Day8 jūryō action J4 Asanoyama 5-2 (L) J1 Fujiseiun 4-3 (R) Asa has won 5 straight since dropping his first two bouts. Fwiw, Fujiseiun is a personal fave. Asa beat him last basho too #kyushubasho2025

Day8 jūryō action J13 Himukamaru 2-5 (L) J9 Nishinoryu 3-4 (R) Power UWATENAGE! Easy to confuse guy on left with Takeru if you just see the video and don’t get a close look at him.. #kyushubasho2025

Day8 jūryō action J13 Fujiryōga 7-0 (L) J10 Tōhakuryū 3-4 (R) Fujiryōga, who’s first basho was Haru this year, is a jūryō debut this basho and could be the first jūryō man to get KK. That’s something #kyushubasho2025

Day8 makushita action Ms7 Mudōhō 1-2 (L) Ms8 Tenshōhō 1-2 (R) Quite a brawl. Tenshōhō spent a few basho in jūryō. Mudōhō is Ōhō’s brother, who had one basho in jūryō Natsu this year #akibasho2025

Day8 makushita action Ms33 Asonoyama 3-0 (L) Ms24 Ryūshō 3-0 (R) Great sumo, and check the hair afterwards. Foe on left is ASOnoyama, not ASA 🤗 #kyushubasho2025

Day8 makushita action Ms20 Gōnoumi 2-1 (L) Ms17 Enhō 2-1 (R) That leg at the end just sped up the inevitable #kyushubasho2025

Day8 M4 Ōshōma 3-4 (L) M1 Wakatakakage 2-5 (R) These two have a 3-3 even matchup #kyushubasho2025

Day8 M5 Yoshinofuji 6-1 (L) M2 Wakamotoharu 3-4 (R) Bang! Good stuff. WMH won their first and only matchup so far last basho #kyushubasho2025

Day8 M8 Ichiyamamoto 3-4 (L) M6 Ōnokatsu 3-4 (R) Hey, some tsuppari from Ichi 🤗 #kyushubasho2025

Day8 M6 Atamifuji 5-2 (L) M9 Tobizaru 3-4 (R) Very Zaru, and he wisely doesn’t stay chest to chest with Atomic #kyushubasho2025

Day8 M10 Daieishō 5-2 (L) M7 Abi 2-5 (R) Always like to see how the differing tsuppari styles play out with these two #kyushubasho2025

Day8 M9 Midorifuji 2-5 (L) M11 Shishi 2-5 (R) Ooh ooh, Midori wants the thing badly! #kyushubasho2025

Day8 M17 Asakōryū 5-2 (L) M14 Tokihayate 5-2 (R) Who’s throwing who bout #kyushubasho2025

Day8 M16 Ōshōmi 1-6 (L) M17 Chiyoshōma 4-3 (R) A rose by any other name.. #kyushubasho2025

Day8 Oz Kotozakura 2-5 (L) M3 Hiradoumi 2-5 (R) Hira has only beat Zakura once and it’s been a while so if Zakura loses here it doesn’t bode well #kyushubasho2025

Day8 M3 Ura 3-4 (L) Yz Hōshōryū 5-2 (R) Pink magic takes many forms 🤗. Ura has a decent record vs Hoss, but has only faced him once so far as a yokozuna #kyushubasho2025

Day8 Yz Ōnosato 7-0 (L) M4 Tamawashi 4-3 (R) Ōnosato can be the first man in makuuchi to get KK. There was a time a few basho back where Ōnosato seemed to give in when things didn’t go his way quickly, but he is has grown past that. By the way, happy 41st birthday Washi. 🤗 #kyushubasho2025

Day8 Sw Aonishiki 6-1 (L) Sw Ōhō 3-4 (R) The Aonishiki laboratory continues as Ōhō manages to keep Ao at bay #kyushubasho2025

Day8 Km Takanoshō 1-6 (L) M2 Kirishima 4-3 (R) TNS may have only one win, but he’s got a huge matchup lead on Kiri and has won their last two #kyushubasho2025

Day8 M1 Hakuōhō 3-4 (L) Km Takayasu 4-3 (R) Easy to forget Yasu has many approaches at his disposal #kyushubasho2025

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Day7 Yz Ōnosato 6-0 (L) M3 Ura 3-3 (R) On the cusp of pink magic! Sato is already the only undefeated man in makuuchi #kyushubasho2025

Day7 M4 Tamawashi 4-2 (L) Yz Hōshōryū 4-2 (R) Love it! That shared look mid-bout - Are we doing this?! #kyushubasho2025

Day7 Oz Kotozakura 2-4 (L) M2 Wakamotoharu 2-4 (R) It’s deja vu all over again.. #kyushubasho2025

Day7 Sw Aonishiki 5-1 (L) Km Takayasu 4-2 (R) Knew Yasu had the skill set to keep Ao at bay and he does! #kyushubasho2025

