Interviews
by Spaniard, photos courtesy of Chris Anderson
Pro
145 lb Champion Shorty Weikel
Midtown
MMA & Family Fitness Center presented Springfield Throwdown II on December 10th at the Regional
Sports Center in Springfield, Oregon, with 2 pro
and
9 amateur fights.
The main event for the Pro 145 lb Title was won by Shorty
"Pit Bull" Weikel who battled an always tough
Jason Georgianna for 2 rounds before submitting him via
armbar at a minute into the 3rd. With the victory, Weikel
remains undefeated as a pro with 5 wins. He spoke with
NWFS's Spaniard after the fight...
In
the night's other professional contest, Midtown MMA's
Levi Kurtovich returned to the cage after a long absence and it
took him just over a minute to dispatch Darrell Fenner by
way of TKO due to strikes. Kurtovich spoke with Spaniard
from the cage..
Emmanuel Sanchez out of NW Martial Arts defeated Art of War's Ryon
Harris via 2nd Round TKO to win the amateur 155 lb
Championship belt. Post fight interview below..
KO
of the night came from Midtown MMA's Corey Wyatt late in
the 2nd round of a 185lb bout with Alan Hahn of the Kut
Throat Committee. Post fight interview below..
For more
info on the Springfield Throwdown,
visit midtownmma.com.
Bout 1 - 245 lbs
Will Stidhem (Debut, Midtown MMA) def Lewis Nestor (Debut, Ind)
by
Rear Naked Choke @ 1:54 Rd 1
Bout 2 - 145 lbs
Chris SanJose (0-1, Art of War) def Chase Holley (Debut, Kut Throat Committee)
by TKO (Ref Stop - Strikes) @ 2:58 Rd 1
Bout 3 - 170 lbs
Hadi Azadwad (Debut, Team Quest) def Matt Cordell (Debut, Midtown
MMA)
by
Rear Naked Choke @ 2:43 Rd 2
Bout 4 - 145 lbs
Bobby Chance (Debut, Midtown MMA) def Ryan Payne (0-2, Ind)
by Guillotine
Choke @ 0:39 Rd 3
Bout 5 - 155 lbs
Kyle Pullen (1-0, Impact Jiu-jitsu) def Chris Roberts (Debut, Midtown
MMA)
