Hakuho suffers first loss on day 3; Kakuryu remains unbeaten

Oof, I was pulling for comeback kid Kisenosato (Couldn't resist a little pot stirring).

The Japanese-born yokozuna was unable to gain leverage against the heaviest man in the division and was heaved over the straw bales.

Is there actually a NEED to include his nationality here? Right, stirring the pot up, again.

Oh and pray tell, maybe the writer was making an attempt at being eloquent, but where in the hell in the sumo ring, are there any straw bales?

where in the hell in the sumo ring, are there any straw bales?

The perimeter of the ring is defined by little straw bales embedded in the clay.