Doitsuyama 1,192 Posted July 17, 2008 Asashoryu is drifting out of the yusho race rather early as he lost to Tochinonada for already his second loss in the first third of the basho. The other yokozuna Hakuho is undefeated at 5-0 and leading along with sekiwake Ama who won against kadoban ozeki Chiyotaikai. Ozeki Kaio lost aganst Kotoshogiku, leaving Kotomitsuki as the sole ozeki at 4-1 with the other three at 3-2. Kisenosato won the komusubi match-up against Toyonoshima. No maegashira rikishi are undefeated anymore as Tochiozan lost to Yoshikaze to fall into a six rikishi strong group of maegashira at 4-1. The juryo division still has four undefeated rikishi as Kitataiki, Bushuyama, Kyokunankai and Tosayutaka won. Only Wakakoyu lost to Tamaasuka and is joined by Mokonami and Hakurozan at 4-1, the only foreigners among the leaders. Ichihara is down to 0-5 and it looks like he will join Sakaizawa on the injury elevator down to makushita. Russian shin-sekitori Aran beat Ryuo and is 3-2, just on pace to stay in juryo. Day 5 Juryo J14e Aran (3-2) yorikiri J11w Ryuo (1-4) J13e Tamaasuka (2-3) hikiotoshi J10w Wakakoyu (4-1) J14w Tosayutaka (5-0) uwatenage J10e Otsukasa (2-3) J9w Kyokunankai (5-0) oshidashi J13w Sagatsukasa (1-4) J12e Mokonami (4-1) yorikiri J9e Katayama (1-4) J8e Bushuyama (5-0) uwatenage J12w Ichihara (0-5) J7w Ushiomaru (2-3) uwatedashinage J11e Shirononami (1-4) J8w Kirinowaka (1-4) shitatenage J6w Kasuganishiki (3-2) J7e Kaiho (3-2) tsukiotoshi J5e Kotokasuga (1-4) J6e Shimotori (2-3) yorikiri J3e Kitazakura (3-2) J4w Hakurozan (4-1) hatakikomi J2w Kasugao (2-3) J2e Wakakirin (3-2) oshidashi J5w Hakuba (1-4) J4e Kitataiki (5-0) yorikiri J1w Toyozakura (1-4) J3w Hoshihikari (2-3) sotogake J1e Tamawashi (3-2) Makuuchi M14w Tochinoshin (4-1) kekaeshi M15w Kakizoe (1-4) M12w Kimurayama (4-1) hikiotoshi M16w Chiyohakuho (3-2) M14e Tosanoumi (4-1) uwatenage M12e Takekaze (1-4) M16e Masatsukasa (3-2) yorikiri M11w Tamakasuga (0-5) M15e Yoshikaze (2-3) yorikiri M11e Tochiozan (4-1) M13e Toyohibiki (2-3) oshitaoshi M10w Kokkai (2-3) M9w Iwakiyama (2-3) yorikiri M13w Koryu (2-3) M10e Tamanoshima (3-2) hatakikomi M8w Dejima (1-4) M9e Kyokutenho (4-1) yoritaoshi M7w Kakuryu (2-3) M6w Tokitenku (3-2) oshidashi M8e Takamisakari (2-3) M5e Miyabiyama (4-1) oshitaoshi M7e Roho (2-3) M6e Homasho (3-2) tsukiotoshi M4w Goeido (2-3) M5w Baruto (3-2) kainahineri M4e Wakanosato (3-2) M2e Asasekiryu (1-4) tsukiotoshi M3e Futeno (0-5) K1e Kisenosato (2-3) uwatedashinage K1w Toyonoshima (3-2) S1e Ama (5-0) oshidashi O2w Chiyotaikai (3-2) S1w Kotoshogiku (2-3) yorikiri O2e Kaio (3-2) O1w Kotomitsuki (4-1) oshitaoshi M1e Aminishiki (2-3) O1e Kotooshu (3-2) yorikiri M1w Wakanoho (0-5) Y1w Hakuho (5-0) yorikiri M2w Hokutoriki (0-5) M3w Tochinonada (3-2) oshitaoshi Y1e Asashoryu (3-2) Day 6 Juryo J11e Shirononami (1-4) J14w Tosayutaka (5-0) J12w Ichihara (0-5) J11w Ryuo (1-4) J10e Otsukasa (2-3) J14e Aran (3-2) J12e Mokonami (4-1) J10w Wakakoyu (4-1) J8e Bushuyama (5-0) J13e Tamaasuka (2-3) J13w Sagatsukasa (1-4) J8w Kirinowaka (1-4) J7e Kaiho (3-2) J9w Kyokunankai (5-0) J9e Katayama (1-4) J6w Kasuganishiki (3-2) J4e Kitataiki (5-0) J6e Shimotori (2-3) J3e Kitazakura (3-2) J7w Ushiomaru (2-3) J2e Wakakirin (3-2) J5e Kotokasuga (1-4) J3w Hoshihikari (2-3) J2w Kasugao (2-3) J1e Tamawashi (3-2) J5w Hakuba (1-4) J4w Hakurozan (4-1) J1w Toyozakura (1-4) Makuuchi M14e Tosanoumi (4-1) M16w Chiyohakuho (3-2) M13e Toyohibiki (2-3) M16e Masatsukasa (3-2) M14w Tochinoshin (4-1) M13w Koryu (2-3) M11e Tochiozan (4-1) M15w Kakizoe (1-4) M15e Yoshikaze (2-3) M11w Tamakasuga (0-5) M10e Tamanoshima (3-2) M12w Kimurayama (4-1) M9e Kyokutenho (4-1) M12e Takekaze (1-4) M8e Takamisakari (2-3) M10w Kokkai (2-3) M9w Iwakiyama (2-3) M7w