May Basho - Page 3

7r14ngL3Ch0k3 · 05-26-2007, 11:24 AM

Get a camera and post some pictures of the event if you can!!

jubaji · 05-27-2007, 04:34 AM

The last day of the May Basho was full of excitement. Lots of good, strong Sumo all around. But the match everyone was waiting for was Yokozuna Asashoryu vs. Ozeki (and would-be Yokozuna) Hakuho.

It was a great match, with both men really digging in and giving it their all. It seemed there was no love lost between the two fellow Mongolians.

Finally Hakuho pulled out the win with a nice overarm throw to win the tournament with an undefeated 15-0 record and put a lock on his promotion to Yokozuna!!! It is the first time an Ozeki won promotion to Yokozuna with a perfect record tournament win since 1994 when Takanohana (one of the all-time greats) did so.

Again the cushions were flying and the crowd going wild. Hakuho's mother and father were in the audience, having made the trip from Mongolia. They were just too thrilled; especially his father, who was the equivalent of Yokozuna in Mongolian Sumo back in the day. Behind the scenes, Hakuho's new bride and new-born baby daughter were waiting.

A dramatic and eventful tournament, and one that signals a new day in Sumo as the previously feared and dominant Asashoryu now finds himself with a real rival for the first time since becoming Yokozuna. Both men are young, so this could go on for a while.

Mr. Arieson · 05-29-2007, 10:19 PM

Jubaji, I am dying to ask: Are you a sumo?

jubaji · 05-29-2007, 11:00 PM

Ah....that would be no.

Tant01 · 05-29-2007, 11:59 PM

Wish I could have seen it myself... But this was great Ju.

Thanks again!

jubaji · 05-30-2007, 12:37 AM

My pleasure!

05-27-2007, 04:34 AM	#32 (permalink)
jubaji Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: koko Posts: 8,529	The last day of the May Basho was full of excitement. Lots of good, strong Sumo all around. But the match everyone was waiting for was Yokozuna Asashoryu vs. Ozeki (and would-be Yokozuna) Hakuho. It was a great match, with both men really digging in and giving it their all. It seemed there was no love lost between the two fellow Mongolians. Finally Hakuho pulled out the win with a nice overarm throw to win the tournament with an undefeated 15-0 record and put a lock on his promotion to Yokozuna!!! It is the first time an Ozeki won promotion to Yokozuna with a perfect record tournament win since 1994 when Takanohana (one of the all-time greats) did so. Again the cushions were flying and the crowd going wild. Hakuho's mother and father were in the audience, having made the trip from Mongolia. They were just too thrilled; especially his father, who was the equivalent of Yokozuna in Mongolian Sumo back in the day. Behind the scenes, Hakuho's new bride and new-born baby daughter were waiting. A dramatic and eventful tournament, and one that signals a new day in Sumo as the previously feared and dominant Asashoryu now finds himself with a real rival for the first time since becoming Yokozuna. Both men are young, so this could go on for a while. __________________ Optional signature you may use to appear at bottom of your posts.

05-29-2007, 11:00 PM	#34 (permalink)
jubaji Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: koko Posts: 8,529	Ah....that would be no. __________________ Optional signature you may use to appear at bottom of your posts.

05-29-2007, 11:59 PM	#35 (permalink)
Tant01 Humble Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern Ca. USA Posts: 4,926	Wish I could have seen it myself... But this was great Ju. Thanks again! __________________ "In all countries where personal freedom is valued, however much each individual may rely on legal redress, the right of each to carry arms - and these the best and the sharpest - for his own protection in case of extremity, is a right of nature indelible and irrepressible, and the more it is sought to be repressed the more it will recur." James Paterson

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jubaji Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: koko Posts: 8,529	My pleasure! __________________ Optional signature you may use to appear at bottom of your posts.

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7r14ngL3Ch0k3 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,513	Get a camera and post some pictures of the event if you can!!

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