Day 7: Onokatsu Forces Out 202-kg Ichii to Get to 3-4
East Juryo 1 Onokatsu (Onomatsu), in makuuchi as recently as the Nagoya basho, forced out Juryo 4 Ichii (Kise) to go 3-4. He jammed his left in at the tachi-ai and kept driving forward, forcing out the 202-kg Ichii despite his resistance at the edge. 'I was able to go all out and keep going forward to the end.' He had won all three previous meetings, and a win on Day 8 would even his record: 'I'll keep going without giving up' (Sports Hochi).