179-kg Nihonyanagi Falls Head-First Off the Dohyo, Walks Away Unhurt
Makushita 18 Obara (Asakayama) pushed out Makushita 17 Nihonyanagi (Onomatsu) on Day 5 after withstanding a kotenage from the 179.2-kg Nihonyanagi, thrusting, taking the front of the mawashi and driving him out. Nihonyanagi flew off the dohyo and hit the floor with the back of his head with an audible thud; he couldn't get up right away, and Obara stopped and looked back, unsure whether to go to him. Nihonyanagi then got up on his own, bowed and walked down the hanamichi to relieved applause. Obara picked up his second win; Nihonyanagi has two losses. Viewers wrote 'He flew a long way' and 'Glad he seems OK' (ABEMA TIMES).