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Fan Favorite Ura Fights Day 1

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Ura - Ikioi
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Perpetual fan favorite Ura continues his campaign to return to the top ranks of sumo on the opening day of the Kyushu basho. After an excellent 6-1 record during Aki, Ura is ranked at Sandanme 33, and has a real chance of promotion to Makushita in January if he can continue his strong performance in November.

After taking months off for knee surgery, and enduring a slow and painful rehabilitation, Ura dispatched his opponents in September with speed and his trademark agility. For day 1 he faces Oguruma heya’s Sakaekaze, who hit a bit of a wall in the upper ranks of Sandanme, and has struggle for kachi-koshi above his current rank of Sandame 33 west. We expect the 150kg Sakaekaze will rightfully be able to ask the question, “What just happened to me?” following his match.

Tachiai will bring you details of the match, and results as soon as the are available.

Kyushu Banzuke Posted

Bruce H Chiyomaru, Hokutōfuji (北勝富士), Kaisei (魁聖), Kyushu Basho 2018, Nishikigi, Ura (宇良), Wakaichiro (若一郎) , , , , , ,

banzuke-day

The banzuke for the upcoming Kyushu basho has been posted to the official website of the Sumo Association.

http://sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoBanzuke/index/

Some items of note –

  • Yago did not make the cut to Makuuchi.
  • Chiyomaru survives at Maegashira 16.
  • Nishikigi is catapulted all the way to Maegashira 3, entering the joi-jin for the first time.
  • Hokutofuji is at Maegashira 1, now’s his chance!
  • As expected, Kaisei takes the open Komusubi slot.

Further down the banzuke –

  • Oguruma’s rising start Tomokaze makes his Sekitori debut at Juryo 14.
  • Gokushindo gets the Juryo 13 berth after a fantastic tournament and yusho in September.
  • Hawaiian Musashikuni ranks in at Makushita 53.
  • Returning fan favorite Ura is Sandanme 33.
  • Texan Wakaichiro finds himself at Jonidan 5 after a disappointing Aki.

We will have our usual podcast later in the week, once Josh returns from his current exotic locale.

Ura Wins Day 11 Match

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Ura Aki Day 2

Fan favorite Ura won against Sandanme 80 wrestler Kawamoto before noon on Wednesday at the Kokugikan. The match too a bit more effort than some of his previous bouts, but the conclusion was just as decisive. Sadly Ura dropped his second match, or there might be a serious chance that he would compete for the yusho.

With the win Ura improves to 5-1, and will get a healthy boost up the banzuke for the Kyushu basho in November. Video of the match below.

Ura Competes Day 9

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Ura Aki Day 2

Fresh from his win on day 8, Ura returns to competition on day 9, facing off against another 3-1 rikishi in Kayatoiwa from Minato-beya. Kayatoiwa is an 11 year veteran who has never ranked higher than Sandanme 27. We are looking for Ura to do another minor space folding trick today, and send Kayatoiwa into a pocket dimension for a split second where sumo does not exist.

As always we will bring you results as soon as we know them, and video as soon as we can find it.