In control: Yokozuna Hakuho defeats Shohozan at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday. KYODOYokozuna Hakuho weathered an animated charge from top maegashira Shohozan before flinging him down with an underarm throw at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.Although the yokozuna had his back to the ring's edge, he coolly handed his hyperactive foe a second defeat. Hakuho and five ozeki are currently undefeated. Estonian Baruto, a first-day loser, evened his record at 1-1.Harumafuji, who is making his third bid for yokozuna promotion, made quick work of Aran, getting the drop on the Russian No. 2 maegashira on the tachiai. The Mongolian ozeki pushed Aran back, stood him up, locked on to the back of his belt with both hands and efficiently hoisted his opponent over the straw bales. Aran fell to 0-2.Ozeki Kakuryu defeated Goeido, slapping him down to his second loss after chasing the sekiwake around the ring in a high-energy shoving and thrusting melee.Kotooshu fended off an energetic, if unimaginative, attack from Gagamaru. The ozeki easily seized a belt hold, preventing the Georgian No. 2 maegashira from making inroads with his bulk before twisting his 212-kg opponent down with an underarm throw. Gagamaru fell to 0-2.Baruto had little trouble with Aoiyama (0-2), who fell to his second loss.Also Monday, Maegashira Wakanosato earned on his 800th career victory, ranking him second among active wrestlers in Japan's ancient sport of sumo.Although the 36-year-old said he was not the least focused on numbers, the idea of joining an elite group had its appeal."When I heard that only 10 men in history had reached that figure, I felt like I wanted to be among them," he said after forcing out Takarafuji on the second day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament."A win is a win, but getting a win from pushing forward gives you a good feeling," said the Aomori native, who has 565 of his wins in the elite makuuchi division.The only active wrestler with more wins is Mongolian maegashira Kyokutenho, who has 806.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Triumphant ozeki provide no surprises
The top wrestlers held sway on the second day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday as the lone yokozuna and all six ozeki all walked off winners.In control: Yokozuna Hakuho defeats Shohozan at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday. KYODOYokozuna Hakuho weathered an animated charge from top maegashira Shohozan before flinging him down with an underarm throw at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.Although the yokozuna had his back to the ring's edge, he coolly handed his hyperactive foe a second defeat. Hakuho and five ozeki are currently undefeated. Estonian Baruto, a first-day loser, evened his record at 1-1.Harumafuji, who is making his third bid for yokozuna promotion, made quick work of Aran, getting the drop on the Russian No. 2 maegashira on the tachiai. The Mongolian ozeki pushed Aran back, stood him up, locked on to the back of his belt with both hands and efficiently hoisted his opponent over the straw bales. Aran fell to 0-2.Ozeki Kakuryu defeated Goeido, slapping him down to his second loss after chasing the sekiwake around the ring in a high-energy shoving and thrusting melee.Kotooshu fended off an energetic, if unimaginative, attack from Gagamaru. The ozeki easily seized a belt hold, preventing the Georgian No. 2 maegashira from making inroads with his bulk before twisting his 212-kg opponent down with an underarm throw. Gagamaru fell to 0-2.Baruto had little trouble with Aoiyama (0-2), who fell to his second loss.Also Monday, Maegashira Wakanosato earned on his 800th career victory, ranking him second among active wrestlers in Japan's ancient sport of sumo.Although the 36-year-old said he was not the least focused on numbers, the idea of joining an elite group had its appeal."When I heard that only 10 men in history had reached that figure, I felt like I wanted to be among them," he said after forcing out Takarafuji on the second day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament."A win is a win, but getting a win from pushing forward gives you a good feeling," said the Aomori native, who has 565 of his wins in the elite makuuchi division.The only active wrestler with more wins is Mongolian maegashira Kyokutenho, who has 806.
