www.judoinside.com 09/12
Sanshiro Murao again sensational in Tokyo Grand Slam
The final in Tokyo U90kg promised to be thrilling. It must be said that Sanshiro Murao once again demonstrated his immense technique: uchi-mata in 14 seconds in the first round, o-soto-gari in 1 minute 19 in the second. In the semi-final, things were more complicated, since it took Murao 9 minutes 48 to overcome his compatriot Goki Tajima. On his side, Maisuradze won a tactical victory in the first round, before pinning his opponent in the second. In the semi-final, the Georgian judoka won in golden score by a waza-ari.