Apache Gold Casino ● San Carlos, AZ ● Saturday, April 11, 2009
Elena “Baby Doll” Reid switches gloves for “Extreme Beatdown” fight against Michelle Waterson with Special Guest Brock Lesnar Saturday Night at Apache Gold Casino show
PHOENIX (April 8, 2009) – Two-time world boxing champion Elena “Baby Doll” Reid is one of the few hybrid fighters, equally adept at professional boxing and mixed-martial-arts, and she’ll display her MMA skills Saturday night (April 11) in “Extreme Beatdown,” featuring a pair of Sovereign Nations Mixed Martial Arts (SNMMA) championship matches, as well as a special appearance by MMA heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, Apache Gold Casino, located five miles east of Globe in San Carlos, Arizona.
Former Arizona high school wrestlers, Yaotzin Meza (11-4-0) and Jamie “The Headhunter” Schmidt (7-2-0), will fight for the SNMMA featherweight title in the main event (5 five-minute rounds).
SNMMA links federally recognized tribes throughout the United States and Canada. SNMMA’s mission is to develop, promote and help regulate mixed-martial-arts in a fair and professional manner by federally recognized tribes that are sovereign nations.
Show sponsors include MTX Audio, Respek MMA Fight Gear, Catch 22 Sports Grill, and Hacienda Harley. Highlights of “Extreme Beatdown” will be taped and later shown on HD Net’s Inside MMA Show.
Phoenix-based Reid (2-0-0), who sports a 19-5-6 (5 KOs) pro record, takes on Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson (7-2-0), from Albuquerque, in a special female 112-pound catch-weight attraction match.
Reid, who has a Bachelor’s degree in marketing from UNLV and will soon be attending Arizona State University to pursue another degree in leadership/management for non-profit organizations, started kick-boxing when she 15 and she won a few titles. Finding it difficult to get kick-boxing fights, she concentrated on boxing and eventually dabbled in MMA. “I was living in Las Vegas and was surrounded by MMA fighters with Randy Couture and I knew Gina (Carano) when she was starting out,” the former Liberty College student said. “MMA was another way of fighting, a good outlet for me to do, and I’m having more MMA fights because it’s tougher getting boxing matches.
“I started calling out Michelle six months ago. We hung out a little three months back at an MMA event. She’s cool, beautiful and was on an MMA fight television show. Michelle’s into karate and has a Taekwondo background. She wants to go on the ground and I want to stay on my feet. I hope that she wants to stand, I’ve heard her say that about other fights, but styles make fights and this should be exciting for fans to watch.”
The first SNMMA super heavyweight (266-pounds or more) title will be contested in the co-feature (5-five minute rounds) as local hero Chance “King of the Street” Williams (6-2-0), who hails from nearby Globe (AZ), meets Las Vegas invader Brice Ritani-Coe (2-0-0).
Lesnar will be at “Extreme Beatdown” to sign autographs and pose for pictures with fans, as well as to support his friend and Minnesota Martial Arts Academy workout partner, Chris Tuchscherer (16-1-0), the first and reigning SNMMA heavyweight champion. The former 2-time NCAA, Division II All-America wrestler, Tuchscherer, from Fargo (ND), is slated to fight in a non-title match against unbeaten Jamie Klair (7-0-0).
Phoenix-based MMA rising stars on hand at “Beatdown Extreme” for a meet-and-greet with the public include Efrain Escudero, Danny Martinez, Ben Henderson and others.
Also on the undercard is Phoenix bantamweight Jesse “Arturo” Moreng (8-1-0) vs. Brandon Miller (3-3-0), of Fresno (CA); Phoenix light heavyweight Jesse “Kid Hercules” Forbes (8-3-0) vs. Shane De Zee, of Minneapolis; Phoenix middleweight Ray “C4” Steinbeiss (11-5-0) vs. Chris Hugh (6-2-0), of Bismarck (ND); Phoenix lightweights Chris Gruetzemacher (0-2-0) vs. Josh Gaskins (4-1-0); Phoenix middleweight Jeremy Larsen (3-1-0) vs. Jeff Horlatcher (6-16-0), of Globe (AZ); York (ND) heavyweight Seth Harrison (2-1-0) vs. TBA.
All fights and fighters are subject to change. All fights excluding the two SNMMA title
matches feature 3 five-minute rounds.
Tickets, priced at $20.00 (bleachers), $30.00 (floor) and $50.00 (ringside), are available
at the Apache Gold Gift Ship (1.800.272.2438 X3277) or at http://www.TicketWeb.com (Age requirements: General Admission – all ages; Floor Seats and Ringside -- 21 years of age or older). Go to http://www.ApacheGoldCasinoResort.com or http://www.snbcmma.com for additional information. Doors open at 6 PM/MST, first bout at 7 PM.MST.
OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN – OPEN TO PUBLIC
The official weigh-in for “Extreme Beatdown” will be held Friday, April 10 at 11 AM at Catch 22 Sports Grill (18725 North 32nd St., Phoenix, Arizona 85050 – 602.482.9222 – http://www.catch22phx.com).
SNMMA
SNMMA is committed to serving the communities and advancing the lives and economic situation of all Native people, as well as all professional MMA fighters, in a positive and professional manner. For more information about Sovereign Nation Mixed Martial Arts call 701.6277539, go online at http://www.snbcmma.com, or write to SNMMA, P.O. Box 5, Parshall, ND 58770.
