A
A PRIMARILY JAPANESE SPORT.THAT IS
CENTURIES OLD.
IF YOU'VE NEVER HAD
THE CHANCE TO SEE
>>
>> IT
>> IT TRULY IS A SPECTACLE. SUMO WRESTLING, PRIMARILY
JAPANESE SPORT THAT IS
CENTURIES OLD IF YOU HAVE NEVER
HAD THE CHANCE TO SEE IT, SUMO
WRESTLING IS HERE, IT IS IN
COLORADO TOMORROW NIGHT.
IT IS HERE RIGHT NOW.
SUMO AND COLORADO IS AT THE
EVENT CENTER TOMORROW NIGHT
BRINGING THE WRESTLERS FROM USA
SUMO, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE
YOU TO 6'1", THREE DID AND -70
POUNDS.
POUNDS.
POUNDS. AND 6'4" 530 POUNDS, LLAMA IS
SIX FOOT FOUR, 600 POUNDS.
DESCRIBED AS THE HEAVIEST
JAPANESE HUMAN BEING IN
HISTORY.
HISTORY.
HISTORY. WHICH IS QUITE A TITLE.
ALSO HEAR FROM USA SUMO, IS
ANDREW.
ANDREW.
ANDREW. ANDREW TELL ME ABOUT BRINGING
THE SPORT TO THE U.S. IT SEEMS
LIKE IT IS NEVER QUITE CAPTURED
AMERICAN AUDIENCES YET.
>> TOM WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT
CAPTURE EVERYONE HERE IN
DENVER.
DENVER.
DENVER. FIRST OF ALL WE WANT TO THINK
THEM FOR BRINGING THESE GUYS
OUT FOR THE 30th ANNIVERSARY
GALA TOMORROW NIGHT.
THESE THREE GUYS ARE ARGUABLY
THE MOST UNIQUE SUMO WRESTLERS
IN THIS HEMISPHERE BASICALLY IN
TERMS OF THEIR PEDIGREE, THEIR
SIZE, THEIR TITLES, THEIR
SUCCESS AND OF COURSE THIS
AMAZING IMAGE.
AMAZING IMAGE. >> THEY ARE GOING TO BE ON
DISPLAY TOMORROW NIGHT HERE AT
THE EVENT CENTER.
>> TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHAT WE WILL SEE TOMORROW
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. >>
NIGHT. >> WHY DON'T WE DO THIS, HOW
ABOUT LET'S HAVE THEM DISROBE
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. BRACE YOURSELVES!
BRACE YOURSELVES! >> WE ARE GOING TO SEE OH YEAH,
YOU TOO!
YOU TOO!
YOU TOO! >> LET'S HEAR IT FOR TOM!
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> OKAY, JOE.
LET'S HAVE THEM FIRST OF ALL DO
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. THEY ARE JUST GOING TO DO THE
INITIAL HIT.
INITIAL HIT. >> THIS STARTS EVERY MATCH?
>> YES THIS BEGINS EVERY MATCH.
HERE WE GO.
LISTEN TO THIS.
>>!
>>!
>>! OH!
OH!
OH! >>
OH! >> THAT IS 1100 POUNDS OF
PEOPLE COLLIDING RIGHT THERE?
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. YOU DON'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT IN
THE MIDDLE.
THE MIDDLE. >> DO YOU WRESTLE WITH GUYS
THIS SIZE?
THIS SIZE? YOU ARE SMALLER THAN THEM.
YOU ARE A BIG MAN BUT YOU ARE
SMALLER THAN THEM.
DO YOU FIGHT GUYS THE SAME
WEIGHT?
WEIGHT?
WEIGHT? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. I
>> YES. I AM A FOUR-TIME WORLD SUMO
CHAMPION.
CHAMPION.
CHAMPION. IN THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION.
BUT I AM THE SMALLEST GUY.
