Chapter 2: The Iron Whip Leg
The hosts in the arena waited for the cheers to lower a little, and began to introduce the next participating gladiator:
"Ladies and gentlemen, let us welcome the greatest martial artist in the history of martial arts from Russia, the 'Siberian Grim Reaper' Alexander. Mr. Nemov"
As the national anthem of the former Soviet Union sounded, three tall Russian men came in from the entrance, wearing Soviet sickle and axe robes and Stalin's badges, striding towards everyone like three mountains.
In particular, Nemov's eyes were as cold as death, and he looked like a ferocious monster from prehistory, which made people shudder.
The fighters in the octagon cage in the center of the arena watched Nemov walk step by step, except for Chen Sheng, who was more calm, and the rest of them could see a trace of fear in their eyes.
Nemov is 2 meters tall, exudes a dangerous aura all over his body, weighs 224 pounds, and is 33 years old
"Mr. Nemov came from the famous Siberian training camp, he is the greatest martial artist who came out of there, in 2015 Mr. Nemov also won all 8 fights, all KO/TKO opponents, won all 32 fights in his career, never defeated, established a dynasty that has never been seen in the martial arts world, has dominated the World Fighting Series for three years, and today we will witness the replacement or continuation of a dynasty, and all the spectators will wait and see."
All the fighters have entered the Octagon Cage.
Chen Sheng stood there with his eyes just staring at Nemov, and in the same way, Nemov's eyes were always staring at Chen Sheng, both of them regarded each other as their only opponents, and the rest of them were insignificant.
The two eyes met in the air, not giving in to each other.
It was as if a strong electric current had been generated between the two, scorching hot and hot, and the rest of the fighters and staff members unconsciously left the two and stood a little farther away.
The lights in the arena were much brighter, and they all shone inside the octagon, and the host of the arena enthusiastically gave the final introduction to each of the fighters.
The atmosphere has been completely scorched, and the audience is eagerly waiting for the game to start.
Countless flashes are constantly flashing, cameras, mobile phones; Professional, amateur, a piece of light, as if it were day.
Through these, the scene in the field has spread to every corner of the world in the blink of an eye.
The whole world is beating along with the boxing matches in this stadium.
After the presenter introduced all the fighters in the arena, the spotlight of the court shone in the center of the court, where a popular American singer stood and led the crowd to sing the American national anthem.
After the American national anthem ended, everyone at the scene sat down.
The music stopped and the spotlight returned to the octagon in the center of the court, "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to give you an overview of the format of this fighting tournament;
The division limit for this MMA tournament is a cross-division fight between heavyweight and super-heavyweight.
The match is played in three rounds, with the first round being 5 minutes, the second round being 5 minutes, and the third round being 5 minutes.
The eight fighters will be divided into two groups, Group A and Group B, with four players each, and a lot will be drawn to decide the two-on-two match, with a single-elimination system, and the winner will advance to the next round to determine the champion.
The title bout is a five-round tournament, with Chen Sheng and Nemov, who currently have the highest points, split into two groups, and the remaining six will be drawn to decide the group, so that the fighters with the highest points will only meet in the final round.
The tournament will be played over two days, with the first round of eliminations today, the second round tomorrow, and then the final round.
Ladies and gentlemen, let's enjoy this exciting, blood-pumping night of fighting! ”
Next, a draw was held in the center of the ring, and the coaches of the eight fighters all stepped forward to participate in the draw.
The results were not long in coming, Chen Sheng was in Group A, and the three fighters in the same group were 'Visaigo' from Thailand, 'Frederick' from Germany, and 'Jankovic' from Lithuania.
Another group led by Nemov, France's 'Duval', Brazil's 'Alessandro', and the United States' 'Kidd', this group is a battle between black and white.
Both groups are hugely topical. It is clear that the organizers of the tournament have good intentions.
Lots were drawn again to decide the matchups, with Chen Sheng taking on German 'Friedik' and playing in the third group, with Thai fighters and Lithuanian fighters in the first group, Americans and French in the second group, and finally Russia's Nemov and Brazil's Alessandro.
After the draw was completed, the fighters left the arena and went backstage to prepare for the event, and the scene was handed over to the stars who participated in the performance tonight.
Amid the deafening cheers, Chen Sheng returned to his lounge with the coach and manager, and then began to warm up.
Coach Lu Jian is Chen Sheng's senior brother, the two have known each other for more than ten years, they are very familiar with each other, when Chen Sheng is doing warm-up exercises, Lu Jian is constantly explaining to him the key points to pay attention to on the field, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent in the game, as well as how to deal with it.
Soon half an hour had passed, and it could be seen on the TV screen in the lounge that the lights inside the court had begun to focus on the octagonal cage, and the rest of the lights had dimmed, and soon the first group of fighters was about to appear.
The first to play was Lithuania's 'Jankovic'.
Accompanied by the coaching staff, he took the lead in the octagon cage, the coach kept telling the strategy on the court, and the support staff was kneading the muscles of the whole body vigorously to make the final preparations.
The Thai fighter took out, in much the same pattern as before, holding a portrait of the King of Thailand, doing a Muay Thai ceremony, and then stepping into the cage to Thai music.
