Kyokuhikari against Yamaguchi, Hatsu 2008, day 3

KyokuhikariSandanme 56 East0-2
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
YamaguchiSandanme 57 East1-1

Hatsu 2008, day 3, 15 January 2008. Sandanme, bout 22 of 46. 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
51% KyokuhikariYamaguchi 49%

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

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Kyokuhikari 1Yamaguchi 1
  1. Kyokuhikari won · Haru 2008, day 1, Sandanmesukuinage
  2. Yamaguchi won · Hatsu 2008, day 3, Sandanme (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.