Hokutoiwa against Murata, Hatsu 2003, day 9

Hokutoiwa1-4
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
Murata0-5

Hatsu 2003, day 9, 20 January 2003. Makushita, bout 25 of 33. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshidashi

Who else uses it

Frontal push out.

The winner pushes his opponent out of the ring from the front, without a grip on the belt.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
52% HokutoiwaMurata 48%

The ratings had it close to even, 52% to 48%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Hokutoiwa 1Murata 1
  1. Murata won · Hatsu 2005, day 11, Makushitatsukiotoshi
  2. Hokutoiwa won · Hatsu 2003, day 9, Makushita (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.