Tochitsurugi against Kirishima, Hatsu 1985, day 3

TochitsurugiMaegashira 12 East2-1
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
KirishimaMaegashira 5 West2-1

Hatsu 1985, day 3, 15 January 1985. Makuuchi, bout 7 of 19. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukiotoshi

Who else uses it

Thrust down.

The winner thrusts his opponent down. The JSA lists it with the twists, as a different technique from tsukitaoshi, the frontal thrust down.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
44% TochitsurugiKirishima 56%

The ratings had Kirishima ahead, at 56%, but Tochitsurugi won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

13 official meetingsCompare careers
Tochitsurugi 7Kirishima 6
  1. Kirishima won · Haru 1987, day 14oshidashi
  2. Tochitsurugi won · Aki 1986, day 7oshidashi
  3. Kirishima won · Nagoya 1986, day 8yorikiri
  4. Tochitsurugi won · Natsu 1986, day 12kekaeshi
  5. Tochitsurugi won · Haru 1986, day 8yorikiri
  6. Tochitsurugi won · Hatsu 1986, day 9oshidashi
  7. Kirishima won · Kyushu 1985, day 7hikkake
  8. Tochitsurugi won · Nagoya 1985, day 13oshitaoshi
  9. Tochitsurugi won · Natsu 1985, day 10kekaeshi
  10. Kirishima won · Haru 1985, day 5hatakikomi
  11. Tochitsurugi won · Hatsu 1985, day 3 (this bout)tsukiotoshi
  12. Kirishima won · Kyushu 1984, day 9yorikiri
  13. Kirishima won · Aki 1984, day 2yorikiri