結むすびの前まえ

noun

penultimate bout of the tournament day

In sumo, the second-to-last match of the day, just before the final bout (結びの一番).

• 結むすびの前まえは、横よこ綱づな同どう士しの取とり組くみになることが多おおい。

  The penultimate bout often features a match between yokozuna.