A sign is held up to show the crowd that Tosanoumi (土佐の海) is receiving a fusensho victory.

'Fusensho' (不戦勝 fusenshō lit. no fight win) and 'fusenpai' (不戦敗 fusenpai lit. no fight loss) are win by default due to absence, and lose by default do to absence respectfully. In sumo, when a rikishi (sumo wrestler) withdraws from a tournament due to an injury or illness, his following opponent gains a fusensho victory, while he receives a fusenpai loss. Sumo (相撲 Sumō, alternatively 大相撲 ÅŒzumō), or Sumo wrestling, is a competition contact sport wherein two wrestlers or rikishi face off in a circular area. ... Sumo (相撲 Sumō, alternatively 大相撲 ÅŒzumō), or Sumo wrestling, is a competition contact sport wherein two wrestlers or rikishi face off in a circular area. ...

A wrestler who receives a fusensho victory receives no prize money for the bout, but is credited with a win. The wrestler who withdrew and suffered a fusenpai loss is credited with a loss normally, and has his name removed from further bout scheduling in the tournament until he re-enters it. As a result, a rikishi withdrawing will only produce one fusensho victory for another wrestler regardless of how many days he stays absent for.

Generally a lower-ranked wrestler, generally from Juryo will take the place of a wrestler who pulls out of the tournament such as to maintain the same amount of wrestlers in the makuuchi division throughout the tournament. Juryo (十両) is the second highest division in professional sumo wrestling in Japan. ... The Makuuchi, or Makunouchi, is the top division in professional Sumo wrestling in Japan. ...