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Friday, January 19, 2001

Musashimaru hands
Takanohana lead at
New Year sumo

TOKYO, Jan. 19 (Kyodo) - Grand champion Musashimaru crashed to his first defeat at the hands of newly promoted sekiwake Wakanosato on Friday, while rival yokozuna Takanohana bumped out ozeki Kaio to snatch the lead on 13-0 at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

Musashimaru's upset loss in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan capped a disastrous afternoon for the Musashigawa camp as ozeki stablemates Musoyama, Dejima and Miyabiyama all suffered embarrassing defeats at the 15-day meet.

In a dramatic finale, Musashimaru charged in low at the face-off but Wakanosato read his attack well by dodging to the right and quickly seized the opportunity to haul the Samoan-born giant down by the neck for his ninth win of the tourney.

In the preceding bout, Takanohana put on another convincing display as he bundled a stubborn Kaio out of the ring with a left-handed belt grip and also ended the ozeki's slim title hopes by saddling him with loss No. 3.

A win over ozeki Dejima on Saturday coupled with a Kaio victory over Musashimaru could give Takanohana his 21st Emperor's Cup and end a title drought which dates back to September 1998.

At the ozeki rank, Dejima's form continued to plummet with a seventh loss as Mongolia's No. 8 maegashira Kyokutenho (9-4) sent him sprawling to the dohyo dirt within seconds of the charge.

Musoyama gave up his early advantage and dropped to 7-6 as Kotoryu flung the defending champion out of the ring for his eighth win, assuring the No. 7 maegashira a promotion for the spring tourney in March.

Earlier, Miyabiyama showed exactly why sumo officials are concerned about a drop in standards at sumo's second highest rank, putting up little resistance as komusubi Tochinonada (7-6) bundled the ozeki over the straw bales for an easy win.

Kotomitsuki, already facing demotion in his first tourney at sekiwake, showed traces of the form which secured a 13-2 runner-up record at last year's Kyushu meet by effortlessly blasting out maegashira top gun Tochisakae to leave both wrestlers at 3-10.

Meanwhile, the Mongolian duo of Kyokushuzan and makuuchi division debutante Asashoryu failed to match compatriot Kyoukutenho's impressive win as both slipped to their sixth and fifth losses respectively.

Former komusubi Kyokushuzan was shoved out from behind by fifth-ranked Tamakasuga (6-7) while Asashoryu, already assured of promotion in March, was marched out from the rear by juryo division wrestler Tamanonada, who improved to 10-3.


Results of main bouts on
13th day of New Year sumo

TOKYO, Jan. 19 (Kyodo) - Results of makuuchi division bouts Friday, the 13th day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo (+ denotes juryo division wrestler):

Won Technique Lost

+Tamanonada 10-3 okuritaoshi Asashoryu 8-5
+Otsukasa 10-3 oshidashi Takatoriki 6-7
Kinkaiyama 5-8 oshidashi +Terao 6-7
Daishi 6-7 sukuinage Tokitsuumi 6-7
Higonoumi 7-6 hikiotoshi Asanowaka 8-5
Chiyotenzan 7-6 watashikomi Tamarikido 6-7
Tochinohana 3-10 uwatenage Wakakosho 6-7
Tamakasuga 6-7 okuridashi Kyokushuzan 7-6
Akinoshima 5-8 sukuinage Minatofuji 4-9
Kaiho 4-9 komatasukui Hamanoshima 5-8
Tochiazuma 9-4 okuridashi Wakanoyama 8-5
Takanonami 6-7 hatakikomi Tosanoumi 5-8
Kotonowaka 5-8 uwatenage Takanowaka 3-10
Kotomitsuki 3-10 okuridashi Tochisakae 3-10
Tochinonada 7-6 yorikiri Miyabiyama 6-7
Kyokutenho 9-4 hatakikomi Dejima 6-7
Kotoryu 8-5 shitatehineri Musoyama 7-6
Takanohana 13-0 yorikiri Kaio 10-3
Wakanosato 9-4 sokubiotoshi Musashimaru 12-1


Saturday's bouts

Takatoriki 0 - 0 Tamarikido
+Otsukasa x - x Minatofuji
Kyokushuzan 9 - 4 Asanowaka
Wakakosho 0 - 0 Tokitsuumi
Higonoumi 0 - 0 Asashoryu
Daishi 2 - 2 Kotoryu
Tosanoumi 0 - 0 Kinkaiyama
Wakanoyama 0 - 6 Kyokutenho
Kotonowaka 14 - 14 Akinoshima
Takanonami 8 - 0 Chiyotenzan
Hamanoshima 1 - 0 Tochisakae
Takanowaka 4 - 1 Kaiho
Tochiazuma 7 - 2 Tochinonada
Tochinohana 0 - 0 Kotomitsuki
Wakanosato 2 - 2 Musoyama
Tamakasuga 0 - 6 Miyabiyama
Kaio 16 - 23 Musashimaru
Takanohana 10 - 3 Dejima


Takanohana takes
sumo lead at 13-0

TOKYO (AP) - Takanohana took sole possession of first place Friday by defeating Kaio to remain undefeated with two days left in the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo tournament.

