In this chapter, the narrator describes his first bout, in which he wrestles against a wrestler named Ryosuke Masuoka, age 30. The wrestler is known as a "wrecking ball" because he is so good at leglocks. The narrator tells us that the guy is also known as "Meguru" because of his high school wrestling record. He also tells us about his next opponent, a high school wrestler named Takayanagi, who is still in his early 20s. The two of them have been sparring for a while, and the narrator says that he is sorry to see that the two have fallen out of favor. The next opponent is Ededor de, a wrestler from the "Tohoku grappling" tour, who has just won his first fight with a "stomach lock" . He is fighting with a Japanese bjj back and a "mathisi's karate" , according to the narrator.