| 3rd
Annual US SUMO OPEN MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT
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| Mosi Humphrey (right) of
San Diego charges fiercely against Randy Stirm, who trains at AKEBONO's
stable in Japan. |
Heavyweight champion Barnabas Toth
defeats the larger Sonny Parsons in the final by keeping a low stable
center of gravity. |
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| Barnabas Toth thrusts Mosi Humphrey out at
the end of a rapid slapping attack. |
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Richard Hopp (left) and New Zealander
Sonny Parsons keep low, hunting for a good belt grip. |
| Photographer: Chieko Hayashi |
RESULTS
(top 2 from each bracket advance to the semi-finals)
| Bracket
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| PLACE |
NAME |
NATIONALITY |
WEIGHT |
RECORD |
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Kelly Gneiting |
USA |
420 lbs |
3 - 0 |
| 2 |
Mosi Humphrey
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USA |
293 lbs |
2 - 1 |
| 3 |
Randy Stirm |
USA* |
343 lbs |
1 - 2 |
| 4 |
John Hidalgo |
USA |
285 lbs |
0 - 3 |
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| Bracket B
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| PLACE |
NAME |
NATIONALITY |
WEIGHT |
RECORD |
| 1 |
Barnabas Toth |
Hungary |
358 lbs |
3 - 0 |
| 2 |
Sonny Parsons |
New Zealand |
402 lbs |
2 - 1 |
| 3 |
Casey Burns |
USA |
530 lbs |
1 - 2 |
| 4 |
Richard Hopp |
USA |
325 lbs |
0 - 3
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* resides in Japan
MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT
FINAL ROUNDS
| Kelly Gneiting |
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Sonny Parsons |
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| Sonny Parsons |
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Barnabas Toth |
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| Barnabas Toth |
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Barnabas Toth |
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| Mosi Humphrey |
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THIRD PLACE MATCH
Kelly Gneiting defeats Mosi Humphrey
FINAL MATCH
Barnabas Toth defeats Sonny Parsons
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