Kirizakura against Hokutotsuru, Haru 2009, day 1

KirizakuraSandanme 99 East0-1
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
HokutotsuruSandanme 98 West1-0

Haru 2009, day 1, 15 March 2009. Sandanme, bout 2 of 49. 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
49% KirizakuraHokutotsuru 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
Kirizakura 2Hokutotsuru 2
  1. Hokutotsuru won · Nagoya 2010, day 9, Sandanmeoshidashi
  2. Hokutotsuru won · Haru 2009, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)oshidashi
  3. Kirizakura won · Aki 2008, day 12, Jonidantsukiotoshi
  4. Kirizakura won · Natsu 2005, day 14, Jonidanhatakikomi