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January 20, 2006
No 6-way tie! Tochiazuma leads!
In what I called a "breather" for the Yokozuna, Asashoryu was shocked by Ama and knocked almost out of contention for the title. Ama, the smallest wrestler in the top level, actually managed to get lower than Asashoryu (who usually gets very low himself) and used the advantage to spin Asashoryu around and finally down. Ama goes to 9-4 and Asahoryu down to 10-3 and 2 behind the leader.
The leader, all by himself now, is Tochiazuma at 12-1 after beating Koto'oshu. In a pretty impressive show of strength by Tochiazuma (who's about a foot shorter than the Bulgarian giant), Koto'oshu never had a chance and ended up getting pushed out. Koto'oshu joins Asashoryu at the barely-alive 2 back with 2 days left.
Tochiazuma is the only 1-loss wrestler left, because Hakuho beat the other, Hokutoriki. Hakuho, my new pick to win the tournament, looked strong again and got his record to 11-2, just 1 back. Hokutoriki fell to 11-2.
Today's matches:
Hakuho vs. Tokitsuumi (the other wrestler 1 back at 11-2)
Tochiazuma vs. Hokutoriki
Asashoryu vs. Koto'oshu
There could be a 3-way tie after today w/ Asashoryu or Koto'oshu just 1 back, if Hokutoriki beats Tochiazuma. If Tochiazuma wins, he will probably still have to beat Asashoryu on the last day to win it without a playoff.
Posted by JoshHornik at January 20, 2006 06:52 PM