OSAKA -- No. 4 maegashira Akinoshima tripped up ozeki Kaio for his second loss Tuesday and gave Musashimaru a little more breathing space as the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament heads into its final five days.
Yokozuna Musashimaru took full advantage of Kaio's slip-up, breezing past rank-and-filer Otsukasa to move two wins clear of the field and another step closer to a 10th title on the 10th day of the 15-day tourney at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.
Kaio (8-2), who headed the list of challengers just one off the pace going into Tuesday's bouts, burst too quickly out of the blocks and No. 4 maegashira Akinoshima (4-6) used his veteran savvy to twist the ozeki over and then dump him to the ring's surface.
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