July 2024 - Day 5.5 - Takakeisho v Ura
Added 2024-07-18 12:48:00 +0000 UTCOzeki Takakeisho (1-3) really needs a 2nd win in the first week. Today he goes for it against M4 Ura (3-1).
Enjoy!
-Jason
Comments
Forgot to mention, that condition is a darkening of the skin. Once you see it, you might notice it on some other rikishi as well. Eating all that rice wreaks havoc on the body, even if you’re as strong and fit as these guys.
TheRealTeal
2024-07-18 23:24:49 +0000 UTCDark spots on Mitakeumi’s cheek looks like a symptom of diabetes, Acanthosis nigricans. Usually affects the folds of the skin (arm pits, groin, behind the knee) but can present elsewhere on the body, such as the cheeks.
TheRealTeal
2024-07-18 23:23:42 +0000 UTCTakakeisho really did not need that fall out of the dohyo for his neck
Tim Crouch
2024-07-18 21:44:53 +0000 UTCUra's ring presence has been bad this basho. The move he pulled at the end would have been perfect if he had stepped that left foot half a second earlier and landed inbounds. Same as yesterday where he tripped over the rice bales at the tokoduwara.
Dan Dusang
2024-07-18 15:28:49 +0000 UTCThe sound those two make, when hitting the ground is awful! Hope that was not a phyrric victory for Takakeisho as he wasn't moving well, getting back to accept the win!
Exilhamburger
2024-07-18 12:58:49 +0000 UTC
