The monoii and its result in the last bout of the day

[Moti Dichne]

A lot of chatter concerning the decision of the musubi no ichiban.  Kokonoe Oyakata who was the head shinpan during the bout, spoke to the press later and explained. "From where I was sitting, Houshouryuu's hand was not visible. Nisho-san (Nishonoseki Oyakata) called the monoii, saying, 'The Yokozuna's hand was quick to be down as well..' When I asked the video room, I was told that his hand was indeed down quickly , but Hakunofuji was also "flying" (code for dead body). When I asked, 'Is there a possibility of a torinaoshi?' they said, 'A torinaoshi would be fine too.' Everyone could see Hakunofuji's body was "flying". Even taking into account that Houshouryuu's hand touched the ground 'quickly', Hakunofuji's body was 'not there'. We thought a torinaoshi is probably the safest option, don't you think?"