Sakaguchi against Kasuganami, Hatsu 2012, day 3

SakaguchiSandanme 84 East2-0
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KasuganamiSandanme 86 East1-1

Hatsu 2012, day 3, 10 January 2012. Sandanme, bout 8 of 49. 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
71% SakaguchiKasuganami 29%

The ratings had Sakaguchi the favourite, at 71%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Sakaguchi 2Kasuganami 0
  1. Sakaguchi won · Haru 2012, day 5, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Sakaguchi won · Hatsu 2012, day 3, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.