GRAND SUMO: Final Day of the November 2025 Tournament – GRAND SUMO Highlights
[Music] [Music] Konichua and thanks for joining us on Grand Zumo Highlights. It’s day 15, the final day of the November tournament. First, we have some very disappointing news. Yokozuna Ono Sato, who was one of three contenders heading into the final day, has withdrawn from the competition due to his left shoulder injury. As a result, his scheduled opponent on day 15, Yokos Shou, earns a default victory and moves to 12 and three. I who is in the title race also must win his regulation match to reach 12 and three and force a championship playoff with Hyu K which RKishi will walk away with the Empress Cup on the final day of the November tournament. We start the final day here in Fukoka with Cotto Aho from Jurio number two meeting Asakoru 7 and seven in Mashidat 17. Ajo wants to rack up one more in to solidify his promotion repromotion to Makuji. Asakoru needs a win to score his Kachi Koshi. Straight in by Asakoru. spins away, squares up with Kotojo. Kottojo is a strong grip. He forces an issue, but Asakoru has the answer with the left hand. Asakoru scores Kachikoshi on the final day. More wins than losses secured for Asakoru Koto. The jura man goes to 9 and six. Asakoru eight and seven. This is his first kachikoshi in three tournaments. [Applause] wanted to gain a belt grip by stepping to the side. Good job, Asakori using his speed. Does 360. He gets a left and inside position. It’s a right hand Watt Nag versus Asakorus Nag and Nag by Asakoru prevails. We move on to Osho Uni meeting. Here’s another jurial man in Makui today. Fuji Seun eight and six. Fuji Seun is looking to gain his first Makuchi appearance in January. Hoi six and eight needs one more win to secure his stay in Makuchi. Stepping to the side goes right behind Fujun and defeats the jurial man from the rear. So Oshoi seven and eight record. Oh, wait a minute. The chief judge is raising his hand. Are we going to have a mo the conference by the judges? Yes, we are. So, what are they going to discuss in this match between Osho umi maybe the pulling of the top knot that’s a one way to lose the match if you pull your opponent’s top knot. So that could be an issue what the judges are talking about. The referee judged that Oshoi won the bout, but a judge said he may have pulled the opponent’s mag top knob. As a result of discussion, the judges concluded he did not pull the mag. Oshomi is therefore the winner. Osho’s victory stands. He did not pull the top knot, the mag. So Oshoi racks up his seventh win. He finishes the contest with six consecutive wins. Moving on to the next match, we have Shishi versus Me. Me joined the competition from day 10 due to a back injury. So far, he only has one win. It’s been a lackluster tournament for the Ukrainian Shishi. He wants to rack up one more win to go six and nine. right hand. He wasn’t able to get it, but Shishi outmaneuvers me. Me never recovers after the touchy eye. Me loses. So, he finishes with one win, five losses, and nine absences. Six and nine finish for Shishi. This is Shishi’s 200th career victory. We move on to Chio Shoma versus Koto Shoo. Mission accomplished for top division returnee Chio Shoma as his security Kachikoshi. Nice nine wins. Kotto hoping to gain his Kachoshi right here. Needs one more win. Straight in by Choma. Right hand inside, left and outside. Gripped by Chio. He swings Koto Sho around and down goes Koto Sho and Makoshi losing record for Koto Shoo. Second consecutive Makoshi for Koto after the July tournament championship goes to 10 and five. [Music] Sha right away against the left hand overarm grip and he knows what to do with the grip. He’s able to swing Koto Shoo around and down. Strong Ratag overarm throw victory by Chio. 10th win. It’s Dou meeting Toki Hayate. First ever meeting between these two combatants. DO is aiming for his first double digit winning record since May. Tokiate is improving in all aspects of his game. Both men at nine wins and five losses. Strong initial charge by DO. Disho with a nice old tok for block and he smokes Toki Hayate. Data all the way with his frontal charge and Toki Hayateate unable to stop Datio’s north and south attack. Disho improves to 10 and five. [Applause] Nishki Puji meeting Toby Zaru. Puji eight and six. Toby six and eight. Nice move to Zaru to the right, but Nishki Fuji scores up. Nishki Fuji. Nice reaction by Nishki Fuji and he gets the job done with a strong pushing attack. Tobis unable to outmaneuver Nishki Fuji today. Nishiki Fuji goes to nine and six with a splendid Oshidashi victory. It’s Midori Fuji versus Tommoaz. [Music] Midori Fuji ends the tournament with backto back losing records. 