[everything that is great about giant dudes slap fighting in a ring]
if there were any
doubts young Mitakeumi was
a beast, this squashed them
of course he won last basho,
of course he's a budding star
my friend Dan (who is
an accurate sumo star
rater) had forewarned me
this was perhaps sumo match
of the year (at least thus far)
Takakeisho -
an even younger star, full
of promise as well
perhaps this was two young men
fighting for yokozuna
Takakeisho
came hard as fuck - constant and
most aggressively
Mitakeumi persevered
through hard slaps and strong throat thrusts
Takakeisho
stepped aside, Mitakeumi
flirting with ring edge
somehow after absorbing
all that punishment, he spun
as Mitakeumi
looked to be finished, he did
one-foot pirouette
Takakeisho gave push,
missed spinning Mitakeumi
Takakeisho -
perhaps sumo's future - dropped
both palms to the sand
Mitakeumi had survived
toughest bout seen yet this year
with one loss, still in
striking distance after one
week; crowded leaders
Hakuho, Kakuryu, and
Takayasu all ain't lost
one week into this
autumn basho, four men still
sit undefeated
and young Mitakeumi grows
his legend more, one loss back
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