Chapter 104: Weighing Ceremony
At 7:30 p.m. on June 17, the multi-purpose hall of the Accor Hotel was already overcrowded. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Journalists around the world have set up their equipment and are looking forward to the start of the draw and weigh-in ceremony.
If Xiang Yingying was here, he would definitely find a familiar face, that is, Song Ming of the Penguin Network, one of the very few media reporters who helped him speak after the hurting incident.
Song Ming had a hard time during this time, and he was always suppressed by his boss. Just when he was depressed, he heard the news that Xiang Hero was participating in the Glory Super Four, and his mind became active.
At the same time, this news has also attracted wide attention and huge reactions from the domestic media.
But these reactions were not excitement, but anger, an athlete who was removed from the Wushu Association and just banned for two years in China, actually stood on the stage of the world's top kickboxing event "Glory Fight".
The point is that they also participated in the Super Four Championships, and the other three athletes who participated were all top 10 athletes in the world.
Looking at the so-called propaganda video, the few seconds of footage, the pale and weak introduction, this is simply an insult to the Chinese fighting community.
There are so many outstanding players in China, and they don't have the opportunity to participate in such a high-level competition, how can Xiang Hero, a person with poor martial arts and no experience in top events, participate? The key is that he actually participated in the "Mitte Boxing Gym", a small American boxing gym. Isn't this the big face of "Red Fruit"? In the current strength of the hero, participating in this level of competition is not only abused!
But no matter what the domestic media shouts, the matter has become a foregone conclusion, regardless of the results, Xiang Yingying has become the second Chinese fighter to appear on the stage of "Glory Fighting".
When Song Ming saw these reports, Xiang Hero's wild and domineering fighting style and uncompromising arrogance came to mind, and he made an important decision. With his more than ten years in the Penguin Network, he persuaded the Minister of the Sports Department of the Penguin Network to win the qualification to cover the Glory Super Four on the spot.
At this time, Song Ming, who was betting on his job prospects, was anxiously waiting for the lottery ceremony to begin.
At 8 p.m., the world No. 5 in the Super Four tournament, Alex Pereira, the world No. 10 Alexandre "Glorious Warrior" Sturkulenk, the ninth-ranked Mike Lemaire, and the heroes of the Super Four walked into the function room with their respective teams.
Compared with the pomp and circumstance of the three left and right guards, Xiang Yingying's side looked particularly shabby.
Xiang Yingying is still habitually wearing a very ordinary black T-shirt today, and a pair of loose gray sweatpants underneath. And the three guys of Mitt, dressed in what they thought were the most decent costumes, triumphantly followed behind Xiang Hero.
And Qu Zimo, who didn't like to show his face, sat quietly in a corner of the front row, silently watching Xiang Yingying's every move.
After the on-site host's shortened opening remarks, the draw ceremony ended in less than ten minutes.
The matchups for the four-man match are:
Pereira vs Lemaire
Stekulenk vs Item Heroes
As soon as the draw results came out, Stekulenk had a gloomy face. When the three of them learned that there was a little-known Chinese boxer in this four-person match, they were a little unhappy. It's not that they don't want to fight Chinese fighters, but at least they have to have a weighty one! As a result, I didn't expect the high-level to be stuffed into Xiang Hero.
Song Ming saw that Xiang Yingying's opponent was Stekulenk, so he sighed secretly and looked down at the information in his hand.
Name: Stekulenko
Nickname: Glorious Warrior
Age: 34
Nationality: Russian
Height: 180cm
Weight: 81kg
Kickboxing record: 51 wins, 11 losses, 1 knockout, 25 knockouts in 62 fights.
In this four-person match, Xiang Hero will not be discussed, and the weaker one is Lemaire. In Song Ming's heart, if Xiang Hero and Le Maire
There is still a chance to win the competition, but it is indeed lacking in the competition with Stekulenko, a real world champion with a terrifying record, but now I can only hope that Xiang Ying can play at his own level, and the game process is not too ugly.
However, Mitte and Xiang Yingying were very satisfied with the results of this draw. Finishing world No. 10 Stekurenko and then world No. 3 Pereira is the hero's best path to fame.
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After the draw ceremony, it was immediately followed by the weighing ceremony. Pereira and Lemaire were the first to be weighed in, with Pereira at 187 pounds (84.9 kilograms) and Lemaire at 185 pounds (84 kilograms).
Next, the second round of weighing began, and with the introduction of the host, Xiang Yingying walked from the narrow passage to the spotlight, and the shutter sound of the camera and mobile phone on the scene snapped one after another.
In the Western world, wherever there are Chinese, the enthusiasm of media reporters will be high, and they will stare at your every move with a magnifying glass, and try to capture any place that can become a news point.
