An occurrence in Makushita

[Moti Dichne]

On day 11, a fierce battle unfolded, and an incident occurred during a bout in Makushita  that created a tense atmosphere in the arena. As the two rikishi locked in a tight grapple and engaged in a fierce exchange of blows, the gyoji suddenly stopped the match. Voices of "Don't move!" echoed from the dohyo, and the match was called off for about 40 seconds. The incident in question occurred in the match between Makushita 32 Daimasakari and Makushita 28 Ryuuhou . After the match resumed following the referee's "wait" on the mawashi, Daimasakarii defeated Ryuuhou with a shitatenage to secure his fifth win. At the tachiai, both rikishi clashed headfirst with great force, immediately locking into a tight grapple. The two rikishi locked chests, applying pressure to each other in a tense exchange that lasted for nearly a minute. However, in the midst of the fierce battle, an accident occurred: the knot in Ryuuhou's mawashi began to come undone. Noticing this, the referee, Kimura Satoshi, quickly stepped between the two wrestlers and temporarily suspended the match. According to the rules of sumo, if a mawashi becomes loose or comes undone during a match, the gyoji will temporarily suspend the match and re-tighten it while the rikishi are still in that position, a rule called "mawashi matta" . Kimura Satoshi moved behind the two rikishi, who were still locked in a tight hold, and desperately tried to re-tighten the mawashi, but dealing with the loosened mawashi proved difficult. He repeatedly shouted, "Don't move, don't move!", and tension filled the arena. After a tense exchange that lasted for about 40 seconds, the re-tightening was finally completed. With a signal from Kimura Satoshi, he slapped both rikishi and announced, "Nokotta!" (Still going!), and the match resumed. Immediately after the restart, Daimasakari unleashed a sharp shitatenage, causing both rikishi to tumble to the dohyo. The gyoji initially awarded the victory to Daimasakari, but the saga did not end here - a monoii was called, to see if it was maybe too close to call, leading to a shinpan deliberation. It was subsequently confirmed that Ryuuhou's arm had touched down on the clay first, so the gyoji's decision was upheld by the shinpan. Viewers reacted to this with comments such as "He's having a hard time," "Don't move!", "Wait for the mawashi!", and "This is Satoshi's chance to show off his skills!", creating a great deal of excitement over the unusual incident. Daimasakari, who won the nail-biting match, is now 5-1  while Ryuuhou suffered his second defeat.