Grand champion Asashoryu hauled down sekiwake Kotomitsuki to take sole possession of the lead Monday but promotion-chasing ozeki Hakuho suffered his second defeat at the hands of sekiwake Miyabiyama at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Ozeki Chiyotaikai slams down Tochiazuma to hand the fellow ozeki his first loss of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
KYODO PHOTOThere were plenty of exciting matchups and upsets at the Nagoya meet on Monday, highlighted by Asashoryu's bout with Kotomitsuki and Hakuho's scrap with Miyabiyama -- a rematch of their playoff bout at the summer meet in May.
In the day's final bout, Asashoryu appeared at a disadvantage when the sekiwake beat him at the charge but deftly maneuvered his injured right arm inside for a grip on Kotomitsuki's right arm before flinging him to the dirt to improve to 9-0 at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. Kotomitsuki slipped to 5-4.