Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho and maiden-title chasing ozeki Kisenosato each had a convincing outing to notch up another victory on Wednesday, the 11th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
After a false start, Hakuho couldn't get a hold of New Year champion Kotoshogiku's (6-5) belt off the tachiai, but quickly stepped aside to his right to see the ozeki wobbling forward, and held his neck from above before throwing him down and out of the ring.
Kisenosato made it 11 out of 11 for the second time in his career as he forced out Ikioi (3-8) from behind. After getting hold of the sekiwake with a left-hand underarm belt hold, the ozeki capitalized on a forceful armlock throw from Ikioi, who lost his balance in the process, and spun around as he regained his equilibrium. With his back to the ozeki, Ikioi was easily pushed out to see his record against Kisenosato fall to 0-12.