Day 6: Sandanme Gyoji's Call Overturned After Kiboho's Foot Steps Out Before Matsuki Sidesteps Him
A sandanme bout on Day 6 left the arena confused. Sandanme 48 Matsuki (Tagonoura) drove Sandanme 45 Kiboho (Otake) to the east edge, where Kiboho slipped at the straw but somehow recovered, turned and charged again; Matsuki calmly sidestepped and Kiboho flew off the dohyo. The gyoji pointed his gunbai to Kiboho anyway, and the judges called out 'Wait, wait! That's wrong!' and called a mono-ii. The announcement explained that the west wrestler's foot had gone out first, so the decision was reversed (gunbai sashichigae) and Matsuki won by oshidashi to go 2-1; Kiboho is 1-2. Kiboho's foot had in fact already stepped out when he first slipped. Viewers wrote 'What was that?', 'At what point did he step out?' and 'Amazing recovery the first time, though' (ABEMA TIMES).