Kokonoe: 'No Upset Feeling Today' as Both Yokozuna and All Three Ozeki Win on Day 2
After one yokozuna and two ozeki lost on Day 1, both yokozuna and all three ozeki won on Kyushu Day 2. Judge Kokonoe (ex-ozeki Chiyotaikai), watching from ringside, told Nikkan Sports: 'Somehow there wasn't an atmosphere for an upset today. Maybe just Onosato. The rest were steady, and it felt like a yokozuna-ozeki dohyo.'
Aonishiki beat Yoshinofuji, who had beaten Onosato on Day 1, for his first win; Kotozakura and Onosato, both Day 1 losers, also won, and Hoshoryu beat Asanoyama in the musubi. Kokonoe said 'If the top bout gets the win, the flow gets better.'