6 and8 the lightest in Makuni. Tommo Kaz also six and eight. Face slap by Fuji. Tommoazi with a slap down and he buries Midori Fuji. So Tommo Kaz ends the competition with seven and eight record. Midori Fuji 6 and N. Strong slap down work for Tommoazi. It’s Sadanomi meeting Kim Bzan. Both men with losing records. Makoshi. Sadanomi just could not put together more wins this time. Kim Bza finishes 2025 with three consecutive losing records. Nice attack by Kim Bza. Oh, on pulling maneuver by Southerni, but Sadani with a poor footing goes down hard to the deck. Kim Bzan is the winner. Sadanomi, the 38year-old Veran goes to 4 and 11. Kim Bosan gets his win number seven on the final day. Seven and eight finish. Gonoyama versus Abby. Gonoyama with a nice kachi koshi after going 1 and4 in the September tournament. Noyama on the left. Both a hard pusher thrusters. Goroyama with a nice inside position. Boroyama steps on the gas and defeats AI in a very convincing style. Abby ends the competition with five straight losses. Five and 10. Gonoyama goes to nine and six. It’s Chiranomi meeting new. Both men seven and seven. This means the winner of this match will walk away with the kaji koshi. The loser koshi. Here is Chinomi and from Okinawa. Duden is currently riding on a three match winning streak. Strong charge by Duden. Duden gains a firm right hand grip. It is broken up by Chironomi. Chanomi shows good defense. Chanomi attacks Duden with a nice the underarm grip and he spins or twists Guden down to the clay. [Applause] So the winner of this match is Chirano Umi and Chiranomi gets his kachikoshi amakoshi. [Applause] We go to Shaan noi and Shaani with a big losing record. So we expect Shaomi to be relegated to Jerio in January. see if he can rack up his fourth win. Sharon only stops Onoasu’s challenge. On Katu with a strong grip from underneath Katu stays low, gets a deep inside position. Right hand firm grip on Shaan noi and he escorts Shaan noi out of the ring. Yuri win for Ono Katsu. Three wins, 12 losses for Shaan noi. Ono Katu. He is seven and eight. It’s Atami Fuji meeting Mitake Umi. Another Kachi Koshi Makoshi battle right here. The winner gets the Kach Koshi. The loser of Mak Koshi. It’s simple as that. There’s Mitakumi. And here’s Atani Fuji. Strong initial charge by Atami Fuji. Atami Fuji keeps advancing forward and Mitakei has no answer. Atami Fuji gets the Kachikoshi. More wins than losses secured here on the final day. A Makoshi losing record for Mitake Umi. Tamawashi and Fujinoa locking horns. It’s the oldest and youngest Facing off in this match, first ever meeting. He is the oldest at 41 years old. Fujino Kawa the youngest at the tender age of 20. Fujinoa goes in hard. Fujinoa must use his speed and footwork. He tries to outmaneuver Tamawashi. Tamashi squares up. Tamashi keeps Fujinoa dead center. Fujinoa cannot escape. Tamawashi shuts Fujinoa down. Tamashi wins. So, the oldest Ricoishi defeats the youngest. And this is Tamawashi’s 7002nd top division victory, surpassing Takanohana to move into 10th place on the alltime list. Fujinoa taking a lot of punishment. Fujinoa amazingly, he stays in the ring. Fujinoa goes inside of Tamawashi hoping to gain a firm grip on the belt. But Tamawashi goes all over Fujinoa. [Music] Hi only meeting O. Hi gave it his all but has managed just four wins so far. [Applause] O is aiming to snap his eighth bout losing streak. Face slap by Oanomi. Right hand in, left hand out. He wants to go in for the kill. He does. O counters at the edge. A close call. Looks like OA got the nan from the goji. But we are going to have a mono in the conference by the judges. Who wins? Who goes down first? Did Osama step out before Hiroi hits the deck? I would like to explain the result of the discussions. The referee judged Oshoma won the bout, but a judge pointed out that he stepped out of the ring at the same time as Hiadomi’s body fell. As a result of the discussion, the judges concluded that Hiadomi fell before and declared Ooma the winner as the referee judged. So O Sh’s victory is upheld. O Sha wins four and 11 finished also four wins and 11 losses. First win in nine