Akinomaki 40,673 Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) Looks like this basho the gyoji got the order to ignore if hands are not down - I had expected at least THE "hands down!" gyoji Kimura Konosuke to stop the bout of Chiyoshoma - but looking closer he might just have been a mm away from the ground https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqC7eAfLbtQ&t=6m8s I guess Enho will be aggravating his injury and drop out later - but the stop to his winning streak (today) was likely even uninjured. It looked like he didn't really had his injured right foot firm on the ground. So much for the rikishi not slipping anymore in Kyushu - Onosho might complain that it isn't the soil that makes one slip but the air in the Fukuoka kokusai center. Edited November 13, 2017 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morty 1,498 Posted November 13, 2017 Endo vs. Kaisei was a thing of beauty. Great sumo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morty 1,498 Posted November 13, 2017 And Hak beat Tamawashi there simply by mystique. He huffed and puffed a bit and Tamawashi went "aaaargh" and didn't know what to do and then Hak won. That's what it looked like anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jyuunomori 226 Posted November 13, 2017 Enho's streak was finished by the current streak holder, neato! Also, we are clearly not ready for our Lord and savior: Aminishiki I guess he just wants to get to Sanyaku once more, maybe score a Kinboshi on the way as well, because why not? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kishinoyama 596 Posted November 13, 2017 I thought for a few seconds that Hakuho and Tamawashi were going to start throwing punches... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dada78641 884 Posted November 13, 2017 Hakuho vs Tamawashi is a good example of how Hakuho's smart enough not to just charge in when there's distance between two rikishi. He waited a bit and went in at exactly the right time, and got a mawashi grip right away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikawa 1,794 Posted November 13, 2017 Is Harumafuji carrying an injury atm? He's not looked himself so far. A strong start from Hakuho as always. Yoshikaze on the other hand...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philioyamfugi 378 Posted November 13, 2017 Onoshu with the dark mawashi?? Ishura looks like he put on a little weight ? Hakuhou looking beast as usual... Goeido looking strong too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryafuji 815 Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, grigorian said: I just have one question. Should Terunofuji face his juryo demotion by absence to regain total health and get back where he belongs???? Two bashos could be enougth, I think. Someone said a while back (Asashosakari maybe?) that Terunofuji may just have chronically weak knees that aren't going to be improved by sitting out for a basho or two. He'll just have to deal with it for the rest of his career. Edited November 13, 2017 by ryafuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maorencze 144 Posted November 13, 2017 Is it just me or has Ichinojo lost some 10-15kg? Seems to me that he not only is a bit lighter in his moves, but his body seems a bit thinner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benevolance 2,501 Posted November 13, 2017 I find it unlikely Ichinojo lost that much weight. Maybe he grew, instead? :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryafuji 815 Posted November 13, 2017 1 hour ago, maorencze said: Is it just me or has Ichinojo lost some 10-15kg? Seems to me that he not only is a bit lighter in his moves, but his body seems a bit thinner Depends what your timeframe is. He did lose about 15kg between the September 2016 and May 2017 weigh ins - he went down from 212 to 197. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RabidJohn 1,829 Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) Endo's shitatehineri against Kaisei was a thing of beauty. I thought Takayasu was supposed to be still recovering from injury, but he nearly knocked Tochiozan into the middle of next week with that shoulder blast at the tachi-ai! Goeido is looking like he means it too. Poor old Harumafuji. Two slap-downs in two days from the youngest rikishi in the division... Onosho slipped, but was it because the surface was slippery, or just because the law of conservation of momentum said something had to move following his full-on charge into Kisenosato, the immovable object? I was rooting for Onosho, who gave it his best shot, but Kisenosato was solid as a rock today. Tamawashi looked very wary of taking another good hiding from Hakuho, who calmly sold him a couple of dummies before realising he could humiliate him with that okuri-dashi instead. Edited November 13, 2017 by RabidJohn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akagitsune 11 Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) Anyone know why Asanoyama has his hair in a plain chonmage instead of the oichomage? I noticed this last basho too and it's bugging me. Edited November 13, 2017 by Akagitsune Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senkoho 552 Posted November 13, 2017 7 minutes ago, Akagitsune said: Anyone know why Asanoyama has his hair in a plain chonmage instead of the oichomage? I noticed this last basho too and it's bugging me. his hair is simply not long enough yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benevolance 2,501 Posted November 13, 2017 Has he considered hair extensions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooner 39 Posted November 13, 2017 Hattorizakura didn't deserve to win yesterday but Ishihara clearly stepped out earlier. Will all the gyojis give this win to Ishihara without hesitation? