Sumo Basho 12th day results (fwd)

[Peter Kaub <p-kaub@possum.murdoch.edu.au>]

 ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 Date: Sat, 17 Jul 93 0:55:11 PDT
 From: Tony Austin <austin@netcom.com>
 To: p-kaub@possum.murdoch.edu.au
 Subject: Sumo Basho 12th day results


AKEBONO GOES DOWN FACE FIRST! Wakanohana is now tied with Akebono for

first place. They will face each other tomorrow.



Winner               Loser               Technique

Kenko 7-5         Kasugafuji 7-5        Oshi dashi = Push out

Daizen 7-5 :-)    Kiraiho 7-5           Oshi dashi

Hitachiryu 5-7    Oginishiki 2-10       Yori kiri? = Force out

Minatofuji 8-4    Kotoinazuma 4-8       Tsuki Dashi = Lift out

Tomonohana 7-5    Takamisugi 6-6        Yori Kiri

Kotobeppu 7-5     Daishoyama 6-6        Yori Kiri

Toyonoumi 7-5     Mainoumi 3-9          Yori Kiri

Daishohou 3-9     Kushimaumi 3-9        ? = Over hand swing throw

Kitachidoki 3-9   Aogiyama 4-8          Yori Kiri

Tokitsunada 5-7   Oginohana 3-9         Kiri Kaeshi = Reverse twist out

Higonoumi 7-5     Musugasato 4-8        Yori Taoshi = Crush out

Kotonowaka 5-7    Tomefuji 5-7          Yori Kiri

Kotonishiki 10-2  Terao 7-5             Tsuki Otoshi = ?

Takatoriki 7-5    Kirishima 2-10        Yori Kiri

Wakashoyo 5-7     Kyokudozan 2-10       Tsuri Dashi = lift out

Mitoizumi 7-5     Musashimaru 7-6 :-o   Uwate nage = Outside arm throw

Wakanohana 11-1   Tochinowaka 9-3       ? = Arm hooking throw

Kotofuji 8-4      Takanonami 7-5        Yori Kiri

Takanohana 10-2   Konishiki 8-4         Yori Kiri

Akebono 11-1      Akinoshima 8-4        Hiki otoshi



Akebono goes down by a brillant technique by Akinoshima. The two rikishi

slammed and grabbed each others belts. Akinoshima positioned his head

and back below Akebono's chest and stomach. Akebono applied his weight

on top of Akinoshima which raised Akebono's center of gravity up high

to his chest. Akinoshima stepped back quickly and slid his head and body

to the right out from underneath Akebono. Akebono thus had noone there to

lean on and subsequently fell to the ground. AKINOSHIMA, THE GIANT KILLER.



Side note. Akinoshima has a purple scar over his right shoulder socket

denoting some kind of surgury. I wonder if it had it done in the USA?



How about Daizen. What a comeback! A very dismal start has turned into

a great comeback. I predict he will go 9-5 this Basho.



Mainoumi lost quickly tonight. Toyonoumi was able to get an immediate

hold on the little guy and drive him out of the ring. I have gotten 2 or 3 E-Mai

l messages stating that Mainoumi had a silicon implant placed in his

head so he could make the height requirements to get into Sumo. If this is

true then he should be removed so as to protect him from injury or 

humiliation. However, he is a real fighter! :-)))))



Kotonishiki got into a real prolonged slap fight with Terao. Thank good-

ness they had open hands or one of them would of gotten knocked out. They

were hitting each other that hard! Terao got the worst of it and he was

thrown out of the ring.



Wakanohana is an artist! He beat his man with the grace and style of

an heavy Fred Astair. He charged. Hooked the guy's arm and threw him.



Konishiki blew it by leaning forward. Takanohana spun him around and then forced

 him out of the ring. They were very polite to each other even 

though Konishiki had hurt his brother in a previous Basho.



A special "Tony-no-bono Award" is being awarded to Wakanohana for the 

biggest Quadraceps of the Basho. How do you do it Waka? They look like

L.A. city fire hydrants.



Goodnight



Tony 

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