Chapter 193: M-1's Qualifier Elimination
For Wang Lei's "threat", the Pistons did not react. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
It is said that David Skorn personally talked to the owner of the Pistons, so every player on the Pistons team was warned not to dare to trouble Beal, and everyone, including the coach and the most troublesome Rodman, kept silent about media interviews, and even Ranbir did not accept interviews under the pretext of recovering from injuries.
In the face of Wang Lei's "threat", the Pistons admitted it!
It's not that the Pistons are really afraid that Wang Lei will come to the door, but the main reason is that the Pistons' "Bad Boy Army" has offended too many people over the years, and has almost become the target of everyone in the NBA.
Compared to the poor performance on the court of the Pistons' No. 1 "bad man" Ranbill, Beal's fouls on him and Rodman are really nothing. If the Pistons players dare to take revenge on Beal off the court, it will definitely cause public outrage. Not to mention that the Trail Blazers will not stop fighting the Pistons, all other teams in the NBA will also collectively condemn it, and even local fans may be disgusted with it.
At that time, the Pistons don't know what mess is going to happen every time they play, and maybe every game will cause a scuffle.
David Skorn and the Pistons owners didn't want to see this happen, so they joined forces to sternly warn the Pistons players that they had to be "honest."
If the Pistons want to retaliate against Beal, they can only retaliate with strength in the playoffs, and they can no longer maliciously foul.
Otherwise, Bill is seriously injured, and the devil knows if Wang Lei will beat people?
With Wang Lei's huge influence and hundreds of millions of net worth, even if he beats up the Pistons' "Bad Boy Army", it is estimated that he will not necessarily go to prison.
On April 20, 91, when the NBA playoffs began, there was also a wonderful boxing championship in the professional boxing world at the Caesars Palace Hotel in Las Vegas.
Roy Jones Jr., who has been chasing Wang Lei, and "The Executioner" Hopkins in a 160-pound middleweight IBF title fight.
As a result, the skilled Roy Jones Jr. and Hopkins fought 12 rounds before defeating Hopkins by an undisputed score and becoming the vacant IBF middleweight champion.
First-time champion Roy Jones Jr. was so excited that he couldn't wait to say in a post-fight interview: "I'm not going to stay in the 160-pound middleweight division for long, I'm going to move up to 168-pound super middleweight in the second half of the year, and then I'll move up to 175-pound light heavyweight next year to challenge for the king again." Although I have lost to him twice, I don't think I am inferior to him. I'm the most talented fighter and I'm always improving, so if I fight again next year, I'll be able to beat him!" ”
Look at Roy Jones Jr., who is swearing and uttering wild words. The media reporters who interviewed him were speechless.
I thought: You'd better slow down, unify the 160-pound middleweight division first and then consider upgrading to challenge the king, otherwise we really don't have confidence in whether you can beat the king!
What's more, with Wang's upgrade speed, next year may not be in the 175-pound light heavyweight class. Instead, it moved up to the 190-pound subweight class. If you really want to challenge him, you will probably have to wait another three or five years to move up to the heavyweight division before you have a chance!
Wang Lei didn't take Roy Jones Jr. in his eyes at all, and when asked by media reporters about this matter, he just said indifferently: "Let's talk about it when he can catch up with me!" ”
Although David Skorn told the media that Wang Lei was the most persona non grata in the NBA and forbade Wang Lei to watch the game on the NBA court, Wang Lei received a playoff ticket from Beal, so he took Zhou Yuwei to the home court of the Portland Trail Blazers to watch the first round of the playoffs between the Trail Blazers and the SuperSonics.
Wang Lei did not wear makeup, but entered the game with Zhou Yuwei openly, but was warmly welcomed by the home fans of the Trail Blazers.
Obviously, because of Wang Lei and Bill's close friend. Coupled with the fact that he taught Beal a shady trick that almost abolished the Pistons' Ranbir and Rodman, the Trail Blazers fans regarded him as their own and welcomed him to come.
