No. 2 maegashira Tochiozan kept his record perfect after taking down ozeki Takayasu on Day 5 of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Thursday.
After the two slammed into each other at the start-off, Tochiozan gained the advantage and eventually threw down Takayasu.
Unbeaten Tochiozan shares the lead with komusubi Takakeisho, who pushed out sekiwake Ichinojo (1-4).
Tochiozan faces No. 3 maegashira Nishikigi today.
In other action, ozeki Goeido lost to Nishikigi, who had started the basho with four consecutive losses.
Nishikigi threw the ozeki down just after the jump-off, sending Goeido to his third loss.
Ozeki Tochinoshin also lost, hitting the surface just outside the ring before No. 1 maegashira Hokutofuji (3-2) as the Georgian wrestler saw his record drop to 3-2.
Meanwhile, No. 2 maegashira Tamawashi benefited from yokozuna Kisenosato pulling out from the tournament, picking up a forfeit to improve to 3-2.
Komusubi Kaisei, who missed the first two days of the basho, picked up his first win by battling past sekiwake Mitakeumi (2-3).
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