To all of you fight fans out there, I hope you had the chance to see the Combate Americas fights on Univision or live at The Galen Center at U.S.C. If you missed it, you missed a true war between Adrian Guzman, now 4-1, and Fillmore’s own Jose “Froggy” Estrada, now with a record of 6-2.

The fight was made up of many battles. Both fighters came out slugging. Froggy struck first in the first round with a right hand that sent Guzman down on his backside. Guzman got up quickly and tagged Froggy with a right/left combo that knocked Froggy down. “Man he rocked me,” said Froggy. “I got up and took a deep breath and said to myself, don’t panic. I felt okay after that.”

After many more punches thrown by both fighters, in this reporter’s mind, Froggy getting the best of them, I saw a head butt that caused a big cut on the Frog Man. It did not seem to bleed much and Froggy did not seem to give it any thought. Then Guzman got Froggy in a guillotine hold (choke hold), but with some great moves Froggy got out of it. Before the five minute round was over both fighters knew they were in a real war.

Now the start of the second round, Froggy was cut above the right eye, and Guzman was bleeding from the mouth. The two fighters picked it up where they left off. The crowd of about 3,000 people were into the fight. The shouts of “FROGGY, FROGGY, FROGGY!” filling the arena, the fighters were slugging it out again. Both landing hard clean shots.

All at once Guzman got Froggy in the same choke hold he had earlier in the fight. It was on tight. I was worried for our man from Fillmore. But then, to the amazement of the crowd, Froggy picked up Guzman while in the choke hold and slammed him to the mat. The crowd went crazy, so did I! Then with his skill, Froggy put a rear-naked choke hold on Guzman. Guzman showed heart and worked his way out of the hold, but then Froggy slapped Guzman with another rear-naked choke hold. With blood spitting from his mouth Guzman had no choice but to tap out. This was a true war!

Froggy being the showman that he is, jumped on top of the cage, with his arms raised high, he showed his excitement to the crowd as they chanted his name over and over again. After Froggy got down, the ring announcer said the greatest words this reporter could hear, “THE WINNER FROM FILLMORE, CALIFORNIA, JOSE ‘’FROGGY” ESTRADA!”

After some T.V. interviews I met up with Froggy backstage. He was getting about five stitches above his eye. I asked Froggy how do you feel? “Great Coach Woods! That was a great fight.” Froggy went on to say,”He rocked me a little, but I landed more shots on him.” Let me tell you folks, this young man has great skills. He can fight! Froggy has the crowd on his side, with great skills, guts, and personality. His smile can light up an arena. He is a joy to watch. “I love doing this!” Froggy said. “This is what the Frog does!”

I would like to thank the people at Combate Americas for the V.I.P. treatment they show not only Froggy and his team, but also to me. Even though I am just a small time, sometime reporter, they treated me with respect. Also there were many great fights on this card. West Coast Jiu-Jitsu scored two wins when “Malicious” Michael Reyes 6-4 took out Oscar “Jacarei” Suarez now 4-3 in the second round on a T.K.O. Combata Americas has some great hungry, and up and coming fighters. They entertain and come out to fight.

What is next for Froggy? “Take a few days off, have some good food at Grandmas house, then back to work getting ready for the next fight,” said Froggy. “When the next fight comes around I will be ready for whoever they put up against me. I will always be ready!”

Congratulations to Froggy, Michael Reyes, and the West Coast Jiu-Jitsu team. And I am sure Froggy would want me to say God Bless Mose Aieti, and rest in peace, brother.

Battles make wars. The battles Froggy and Guzman fought went back and forth for the eight minutes they fought. But what matters most in the fight game is who won the most battles, and at the end, who wins the war. In this fight Froggy won most of the battles, and he for sure won the war.