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Day 6 I don't give a poo poo about honor, I love a henka. It clearly takes a lot of skill and the one from Ishiura got a full on roll out of Tochinoshin. Sucks for Salt Bae that his didn't work and he looks dumb for trying though. Asanoyama/Mitakeumi was maybe the best match of the basho for me. I don't know how Mitakeumi managed to stay in and reverse the position. Very glad I made that trade. Tokushoryu getting the kinboshi was awesome. He won in January but you could always say he didn't have to beat a yokozuna to do it and this win felt like him asserting that he can hang even if the record doesn't show it so far.
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Mar 13, 2020 22:17
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Ishiura I agree that it was a great well-executed henka and the full roll was fantastic just wish it wasn't against tochinoshin. I'm losing points here!
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Mar 13, 2020 22:42
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bartolimu posted:SHAME ON YOU ISHIURA Agreed. Shame on Ishiura, and shame on his cows. Henka-ing against a 1:4 opponent when you're 4:1 from M12. That was uncalled-for.
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Mar 14, 2020 02:02
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Liquid Communism posted:Agreed. Shame on Ishiura, and shame on his cows. Henka-ing against a 1:4 opponent when you're 4:1 from M12. That was uncalled-for. Hey, Ishiura is like, 5'7" and Tochi is, like, HUGE. Should've seen the henka coming. 
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Mar 14, 2020 02:16
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That wasn't a henka, that was a well executed Harumafuji Special.
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Mar 14, 2020 08:43
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aw, tochinoshin  chiyomaru doing really well still which is amazing to see. azumaryu and shimanoumi in the opening bout was an absolute cracker as well. top shelf sumo. kotonowaka is also a really special kid. he comes back from the brink so well it's almost like he wants to be in a position where he nearly loses to make things interesting or something. really special. salt bae ending aoiyama's reign of terror in fantastic style as well. shaping up to be a great day.
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Mar 14, 2020 08:57
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also, because i'm a spiteful bastard and i picked tochiozan in the fantasy league, i was absolutely stoked that he had his win stripped from him by an old man conference because he deserves to have his hopes dashed for being so useless. he's en-route to an 0-15 embarrassment which is completely fitting for an athlete of his unique talents
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Mar 14, 2020 09:02
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Marching Powder posted:aw, tochinoshin That was a pretty good match. Takarafuji is one of a few rikishi with the strength to Tochinoshin Tochinoshin. I do wish he'd step up more often.
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Mar 14, 2020 09:15
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Tokushoryu : He looks like he's really struggling at this level. Nerves or just not ready?
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Mar 14, 2020 09:47
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ilmucche posted:Tokushoryu : Sometimes Buster Douglas wins.
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Mar 14, 2020 09:53
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GoatSeeGuy posted:Sometimes Buster Douglas wins. nah i'm not with that. it's true that m2 is a bit high, but he is easily m8-10 material. despite the losses he's actually been wrestling well imo. he gave hakuho a legit run for his money and beat kakuryu outright. when he's on, he's up there with the best. when he's not on, i'd say he's middle of the pack in the top division material
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Mar 14, 2020 11:10
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Marching Powder posted:nah i'm not with that. it's true that m2 is a bit high, but he is easily m8-10 material. despite the losses he's actually been wrestling well imo. he gave hakuho a legit run for his money and beat kakuryu outright. when he's on, he's up there with the best. when he's not on, i'd say he's middle of the pack in the top division material I don't think it helps that he got off to a bad start and is probably getting desperate now. Today's match with Takakeisho seemed really out of character for him because he just kept pressing forward even when it seemed pretty clear that Takakeisho wanted to step out to one side or the other.
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Mar 14, 2020 11:14
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whats for dinner posted:I don't think it helps that he got off to a bad start and is probably getting desperate now. Today's match with Takakeisho seemed really out of character for him because he just kept pressing forward even when it seemed pretty clear that Takakeisho wanted to step out to one side or the other. Yeah today was the only match he looked truly out of his depth in. But everyone has those days. He's looked like he belongs in the same ring as every other wrestler he's fought. And it's not like he can't beat takakeisho.
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Mar 14, 2020 13:01
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really impressive endurance from Chiyomaru, he really hung in there and gave it 100% the whole bout Hakuho really does seem like he's lost half a step but he's still clearly the best. Five guys at 6-1, though, better stay clean. Didn't expect a kinboshi for Enho today or anything but still kind of a shame to see him get bulldozed. 2-5 is a rough place to be. All his losses are to guys higher-ranked than him, so hopefully he gets to mop up some M6-10s down the stretch and maybe steal a kachi-koshi.
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Mar 14, 2020 15:09
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Hakuho was so drat good that even old busted Hakuho is still better than everybody.
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Mar 14, 2020 16:05
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Anime Reference posted:Hakuho was so drat good that even old busted Hakuho is still better than everybody. Added bonus is I'm able to keep up a bit more with his footwork and positioning during bouts and can appreciate them a lot more. Watching some of the clips where he's at his peak it feels like the tachi-ai happens and then Hakuho is the winner and my brain is struggling to comprehend what the hell happened.
