Yes Fillmore, we have another M.M.A. Champion! Jose "Froggy" Estrada is the new 155 lb. Combat Fight League Champion. He has now joins his brother Frank "Turtle" Estrada as Championship Belt holders. What a band of brothers we have here.

On August 19, the Woodland Hills Marriott was the scene of this great event. It was a full card of fights in the amateur M.M.A. ranks. Our new Champ was the main event in only his 2nd fight; with a huge crowd of fight fans to see Jose Froggy Estrada VS. Danny Pena for the C.F.L 155 lbs. Championship.

Froggy out of the West Coast and Cazadores Fight Team in Oxnard came in at 155 lbs. Young Mr. Pena out of the 10th Planted Gym in Van Nuys came in at a trim 154 lbs.

Froggy said, "I wanted this guy. He was trying to talk smack at the weigh-in. I could not wait to get to him." He also knew this fighter was one tough guy with a background in wrestling and striking. "I was ready for a war with him. I knew he had a good overhand right I had to look out for." I asked, what was your game plan? "Push his base. Stand up to him and go toe to toe with him. Bang it out with him. I knew I was stronger than him."
When it was time to fight I asked the Champ if he was nervous. "No not until I came into the arena for the fight and saw the crowd. It was a big and loud Fillmore and Van Nuys crowd." So what goes through a young fighters head at this time? "All I wanted to do was get into the cage and get this guy for talking so much trash to me at the weigh-in. I wanted to shut him up!"

The 1st round started with the two fighters circling the ring to get a feel for each other. "I was looking for the overhand right, and when he threw the punch I went at him with the 1-2-1-2 combo I worked on in training. Then I threw him into the cage and started giving him some knee kicks to the legs with some foot stomps." That was when the referee broke the hold of the two fighters. "That is when he clipped me in my eye. I could feel it starting to knot up" With no blood Froggy was relaxed and ready to get back at it.

"I said okay nice shot, now stay focused." With that the bell sounded to end the 1st of 3, 2-minute rounds.
In between rounds Froggy's coach's told him to get his hands up more. And that is just what he did. "Pena threw another overhand right, so I shot at his legs for a takedown." He did more than that, he slammed Pena into the cage, picked him up and slammed him hard to the mat. The crowd that was about 70% Fillmore and 30% Van Nuys went crazy for Froggy.

''I started my ground and pound on him," said the Champ. "He had a good chin. I think the bell saved him."
Before the start of the 3rd and final round Coach James "The Ghost" Toney said two words that stuck in Froggy's mind. "FINISH HIM!" The two fighters came into the last round ready to end the war.

"Close to the end of the round he went for a punch and went down and got up and hit me good. I fell on top of him and started a ground and pound on him. He tried to get up but I took him down." With time running down Froggy went in to finish it. "I was hitting him with all I had. I thought I had him out but then the bell rang.''
The fight was now in the hands of the judges. "My coach said I had this one in the books, so I started to take a victory lap around the cage."

And then the magic words came for the load speakers in the arena "AND NEW COMBAT FIGHT LEAGUE CHAMPION...JOSE "FROGGY" ESTRADA!"

"Turtle" his brother was the first to get into the cage to hug him, holding his own Championship belt with him. The Fillmore and the Froggy fans went crazy for the new Champ. "All I could think was I DID IT! Man it was a war!"

Froggy would like to thank The West Coast and Cazadores Fight Team, Coach James "The Ghost" Toney, Coach Brian Espinosa, Coach Fred Lemus, Brother and teammate Frank " Turtle" Estrada, Teammate Robbie Aguilar, all of his family, Mom and Dad, D.J. J. Scratch Strength and Conditioning Coach. Also thanks to his sponsors who made it possible; E.G. Fresh Cuts, Martin at Sugar Beets, Tin Energy.com, La Fondita, Upper Hand, and Killer Bees.

There will also be a fundraiser for our two Champions at El Pescador. You can contact them for tickets for meals at 805-794-3479. Fillmore, let’s get behind these two great young men, and buy some good food and help them out.

What is next for the two Champions? "Back to the gym, we got to get ready for our next fights. This is a fulltime job, and we need to be ready to go at all times," said Froggy.