Wrestling at the Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena, yokozuna (grand champion) Takanohana, 13-0, moved ahead of Hawaiian-born Musashimaru, who lost to Wakanosato.

Takanohana used his larger size to break a deadlock and drive lower-ranked Kaio out of the ring. Kaio, an ozeki (champion), fell into a third-place tie with two other wrestlers at 10-3.

In the other top bout, sekiwake (junior champion) Wakanosato sent yokozuna Musashimaru, or Fiamalu Penitani, to his first loss this tournament by pushing the Hawaiian-born wrestler behind the head when he was off balance and driving him into the clay.

The technique, called Sokubiotoshi, is one of 12 new throws created by the Japan Sumo Association for 2001. Musashimaru fell to 12-1, while Wakanosato improved to 9-4.

In other matches, juryo (junior) wrestler Tamanonada sent No. 12 maegashira (senior wrestler) Asashoryu, or Mongolian Dolgorsvren Dagvadrj, out of the ring with a push from behind. Tamanonanda, 10-3, is tied with Kaio and Otsukasa, who pushed out Takatoriki, for third place. Asashoryu fell to 8-5.

No. 6 maegashira Kyokutenho, or Tsevegnyam Nyamjav, pushed higher-ranked Dejima down to the clay to improve to 9-4. Dejima, an ozeki, is 6-7.

No. 10 maegashira Kyokushuzan, or Batbayar Davaa from Mongolia, was thrown out of the ring by No. 5 maegashira Tamakasuga. Kyokushuzan has 7 wins against 6 losses. Tamakasuga is 6-7.

In the 26-member juryo division, just below the senior makuuchi division, Daizen drove out No. 6-ranked Kuniazuma, or Brazilian Vander Ramos, to improve to 5-8. Kuniazuma fell to 6-7.

In jonidan, the third-highest junior division, Hakuba, or Mongolian Ariunbayar Unurjargal defeated Chiyotsukumo to remain undefeated at 7-0. Kotsukasa defeated Ryukiyama, or Korean Kim Soo-young, who fell to 4-3.

Wrestlers in junior divisions have only seven bouts during the tournament.



Results of main sumo bouts

TOKYO (AP) - Results of main bouts Friday, the 13th day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena:

Winners Losers

Tamanonada (10-3) Asashoryu (8-5)
Otsukasa (10-3) Takatoriki (6-7)
Kinkaiyama (5-8) Terao (6-7)
Daishi (6-7) Tokitsuumi (6-7)
Higonoumi (7-6) Asanowaka (8-5)
Chiyotenzan (7-6) Tamarikido (6-7)
Tochinohana (3-10) Wakakosho (6-7)
Tamakasuga (6-7) Kyokushuzan (7-6)
Akinoshima (5-8) Minatofuji (4-9)
Kaiho (4-9) Hamanoshima (5-8)
Tochiazuma (8-4) Wakanoyama (8-5)
Takanonami (6-7) Tosanoumi (5-8)
Kotonowaka (5-8) Takanowaka (3-10)
Kotomitsuki (3-10) Toshisakae (3-10)
Tochinonada (7-6) Miyabiyama (6-7)
Kyokutenho (9-4) Dejima (6-7)
Kotoryu (7-6) Musoyama (7-6)
Kaio (10-3) Takanohana (13-0)
Wakanosato (9-4) Musashimaru (12-1)


Juryo Division

Daizen (5-8) Kuniazuma (6-7)


Junior Divisions:

Jonidan

Hakuba (7-0) Chiyotsukumo
Kotsukasa Ryukiyama (4-3)

Jonokuchi

Hoshizakura (5-2) Koshinho

(Junior division wrestlers have only seven bouts during the tournament. Records of foreign wrestlers' opponents were not available.)


Saturday's main bouts:

Takatoriki Tamarikido
Otsukasa Minatofuji
Kyokushuzan Asanowaka
Wakakosho Tokitsuumi
Higonoumi Asashoryu
Daishi Kotoryu
Tosanoumi Kinkaiyama
Wakanoyama Kyokutenho
Kotonowaka Akinoshima
Takanonami Chiyotenzan
Hamanoshima Tochisakae
Takanowaka Kaiho
Tochiazuma Tochinonada
Tochinohana Kotomitsuki
Wakanosato Musoyama
Tamakasuga Miyabiyama
Kaio Musashimaru
Takanohana Dejima



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