
Illumi De Medici seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Medici checks a leg kick.
De Medici is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sturd Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sturd Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses.
De Medici throws out a counter right but Sturd Jr avoids it with no problem.
De Medici misses with an uppercut. Sturd Jr saw that one coming.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Medici checks the leg kick.
Sturd Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturd Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Medici connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr misses with a head kick.

Sturd Jr rushes De Medici and presses him up against the cage.
De Medici lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Medici.
De Medici blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Sturd Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from De Medici.
Sturd Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sturd Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Medici, right into the meat.
De Medici moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Medici! But no joy.
De Medici scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sturd Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Sturd Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Medici.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr throws a push kick but De Medici slaps the foot to one side.
Sturd Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sturd Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Medici moves out of range of the body kick from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sturd Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sturd Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sturd Jr throws a series of punches but De Medici avoids them all with ease.
De Medici connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sturd Jr. That's going to slow De Medici down.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch up
and De Medici counters with a nice uppercut.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a hook to the side of De Medici's head but De Medici sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Sturd Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Medici's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Sturd Jr forces De Medici back against the cage and clinches.
De Medici scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Medici lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sturd Jr or not.
A head punch on the inside from Sturd Jr fails to land.

De Medici pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sturd Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Sturd Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sturd Jr misses with a double jab
and De Medici counters with a straight right hand.
Sturd Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Medici paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Medici throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Good work by De Medici as he checks the leg kick.
Sturd Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Sturd Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Sturd Jr closes the distance and clinches.

De Medici's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot.
De Medici throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sturd Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick that knocks De Medici off balance momentarily.
That kick from Sturd Jr tenderised De Medici's leg. De Medici is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Medici pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but De Medici blocks it.
De Medici keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturd Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Medici throws a leg kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sturd Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but De Medici moves out of range easily.
De Medici steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sturd Jr. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Sturd Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's time! Sturd Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sturd Jr throws a right hand that misses
and De Medici counters with a big head kick but Sturd Jr shrugs it off.
De Medici looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Medici clobbers Sturd Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sturd Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sturd Jr tries to land a leg kick but De Medici saw it coming and moves away.
De Medici scores with a decent looking hook.
De Medici throws the kick towards the body but Sturd Jr avoids it.
De Medici takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sturd Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Medici throws out the jab.
Sturd Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Medici is out of range.
De Medici tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Medici throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sturd Jr on the side of the head.
De Medici throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sturd Jr catches De Medici with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sturd Jr has closed the distance and engaged De Medici in a clinch.
De Medici has a couple of punches blocked by Sturd Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Medici manages to break the clinch.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Medici chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturd Jr can pounce on him.
De Medici takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Medici lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sturd Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Sturd Jr scores with a hook to the body. De Medici takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Medici fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.
De Medici looks to throw the jab but Sturd Jr is out of range.
Sturd Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Medici checks it well.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but De Medici blocks it.
De Medici only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a front kick aimed at De Medici's knee but De Medici avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sturd Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sturd Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
De Medici swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Medici staying out of range there.
De Medici scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sturd Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Medici lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Medici counters with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but De Medici sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sturd Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Medici.
De Medici throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sturd Jr lands a jab to the head.
Sturd Jr misses with a hook.
De Medici connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Medici loads up on a big right hand but Sturd Jr slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Medici throws a series of punches but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr defending well as De Medici loads up on a big left hand.
De Medici circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Medici fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sturd Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a lazy right hand but De Medici sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sturd Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Medici circles away quickly and effectively.
De Medici misses with a leg kick
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Medici.
De Medici defending well as Sturd Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Sturd Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick
and De Medici counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturd Jr wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Medici throws out a powerful jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sturd Jr throws the kick towards the body but De Medici avoids it.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sturd Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Medici throws a wild body kick that Sturd Jr sees coming a mile off.
Sturd Jr is looking to counter punch.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sturd Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Medici checks a leg kick.
And De Medici responds with a good body kick, but Sturd Jr manages to step out the way in time.
A big right from Sturd Jr misses.
Sturd Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but De Medici moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Illumi De Medici just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sturd Jr moves out of range as De Medici throws a body kick.
Sturd Jr lands with a nice combination. De Medici backs away looking to recover.
Sturd Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Medici.
Sturd Jr throws a looping overhand right but De Medici ducks down to avoid it.
Sturd Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Medici backs up against the cage.
De Medici misses with a wild body shot.
De Medici throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturd Jr.
De Medici throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch but De Medici is having none of it.
De Medici does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Medici pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Medici works Sturd Jr's body with a nice hook.
De Medici shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sturd Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Medici counters with a nice uppercut.
Sturd Jr misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but De Medici avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from De Medici on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Medici throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturd Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturd Jr throws a solid leg kick but De Medici takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sturd Jr.
An inside leg kick lands from De Medici.
Sturd Jr staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Sturd Jr blocks the low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Medici.

