Kawaguchi against Fukukasuga, Haru 2008, day 9

Kawaguchi3-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Fukukasuga2-3

Haru 2008, day 9, 17 March 2008. Jonokuchi, bout 9 of 12. 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
54% KawaguchiFukukasuga 46%

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
Kawaguchi 2Fukukasuga 0
  1. Kawaguchi won · Kyushu 2009, day 7, Jonidanyorikiri
  2. Kawaguchi won · Haru 2008, day 9, Jonokuchi (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.