{"id":10857,"date":"2020-03-12T06:43:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T13:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/?p=10857"},"modified":"2020-06-23T13:27:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T20:27:31","slug":"super-mely-the-path-of-the-champion-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/combateglobal.com\/en\/super-mely-the-path-of-the-champion-part-2","title":{"rendered":"Super Mely: The Path of the Champion (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Super Mely&#8217;s journey continues.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Back to the Cage<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Official Weigh-In | Pesaje Oficial<br \/>\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 Francis Hern\u00e1ndez (116)<br \/>\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Melissa Mart\u00ednez (115.4)<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CaminoACopaLBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CaminoACopaLBC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WaNdY3W0Lm\">pic.twitter.com\/WaNdY3W0Lm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Combate Global (@combateglobal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/combateglobal\/status\/1045491926743506945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Martinez was presented with her first opportunity to compete outside Mexico, with a fight in Long Beach, California. Her opponent would be a sergeant of the national guard, the Puerto Rican Francis &#8220;Hitgirl&#8221; Hernandez.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez looked to bring the fight to the ground, but Martinez won quickly at 2:33 of the first-round, after connecting a combination of punches.<\/p>\n<p>With five wins and no losses, Martinez was approaching the title opportunity.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Queen of Combate Americas<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MMA | Combate Reinas | Melissa Martinez vs Caroline Gallardo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dn-s8ZNdfhc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In May 2019, Martinez competed in Reinas, the Combate Americas&#8217;s event with an all female main card.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez went up against Chilean warrior again, this time the dangerous Caroline &#8220;Taz&#8221; Gallardo, training partner of MMA superstar (and Combate Americas English language announcer) Julianna Pe\u00f1a.<\/p>\n<p>Gallardo, who effectively pressed the action, posed a real threat to Martinez but the Mexican was able to capitalize on a mistake of her rival to take the victory by TKO in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Super Mely&#8221; \u00a0was ready for a shot at the title.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>World<\/strong> <strong>Champion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10846 size-large alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Melissa-Martinez-vs-Desiree-Yanez_032-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combateglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Melissa-Martinez-vs-Desiree-Yanez_032-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/combateglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Melissa-Martinez-vs-Desiree-Yanez_032-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combateglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Melissa-Martinez-vs-Desiree-Yanez_032-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/combateglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Melissa-Martinez-vs-Desiree-Yanez_032-281x225.jpg 281w, https:\/\/combateglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Melissa-Martinez-vs-Desiree-Yanez_032-563x450.jpg 563w, https:\/\/combateglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Melissa-Martinez-vs-Desiree-Yanez_032.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was time to fight for the Women&#8217;s Strawweight Championship, against Texan Desiree &#8220;Dirty Dez&#8221; Yanez.<\/p>\n<p>Yanez had a strong start, but Martinez found her footing as the fight went on, and won via split decision after a battle for all time.<\/p>\n<p>Melissa became the first female champion in the history of Combate Americas, leaving an immaculate 6-0 record in the promotion, with four knockouts before the third round. \u00a0And she has no intention of stopping.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Mely&#8217;s journey continues. Back to the Cage Martinez was presented with her first opportunity to compete outside Mexico, with a fight in Long Beach, California. Her opponent would be a sergeant of the national guard, the Puerto Rican Francis &#8220;Hitgirl&#8221; Hernandez. 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