Chen Sheng looked at the two fighters in the arena, two different styles of play;
Thai fighters specialize in striking and controlling distance to make the most of their Muay Thai strengths.
The strength of Lithuanian fighters lies in their melee attacks and ground grappling, and only close quarters can bring out their strength and weight, especially for sambor and jiu-jitsu.
The host raised the microphone to signal the music to stop:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the match will begin immediately, and the fighters on both sides, the blue side is from Thailand, and the "Iron Whip Leg" Songba. Wesaigo. The red side is Jankovic, the 'polar bear' from Lithuania"
Next, the referee on the field and the three referees on the sidelines of the referee's bench were introduced.
The host exited the octagon, leaving the two fighters and the referee on the court.
The referee called the two fighters to the center of the cage, informed them of the precautions in the ring, and motioned for them to return to their positions.
The bikini girl walked into the arena with the sign of the first round, circled the court, and then came out of the octagon, and the crowd closed the octagon, and the audience began to get nervous, staring intently at the situation inside the octagon.
The referee motioned for the athletes from both sides to approach, only to hear a 'ding' bell, and the game began.
Chen Sheng, who was in the lounge, saw that the game had begun, so he turned his attention to the game on the field, hoping to find something useful for himself in it, while pedaling his bicycle and warming up constantly.
The two fighters inside the Octagon are fighting fiercely.
Wisaigo is constantly on the field, trying to maintain the distance in his favor, and occasionally volleying with the whip leg that he is good at.
Jankovic, on the other hand, did everything he could to shorten the distance between the two sides, using boxing and wrestling to overcome the victory.
I saw that Wesaigo kept sliding to control the distance between the two sides, and from time to time used the forward kick in the Muay Thai leg method to kick Jankovic away from his side, maintaining the attack distance in his favor.
Jankovic is in an aggressive state, constantly looking for ways to get close to Wisego and also trying to find the range that works best for him. Jankovic's left and right fists rained down on his opponent.
While doing a good job of self-protection, Wei Saige is also constantly fighting back, from time to time using his good left and right leg whip legs to attack his opponent.
Gradually, Jankovic took the center of the cage, and Wisego was on the periphery, making it difficult to get into.
Jankovic threw a straight right right to the head and was dodged by his rival.
Seeing Jankovic's defensive vacancy, Visego directly hit a ferocious flying knee, Jankovic dodged in a thrilling way, and immediately grabbed the opponent's leg with his hand, but was also quickly dodged by Wesaigo.
The crowd on the sidelines cheered on their side from the start, applauding an effective attack and shaking their heads and cursing for a failed defence.
Soon the first round was halfway through, and Thai fighter Wisaigo was in the ascendancy, and in the constant fight, he seized on his agility and outstanding leg skills, and continued to attack Jankovic's head and torso, and his legs were like two steel whips, and he slammed into Jankovic's body like a storm.
Although Jankovic has been in a passive situation, he has done a very good job of protecting his vital parts, and has not been fatally attacked, waiting for opportunities to constantly close the distance between him and Visaigo, and attack the opponent with powerful punches at close range.
The situation seems to be very stalemate, neither side is sure of winning with one blow, and they are constantly testing each other.
Soon the bell rang for the end of the first round, and the referees parted and motioned to return to their respective corners, where the two gladiator coaches quickly stepped up to the stage and loudly communicated with their disciples.
Broadcasters: You are all summarizing the first episode that has just ended, and the broadcasters from China are stunned by the fierce battle scenes on the scene. "I have to say, I was stunned by this kind of fighting" "Yes, this is completely different from the style of domestic martial arts and Kunlun duels, it is more ferocious and bloody" "After watching such a round of the game, my heart is about to stop beating, I can't imagine what kind of pressure the fighter is experiencing on the field" "The excitement brought by this kind of competition is so strong, it directly makes people's adrenaline rush, I love this kind of fighting too much"
The break was short, the bikini girl holding the sign for the second round had already entered, the coaches of both sides quickly exited the field, and the second round began immediately.
A bell rings, and the second round begins.
In Chen Sheng's lounge, in view of the situation of the game on the field, several people began to analyze the skills and specialties of the two:
'Visaigo' has a solid foundation in Muay Thai, and is a two-time Thai boxing champion, especially the whip leg and high kick are very threatening, and the knee and elbow attack skills behind the close range are also ever-changing, making people unguardable, and the ground kung fu is slightly worse.
And Jankovic's boxing skills are very solid, he has been practicing boxing since he was a child, and then he learned jiu-jitsu and Russian Sambo. In hand-to-hand boxing, the ground locks are very prominent, and the most important thing to fight against him is to keep a proper distance and try to avoid hand-to-hand ground combat.
As he spoke, the situation on the field changed abruptly:
After controlling the distance with a push-kick, 'Viseco' stepped up and followed it with a high kick that whipped his right leg like an iron bar towards Jankovic's head.
Jankovic raised his left arm to protect his head in time, took advantage of the situation, controlled Visaigo's right leg, stepped forward, hugged Visaigo's waist at once, and struggled to lift Visaigo and fall backwards.