Sturd Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Medici blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Medici lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Medici scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Medici misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sturd Jr lands a left hand.
De Medici misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturd Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but De Medici won't allow it.

Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Medici takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sturd Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturd Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Medici paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Medici replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sturd Jr blocks it well.
Sturd Jr tries to land a body kick
and De Medici counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturd Jr throws a combination that misses
and De Medici counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sturd Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Medici walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Medici chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturd Jr can pounce on him.
Sturd Jr misses with a combination
and De Medici counters with a nice uppercut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
De Medici throws a lazy right hand but Sturd Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Medici takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sturd Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sturd Jr misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Medici lands with a nice body kick.

Sturd Jr pushes De Medici up against the cage in a clinch.
De Medici lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sturd Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by De Medici.
Jason Sturd Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Medici misses with a punch to the body.
De Medici tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Medici lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a head punch that misses.
De Medici blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Medici lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sturd Jr lands a shoulder strike.

De Medici pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Sturd Jr misses.
A punch lands to the side of Sturd Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Sturd Jr. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr misses with a double jab.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sturd Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Medici manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr backing away here, and De Medici unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sturd Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Medici misses with a hook
and Sturd Jr counters with a good low kick that De Medici was not able to check.
De Medici lands a right hook to the body.
Sturd Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Medici.
Sturd Jr wants to clinch.
De Medici gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Medici throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Illumi De Medici will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Sturd Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Medici eats them both and turns towards Sturd Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick
and De Medici counters with a straight right hand.
Sturd Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sturd Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and De Medici connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Medici does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Medici stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturd Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Sturd Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - De Medici throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Medici checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sturd Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Medici looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sturd Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Medici.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Medici throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Medici loads up on a big right hand but Sturd Jr slips the punch.
Sturd Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sturd Jr thuds his right hand into De Medici's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Medici feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sturd Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Medici throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sturd Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sturd Jr looks to land a left hand but De Medici moved out of range nicely.
De Medici connects with a solid leg kick.
Sturd Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but De Medici is just out of range.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sturd Jr throws out a loose jab but De Medici uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Medici connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sturd Jr momentarily.
De Medici uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturd Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Medici is out of range.
De Medici has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sturd Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr lands with a right hand.
De Medici swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturd Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by De Medici.
De Medici throws out a counter right but Sturd Jr avoids it with no problem.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Medici takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sturd Jr.
De Medici bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sturd Jr scores with a hook.
De Medici gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Medici throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturd Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd Jr checks a low kick from De Medici.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick that knocks De Medici off balance momentarily.
Sturd Jr slips under a jab from De Medici.
Sturd Jr throws the left hand but De Medici avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sturd Jr thumps De Medici with a low kick.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but De Medici sees it coming and moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on De Medici's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sturd Jr avoids the body shot from De Medici.
De Medici throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sturd Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Medici uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturd Jr.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sturd Jr, right into the meat.
De Medici looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Medici blocks a leg kick.
Sturd Jr walks into a left hand.
Sturd Jr lands an overhand right.

Sturd Jr rushes De Medici and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sturd Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A clash of legs there as De Medici blocks the low kick.
De Medici swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Medici throws a hook but Sturd Jr avoids it easily.
De Medici scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Medici jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr misses with a left hand
and De Medici counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sturd Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Medici. De Medici obviously looking to wear him down.
De Medici throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sturd Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
De Medici keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Medici avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from De Medici on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sturd Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sturd Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Sturd Jr misses with a leg kick
and De Medici counters with a leg kick.
Jason Sturd Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sturd Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Medici has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jason Sturd Jr!
After winning the bout, Jason Sturd Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Illumi De Medici spoke after the fight, saying 'Ah fucking hell man.'.