'Mawashi Matta': Tobizaru Grabs Ichii's Loose Mawashi, the Bout Stops for 44 Seconds, Then He Throws Him on His Birthday
East Juryo 4 Ichii (Kise), who turned 25 on Day 5, lost to West Juryo 2 Tobizaru, 34 (Oitekaze), by uwatenage and is 1-4. Driven back to the edge after Tobizaru got his right arm in, Ichii escaped with a pull to the left; back in the center, Tobizaru grabbed the knot of Ichii's mawashi with his right hand and it came loose. Gyoji Shikimori Shinnosuke called 'mawashi matta,' and with Tobizaru's head pressed to Ichii's chest the bout stopped for 44 seconds while he retied it and the judges called out 'Don't move! Don't move!' On the restart Tobizaru took the right uwate and threw him (Nikkan Sports, Daily Sports).
The broadcast called it 'a very unusual development,' and commentator Matsugane oyakata said, 'You don't see that much. You rarely see anyone hold the part that came undone.' Ichii: 'I don't remember, so I don't know. It's only five bouts. There are plenty left. I'll try again from tomorrow.'
Sources: Yahoo! Japan Sports (Nikkan Sports) · Yahoo! Japan Sports (Daily Sports)