Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho continued his march toward an unprecedented eighth consecutive title, but record-breaking Kaio was brought back to earth with a bang at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday.
Hakuho dodged a bullet in the day's finale at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, forcing out plucky komusubi Goeido (1-5) to remain tied with fellow Mongolian Harumafuji for the lead at 6-0 at the 15-day basho.
Estonian ozeki Baruto and promotion-chasing sekiwake Kotoshogiku feature among a group of eight wrestlers one back at 5-1 at the first regular meet since a match-fixing scandal plunged sumo into its worst-ever crisis.