The makuuchi division is working towards a nail-biting decision for this tournament. And I am here for it.
Day 12 results, analysis and highlights are up on the big site (link).
Some great matches this day including Asanoyama vs. Tobizaru, Daieisho vs. Atamifuji, Takakeisho vs. Kotonowaka and Kirishima vs. Wakamotoharu (my bout of the day).
Bonus gif today is Meisei vs. Hokutofuji from Day 5. What’s happened to “smelly boy” (as Ms. Sumo Stomp! calls him, because of his pre-bout ritual, not because she thinks he has BO!)?
Announcement:
We at Bloody Elbow recently formed a partnership with RevGear, a California based company that makes martial arts/combat sports training gear and apparel. For next few months RevGear is giving Bloody Elbow (and, by extension, Sumo Stomp!) readers a store-wide 20% discount. If you’d like to pick something up you can use this link to get your discount (link).
Taking advantage of the discount helps generate income for Bloody Elbow and makes our sponsor feel great about working with us. So if you need training gear, or want a cool hoodie, please consider picking something up with that discount code.
RevGear are also working on some special Bloody Elbow merchandise. Maybe I can get some Sumo Stomp! gear, too…
(I’ll be copying and pasting this into each daily newsletter during the basho, sorry if that’s annoying — but it’s something that can help BE/Sumo Stomp!)