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大相撲 令和7年五月場所・9日目


 両者に実力差があっても、大の里が注意すべきことは二つあった。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　①宇良が頭を下げてくるのでつい頭を押さえてまっすぐ引かないこと。　　　　　　　　　　　②その勢いを利用され、土俵際で逆転されないよう、まわしを引かないまま一気に出ようとしないこと。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　大の里はそれをよく理解していた。　がむしゃらに出ていかず、まっすぐ引くこともせず、プレッシャーをかけてからピボット、宇良をいなして送り出した。　　　　　　　　　　　　　今場所の大の里に宇良の相撲が通用するわけがないと思っていたが、その通り、全く問題にしなかった。


一山本は阿炎のコピーのような相撲を取る。　そして、先場所は豊昇龍を破っている。　２場所連続で阿炎に敗れている豊昇龍にとってはイヤな相手だった。
やはり一山本は阿炎と同じようにもろ手突きの立ち合いだった。　しかし、豊昇龍はその腕を手繰って横を向かせて先手を取り、はたき込みで危なげなく勝利した。　一山本のもろ手突きが阿炎ほど強烈でなかったのかもしれないが。

若隆景は豊昇龍同様、阿炎の術中にはまってしまった。　
過去の対戦では若隆景４勝阿炎５勝と若隆景が苦手にしている相手。　阿炎は右手の突きが特に強いので、若隆景の左手が阿炎の右肘や二の腕を下からあてがって（押し上げる）いたら、違う展開になっていたかもしれない。

安青錦は２日目からまるでプログラムされたように同じ相撲を取り続けて８連勝。
安青錦は相撲マニアで、過去の名力士から現役力士まで親方所有のDVDやYouTubeなどを何回も見て過去の名力士から現役力士（特に小兵力士）まで研究を重ねているそうだ。　現役力士では若隆景を尊敬しており、その若隆景と明日対戦することについて、「うれしい。　ついにここまで来たんだ。」と語っている。　

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