Day 7: Tomokaze Falls to 1-6 but Vows to Give His All
East Juryo 11 Tomokaze (Nakamura) lost to West Juryo 13 Tokifudo (Tokitsukaze) by shitatenage to fall to 1-6. He got his left in and the right uwate, but was thrown as he tried to drive forward. 'I got the uwate, but not the shitate. Would it have been different if I had? Maybe not.' His spirit is intact: 'As long as I'm stepping up on the dohyo, I'll give it everything to the end' (Sports Hochi).