In control: Yokozuna Hakuho defeats Shohozan at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday. KYODOYokozuna Hakuho weathered an animated charge from top maegashira Shohozan before flinging him down with an underarm throw at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.Although the yokozuna had his back to the ring's edge, he coolly handed his hyperactive foe a second defeat. Hakuho and five ozeki are currently undefeated. Estonian Baruto, a first-day loser, evened his record at 1-1.Harumafuji, who is making his third bid for yokozuna promotion, made quick work of Aran, getting the drop on the Russian No. 2 maegashira on the tachiai. The Mongolian ozeki pushed Aran back, stood him up, locked on to the back of his belt with both hands and efficiently hoisted his opponent over the straw bales. Aran fell to 0-2.Ozeki Kakuryu defeated Goeido, slapping him down to his second loss after chasing the sekiwake around the ring in a high-energy shoving and thrusting melee.Kotooshu fended off an energetic, if unimaginative, attack from Gagamaru. The ozeki easily seized a belt hold, preventing the Georgian No. 2 maegashira from making inroads with his bulk before twisting his 212-kg opponent down with an underarm throw. Gagamaru fell to 0-2.Baruto had little trouble with Aoiyama (0-2), who fell to his second loss.Also Monday, Maegashira Wakanosato earned on his 800th career victory, ranking him second among active wrestlers in Japan's ancient sport of sumo.Although the 36-year-old said he was not the least focused on numbers, the idea of joining an elite group had its appeal."When I heard that only 10 men in history had reached that figure, I felt like I wanted to be among them," he said after forcing out Takarafuji on the second day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament."A win is a win, but getting a win from pushing forward gives you a good feeling," said the Aomori native, who has 565 of his wins in the elite makuuchi division.The only active wrestler with more wins is Mongolian maegashira Kyokutenho, who has 806.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Ozeki Baruto honored in Estonia
TALLINN — Ozeki Baruto received an award from Estonia President Toomas Ilvez on Wednesday in the nation's capital.Baruto, whose real name is Kaido Hoovelson, was presented with the Order of the White Star, third class in a ceremony attended by Japan's ambassador to Estonia Hideaki Hoshi. The award is in recognition of services to the Estonian state.In 2004, Baruto became the first sumo wrestler from the Baltic state. He was promoted to ozeki in 2010. After winning this year's New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, Baruto was a candidate for promotion to yokozuna, the sport's highest rank, but his 10-5 record in the Spring tourney ended that storyline. He had a 9-6 record at the recently completed Summer Grand Tournament.Although there are no sumo broadcasts in Estonia, the 27-year-old wrestler's progress in each tournament is followed intently through the print media and the Internet.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Ozeki Kisenosato wins to stay among leaders
Ozeki Kisenosato outlasted Gagamaru to maintain his share of the lead, while yokozuna Hakuho stayed in touch with the early pacesetters with a third win at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.Kisenosato had to dig deep into his energy reserves but still had too much gumption for the Georgian No. 2 maegashira, forcing him over the straw bales to preserve his prefect start. Gagamaru dropped to 1-3.Kisenosato, fellow ozeki Kotoshogiku and three lower-ranked wrestlers improved to 4-0 on a day when Estonian Baruto was the only one among the six ozeki to bite the dust at Ryogoku Kokugikan.Hakuho, who lost his opening bout on Sunday, slapped down No. 2 maegashira Myogiryu (1-3) to take another step toward his 23rd Emperor's Cup.Baruto (3-1), though, returned to the locker room shaking his head after getting mugged at the edge of the ring by Aminishiki (2-2), who prevailed with a pulling overarm throw to claim his second major scalp after opening the meet with an upset win over Hakuho."I was able to get a quick attack going. It's a nice feeling (to beat both Hakuho and Baruto)," said Aminishiki. "I just have to keep on giving it my best shot."Harumafuji (3-1) showed nifty footwork and toppled top-ranked Takayasu (0-4) with a textbook "kotenage" armlock throw and fellow Mongolian Kakuryu (3-1) finally dismantled Toyonoshima (2-2) after an entertaining slugfest in the next bout.Kakuryu who flirted with a championship at the spring tourney in March before losing to yokozuna Hakuho in a playoff, is fighting in his first tournament as ozeki. He is the first wrestler to attain the rank since Kisenosato secured promotion at the Kyushu basho last November.Ozeki Kotooshu (2-2) returned to winning ways after back-to-back defeats against Goeido and Toyohibiki, the Bulgarian getting a firm grip on the front of winless Takekaze's mawashi and charging him out of the dohyo.
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