Masatsukasa against Iwakiyama, Natsu 2007, day 7

Masatsukasa4-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Iwakiyama3-4

Natsu 2007, day 7, 19 May 2007. Makuuchi, bout 1 of 20. 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
49% MasatsukasaIwakiyama 51%

The ratings had it close to even, 51% to 49%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

4 official meetingsCompare careers
Masatsukasa 0Iwakiyama 4
  1. Iwakiyama won · Aki 2009, day 13hatakikomi
  2. Iwakiyama won · Hatsu 2009, day 5yorikiri
  3. Iwakiyama won · Nagoya 2007, day 13, Juryooshidashi
  4. Iwakiyama won · Natsu 2007, day 7 (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.