Day 7: Asanoyama Pushes Down Fujinokawa but Tumbles Off the Dohyo, Landing on His Rebuilt Left Leg: 'A Little Scary'
East Maegashira 1 Asanoyama, 32 (Takasago), pushed down sekiwake Fujinokawa (Isenoumi) to go 3-4 and hand him his fifth loss. He drove forward from the tachi-ai, got his left inside against the mobile sekiwake and, after Fujinokawa held at the edge once, pushed him down with both hands. His momentum carried him off the dohyo, and he landed on the left leg in which he tore the ACL in 2024. He stayed down for a while before checking the leg, returning to the dohyo and walking back up the hanamichi. 'For the first time in a while I flew from the momentum. It was a little scary... I checked my ankle and knee, and they were fine, so I got up.' He apologized 'to my opponent, the judges and the fans' for the scare (Nikkan Sports).