[sumo] Day 2 Videos

Mon Jan 8 14:13:28 EST 2007

A few clips of Day 2 sumo are up on Banzuke.com at
http://www.banzuke.com/~makuuchi/ or by clicking on the "Sumo Videos
(Ngozi's Makuuchi Videos, 2007-)" link on the first page.  The rest of day 2
coverage should be up in the next few hours.  These are in Quicktime format.

DISCLAIMERS
I'm still working out kinks, so these are chunks of coverage, not broken up
by individual bouts, though I hope (fingers crossed) to have them segmented
by match tomorrow.

Enjoy!
NTR:)

On 1/8/07 1:20 PM, "Joe Kuroda" <joe_kuroda at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Iwakiyama (1-1) over Kakizoe by hatakikomi, 6.8
> seconds
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> (Snatching a victory from the jaws of defeat)
> "I knew I had one foot in so I figured I won all the
> way. (Seeing the gyoji's decision going the other way)
> then I thought what's the deal here?"
> (The gyoji's decision overturned and getting a win
> from the opponent he has won 12 straight.)
> "I must say I had it coming today and I felt I finally
> would lose as I was really getting pressed hard. But
> you know I guess there is such a thing as being lucky
> against some opponent you know."
> 
> Homasho (0-2) losing to Baruto by oshidashi, 21.2
> seconds
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> (Two straight losses to start the basho)
> "I had my upper body going squarely against his. In
> the last two days I have not been stepping foward. The
> fact I am not going hard against my oppoent is the
> biggest reason for my loss."
> 
> Dejima (1-1) over Hakuho by oshidashi, 2.3 seconds
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> (Beating Hakuho by staying low and never giving him an
> opportunity to regroup)
> "I was able to hit hard so I just went out taking
> initiatives all the way. I was able to go foward
> really well too."
> "I thought I couldn't beat him unless I'd go out as if
> I'd been given a training session from the ozeki but I
> am really pleased that I was to display my best sumo
> today."
> 
> Hakuho (1-1) losing to Dejima
> -----------------------------------
> "I guess I may have rushed too much."
> 
> Tokitenku (1-1) over Kotooshu by watashikomi, 5.5
> seconds
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> (Grabbing Kotooshu's foot)
> "I wasn't going to let go of it for whatever reason."
> (On arm pushed to the ozeki's throat)
> "Actually I wasn't attempting to push to the throat
> but the ozeki is so big when you go for pushing, the
> arms naturally tend to reach high up there."
> 
> Kotooshu (1-1) losing to Tokitenku
> -----------------------------------------
> (Asked if his injured right knee was targetted)
> "Why are you asking me?"
> (Have been receiving complaints from his heya's
> supporters about the henka win against Kisenosato the
> previous day and which is making him no mood to talk
> either.)
> 
> Kitanoumi oyakata, chair of the Kyokai
> --------------------------------------------
> "It's not losing that concerns me much as that happens
> inevitably. It's the way they (Kotooshu/Hakuho) lost
> today that won't give you any confidence at all if
> they can seriously keep staying with the yokozuna."
> 
> Roho (1-1) over Tochiazuma by yorikiri, 8.3 seconds
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> "From the tachiai I didn't feel any pressure coming
> from the ozeki. I guess he just can't put any power
> into his legs to stay in."
> 
> Tochiazuma (0-2) losing to Roho
> --------------------------------------
> (Losing the second straight, becoming apparent that
> the injury is far worse than believed)
> "It's as if the leg is not my own. I can't figure out
> how I can generate any power with it at all."
> (Asked if he was thinking of pulling out)
> "Not at all. You may gain something positive from
> tomorrow. You never know really, don't you? "
> (Still peppered with kyujo questions from reporters)
> "Listen, guys. Here it is. I will be here tomorrow as
> well. The end of the story."
> 
> Kaio (2-0) over Kisenosato by yorikiri, 32.7 seconds
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> (Sole ozeki with no loss, getting a win despite having
> some difficulty against the opponent he never liked
> facing.)
> "I feel I am moving well. But by no means it was easy.
> It was really close."
> "To be honest there was a bad air (seeing other ozekis
> losing) but I figure that it's nothing to do with what
> I have to do."
> 
> Kisenosato (0-2) losing to Kaio
> ----------------------------------
> (The only Makuuchi rikishi who can celebrate this
> holiday for those turned or turning 20 years old this
> year. There was a moment when he got Kaio's uwate
> off.)
> "Yeah right that was the time I had to go after him.
> And I was thinking of it too. Ah...what can I do now?"
> 
> Asashoryu (2-0) over Kotoshogiku by yorikiri, 13.2
> seconds
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> (Kotoshogiku almost went into his favorite,
> Gaburi-yori to no avail)
> "He started coming to me really close with his chest
> forward so for one moment I amost went into a mini-panic."
> 
> .....Jonosuke 
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