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asojima 2,874 Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Gooner said: Hattorizakura didn't deserve to win yesterday but Ishihara clearly stepped out earlier. Will all the gyojis give this win to Ishihara without hesitation? There is an exception for a tsuridashi win. The lifter/carrier is allowed to step out of the ring before setting the loser down. Edited November 13, 2017 by Asojima 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ALAKTORN 346 Posted November 13, 2017 Harumafuji should’ve gone for the belt. I’m not sure what he was trying to do against the short oshi specialist. Hakuhō looking good enough for zenshō. I hope he takes it. It looked like he faked a harite to startle Tamawashi so he could go for the belt. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a rikishi as intelligent as him, throwing fakes and the like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joaoiyama 308 Posted November 13, 2017 10 hours ago, Morty said: Endo vs. Kaisei was a thing of beauty. Great sumo Kaisei needs to slim down, he used to be a very mobile giant but now he's just another slow heavy bag for rikishi to toy with, he was about 170 when he was a sekiwake now he's up to almost 200, same for ichinojo and terunofuji, those 3 are great but are throwing their sanyaku career away. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benevolance 2,501 Posted November 14, 2017 5 hours ago, Asojima said: There is an exception for a tsuridashi win. The lifter/carrier is allowed to step out of the ring before setting the loser down. But that's not always the case, is it? I seem to recall Orora losing a match in the last few years against a (possibly the smallest?) rikishi where he was lifting the little guy out of the ring, but lost sight of the edge and stepped out and thereby lost. There were lots of editorial cartoons following the event. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asojima 2,874 Posted November 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, Benevolance said: But that's not always the case, is it? I seem to recall Orora losing a match in the last few years against a (possibly the smallest?) rikishi where he was lifting the little guy out of the ring, but lost sight of the edge and stepped out and thereby lost. There were lots of editorial cartoons following the event. As I understand it, the exception is invoked if there is a lift AND carry. A lift out at the edge does not rate the gimme. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Furuya 16 Posted November 14, 2017 12 hours ago, Gooner said: Hattorizakura didn't deserve to win yesterday but Ishihara clearly stepped out earlier. Will all the gyojis give this win to Ishihara without hesitation? At least he went forward at the tachi ai and tried to grab the mawashi. He has looked like he wants to grapple more at the last basho and now in this match so maybe he's gaining some confidence and a win is not far away? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwale 419 Posted November 14, 2017 Alright, now we're getting into it. Can't say Onosho doesn't have fire. He was a hair's breadth from taking that match, just a bit over-eager. Chiyonokuni has also been guilty of impatience in his first two matches this time. Glad to see him finally get a win. Woo, Aminishiki! What fun to have him back in makuuchi. Show 'em how it's done, old timer. Looks like Kisenosato is back in business. Maybe not 100%, but enough. Glad to see that, I've been very concerned. Hakuho looks focused: no theatrics this time. If he's as healthy as he appears then there's not much that can stop him. We'll see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benihana 1,929 Posted November 14, 2017 No real upsets today, at least not on the dohyo... Kotoyuuki ungraceful as always, but successful, didn't expect this after yesterday. I don't see any chance for Terunofuji getting those 10 wins, he's looking really bad. He's not my favourite, but i feel sorry or him. Barring an injury i wouldn't be surprised if Onosho makes it to Ozeki quicker than Mitakeumi. Damn, that kid's good. Aminishiki...nights over nights playing Dance Dance Revolution finally pay off! Will this be his basho? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
