Baruto rebounded with a vengeance in his bid for promotion to yokozuna, while Hakuho remained undefeated in a shellacking of Gagamaru on the fifth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament Thursday.
Hakuho is tied with sekiwake Kakuryu and rank-and-filer Takayasu at 5-0, while Baruto chases the trio in a pack of eight wrestlers one off the pace as the 15-day Osaka meet heats up.
After losing to Kakuryu the previous day, Estonian Baruto was in no mood for games, when he opened up a powder keg on Tochinowaka in the pair's match at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.