Kaki's Uwatedashinage Sends Hananoumi Sliding Between the Gyoji's Legs
ABEMA TIMES reports that on Day 3, Makushita 30 Kaki (Oitekaze), 24, beat Makushita 29 Hananoumi (Nishonoseki) with an uwatedashinage to go 2-0; Hananoumi has his first loss. Kaki, 191 cm and 143.8 kg, entered through maezumo in May last year and won three straight division titles after his jonokuchi debut in July, rising quickly to makushita.
Hananoumi charged in head-on; Kaki took a deep right outer grip with his long arm and swung him around for the throw. Hananoumi fell forward right into gyoji Kimura Sarunosuke and ended up between his legs. The crowd stirred and laughed, while Sarunosuke kept a straight face. Viewers wrote 'Whoa' and 'Gyoji nutmeg.'