Emperor's Cup

So it is an exciting night tonight for the Yusho.

Who's your bet on who will win in that final matchup of the day to lift the Emperor's Cup? I think I'll pick Onosato tonight.

That's my choice.

Join me again, folks.

It's crazy.

So wrapping up week one, the leaderboard is just crowded and the race for the Emperor's Cup is totally wide open.

Yeah.

With this mix of high percentage power sumo and these incredibly technical counterattacks, predicting a winner right now is near impossible.

Tonight we turn our attention to the Aki Basho.

15 days of brutal competition, huge clashes, surprise upsets, hopefully, and of course the eternal question, who has actually got what it takes to lift the Emperor's Cup? Joining me tonight, as always, is my co-host, my brother, and the man who has somehow convinced himself that his opinions on Sumo are worth listening to, my brother, Lewis.

Hello, Lewis.

How are you doing?

He started well, beating his foes one after another using his diverse arsenal.

He took down yokozuna Ono Sato on day 12 and stayed as a frontrunner in the race for the Emperor's Cup.

But the following day, Kirishima lost a critical bout against sekiwake Ao Nishiki.

That was his third defeat in July, and it put an end to his hopes for promotion.