Sumo
Musashimaru,
Takanohana
win, but Dejima
suffers upset defeatFUKUOKA, Japan -- Yokozunas (grand champions) Musashimaru and Takanohana scored their first victories, but ozeki (champion) Dejima suffered his first upset defeat on Monday, the second day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Wrestling at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, Musashimaru, seeking his seventh tournament victory, charged No. 2 maegashira (senior wrestler) Takatoriki with hand thrusts against his foe's throat and sent him out.
Musashimaru, or Hawaii-born Fiamalu Penitani, is 1-1 and Takatorki is 0-2.
In the day's final bout, Takanohana, returning from a finger injury, grabbed komusubi (junior champion second class) Musoyama's belt quickly and threw him down, leaving both wrestlers at 1-1.
Komusubi (junior champion second class) Tosanoumi bulldozed out ozeki Dejima, who tried to pull him down in the initial charge. Tosanoumi is 2-0 and Dejima 1-1.
In other major bouts, ozeki Chiyotakai threw down No. 1 maegashira Miyabiyama for his first victory against one defeat. Miyabiyama is 0-2.
Ozeki Takanonami remained undefeated at 2-0 by pushing down No. 1 maegashira Tamakasuga (1-1).
No. 2 maegashira Kotonishiki also scored his second victory against no defeats by pulling down sekiwake (junior champion) Tochiazuma (1-1).
Sekiwake Kaio charged No. 3 maegashira Kyokushuzan with an arm throw attempt and sent him out from behind for his first victory against one defeat. Kyokushuzan, or Mongolian Batbayar Davaa, is 0-2.
No. 5 maegashira Toki charged winless No. 8 maegashira Kyokutenho, or Mongolian Tsevegnyam Nyamjav, with hand thrusts against his foe's throat and sent him out to improve his record to 2-0.
In the 26-member juryo division, just below the senior makuuchi division, No. 8-ranked Hoshitango (1-1), or Argentine Imach Marcelo Salomon, pulled down No. 6-ranked Mitoizumi (0-2).
No. 13-ranked Sentoryu, or American Henry Armstrong Miller, picked up his first victory against one defeat by tossing down No. 11-ranked Kitazakura (0-2).
In makushita, the top junior division, No. 27-ranked Asashoyu (1-0), or Mongolian Dolgorsvren Dagvadrj, pushed down equally ranked Teruazuma.
No. 52-ranked Hoshiandesu (0-1), or Argentine Jose Antonio Juarez, was driven out by equally ranked Wakashinobu.
In sandanme, the second highest junior division, No. 66-ranked Kaihakusan (1-0), or South Korean Baeg Yun-gi, threw down No. 67-ranked Takanofusa.
No. 81-ranked Ryuo (1-0), or Wang Yu from Shanghai, China, sent out equally ranked Tsurunomai.
Wrestlers in junior divisions have only seven bouts during the 15-day tournament.
Day 2 statistics
Winner, technique, loserOhinode 2-0, yorikiri, Ganyu 0-2
Takanowaka 2-0, yorikiri, Tochinonada 1-1
Daizen 1-1, oshitaoshi, Kaiho 1-1
Shikishima 2-0, uwatenage, Tokitsuumi 0-2
Otsukasa 1-1, tsukiotoshi, Asanowaka 0-2
Hamanoshima 1-1, okuritaoshi, Chiyotenzan 1-1
Higonoumi 1-1, tsukiotoshi, Wakanosato 1-1
Kotonowaka 1-1, oshidashi, Minatofuji 1-1
Toki 2-0, oshidashi, Kyokutenho 0-2
Terao 1-1, hatakikomi, Kotoryu 0-2
Wakanoyama 2-0, hatakikomi, Aogiyama 1-1
Asanosho 1-1, hatakikomi, Akinoshima 1-1
Kaio 1-1, okuridashi, Kyokushuzan 0-2
Kotonishiki 2-0, hatakikomi, Tochiazuma 1-1
Chiyotaikai 1-1, uwatenage, Miyabiyama 0-2
Takanonami 2-0, oshitaoshi, Tamakasuga 1-1
Tosanoumi 2-0, oshidashi, Dejima 1-1
Musashimaru 1-1, oshidashi, Takatoriki 0-2
Takanohana 1-1, uwatenage, Musoyama 1-1
Musashimaru,
Takanohana suffer
upsets in Kyushu
sumo tournamentFUKUOKA, Japan -- Yokozunas (grand champions) Musashimaru and Takanohana and ozeki (champion) Chiyotaikai all suffered upsets Sunday, the opening day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Two other yokozunas Wakanohana and Akebono stayed out of the tournament because of injuries.