Day7 M2 Kirishima 3-3 (L) Sw Oho 3-3 (R) Kiri has won their last two matchups #kyushubasho2025

Day7 Km Takanoshō 1-5 (L) M1 Wakatakakage 1-5 (R) Two competitive, capable rikishi who are struggling this basho. Yesterday was Takanoshō’s 31st birthday #kyushubasho2025

Day7 M1 Hakuōhō 2-4 (L) M4 Ōshōma 3-3 (R) Hakuōhō beat Hōshōryū on day 1 but not much to show since then #kyushubasho2025

Day7 M3 Hiradoumi 2-4 (L) M5 Yoshinofuji 5-1 (R) Short, but what a show! Expected from these two of course #kyushubasho2025

Day7 M8 Ichiyamamoto 3-3 (L) M5 Shōdai 2-4 (R) See it to the end if you want that win #kyushubasho2025

Day7 M6 Atamifuji 5-1 (L) M8 Kinbozan 1-5 (R) Atomic is 5-1 for the first time in a while #kyushubasho2025

Day7 M9 Midorifuji 2-4 (L) M6 Ōnokatsu 2-4 (R) This worthy bout could have gone on longer if not for one losing his footing #kyushubasho2025

Day7 M12 Fujinokawa 5-1 (L) M9 Tobizaru 3-3 (R) Zaru may have meet his match in the wiley sumo category! #kyushubasho2025

Day7 M10 Daieishō 4-2 (L)
M12 Tomokaze 1-5 (R) Gotta show this bout, just cuz Eishō is a long time fave #kyushubasho2025

Day7 M13 Gōnoyama 3-3 (L) M10 Kotoshōhō 4-2 (R) Lot’s of high energy sumo today! #kyushubasho2025

Day7 M11 Shishi 1-5 (L) M15 Shōnannoumi 2-4 (R) Let’s not forget sumo’s first Ukrainian, Shishi (which means Lion) who stays in it here #kyushubasho2025

Day7 interdivision bout J4 Asanoyama 4-2 (L) M14 Tokihayate 5-1 (R) Jūryō Asanoyama has first makuuchi bout in quite some time. Asa prefers right hand grip inside, Hayate prefers left. #kyushubasho2025

Day7 M15 Nishikifuji 4-2 (L) M17 Asakōryu 5-1 (R) Two mobile scrappers who are doing very well this basho go at at #kyushubasho2025

Day7 jūryō action J9 Nishinoryū 3-3 (L) J7 Shirokuma 5-1 (R) Hilight bout to be sure! Full of near spills and thrills and featuring our resurgent Polar Bear #kyushubasho2025

Day7 jūryō action J8 Kayō 1-5 (L) J9 Hidenoumi 3-3 (R) Maybe Kayō should look into this whole moving forward thing. 🤗 #kyushubasho2025

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Day6 Sd8 Ikazuchidō 2-0 (L) Sd7 Dairinzan 2-0 (R) Half Nigerian Ikazuchidō is becoming more popular over time. Both men joined sumo around same time, have had similar career success with one makushita appearance and both are knocking on the door of makushita promotion again #kyushubasho2025

Day6 makushita action Ms26 Obara 2-0 (L) Ms24 Ryūshō 2-0 (R) Beautiful move. Looks more like a KAKENAGE (see leg) than the listed Shitatenage. Obara is a 10 year veteran. Ryūshō came in at Ms60 Nagoya this year #kyushubasho2025

Day6 jūryō action J8 Kayō 0-5 (L) J9 Nishinōryū 3-2 (R) Streaky Kayō reminds us he does know how to move forward. There is a mono’ii. See reply #kyushubasho2025

Day6 jūryō action J7Takerufuji 3-2 (L) J4 Asanoyama 3-2 (R) Been waiting for this one. Matchup between two champion level rikishi who seem to have no luck in the upper division #kyushubasho2025

Day6 jūryō action J9 Hidenoumi 3-2 (L) J7 Shirokuma 4-1 (R) Our Polar Star is having his best basho in a while, despite his loss yesterday #kyushubasho2025

Day6 M7 Abi 2-3 (L) M5 Shōdai 1-4 (R) These two have an exact 11-11 matchup, though they haven’t met much recently, last time was Hatsu this year #kyushubasho2025

Day6 M5 Yoshinofuji 4-1 (L) M7 Churanoumi 3-2 (R) Yoshinofuji is doing well in his career high rank. Chura tends to prefer a left-hand inside grip, Yoshi prefers the opposite #kyushubasho2025

Day6 M9 Midorifuji 2-3 (L) M9 Tobizaru 2-3 (R) These two go the yori route for the second straight basho #kyushubasho2025

Day6 M10 Daieishō 3-2 (L) M11 Rōga 3-2 (R) Can’t spare one misstep with this foe. Yobidashi is a tad late removing the water pail out of way and panics a bit it looks like #kyushubasho2025