Match Duration:
Bouts of sumo wrestling are very short mostly less than a minute (sometimes only a few seconds). If a bout lasts for more than four minutes, then the referee calls a mizu-iri (water break) after which the wrestlers return to the position from where they left.
Ranked Divisions:
The sport is divided into six ranking divisions in which the wrestlers are promoted and demoted based on the merit of their winning/losing records in official competitions. The divisions are: makuuchi, jūryō, makushita, sandanme, jonidan and jonokuchi. Wrestlers enter in the lowest jonokuchi division at the beginning and then work their way up to reach the top division.
Winning The Bout:
A bout is won by the wrestler if-
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