This is the first time in his life that Xiang Hero has faced so many media reporters, but he has no stage fright at all, but waves frequently on his toes.
The weighing table is simply arranged, with several bikini girls standing in front of the advertising board, and in the middle there is a special scale printed with the Honor logo.
The following is weighed by the Chinese fighter hero from the "Mitte Boxing Gym" - Xiang. With the host's voice rang out.
Xiang Yingying quickly stripped himself off to only a pair of black tight boxers, stood barefoot on the weighing platform, and did a few movements to show his muscles.
The bronzed skin exudes a metallic luster in the spotlight, and the full and smooth muscle lines change various status quos with the change of movements, causing violent cheers from the audience.
Just when Xiang Hero was excited, the staff at the scene were frowning and looking at the number "187.61 list" on the weight display, which is 85.1 kilograms, and our Xiang Da Hero was overweight by 0.1 kilograms.
Xiang Yingying was dumbfounded, staring at the dazzling numbers on the monitor in a daze, and didn't know what to do for a while.
The reporters at the scene burst into laughter, and this dumb guy failed to weigh for the first time.
"Holy!" Xiang Hero got down from the weighing platform depressed and shouted to Mitte, "Help me find a piece of cloth!" ”
Mitte was stunned for a moment, then understood what Xiang Hero meant, and immediately communicated with the staff on the scene.
"Hero! Hero! Song Ming, who was in the media seat, suddenly took out a No. 4 national flag from his bag and waved it high.
A bright red color suddenly broke into Xiang Yingying's field of vision, and he jumped off the weighing platform without hesitation, rushed to the media seat, and took the national flag from Song Ming's hand.
When Xiang Yingying got the national flag, he found out that this person was Song Ming, smiled happily, and dropped a sentence, "After you are done, wait for me here!" Then he ran back.
The second weighing begins.
Mitte and Corey blocked the five-star red flag in front of Xiang Hero, and under the spotlight, Xiang Hero took a deep breath, took off the only remaining pair of underwear, and stood on the weighing platform.
In an instant, a shutter sound sounded at the scene, which permanently froze this scene.
Of course, the most energetic person was Song Ming, and he even thought of tomorrow's news headline, that is, "The Blessing of the Five-Star Red Flag".
The hero of the "Red Fruit" item nervously looked at the still beating numbers on the monitor, if it was unqualified, it would be bad.
At this time, the staff also put their heads closer to take a look, and the number on the monitor finally stood still at "187.37 pounds" (84.99 kilograms), and Xiang Hero was in danger.
Xiang Yingying saw that he had passed the test, and almost jumped up excitedly, but fortunately he didn't forget that he was naked now, and hurriedly put on his underwear.
Qu Zimo looked at this scene, took a sip with a flushed face, and covered his mouth and giggled.
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Next up was the Stekulenko weigh-in, 180.77 pounds (82 kg), which passed without a hitch.
After weighing, Stekurenko walked up to Xiang Ying with a gloomy face, stared at Xiang Ying, who was ten centimeters taller than him, and put on a fighting posture.
Although the Russian Stekulenko didn't like Xiang Yingying, he didn't make any excessive provocations and was ready to go through the motions, he didn't want to waste too much time on Xiang Yingying.
Xiang Hero also put on a fighting posture, staring at Stekulenko with cold eyes, without a trace of fear at all.
The standoff between the fighters was the highlight of the weigh-in ceremony, and all the spectators stood up straight in anticipation and imagined them spraying each other and even punching each other.
Sure enough, when the two faced each other, some of the audience at the scene were already roaring loudly with excitement......
"Kick him in the ass......"
"Let the kid crawl back ......"
Even more paranoid people began to attack Xiang Hero with discriminatory language.
"Let the yellow-skinned monkey go home and eat bananas!"
"Yellow people, get out of ......"
A cold light flashed in Xiang Yingying's eyes, and he looked at a white man standing on the bench in the audience who shouted the loudest.
Seeing this, the white man arrogantly stretched out his middle finger and made an extremely insulting gesture to Xiang Yingying......
Xiang Yingying immediately pushed away Stekulenko in front of him, and rushed towards the white man in the audience.
The faces of Xiaoter, Corey and Boris, who were standing beside Xiang Yingying, suddenly changed, and they suddenly pounced on Xiang Yingying, desperately dragging Xiang Yingying, and shouted: "Hero! Calm down! ”
But at this time, Xiang Yingying was already furious, staring at the white man with a hideous face, roaring and scolding in his mouth, desperately struggling to get rid of Mitte's control.
Seeing that Mitte was about to control them, three or four stout staff members also rushed over and dragged the angry Xiang Ying to the rest area, leaving behind a scene full of dumbfounded reporters and spectators, as well as the arrogant white man who was scared stupid......