days. We have Ichiyamoto meeting Wakamoto Haru. Now get this. Ichyamamoto needs one more win here on the final day to earn a special prize. That’s the fighting spirit prize. If he wins, he will go home with the prize. Wakamoto Haru eight and six record. Comes out with all guns blazing. He steps on the gas and he defeats Wakamoto Haru. And with this victory, Ichyamoto earns the fighting spirit prize. Eight and seven finish for Wakamoto Haru. Itchy Yamamoto improves to 11 and four. That’s his eighth consecutive victory. Ichiamoto simply overwhelms Wakamoto with his frontal charge. And Ichiyamato again with this win. He goes home with the Fighting Spirit Prize. You received the award here again. Yes. It’s far from my hometown, but I think I was able to win because of the cheer and support I got every day. What went well to mark 11 wins? Well, I ended up pulling a lot, but I think it was good that I kept wrestling with the intention of pushing forward like I did today. I would like to continue to work hard so that I can aim for the syaku, which is my goal. All right, let’s move on to Kirishima and Uda. Both men with Kachi Koshi under their belts. A very impressive three consecutive Kachi Koshi for Udra. very consistent Uda Stein Kirishima has redeemed himself with a double- digit winning record. If he wins one more, he will walk away with the fighting spirit prize as well. Strong initial charge by Kirishima keeping Uda in check. Uda cannot go inside of Kirisha and Kirishima deals with Uda nicely with his frontal charge and Uda unable to come away with another victory. Kirishima goes to 11 and4. And with the victory, Kirishima leaves Fukuoka with the Fighting Spirit prize. 11 and4 finish. Seven consecutive wins for Kirishima. [Music] Kirishima keeps Uda at bay. Uda wants to go inside of Kirishima’s big body, but Uda stays low, but Uda makes a big mistake right here. goes for the slap down, gives up a lot of ground, and Kirishima advances. And Kirishima gets the W. How do you think you did in this tournament? I think it was good that I wrestled without thinking about winning or losing. I imagine you are aiming to return to the Ozakurang. How did this year go? Well, there were some bad points, but I’m glad I marked double digit wins in the last tournament of the year. This is meeting Waka Taka Kag backto back Makoshi for Wakataka Kag. He must fully recover from his physical ailment to compete at full throttle in January. Logan leaves Fukoka with his first kachikoshi in three tournaments. Oh, sharp initial charge by Waka Takag on the right. Wakataki niceashi disrupting Loga’s balance and Loga never recovers. Waka Taka Kag with a solid victory here on the final day. Loga 8 and seven. Waka Takak gets his win number seven on day 15 here in Fukuoka. It’s Haku Oho versus Showdan. Hakoho started the tournament with a win over Houyu, but unfortunately that was his highlight moment. Kumamoto native Shoda enjoyed a fan support in the Kyushu Basho, but fell short of his win target. Strong initial charge. Double inside grip by Haku. Oho. And Haku Oho drives. Shai back and out with no problem. Shai ends with 4 and 11 record. Hako 6 and N finish. Okay, we have the Kujo announcement again. Ono Sato has pulled out of the competition due to a left shoulder injury, giving his day 15 opponent Hos Shouyu a forfeit victory. So he improves to 12 and three. [Applause] It’s Yoshino Fuji and Takayasu Fuji with an impressive record of nine wins. Takayasu going for his kachi koshi and hoping to remain at Kusubi. Yoshuji has been given the technique prize for his excellent winning ways in Fukuoka. What an explosive charge by Takayasu. Takayasu pounding. Yoshuji taking a lot of punishment. Yoshuji cannot gain the grip. They go chest to chest. Left hand in, right hand out. This is Takayasu’s preferred grip. Takayasu goes in for the kill. Yoshino Fuji goes down hard. Takayasu prevails. He goes to eight and seven. Kachi Koshi for Takayasu on the final day. and Takayasu will enter the January tournament at the Syaku rank. [Music] Special arrows attached to Takayasu’s prize money here on the final day. Eight and seven finish for the 35year-old Ben Takayasu. How do you feel after completing the 15-day tournament? I’m exhausted. You did well. Thank you. The bout in which you defeated Yokosuna for the first time and the bout in which you beat Anishki were recognized. How do you feel about winning the technique