Welcome back to day 13 of the Nagoya basho! Thankfully, I got video of day 12 up and I think we should have some video for day 13 as well later on. I will do my best to find some day 11 video for everyone as well. Without further ado, lets get this started!
And…………………. video!
BONUS YUSHO NEWSCAST!
Takamisakari gave it the good old college try today against Tochinonada, but he just couldn’t pull it off (yorikiri). He fought really hard this basho, but unfortunately Takamisakari picks up a make-koshi. Nada can still get his kachi-koshi but he’ll have to win the rest of his matches.
Goeido fended off the intial charge from Toyonoshima and reversed his fortunes by flinging Toyo off the dohyo (sukuinage). Pretty impressive sumo from the maegashira. He needs one more win to get his kachikoshi.
Ama moved closer to the magic number of 10 today against Asasekiryu who is looking to get promoted to komusubi. Ama charged hard at first but was turned around by “Sexy” who seemed on the verge of ending the match then and there. However, Ama perservered and slowly but surely moved the big man to edge and then over (yorikiri). Ama sits at 9-4 and only needs 1 more win to start a ozeki promotion run which usually requires a sekiwake to post 10+ wins for 3 tournaments in a row. He came very close the last couple tournaments, but ultimately couldn’t cut it. He can do it this basho! Go Ama!
Kotomitsuki kept his yusho “hopes” alive by defeating Miyabiyama in a hard fought battle. Kotomitsuki had a good grip on Miyabiyama’s belt and even looked for a throw, but, with the hometown crowd’s support behind him, he settled on buldozing the big man out of the ring (yorikiri). Mitsuki sits at 10-3.
Kotooshu unnerved Chiyotaikai before the tachi-ai and made short work of the fellow ozeki. Its almost as though Taikai gave up half way through the match (yorikiri). Either way it doesn’t matter much at this point in the basho, but you already knew that 
In the final bout, Kaio seemed ready to go, but he had nothing for Hakuho. They seemed to struggle abit, trading slaps and such in a frantic battle to grab hold of each other’s mawashi, but Hakuho took charged and… charged into Kaio pushing him to the brink. Kaio, resigned to his fate, took the backwards step that guarenteed this yusho for Hakuho.
Well thats it folks, despite Kotomitsuki’s hard fought win today, this basho belongs to Hakuho. From here on out its just a matter of formalities and on Sunday Hakuho will receive his prize: the Emperor’s Cup. Check back later for video! Thank you!
A deserved winner. Congratulations to Hakuho!
Indeed. He has dominated everyone! Even with Asa gone, it is still pretty amazing.