Tosanoumi, Toki
still out in front
at Kyushu sumo

Kyodo News Service

FUKUOKA -- Komusubi Tosanoumi did his best "Terminator" impression Friday as he crumpled top-ranked maegashira Miyabiyama into a heap to maintain a two-way share of the lead at 6-0 with rank-and-filer Toki at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.

Meanwhile, yokozuna Musashimaru chalked up a meat-and-potatoes win against No. 3 maegashira Asanosho (1-5) at Fukuoka Kokusai Center to join ozeki Dejima, sekiwake Tochiazuma and 13th-ranked Ohinode on 5-1 in the 15-day meet.

Tosanoumi got off an explosive charge against Miyabiyama (1-5) and showed excellent lower-body technique and strength as he bulldozed his 177-kilogram opponent backwards and up against the straw bales before mashing him into the ringside cushions.

No. 5 maegashira Toki, famous for his bushy "Elvis Presley" sideburns, had Minatofuji (3-3) twisting in circles as he maneuvered his seventh-ranked opponent out from behind to extend his 100% record.

Tochiazuma upset yokozuna Takanohana (4-2) in the day's final bout by keeping low and refusing to let the grand champion get his favored right-hand inside grip on the belt.

Takanohana, a winner of 20 Emperor's Cups, was unable to get his feet set and was quickly scrambled out and off the raised ring.

Crowd favorite Terao, fighting as a No. 4 maegashira, also pulled off a shock victory, defeating ozeki Takanonami (4-2) for the first time in four years to boost his record to 2-4.

Dejima showed sekiwake Kaio just what it takes to be an ozeki as he bundled the Tomozuna stable wrestler out to his fourth loss, while Chiyotaikai - another ozeki - toppled defending Kyushu champion Kotonishiki (2-4) to improve to 4-2.

Chiyotaikai pinged Kotonishiki around the ring like a rubber ball in an up-tempo bout, but the No. 2 maegashira kept coming back for more punishment - until Chiyotaikai cleverly slipped to the side and let his opponent's forward motion carry him out.

Top-ranked maegashira Tamakasuga pulled out a Hail-Mary win at the edge over komusubi Musoyama (3-3) to improve to 2-4, while Mongolian trickster Kyokushuzan, a No. 3 maegashira, twisted out komusubi Akinoshima (2-4) to notch his first win of the tourney.

No. 8 maegashira Kyokutenho made it a Mongolian double with an easy win over sixth-ranked Wakanoyama, leaving both men at 2-4.

Results of main bouts on
5th day of Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA -- Results of makuuchi division bouts Friday, the sixth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center:

Won -- Technique -- Lost

Ohinode 5-1 -- hatakikomi -- Tochinonada 4-2
Tokitsuumi 3-3 -- yoritaoshi -- Otsukasa 3-3
Hamanoshima 3-3 -- yoritaoshi -- Daizen 3-3
Shikishima 4-2 -- yorikiri -- Takanowaka 4-2
Asanowaka 2-4 -- okuridashi -- Ganyu 0-6
Kaiho 4-2 -- hatakikomi -- Wakanosato 3-3
Kyokutenho 2-4 -- oshidashi -- Wakanoyama 2-4
Chiyotenzan 3-3 -- yorikiri -- Kotoryu 2-4
Kotonowaka 4-2 -- yorikiri -- Higonoumi 3-3
Toki 6-0 -- okuridashi -- Minatofuji 3-3
Aogiyama 2-4 -- oshidashi -- Takatoriki 0-6
Kyokushuzan 1-5 -- hatakikomi -- Akinoshima 2-4
Tamakasuga 2-4 -- tsukiotoshi -- Musoyama 3-3
Tosanoumi 6-0 -- yoritaoshi -- Miyabiyama 1-5
Dejima 5-1 -- oshidashi -- Kaio 2-4
Chiyotaikai 4-2 -- okuridashi -- Kotonishiki 2-4
Terao 2-4 -- yorikiri -- Takanonami 4-2
Musashimaru 5-1 -- yorikiri -- Asanosho 1-5
Tochiazuma -- 5-1 -- oshidashi -- Takanohana 4-2

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Saturday's bouts

Kaiho 1 - 1 Tochinonada
Hamanoshima 1 - 0 Otsukasa
Ohinode 0 - 0 Wakanosato
Ganyu 1 - 1 Chiyotenzan
Kyokutenho 1 - 1 Tokitsuumi
Daizen 1 - 2 Higonoumi
Minatofuji 0 - 0 Takanowaka
Asanowaka 8 - 5 Kotoryu
Shikishima 0 - 3 Toki
Kotonowaka 2 - 0 Wakanoyama
Takatoriki 20 - 9 Terao
Tamakasuga 0 - 2 Miyabiyama
Tosanoumi 8 - 4 Tochiazuma
Kaio 15 - 12 Musoyama
Takanonami 8 - 3 Aogiyama
Kotonishiki 3 - 5 Dejima
Chiyotaikai 3 - 3 Akinoshima
Asanosho 0 - 5 Takanohana
Musashimaru 8 - 1 Kyokushuzan

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Results in Scoreboard

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