Unbeaten yokozuna Asashoryu blasted out Tamanoshima to maintain pole position at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday while ozeki Tochiazuma took another step toward promotion to grand champion with a sixth straight win heading into the second week of the 15-day meet.
Musoyama pushes out Takamisakari on the seventh day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Lone grand champion Asashoryu, who has looked unstoppable in his quest for a fifth Emperor's Cup, barely broke sweat in the day's finale at Ryogoku Kokugikan as he stormed out of his crouch and pounded the struggling sekiwake out in a matter of seconds for win No. 7.