Ozeki Tochiazuma must have prayed to the sumo gods to avoid his second straight loss Thursday but yokozuna Musashimaru was as calm as the Buddha as he remained undefeated at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
In the day's key bout, Tochiazuma appeared tentative and in danger of falling to his second straight loss as Miyabiyama seized control early shoving the ozeki to the ring's edge seconds into the bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
But Tochiazuma reached for some gumption deep inside to force Miyabiyama (2-3) back to center-ring before dragging the No. 3 maegashira down hard to the dirt to stay one off the leaders with a 4-1 record.