Sumo referee (gyoji) falls and cuts his face in the middle of a match, a breakdown
What Happened
During a sumo wrestling match, the referee, known as the gyoji, experiences an unfortunate mishap. As the two wrestlers engage in an intense bout, the gyoji, dressed in a purple robe, is seen frantically dancing around, attempting to avoid getting in the way of the action. Suddenly, the gyoji loses his footing and takes a tumble, falling hard onto the sumo ring, or dohyo, cutting his face in the process. The other wrestler, who was previously engaged in the match, turns and looks at the fallen gyoji, seemingly laughing at the referee's misfortune. A backup referee quickly steps in, offering the injured gyoji a towel to help with the bleeding. The gyoji, clearly embarrassed by the incident, tries to downplay the situation, stating that the apparent blood is just a "weird birthmark" and asking the cameras to be turned away from him. As the sumo wrestlers continue their match in the foreground, the focus remains on the injured gyoji, who is seen trying to compose himself and return to his duties. The transcript suggests that the gyoji's fall may have been caused by the slippery sumo ring, as the wrestlers are required to wear special slippers while competing. Throughout the incident, the commentator provides additional context, noting that the wrestler in the purple robe is currently 4-1 in the tournament and that sumo matches are typically held once per day. The commentator also offers some insights into the strategy of sumo wrestling, describing the techniques of grabbing the opponent's elbow and the "diaper-like" garment worn by the wrestlers. Despite the gyoji's embarrassing fall, the sumo match continues, with the wrestler in the purple robe ultimately emerging victorious and improving his tournament record to 5-1. The commentator congratulates the wrestler on his performance, but the focus remains on the injured gyoji and the unexpected turn of events that occurred during the match.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentit's fun sport Friday and it's about
time we did some sumo on this channel
about that time guy in the purple he's
having a really good tournament he's
four and one up to this point but that's
not what we're really talking about
today we're talking about the gyoji the
ref watch him back there dancing around
trying to get out of the way oh no just
loses this guy laughing in his face
looking at him pointing and laughing at
him then they're gonna finish the match
the backup ref he gets up it's like do
you need help he's like no I don't need
help
I'm fine nothing happened let me anoint
this winner the winner and get back to
my duties guys like you need this towel
okay yeah I do need the towel Bao don't
tell people why because I definitely
didn't just fall on my face no one saw
it okay purple guy you won
congratulations you're now five and one
in day six that's really good I think
they do one a day
that's my guest just because he's five
and one on day six I'm guessing that
anyway this guy's like don't look at me
it's not as if I just fell on my face
and now I'm bleeding from the face
because I ate [ __ ] off the mat it's not
it's not even what it is at all no
that's not blood just weird birthmark
don't please get the cameras off me so
this is what happens they gotta wear
slippers and like run around and he hits
the rope and just Falls and doesn't
brace himself at all I think it looks
like there's a bucket of salt on the
side of the map Matt not sure what
that's about
good match going on in the foreground
but we don't really want to care about
that the gyoji just goes down watch this
okay so they're going at it he's got it
slippers on why they making more
slippers I don't really get that and
make them not wear slippers you know
athletic shoes or barefoot ball damn I
think you fell right into that guys
camera because his head just hits hard
and this cameraman is taking pictures
taking pictures like Oh something happen
over here okay I'll get photo of that
make sure we can remember this
embarrassing moment forever not cool
actually love the actual strategy of the
sumo which I'm not sure if I know what
it really is but look at the titty
bounce there it's disgusting and gross
watch this though I like this so he's
got his elbow grabbed and I believe this
strategy should go elbow and then you
pull that arm in to arm barm to get that
arm out of the way once you have that
you grab the little diaper thing which
I'm sure isn't called a diaper I'm not
positive what it's called and once you
have that
you can spin them on your hip so that
was kind of cool I don't know if that's
a real strategy or not because I don't
know anything there f8 [ __ ] that's what
this is about