Seeing Wang Lei and Zhou Yuwei entering the stadium, at least 80% of the fans stood up and applauded Wang Lei, as if Wang Lei was the star of the Trailblazers.
And stars such as Drexler and Terry Porter of the Trail Blazers also hugged Wang Lei after entering the stadium.
Beal is still suspended and can only sit on the sidelines with Wang Lei and Zhou Yuwei as spectators to cheer for the Trail Blazers. Although they didn't have Beal, a strong power forward with a strong defense, the Trail Blazers still easily beat the SuperSonics.
After the game, Bill sent Wang Lei and Zhou Yuwei to the hotel, and said to Wang Lei on the way: "Lei, remember the bet between us, right?" In this year's playoffs, the Trail Blazers are sure to make it to the Finals. My ban will be over then. With me here, the Trail Blazers won't lose to the Pistons again, and we'll definitely get a championship ring this year! ”
Wang Lei smiled and said, "Good luck to you." But I don't think you're going to be able to match the Pistons. This year's Bulls are very strong, and the Pistons may not be able to beat them! ”
It seems that in the original time, the Bulls led by Michael Jordan swept the Pistons in the playoffs and finally won the championship, starting the road to the first Bulls dynasty.
Although because of his reborn butterfly, the Trail Blazers have more rebounds, blocks and assists than Beal. An excellent power forward who can repeatedly get triple-doubles, but whether he can reach the finals and beat the Bulls in the end, Wang Lei is not sure.
But Wang Lei didn't want to hurt Bill's confidence, and just celebrated with him.
After returning to San Francisco from Portland, the "M-1 Competition" hosted by Ou Yangming and McKale began the regional qualifiers.
Because according to Wang Lei's plan, only 32 players can participate in the official competition of the "M-1 competition".
So before that, there must be a qualifier to eliminate some players who have signed up but are not strong.
Wang Lei's "M-1 Tournament" top three with a total of $6.6 million are so attractive that even professional fighters are attracted to the competition, let alone others who dream of making a fortune.
As a result, in less than a month since Wang Lei held a press conference on the "M-1 competition," more than 200 people in the United States alone who thought they could become the champion of the "M-1 competition" and receive a prize of $5 million have signed up.
More than 30 people signed up in California alone, not including Scott, Nalleron and Chekov.
Tonbuch's ring fighting ability wasn't below Scott's, but he gave up because of Scott's participation.
Wang Lei found that there were too many applicants, so he thought of a very popular talent show in his previous life, so he simply launched a regional qualifier, dividing the United States into 22 regions according to the number of registered participants in each region, and requiring more than 200 players who signed up to participate in the competition to play a qualifier in these 22 regions first. Only one player can be left in an area.
Only the regional player who wins in the end will be eligible to participate in the official "M-1 Tournament".
The reason why there are only 22 instead of 32 is because the remaining 10 spots are allocated to players from outside the United States, including Canada, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Japan and Brazil.
The qualifiers in the California region were arranged by Wang Lei to be held at the Waterfront Coliseum in San Francisco.
The Seaside Gymnasium is also the place where Wang Lei played his first amateur boxing match, which is very commemorative.
The San Francisco Municipal Government naturally gave Wang Lei a lot of face, and did not set any obstacles for Wang Lei to play the M-1 qualifiers at the Seaside Stadium. He also asked the San Francisco Police Department to help maintain order and prevent anyone from messing up.
The San Francisco Documentary, the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco and Los Angeles television outlets, and even the American public station CBS and cable ESPN sent people to cheer the show.
Wang Lei, as the initiator and investor of the "M-1 Competition", naturally also came to the scene.
The Seaside Stadium was packed on the day!
In order to make this qualifying knockout match a blockbuster and attract the enthusiasm of the audience, the layout of the scene was almost all designed by Wang Lei himself.
