Grand champion Takanohana put on another performance Sunday as he labored to a sixth win by muscling out sekiwake Wakanosato on the eighth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Wakanosato sensibly kept Takanohana's favored right hand away from his sash but the 22-time Emperor's Cup winner had too much class for his opponent, putting together a three-bout winning run for the first time on his comeback from injury in the 15-day meet.
Spurred on by the roars of a sell-out crowd at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, Takanohana quickly changed his tactics after a stalemate at center ring and wrong-footed Wakanosato (5-3) before tipping him over the straw bales for the win.