Enho Sweeps Sadanoumi's Knee to Go 3-0, Credits His First Jungyo in About Three Years
East Juryo 10 Enho (Isegahama), 32, beat West Juryo 11 Sadanoumi (Sakaigawa), 39, on Day 3 to start 3-0, Nikkan Sports, Sports Hochi and Tokyo Sports report. He hit low, used an ottsuke to keep Sadanoumi off the front of his mawashi, and as he deflected him to the right he swept his knee. When Sadanoumi stumbled, Enho got behind him and finished with a push in the back for the oshidashi. 'It worked out well. I think I wrestled calmly,' he said. Three straight? 'Not bad, right?'
After the September basho he joined the autumn tour for the first time in about three years and trained with many makuuchi men. 'Before the basho I had nothing but worries, but training with makuuchi rikishi on the tour was big,' he told Hochi. 'Going against people I don't usually touch showed me what I'm missing, so I'm glad I went,' he told Nikkan. He announced his marriage before the basho. Sadanoumi falls to 2-1.
Sources: Yahoo! Japan Sports (Nikkan Sports) · Yahoo! Japan Sports (Sports Hochi) · Yahoo! Japan Sports (Tokyo Sports)