Takayasu gets 12th win as he regains sole lead in Spring Basho

Osaka – Former ozeki Takayasu, who has led the Spring Grand Sumo Match since Day 1, regained the only lead on Friday together with his twelfth win.

Takayasu, at the moment a No. 7 maegashira, entered the thirteenth day of the 15-day meet at Edion Enviornment Osaka tied with new sekiwake Wakatakakage (11-2), who misplaced the previous bout to new ozeki Mitakeumi (10-3).

Towards Takakeisho (8-5), the game’s high pushing and shoving grasp, Takayasu refused to be cornered. He sparred with the ozeki, maintaining Takakeisho from build up a head of steam whereas continually presenting a transferring goal.

Takayasu, who has lengthy excelled at transferring laterally, repeatedly outflanked his opponent, seized a belt maintain and completed off the ozeki with a slick overarm throw.

“I used to be in a position to execute some high-paced sumo,” stated Takayasu, who’s aiming for his first profession grand match championship.

Wakatakakage, a speedy highly effective and unpredictable wrestler, was rapidly cornered. On the opening cost, Mitakeumi lodged each of his arms below his opponent’s, and remained in full management till forcing him out.

The win retains the ozeki within the hunt for a second straight championship so as to add to his victory in January.

No. 6 Kotonowaka (10-3), who began the day two wins again of the joint leaders, pressured out lackluster ozeki Shodai to his sixth loss to additionally stay within the hunt for a attainable championship.

Shodai, a demotion-threatened kadoban ozeki, will attempt to safe the eighth win wanted to keep away from demotion to sekiwake, sumo’s third highest rank. On Saturday he’ll tackle Takayasu, towards whom he’s 15-9 in his profession.

Additionally on Saturday, Mitakeumi will face Kotonowaka, whereas Wakatakakage will go towards Takakeisho, who has received 5 of their six profession bouts.

New sekiwake Abi moved to inside a win of incomes his profitable document, with a ferocious counterattack that drove Endo (7-6) out of the ring after the No. 4 maegashira acquired the higher of the opening cost.

New komusubi Hoshoryu (6-7) fell to inside one lack of a shedding document. The nephew of former Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu toppled over backward below strain from towering former sekiwake Ichinojo (9-4).

Fellow komusubi Takanosho salvaged some dignity in what has been a disappointing match, bettering to 4-9 with a win over veteran No. 5 Takarafuji (4-9).

Bloodied from blows to his face, No. 12 Kotoeko overcame a 40-kilogram weight drawback to pressure out No. 14 Yutakayama (7-6) and safe his eighth win. No. 16 Nishikigi additionally improved to 8-5 with a win over No. 11 Myogiryu (5-8).