In the ring, he directly adopted the octagonal closed ring used in UFC competitions in his previous life. It is 70 square meters in size, and is enclosed in an octagonal shape by steel wire mesh wrapped in black artificial leather, and the top of the fence and the eight pillars are lined with foam, including the players who are pressed on it without breaking their skin.
The diameter of the ring is 9.80 meters, the height of the fence is 1.80 meters, the whole ring is 1.20 meters above the ground, and there are only two doors for entry and exit.
Only two players and one referee are allowed to enter the match, and the doors are only opened for the player's team to enter during a break between rounds.
Presiding over the qualifiers was Cole, an experienced showrunner that Ou Yangming hired from San Francisco TV.
Cole's pronunciation is standard, and the language is humorous. He first welcomed the guests, and focused on introducing Wang Leihou who was sitting in the VIP seat, and then invited the 36 registered players to the stage to introduce their identities and martial arts schools and achievements to the audience.
After the introduction, Cole invited the referee again, and carefully explained the key rules of the "M-1 competition", and then invited the 36 players present to conduct the draw ceremony.
Because this qualifying knockout round must be eliminated until there is only one player left to participate in the official competition, and Wang Lei's camp has Scott, Nalleron and Chekov participating, Wang Lei hopes that Scott and Nalleron can participate in the official competition, and does not want them to face each other in this qualifier knockout round. So after Ou Yangming got Na Lelong's legal identity, Wang Lei gave Na Lelong a sum of money and let him go to Seattle, Washington, to participate in the regional qualifiers.
Anyway, Nalelong had just joined Wang Lei's camp, and not many people knew him. If he could compete in the official "M-1 Tournament" as the top player in the Washington State Regional Qualifiers, no one would say anything.
However, Naleron can go to other regions to compete, but Scott and Chekov cannot, as long as the media reporters who follow Wang Lei, no one will not know that Scott is Wang Lei's bodyguard, and Chekov is Wang Lei's sparring partner.
In order to avoid some people saying that Wang Lei was rigging the game, Scott and Chekov could only participate in the qualifiers in California together. Two people must eliminate one person.
Wang Lei didn't want Scott and Chekov to start fighting early, hinting that Ou Yangming was doing tricks at the draw ceremony, and he didn't know what Ou Yangming did, so Scott drew the No. 1 pick and Chekov drew the No. 30 lot.
If Scott and Chekov are tough enough, they may have a chance to wait until the final before they face each other.
The "M-1" qualifiers are played in just three rounds, each of which lasts five minutes with a one-minute break between rounds.
There are three scorekeepers in the audience to judge the players, if the end of the fight does not admit defeat and no one falls, you have to rely on the score to judge the winner.
There is no weight limit in the game, and it is allowed to attack the opponent with punches, legs, elbows, knees, throws, joint techniques, etc., and after falling to the ground, it is allowed to continue attacking until the opponent voluntarily concedes defeat or loses consciousness.
Headbutting, gouging out of the eye, kicking the crotch, spitting or hitting the back of the head are not allowed, fouls will be warned and points will be deducted, and those who commit three consecutive fouls or misbehave will be directly judged to lose, or even disqualified from the game.
After the host Cole once again emphasized the important rules of the game, he beckoned the players who drew the No. 1 and No. 2 picks to enter the cage, and the game officially began.
Scott's opponent in the No. 1 draw was a boxer who weighed more than 10 kilograms heavier than him, but he was not a professional boxer, but an amateur boxer.
Scott has fought dozens of actual combat exercises with Wang Lei as his sparring partner, and he is no longer familiar with the boxer's style of play, how can he not be able to compete with an amateur boxer.
As a result, after only 20 seconds of the match, Scott kicked his opponent to the ground, and then pounced on it to control the opponent's right arm with a counter-joint method, forcing the opponent to slap the ground with his left palm to express his defeat.
Scott made it to the cut easily! (To be continued.) )
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