>> TOM I AM PRETTY SURE YOU
HAVE THAT CLIP WHERE HE WAS AT
350 POUNDS AT THE TIME.
HE WILL LIFT I THINK WE ARE
SEEING IT HERE.
HE WILL LIFT UP A 450 POUND
OPPONENT.
OPPONENT.
OPPONENT. HERE IT IS.
>> THE WAY YOU WIN, IS IF ANY
PART OF THE OPPONENTS BODY
TOUCHES THE MAT OTHER THAN
THEIR FEET, OR IF YOU GET THEM
OUT OF THE RING.
>> THAT IS BASICALLY?
>> HOW LONGER MATCHES?
>> YOU JUST SAW HIM BEAT
SOMEBODY IN THREE SECONDS.
IT COULD BE A COUPLE SECONDS,
IT COULD BE A MINUTE.
IT IS VERY INTENSE.
>> LORI, LORI IS ONE OF OUR
REPORTERS AND SHE IS
VOLUNTEERING TO COME OUT HERE
TO OFFER US A SIZE PERSPECTIVE.
LORI, YOU ARE ABOUT FIVE FOOT?
>> I AM 5'1".
5'2" ON A GOOD DAY.
>> HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANY
PEOPLE THIS SIZE?
>> NO!
>> NO!
>> NO! >>
>> NO! >> AND ATHLETIC AS WELL.
>> I HAVE AN IDEAL PARTNER
IDEA, WHY DON'T WE DO THIS.
YOU SHOULD TAKE OFF YOUR HIGH
HEELS, AND I THINK EVERYBODY
SHOULD JOIN TOGETHER AND WE
WILL DO THE LEG LIFTS.
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
EXERCISE IN SUMO.
>> ARE YOU GOOD AT THIS?
>> WHY DON'T YOU STEP FORWARD A
LITTLE BIT.
LITTLE BIT. WE WILL ALL DO IT TOGETHER.
LET'S GET EVERYBODY IN FRAME
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> WE ARE GOING TO SQUAT DOWN.
AND WE ARE GOING TO ALL LIFT UP
OUR RIGHT LEG TOGETHER IN SYNC.
WATCH THEM THERE.
RIGHT LEG UP.
LIFTED UP.
LIFTED UP. GOOD!
GOOD!
GOOD! NICE!
NICE!
NICE! NOW, YOUR LEFT LEG.
>> I THOUGHT THAT WAS COMING.
>> GOOD GUESS, TOM!
>> VERY GOOD.
>> YOU GUYS JUST DID TO.
NORMALLY THEY WILL DO IT LIKE
500 TIMES EVERY MORNING.
>> Y 500?
>> Y 500?
>> Y 500? >> IT BUILDS UP STRENGTH!
>> THEY ARE LAUGHING AT US.
>> TOM, WHY DON'T YOU GO FIRST?
WOULD YOU WANT TO CHALLENGE?
>> THE SMALL ONE!
>> JUST 370, RIGHT?
>> WHAT I DO!
>> LET'S BOW.
I WILL BE THE REFEREE FOR YOU
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. LET'S BOW.
LET'S BOW. OH, WE ARE GOING TO START.
I WILL GIVE A VERBAL COMMAND.
>> HOW ABOUT IF I CRY FIRST?
>> GO!
>> GO!
>> GO! >>
>> GO! >> LET'S GO, TOM!
>> NOW I PICK HIM UP?
YES!
YES!
YES! >>
YES! >> YEAH RIGHT.
>> HE IS THE WINNER!
>> I AM NOT EVEN GOING TO TRY
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. YOU
THAT. YOU HAVE TO SEE IT.
TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE EVENT
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. IT DOES BENEFIT AMERICAN
SOCIETY OF COLORADO FOOD
LIBATION SUMO, IT ALL STARTS AT
5 PM.
5 PM.
5 PM. I
5 PM. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU
COMING IN.
COMING IN. >> CAN WE GET LORI TO DO A
QUICK MATCH?
QUICK MATCH? >> HERE WE GO, ARE