LIVE FROM VENTURA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
SA BIYERNES, MAYO 5

LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
JOSE “FROGGY” ESTRADA VS. EMILIO CHAVEZ

Lightweight Co-Main Event:
Danny “The Realist” Ramirez vs. Chris “Taco” Padilla

More:
John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda vs. Chris Beal
Alyssa Garcia vs. Sheila Padilla
Heinrich Wassmer vs. Freddie Arteaga

Tickets for “Combate 14” on sale now
NEW YORK – Abril 25, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced a sensational, nine-bout Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight card that will take place at Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, Calif., in celebration of the “Cinco De Mayo” holiday, sa Biyernes, Mayo 5.

In the lightweight (155 libra) main event of “Combate 14,” undefeated, heavy-handed rising star Jose “Froggy” Estrada (3-0) makigsangka sa uban sa Emilio “The Ferocious Aztec” Chavez (11-9).

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The 5-foot-6, 26-year-old Estrada from Fillmore, Calif. has been on a tear since he made his professional debut with Combate Americas last April, stopping all three of his opponents to date inside of one round.

Chavez of Fullerton, Calif. is a flashy, 5-foot-9, 30-year-old competitor who will make the second start of his career in La Jaula, ang Combate Amerika halwa. In his promotional debut on April 18, 2016, Chavez submitted Angel Cruz sa ikaduhang round (4:21) of action with a rear-naked choke.

Sa co-main event, which will also be contested at lightweight, Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (6-2) will return to action on the heels of a “Fight of the Night” performance in La Jaula, to battle Combate Americas newcomer and fellow knockout artist Chris “Taco” Padilla (7-2).

Ang 5-foot-9, 28-year-old Ramirez of North Hills, Calif. staged an incredible, relentless performance against Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez at “Combate 12” on Pebrero 16, earning a unanimous decision over Gonzalez in what was Ramirez’s second straight win.

Padilla of Gardena, Calif. has notched six of his seven professional career victories to date by way of (T)KO o pagpasakop. Prior to making his professional debut in 2014, “Taco” amassed a perfect, 6-0 record under amateur status, with all of his wins coming by way of (T)KO o pagpasakop.

In other action at “Combate 14,” bantamweight (135 libra) nga bitoon Juan "Sexy Sexy" Castaneda (11-2) will face off with Chris “The Real Deal” Beal (10-4).

Castaneda of Mankato, Gikan sa. is riding a seven-fight win streak that dates back to May 16, 2015 when he secured a first-round submission (likod-hubo choke) modaog sa ibabaw sa Pedro Velasco. Ang 5-foot-7, 25-year-old has been perfect in La Jaula, winning all five of his Combate Americas bouts.

Ang 5-foot-7, 31-year-old Beal of Ventura is an eight-year, battle-tested veteran of the sport who has competed on three different continents. In his first start with Combate Americas, he will look to end a recent, four-fight skid.

Elsewhere on the card, Alyssa “Tiny Tim” Garcia (3-2) sa Whittier, Calif. moatubang Sheila Padilla (2-1) sa Visalia, Calif. in an atomweight (105 libra) match.

Submission ace Heinrich Wassmer (5-1) sa Los Angeles, Calif. will take on hard-nosed scrapper Freddie “Lil’ Man” Arteaga (8-5) of Boise, Idaho in a flyweight (125 libra) contest.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 14” Fight Card

Gaan nga Pangunang Hitabo:
Jose Estrada vs. Emilio Chavez

Lightweight Co-Main Event:
Danny Ramirez vs. Chris Padilla

Bantamweight: John Castaneda vs. Chris Beal
Middleweight: Joseph Vidales vs. Joseph Henle
Flyweight: Heinrich Wassmer vs. Freddie Arteaga
Flyweight: Michael Reyes vs. Benji Gomez
Atomweight: Alyssa Garcia vs. Sheila Padilla
Catchweight (140 libra): Ryan Lilley vs. Ralph Acosta
Lightweight: Bruno Machado vs. Austin Wilson

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