[sometimes Tochinoshin's technique is "fuck you"]
this basho's third act
begins with two unbeaten
yokozuna left
below that, many stories
still unfold with fine texture
one such story has
been our man Tochinoshin,
the Bulgarian
the past year has seen no one
else be quite as dominant
our Bulgarian
hero was makekoshi
last basho, injured
with Mitakeumi breathing
down his neck, he needs eight wins
bull Tochinoshin's
(he who lifts ev'rything and
throws it) been missing
and facing undefeated
yokozuna's always tough
Kakuryu's wiley
grace as yokozuna has
been underrated
I say this as casual
dude who has overlooked him
he seemed to be the
third Mongolian before
sumo scandals broke
with Harumafuji gone,
Kakuryu stood out stronger
he and Hakuho
were the lone unbeaten men
left when day started
Tochinoshin was fighting
to keep ozeki status
he hadn't been straight
up lifting fools this basho,
until yesterday
against yokozuna though?
surely, he'd become humbled
nah, fam… the brutal
beast from Bulgaria was
full of spirit war
Kakuryu's master tactics
meant nothing lifted off ground
he literally
got carried the fuck away
by Tochinoshin
our Bulgarian hero
one win away from safety
"Tochi" shikona
remains most honorable -
three yokozunas
Tochinoshin continues
their tradition, with brute strength
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