Kakuryu (2-3) M6e Homasho (3-2) M8w Dejima (1-4) M7e Roho (2-3) M5w Baruto (3-2) M6w Tokitenku (3-2) M4w Goeido (2-3) M5e Miyabiyama (4-1) M3w Tochinonada (3-2) M2e Asasekiryu (1-4) M2w Hokutoriki (0-5) S1e Ama (5-0) S1w Kotoshogiku (2-3) O1e Kotooshu (3-2) K1e Kisenosato (2-3) M1e Aminishiki (2-3) O2w Chiyotaikai (3-2) O2e Kaio (3-2) M1w Wakanoho (0-5) K1w Toyonoshima (3-2) O1w Kotomitsuki (4-1) Y1e Asashoryu (3-2) M4e Wakanosato (3-2) M3e Futeno (0-5) Y1w Hakuho (5-0) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dante 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Ama gets me all excited everytime! Exciting Sumo, different techniques, well thought out strategy, persistence, humbleness, just plain awesome! (Shaking head...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harry 67 Posted July 17, 2008 Ama gets me all excited everytime! Exciting Sumo, different techniques, well thought out strategy, persistence, humbleness, just plain awesome! (Shaking head...) Chiyotaikai didn't just roll over and give him the win either! Taikai had a decent tsuppari attack and good movement before Ama pushed him out. Ama was nice and kept him from falling out though, respecting the kadoban Ozeki which was nice to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaiguma 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Ama gets me all excited everytime! Exciting Sumo, different techniques, well thought out strategy, persistence, humbleness, just plain awesome! (Shaking head...) This is really Ozeki-run territory now :-O The last time Ama started 5-0 as a sekitori was Aki 2006, when he went on to 11-4 to claim the jun-yusho. (Actually that was also the first time, and the streak ended at 6-0.) Granted that was from M6, not sekiwake, so this one is more impressive and can only portend amazing things from Ama in the future. :-S Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kotoeikoku 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Ama gets me all excited everytime! Exciting Sumo, different techniques, well thought out strategy, persistence, humbleness, just plain awesome! (Shaking head...) This is really Ozeki-run territory now :-P The last time Ama started 5-0 as a sekitori was Aki 2006, when he went on to 11-4 to claim the jun-yusho. (Actually that was also the first time, and the streak ended at 6-0.) Granted that was from M6, not sekiwake, so this one is more impressive and can only portend amazing things from Ama in the future. (Bart...) Is it just me or has Ama got more powerful? I remember seeing a documentary which showed his intense weight-lifting regime. Watching him exchange tsupari with Chiyotaikai today and his powerful Oshidashi win over...dang who was it?...well he had one a day or two ago which had the commentators exclaiming 'What power!' It seems to me like he is more and more adding pushing strength to his speed and technical ability. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sashimaru 10 Posted July 18, 2008 ...I remember seeing a documentary which showed his intense weight-lifting regime. Watching him exchange tsupari with Chiyotaikai today and his powerful Oshidashi win over...dang who was it?... I think it was AmaYamA :-D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaiguma 0 Posted July 18, 2008 Is it just me or has Ama got more powerful? I remember seeing a documentary which showed his intense weight-lifting regime. Watching him exchange tsupari with Chiyotaikai today and his powerful Oshidashi win over...dang who was it?...well he had one a day or two ago which had the commentators exclaiming 'What power!' That would be Wakanosato. Railroad style - he barely had to step past the far shikiri-sen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
