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<blockquote data-quote="Swami" data-source="post: 134376" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Aki Day 10: Kisenosato earns winning record</p><p>Details</p><p>Written by Kyodo</p><p>Category: <a href="http://www.cibersumo.com/en/sumo/history-and-data/press-room-news" target="_blank"><u>News</u></a></p><p>Published: 18 September 2018</p><p>Hits: 31</p><p><img src="http://www.cibersumo.com/images/rikishis/Kisenosato_kenshokin02.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yokozuna Kisenosato continued his comeback run at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament earning his first winning record since March last year, when he clinched a second-straight top division championship.</p><p></p><p>Before fellow grand champions Hakuho and Kakuryu closed out Day 10 of the 15-day tournament with their 10th consecutive wins, Kisenosato felt the pressure pile up from three false starts against No. 3 maegashira Endo at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. But when the action finally started, Kisenosato (8-2) wasted little time forcing his opponent from the ring. The 32-year-old yokozuna remains two wins off the lead following a pair of upsets and a string of hard-fought victories.</p><p></p><p>Endo (1-9), a fan-favorite who has won four "kimboshi" prizes for beating a grand champion, had beaten Kisenosato three times in seven previous matchups but has only posted one win here so far.</p><p></p><p>In the day's final bout, sekiwake Mitakeumi (6-4) had Kakuryu on the ropes, but yielded position and allowed the yokozuna to steamroll him out of the opposite side of the ring.</p><p></p><p>Hakuho survived a scare against 227-kilogram sekiwake Ichinojo (3-7) and bested his fellow Mongolian to also remain undefeated.</p><p></p><p>Among other upper-ranked wrestlers, rival ozeki Goeido and Takayasu battled to stay in contention, with each wrestler coming into their 29th bout together one win off the lead.</p><p></p><p>Takayasu got a left-handed belt grab on his opponent after blocking a powerful initial charge, but Goeido lost his footing trying to stretch away from Takayasu and was twisted down the clay. Takayasu (9-1) improved to 19-10 against his Japanese counterpart and remains a win shy of the leaders, while Goeido fell to 8-2. Takayasu will challenge Hakuho on Wednesday.</p><p></p><p>Ozeki Tochinoshin (6-4) used his brute strength to overpower top-ranked maegashira Kaisei (4-6), the second-heaviest man in the division. Both wrestlers locked into their favored belt holds, but the Georgian, fighting with a taped right foot, turned on the afterburners and drove the Brazilian out.</p><p></p><p>Komusubi duo Takakeisho (4-6) and Tamawashi (2-8) each won their respective bouts against No. 2 Yutakayama (1-7-2) and No. 1 Ikioi (1-9). It was only Tamawashi's second match against a rank-and-file wrestler at the tournament. His only other win came on Day 8 in an upset against Kisenosato.</p><p></p><p>In the lower ranks, No. 13 Ryuden dropped to 8-2 after being toppled by a desperate push from No. 16 Ishiura (3-7), who is in danger of relegation to the second division. Ryuden had been the only rank-and-filer one win off the pace but is now tied with No. 13 Takanoiwa, who also earned a winning record, along with Kisenosato and Goeido.</p><p></p><p>Swami</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swami, post: 134376, member: 13"] Aki Day 10: Kisenosato earns winning record Details Written by Kyodo Category: [URL='http://www.cibersumo.com/en/sumo/history-and-data/press-room-news'][U]News[/U][/URL] Published: 18 September 2018 Hits: 31 [IMG]http://www.cibersumo.com/images/rikishis/Kisenosato_kenshokin02.jpg[/IMG] Yokozuna Kisenosato continued his comeback run at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament earning his first winning record since March last year, when he clinched a second-straight top division championship. Before fellow grand champions Hakuho and Kakuryu closed out Day 10 of the 15-day tournament with their 10th consecutive wins, Kisenosato felt the pressure pile up from three false starts against No. 3 maegashira Endo at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. But when the action finally started, Kisenosato (8-2) wasted little time forcing his opponent from the ring. The 32-year-old yokozuna remains two wins off the lead following a pair of upsets and a string of hard-fought victories. Endo (1-9), a fan-favorite who has won four "kimboshi" prizes for beating a grand champion, had beaten Kisenosato three times in seven previous matchups but has only posted one win here so far. In the day's final bout, sekiwake Mitakeumi (6-4) had Kakuryu on the ropes, but yielded position and allowed the yokozuna to steamroll him out of the opposite side of the ring. Hakuho survived a scare against 227-kilogram sekiwake Ichinojo (3-7) and bested his fellow Mongolian to also remain undefeated. Among other upper-ranked wrestlers, rival ozeki Goeido and Takayasu battled to stay in contention, with each wrestler coming into their 29th bout together one win off the lead. Takayasu got a left-handed belt grab on his opponent after blocking a powerful initial charge, but Goeido lost his footing trying to stretch away from Takayasu and was twisted down the clay. Takayasu (9-1) improved to 19-10 against his Japanese counterpart and remains a win shy of the leaders, while Goeido fell to 8-2. Takayasu will challenge Hakuho on Wednesday. Ozeki Tochinoshin (6-4) used his brute strength to overpower top-ranked maegashira Kaisei (4-6), the second-heaviest man in the division. Both wrestlers locked into their favored belt holds, but the Georgian, fighting with a taped right foot, turned on the afterburners and drove the Brazilian out. Komusubi duo Takakeisho (4-6) and Tamawashi (2-8) each won their respective bouts against No. 2 Yutakayama (1-7-2) and No. 1 Ikioi (1-9). It was only Tamawashi's second match against a rank-and-file wrestler at the tournament. His only other win came on Day 8 in an upset against Kisenosato. In the lower ranks, No. 13 Ryuden dropped to 8-2 after being toppled by a desperate push from No. 16 Ishiura (3-7), who is in danger of relegation to the second division. Ryuden had been the only rank-and-filer one win off the pace but is now tied with No. 13 Takanoiwa, who also earned a winning record, along with Kisenosato and Goeido. Swami [/QUOTE]
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