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Rikishi weren't gonna fall for Terutsuyoshi's deliberate-matta-then-henka routine forever...

Very nice utchari by Ebisumaru, shokkiri partner of Shobushi.

It's been 3½ years since an ozeki yusho, so that's as radical as predictions get.

Every now and then, Endo pulls out amazing balance and staying power, resulting in a bout-of-the-basho contender. This was definitely one of those.

Is it just me or has the tate-gyoji shed a lot of weight? Whatever health problem he had looks to have hit him with some force. (Sorry if this has already been mentioned).

What's the story with Futagoyama running off and coming back mid-shimpan duty? I don't remember ever seeing that before. edit: Or did he replace someone?

They should get Konosuke to deliver "Te wo aratte"/Wash your hands PSAs.

And he had to check it more than once

I think Ura expectations should be tempered a bit at this point. It's been a looong time since he last faced (near) sekitori level opposition. I just set myself up to look like an idiot after he goes 7-0, though.

All of Kagamiyama-beya has withdrawn. Well, both of them, anyway. And Gagamaru continues to plummet...

The last official weigh-in was something like January, so it's more like a half-year. Unless that 99kg was an unofficial weight that he revealed himself last basho.

Oh wow, the colour of the oyakata's calves at 35:00. Ouch. And Daiamami gives pretty gentle kawaigari. Like he's kinda sorry the whole time.

Hakuho bowls out the tate-gyoji, who tragically lands in his ceremonial dagger. The greatest irony being that he actually gave the correct verdict while airborne.

I'd pour cold water on that, but it would be a very Ichinojo thing to happen.

He never looked the same following that fall. He looked the makings of a makuuchi regular at least. A real shame.