Korian had been surprised to see that he was up first, but too much. He noted that not many of the fighters from the last tournament, the one he had competed in, made it to this, which he found odd. After the announcer gave the introduction for the tournament, he paced out to the arena with a slow jog. When he stepped out onto the ring, a portion of the crowd gave a large cheer, and he gave a wave to the crowd. He stepped to one side of the ring, and his opponent, who appeared to be a newer fighter, stepped onto the other side. He bowed to his opponent as the referee listed off the major rules. Standing to wait for the bell-tone, he crouched into a fighting stance.