Posted on 11/22/2017 10:38:21 PM PST by RitchieAprile
FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Mongolian grand champion Hakuho saw his overnight lead trimmed to one win after suffering a shock first defeat at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
Hakuho got quickly rammed out by sekiwake Yoshikaze in the day's final bout at Fukuoka Kokusai Center but in a rare act unfitting of a yokozuna, raised his arm in protest at the referee's decision.
Hakuho took his foot off the pedal after the charge, suggesting he thought Yoshikaze (6-5) had made a "matta" false start. He left the ring shaking his head in disbelief after dropping to 10-1.
"The yokozuna thought it was a matta and eased up but I heard even more clearly than usual the referee say "nokotta" (you're still in it)," said Yoshikaze.
"I got the okay so just had to keep charging forward. I will try and wrestle well for the remaining four days."
Despite the loss, Hakuho, the only yokozuna left in the tournament, is one win ahead of rank-and-filers Hokutofuji and Okinoumi and remains the odds-on favorite to secure what would be the 40th championship title of his career.
Third-ranked maegashira Hokutofuji (9-2) outmuscled ozeki Goeido (7-4) and put him on his backside to keep his title hopes alive, while No. 12 maegashira Okinoumi stayed in contention after forcing out same-ranked Kagayaki (6-5) in the day's second makuuchi bout.
Ozeki Takayasu (8-3) secured a winning record after comfortably dispatching towering Mongolian No. 4 maegashira Ichinojo (7-4). Sekiwake Mitakeumi improved to 7-4 thanks to an oshidashi frontal push out win against second-ranked Chiyotairu (4-7).
Wrestling for pride after suffering a majority of losses, struggling komusubi Kotoshogiku (3-8) huffed and puffed his way past top-ranked maegashira Takakeisho for a third win. Takakeisho dropped to 7-4.
Pinniped wrestling makes no sense...
A Samoan guy I knew in the Army went into that.
Nominate this for the most incomprehensible headline of the month.
#4. Two things:
Try being the “live” broadcaster pronouncing those names quickly. Talk about “incomprehensible”.
Secondly, the match probably looked like “Rosie O’Donnell” versus “Michael Moore” but without the game rules.
looked like “Rosie O’Donnell” versus “Michael Moore” but without the game rules.
Absolutely horrorfying mental image...
I don’t like watching fat guys in speedos wrestling....It just ain’t right
“Fukuoka?”
lol
Jap city hosting event.
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