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Mar 14, 2020 23:35
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I liked the English stream commentary, they were really good at explaining things which helped a lot when I was used to just watching the bouts on youtube
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Mar 14, 2020 23:54
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Honestly, I've been pretty pleased with the quality of sumo this tournament. Tochi vs. Takarafuji was just a great fight, as was Asanoyama vs. Endo. Hope Yutakayama finds his sumo again soon. Day 7 standings: code:Kenning fucked around with this message at 05:12 on Mar 15, 2020 |
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Mar 15, 2020 01:02
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Looking to trade Shohozan for Takanosho, and if possible Shodai for Asanoyama.
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Mar 15, 2020 01:17
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What's my Day 7 score Kenning?
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Mar 15, 2020 01:34
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Whoops! When I copy/pasted your name didn't make it into the field I selected. I added you back to the score sheet.Bentai posted:Looking to trade Shohozan for Takanosho, and if possible Shodai for Asanoyama. Your Shohozan > Takanosho trade is registered. It's one trade per day, and anyway Asanoyama is full. Kenning fucked around with this message at 05:15 on Mar 15, 2020 |
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Mar 15, 2020 05:13
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There’s very little chance any trade I make brings me significantly closer to a victory so I’m going to just ride the non performers I have to the bitter end 
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Mar 15, 2020 05:18
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Since I'm in the run for the goon basho I'd like to switch Kaisei for Aoiyama or Kotonowaka. I'm not sure how the trading works so.
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Mar 15, 2020 05:24
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whats for dinner posted:Added bonus is I'm able to keep up a bit more with his footwork and positioning during bouts and can appreciate them a lot more. Watching some of the clips where he's at his peak it feels like the tachi-ai happens and then Hakuho is the winner and my brain is struggling to comprehend what the hell happened. Watch his hips too. He's a master at breaking his opponent's balance by dropping his centre of gravity. There's a a hip wiggle he did more frequently when he was less banged up that indicated someone was about to get blasted into space.
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Mar 15, 2020 05:42
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Dias posted:Since I'm in the run for the goon basho I'd like to switch Kaisei for Aoiyama or Kotonowaka. I'm not sure how the trading works so. Either one of those will work, and both are available! If you don't clarify before the cutoff (i.e. when makuuchi bouts start) I'll assume you want Aoiyama, since you listed him first.
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Mar 15, 2020 06:06
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Kenning posted:Either one of those will work, and both are available! If you don't clarify before the cutoff (i.e. when makuuchi bouts start) I'll assume you want Aoiyama, since you listed him first. I'll take Aoiyama, yeah.
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Mar 15, 2020 06:08
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Sticking with tochinoshin is probably a mistake, but can't ditch the big boy
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Mar 15, 2020 07:41
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Chiyomaru apparently has a high temperature...
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Mar 15, 2020 09:11
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Where the gently caress has this Shodai been all basho?
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Mar 15, 2020 09:38
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When Enho got caught mid-air during his henka I thought for sure he was just gonna get spiked into the ground. Awesome bout!
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Mar 15, 2020 11:16
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Tochinoshin *clap clap clapclapclap* Tochinoshin *clap clap clapclapclap*
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Mar 15, 2020 23:56
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Fun fact that clapping you hear are just tendons snapping in his knee
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Mar 16, 2020 00:14
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Martytoof posted:Fun fact that clapping you hear are just tendons snapping in his knee  
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Mar 16, 2020 00:41
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awfully sad that chiyomaru went kyujo after such a strong start. ten losses is really harsh this far down the totem pole. kotonowaka beat the everloving poo poo out of chiyotairyu. can't believe the kid was scraping 8/7's in juryo. tochiozan continues being a useless shitpile which is good to see. tochi has loving worked for every single win he's gotten. dude is winning on heart alone. warrior. and i say 'warrior' in the pejorative way that means 'idiot doing irreparable damage to his body for no discernible reason'. respect though i love that idiocy. didn't know enho had a 60cm vert. cool that shodai decided to show up again. hakuho handling abi was cool. kakuryu when he's on is loving scary. mitakeumi was looking like a killer until he stepped in there with the big dogs. there's levels to this poo poo.
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Mar 16, 2020 03:47
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Day 8 standings:code:
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Mar 16, 2020 04:56
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Crossposting
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Mar 16, 2020 07:25
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Mr. Fix It posted:Crossposting lol it just kept getting more absurd. fantastic.
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Mar 16, 2020 07:28
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i don't have any particular feelings about henkas, but if you're using one to defeat an already severely crippled person 
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Mar 16, 2020 09:12
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Elissimpark posted:Watch his hips too. He's a master at breaking his opponent's balance by dropping his centre of gravity. There's a a hip wiggle he did more frequently when he was less banged up that indicated someone was about to get blasted into space. This was timely advice, thank you! With today's bout against Ryuden I could actually see him get his feet and hips around into position to just pivot and push Ryuden out of the circle. Feels really cool to be able to start spotting these sorts of things.
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can't stop thinking about mitakeumi and how good he looked today and every other day that he wasn't fighting a yokozuna. they really are incredible.
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