Onosato Clears His 'Day 4 Jinx' With a Sukuinage of Fujiseiun to Go 3-1
Yokozuna Onosato, 26 (Nishonoseki), beat West Maegashira 2 Fujiseiun, 28 (Fujishima), by sukuinage in their first meeting on Day 4 for his third straight win and a 3-1 record. On the second tachi-ai he jammed his right arm in, pressed Fujiseiun to the edge and threw him from the right (Sports Hochi, Nikkan Sports). 'I stayed calm and planted, and handled it,' he said. Since his yokozuna promotion he had been 1-6 with one absence on Day 4; his only win was against Kirishima at last year's Kyushu basho. 'I won on the Day 4 jinx. I'd had a lot of losses on Day 4 the last few basho, so I'm glad.'
Judging chief Asakayama: 'He watched his opponent and attacked without panicking. He was composed.' Fujiseiun, 1-3: 'I felt the difference in basic strength. He was strong. He was heavy.' Day 5 brings Ura, fresh off his kinboshi, in the musubi.
Sources: Yahoo! Japan Sports (Sports Hochi) · Yahoo! Japan Sports (Nikkan Sports) · Yahoo! Japan Sports (Nikkan Sports / Fujiseiun) · Yahoo! Japan Sports (Sponichi) · Yahoo! Japan Sports (Sports Hochi) · Yahoo! Japan Sports (Jiji Press photo)