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I am glad for him that he won senshuraku, can you for sure say that he will be able to stay in Juryo, even if he drops to the lowest rank? It looks like there is going to be a lot of movement in the ranks around him.

I remember him being like this before, I think it was right after or during an injury.. he was fighting very similar to this... not yokozuna like and even resorting to an henka in one of the last bouts. Might it be another injury?

I would love that, but he seems to have a hard time getting started (awake) sometimes... I fear its more likely someone else gets it earlier than him, if ever (I hope I am wrong).

Yes, I love the fact he couldn't hide himself smiling like a child afterwards.

Sure, but he tries to ignore this and power through like he did in the past and that I don't understand because some of his most exciting bouts when he became a yokozune where more evasive in nature. Now that he isn't 100% he resorts to plain power?

At this point I believe its all in his head, because he has the tools but isn't using them..

Yes I couldn't agree more, I too come to like Kise's efforts more and more, and i would hate to see another yokozuna to retire this soon. Although you could argue many of his bouts aren't won in a yokozuna way, they are really entertaining and thats worth a lot to me.

I am not a Mita fan but why did he attempt such a sloppy henka, I thought he had better chances straight on... : (

Wow did not know that, interesting... thanks for sharing this info!

How good are the chances for a Tochinoshin ozeki promotion if he wins this, and has a jun yusho (double digit wins) next time? Is there any talk? Or does he need to be sekiwake allready?

4 Hakuho 1 Kisenosato 1 Takayasu

I am also saying 2 zensho but not in a row. 69 wins and 22 consecutive

I remember when he first showed up in the upper division thinking that he will be a ozeki in no time... I really hope he gets back there.

he seems a little small tho, but i would like to see him as a yokozuna one day. A threat to Hakuho seems a bit unrealistic tho.

Hakuho and realistic dont go together