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Basho Talk - Kyushu Basho 2016 ** (SPOILERS)

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ryafuji Ozeki

ryafuji

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2 hours ago, rhyen said:

All 3 Kasugano sekitori going 0-2...did someone poison their afternoon chanko?

Well you can excuse Tochiozan and Aoiyama because of the quality of their opposition. I guess Tochinoshin's start is slightly disappointing. But early days.

kuroimori Yokozuna

kuroimori

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Down in mid-Juryo Aminishiki, the wiliest of all veterans, is starting a nice hatakikom-back.

Further down in Makushita, Toyonoshima also won his first honbasho bout since May in his task to make it straight back to Juryo - and not having to wait for his turn to have a bath and all the many other sekitori perks.

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The Fat Cyclist Sandanme

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3 hours ago, ryafuji said:

 I guess Tochinoshin's start is slightly disappointing. But early days.

I think Tochinoshin is done. I think either he is injured or his body is just beat up to the point he cant win anymore. Now watch him finish 13-2 :)

Dwale Maegashira

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Well, looks like Osunaarashi was having none of Ura's crap today, and given by how loud those smacks were, I think Ura's gonna be feeling those for days. Hey, I like Ura, but Osunaarashi is my main man, so of course I'm gonna cheer when he wins. Osunaarashi's taped up, so presumably he's not 100%, but I'm still anticipating a bit of a massacre at his hands down in juryo.

Ikioi wrestling like a man possessed, let's hope he can keep that up for the rest of his life. lol.

Wonder why Kotoyuki resorted to the henka? 

And Shodai, mm, mm, mm. Tasty sumo from him, like usual. When Kinta started calling Shodai as future ozeki, I took my usual "Let's wait and see" position, but it is weakening by the basho. I do think that he looks to be the real deal, but while I am not anywhere near saying "yokozuna" I am definitely thinking "ozeki" in the near future.

Speaking of the up-and-comers, Mitakeumi racking up a precious week-one komusubi victory, and good for him.

I'm not going to credit Endo for beating the ghost of Terunofuji, as I'm pretty sure you could blow him out of the ring with a sneeze at this point. Heal up, man, you're breaking our hearts over here!

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robnplunder Yokozuna

robnplunder

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1 hour ago, Dwale said:

Well, looks like Osunaarashi was having none of Ura's crap today, and given by how loud those smacks were, I think Ura's gonna be feeling those for days. Hey, I like Ura, but Osunaarashi is my main man, so of course I'm gonna cheer when he wins. Osunaarashi's taped up, so presumably he's not 100%, but I'm still anticipating a bit of a massacre at his hands down in juryo.

Ikioi wrestling like a man possessed, let's hope he can keep that up for the rest of his life. lol.

Wonder why Kotoyuki resorted to the henka? 

And Shodai, mm, mm, mm. Tasty sumo from him, like usual. When Kinta started calling Shodai as future ozeki, I took my usual "Let's wait and see" position, but it is weakening by the basho. I do think that he looks to be the real deal, but while I am not anywhere near saying "yokozuna" I am definitely thinking "ozeki" in the near future.

Speaking of the up-and-comers, Mitakeumi racking up a precious week-one komusubi victory, and good for him.

I'm not going to credit Endo for beating the ghost of Terunofuji, as I'm pretty sure you could blow him out of the ring with a sneeze at this point. Heal up, man, you're breaking our hearts over here!

Yeah, Osu manhandled Ura.  Ura needs to come up with a few reliable weapon to draw from.  A small guy relying on counter punching can only go so far.

So, why not henka by Kotoyuki?  He should use that time to time to throw off a bigger opponent. 

Terunofuji is done.  Against Endo, it was pretty clear that he couldn't push off of his left leg.   That leg injury will be there for the entire basho.  He'd be lucky if he can better his last basho of 4 wins.

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ALAKTORN Komusubi

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Endō might’ve beaten Terunofuji but he’s looking bad to me. I don’t think he’s getting over 4 wins.

Hakuhō sleeping on top of Aoiyama looked weird.

Fukurou Yokozuna

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1 hour ago, robnplunder said:

I agree Endo isn't looking like the guy who won 13 times in the last basho.   

He's facing better opponents than he did from M14 last basho (his 2 highest ranked opponents were ranked Se and M5). He's at M3 this time around, in the meat grinder (again), and it's possible he'll have to face most of the san'yaku (2 down, 9 to go?). As noted earlier, he's never gotten a KK in 5 attempts when ranked higher than M5.

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pmac Jonidan

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5 hours ago, Rocks said:

Just rewatched them. The only really good makuuchi match was Ikioi-Takanoiwa IMO.

hokutofuji - arawashi? for me bout of the day in makuuchi!

will mitakeumi destroy takayasus ozeki dreams today? and can yoshikaze stop goeido (10-8)?

it slowly cookin up! :D

robnplunder Yokozuna

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19 minutes ago, pmac said:

will mitakeumi destroy takayasus ozeki dreams today? and can yoshikaze stop goeido (10-8)?

 

Mitakeumi looked good on day 2.   I would not be surprised if he hands Takayasu his 2nd loss.  That'd practically end Takayasu's chance for Ozeki.   Goeido will beat Yoshikaze IMO.  Although Yoshikaze has a winning record against Goeido, he can't beat today's Goeido.   He is a different Goeido, a man possessed.   

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orandashoho Ozeki

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Oh wow, two unexpected Ozeki losses ... where is the Geek that won a yusho? The Kise that had tsuna hopes?
and one unexpected Ozeki win. He is hanging on a thread, but maybe he can stave off demotion

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Atenzan Sekiwake

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5 hours ago, ALAKTORN said:

Endō might’ve beaten Terunofuji but he’s looking bad to me. I don’t think he’s getting over 4 wins.

 

 

5 hours ago, robnplunder said:

I agree Endo isn't looking like the guy who won 13 times in the last basho.   

So, you were saying?

 

Kotogouryuu Makushita

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40 minutes ago, orandashoho said:

Oh wow, two unexpected Ozeki losses ... where is the Geek that won a yusho? The Giku that had tsuna hopes?

I'm going to credit some of that to Mitakeumi. You don't have a lot of time with feet solidly on the ground when Kotoshogiku is pushing, and he used his opportunities well. He has strength and he knows how to use it.

mikawa Komusubi

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Goeido's been steady so far, as is Shodai, which is nice to see.

Sakamoto's now at 1-1, could he be on for another 4-3 finish?

Akiseyama's at 0-2 now in mid-Makushita, just 4 bashos after his Makuuchi debut. How the "INSERT ADJ" has fallen......

orandashoho Ozeki

orandashoho

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11 minutes ago, mikawa said:

How the "INSERT ADJ" has fallen......

Injury can do that. Injury is always a risk and can happen at any time, witness the broken leg that put Urutora out of action.
Whether it is sensible to soldier on as if the alternative is death is another matter.

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SumpaX Sandanme

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1 hour ago, Tsubame said:

Endo winning over two Ozeki... Is it this where the hype starts again?! (Eh?)

Endo really impressed me today! Well I think the hype is real, but dont forget when he underperformed he wasnt all healed up.

Could it be that hakuho is the heaviest he ever was this basho? his body looks a bit different, I hope he gets back to his top form.

Terunofuji and Ichinojo once looked like future yokozuna....

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