Kawahara against Murakawa, Nagoya 1999, day 2

Kawahara1-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Murakawa0-1

Nagoya 1999, day 2, 5 July 1999. Jonokuchi, bout 18 of 22. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: yorikiri

Who else uses it

Frontal force out.

The winner holds his opponent's belt and forces him out of the ring from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
46% KawaharaMurakawa 54%

The ratings had it close to even, 54% to 46%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Kawahara 2Murakawa 0
  1. Kawahara won · Nagoya 2000, day 6, Jonokuchiyorikiri
  2. Kawahara won · Nagoya 1999, day 2, Jonokuchi (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.