Asashoryu joins
8 on unbeaten list
after 2 days

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Associated Press

Mongolian Asashoryu, the sport's 68th grand champion, improved to 2-0 at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament yesterday.

Asashoryu beat Takanonami by tsukidashi (frontal thrust out) to stay unbeaten.

The newest grand champion has started his last four tournaments perfect after three days and will be looking to extend the streak against Kyokutenho tomorrow.

Kyokutenho (1-1) beat ozeki Musoyama yesterday but has less of a chance against Asashoryu, since he has not beaten the yokozuna in six tries going back to the Hatsu basho in 2001.

Asashoryu is the only yokozuna in the tournament because Musashimaru, or Hawaii's Fiamalu Penitani, is sitting out the tournament with a torn tendon in his left wrist that has been slow to heal.

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Results

OSAKA, March 10 (Kyodo) — Results of makuuchi-division bouts for Monday, the second day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (+ indicates juryo-division wrestler):

Won		Technique	Loss
Gojoro	1-1	hatakikomi	+Yotsukasa	0-2
Jumonji	2-0	oshidashi	Tochinohana	0-2
Kinkaiyama	2-0	hikiotoshi	Takekaze	0-2
Kasuganishiki	2-0	uwatenage	Akinoshima	0-2
Tamarikido	1-1	yorikiri	Asasekiryu	0-2
Hokutoriki	2-0	tsukidashi	Buyuzan	1-1
Miyabiyama	1-1	yorikiri	Tokitsuumi	1-1
Takanotsuru	1-1	hikiotoshi	Aminishiki	1-1
Kyokushuzan	2-0	uwatedashinage	Iwakiyama	1-1
Toki	1-1	oshitaoshi	Kasugao	0-2
Wakanoyama	1-1	okuridashi	Kaiho	0-2
Kotoryu	2-0	tsukiotoshi	Tamanoshima	1-1
Tosanoumi	1-1	hikiotoshi	Kotonowaka	0-2
Shimotori	1-1	kotenage	Kotomitsuki	1-1
Wakanosato	2-0	uwatenage	Tochinonada	1-1
Kyokutenho	1-1	yorikiri	Musoyama	0-2
Kaio	1-1	yorikiri	Takamisakari	0-2
Chiyotaikai	2-0	hikiotoshi	Dejima	1-1
Asashoryu	2-0	tsukidashi	Takanonami	1-1

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