In the day's final bout at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, Musashimaru, seeking his seventh tournament victory, was sent out by komusubi (junior champion second class) Akinoshima.
Akinoshima charged Musashimaru, or Hawaii-born Fiamalu Penitani, with an arm throw attempt and drove the yokozuna out when he lost his balance.
Takanohana, returning from a finger injury, charged No. 1 maegashira Tamakasuga with hand thrusts and tried to pull him down, but Tamakasuga weathered the attack and sent the grand champion out.
Takanohana pulled out of the last tournament after only two bouts because of a finger injury suffered in July.
Dejima bulldozed out No. 2 maegashira Takatoriki and his fellow ozeki Takanonami sent out No. 1 maegashira Miyabiyama.
Komusubi Tosanoumi clashed hard against ozeki Chiyotakai and pulled him down.
Akebono, or Chand Rowan, is still suffering from a torn muscle in his left thigh. The injury forced Akebono to withdraw from September's Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Wakanohana is also suffering from a leg injury. Wakanohana wound up the last tournament 7-8, becoming the first yokozuna to fail to win a majority of bouts since Onokuni in September 1989.
In other major bouts, sekiwake (junior champion) Tochiazuma charged No. 3 maegashira Kyokushuzan with hand thrusts and sent him out.
Kyokushuzan, or Mongolian Batbayar Davaa, finished at 7-8 in the previous tournament and fell to the present rank from No. 2 maegashira.
No. 8 maegashira Kyokutenho, or Mongolian Tsevegnyam Nyamjav, was pushed out by equally-ranked Chiyotenzan.
In the 26-member juryo division, just below the senior makuuchi division, No. 8-ranked Hoshitango, or Argentine Imach Marcelo Salomon, was sent out by No. 9-ranked Daishi.
No. 13-ranked Sentoryu, or American Henry Armstrong Miller, was thrown down by No. 1-ranked Wakakosho of makushita, the top junior division.
In makushita, No. 18-ranked Wakaazuma, or Yoshinobu Kuroda from Brazil, threw down No. 17-ranked Ushiomaru.
No. 21-ranked Kuniazuma, or Brazilian Vander Ramos, pushed out No. 22-ranked Wakatenro.
No. 59-ranked Kyokutenzan, or Mongolian Enkhbat Batmunkha, was sent out by equally-ranked Wakachikuba.
In sandanme, the second highest junior division, No. 28-ranked Kasugaoh, or Kim Son-tek from South Korea, sent out equally-ranked Higashinogai from behind.
No. 11-ranked Azumaoh, or Brazilian Yasuto Morita, was thrust out by No. 12-ranked Raido.
In jonidan, the third highest junior division, No. 94-ranked Kotonomori, or Brazilian Mario Fuchiue, was driven out by No. 95-ranked Yukinofuji.
No. 131-ranked Ryukizan, or South Korean Kim Soo-young, was thrown down by equally-ranked Kumago.
In jonokuchi, the lowest junior division, No. 42-ranked Kitakasuga, or Mongolian Tsolmonbayar Munkhbat, was sent out by equally-ranked Tsuji.
No. 44-ranked Daibanjaku, or Mongolian Batsukh Khaidavmunkh, was crushed down by equally-ranked Nagayama.
Wrestlers in junior divisions have only seven bouts during the 15-day tournament.
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