prize once again? Well, I’m frankly happy. I want to do my best to make an even bigger leap next year. Next up, we have Takosoi versus Siki Oho. [Applause] Well, Kosubi returning Takosho fell short of expectations. Oh, must win here to remain at San Yaku. Oh, strong initial charge by Takanosho with the thrust, but Oh stops the charge. He’s holding his ground. Takanosho applying the pressure. He goes for the slap down. It doesn’t work. Oho returns the favor. Oh, gains a lot of ground. Knocking Takanosho back. And out goes Takanosho. A hard pushing battle. He’s won by Oho. Takanosho five and 10. Oho goes to seven and eight. This means Oho could be relegated in the next tournament, but he will more than likely remain at Kusubi. A big win for Oho. Here is the bout of the day, the final match here on day 15. It is Kotto Zakura meeting Aishki. Aishki, the other contender. He must win this match. They have met three times. Aishki leads two to one. Again, Aishki is aiming to win this match to force a playoff with Hungu. [Applause] Zakura is coming off a huge victory over Yoko Ono Santo yesterday to secure his Kachi Koshi. A big match. Oh, Nishki takes the beating from Koto Zakura. Koto Zakura gains a firm grip. That’s his go-to weapon. Oni stays low, gets a right hand from the inside position, and he goes for Uchi Muso with his left hand. That’s one of his go-to weapons. And down goes Toto Zakura. And whole shower in the dressing room realizes he has a date with Aishki one more time here in Fukuoka. Onishki wins and he is going to meet for Shyu in the playoff. Zakura keeping Aishki away, but he has a firm grip with his left hand. But Anishki gets lower and lower and Aishki, look at the beautiful timing with his left hand taking Koto Zakura down with the Uchimuso inner thigh propping twist down. Koto Zakura certainly wasn’t ready for this. What a move by Aliski. He improves to 12 and three. So Aliski and Hosi are dead even at 12 wins and three losses. We’re headed for playoff. Here it is. The moment of truth. [Music] The winner take showdown between Aishki and Hosu. Hoyu so far 0 and3 against Aishki in the past. He got beat by Aishki on day 14 yesterday. It’s a payback time for the Yokozuna. Alishki. Can he defeat Hosi once again to claim his first title? Here they go. Onishi goes forward. goes behind the Yokoa and down goes wins his first championship. Paul Shyu once again comes up short in the playoff. Aki is the winner and Ayski becomes the first man from Ukraine to win the Empress Cup. Aishki wins his first title being congratulated by his assistant while Hosi once again comes up short in a playoff with a strong charge pushes and thrust. He goes for the pull down maneuver and that was a huge mistake by Horu. He allowed Aniski to go right behind and Onki wins by Okurinagu keeping up the pressure right here. Hoo goes for the pull down. Oni slips right by goes right behind the Yokouna [Applause] [Music] again. Hoyu fails to defeat Aliski. Aki comes out on top here in Fukuoka. So he receives the Empress Cup for the very first time. By the way, Aishki has also received the outstanding performance award and the technique prize as well. You won the title that you had aimed for for a long time. How do you feel now? Well, I’m honestly happy. You had to win two bouts to win the title. What thoughts did you have today? Well, I thought it would be good to wrestle from below in my own style and I did my best. [Applause] [Music] You beat Ozi in the regular bout to advanced to a deciding match. How did you feel when that happened? As it was my first time, I didn’t want to have any regrets. [Applause] How did the chairs sound at the moment when you won the title? Well, I couldn’t believe it, so I couldn’t hear much. [Applause] [Music] You hugged your attendant at the back of the hanamichi. I think there were some tears coming out of your eyes. Well, it’s something I’ve always aimed for and I’m very happy to be able to achieve that. It seems that you’ll become an Ozaki next year. How do you feel about that? I’m happy, but there’s a higher rank and I want to aim for that. [Applause] And that’ll do it for November tournament. Aishki captured his first title and on top of that the Ukrainian has all but secured his promotion to the second highest rank of congratulations to Aishki on winning his first championship. See you in January.
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