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TOKYO (AP) -- Yokozuna (grand champion) Musashimaru and other high ranking wrestlers scored victories, but sekiwake (junior champion) Tochiazuma suffered an upset defeat Monday, the second day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo tournament. Musashimaru remains
undefeated, but
Tochiazuma
suffers upsetIn the day's final bout at the Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena, Musashimaru, or Fiamalu Penitani from Hawaii, grabbed No. 3 maegashira (senior wrestler) Kyokutenho's belt and forced him out for his second victory against no defeats.
Kyokutenho, or Mongolian Tsevegnyam Nyamjav, is 0-2.
Yokozuna Akebono, who suffered an upset defeat in the opening bout Sunday, charged No. 3 maegashira Tochinonada with hand thrusts and pushed him down. Akebono, or Chad Rowan from Hawaii, is 1-1 and Tochinonada 0-2.
Komusubi (junior champion second class) Takanonami charged Tochiazuma with arm throw attempts and crushed him down, leaving both wrestlers at 1-1.
Tochiazuma is seeking promotion to ozeki (champion), sumo's second highest rank, by winning this tournament.
Three ozekis - Kaio, Dejima and Chiyotaikai - remained undefeated at 2-0 and ozeki Miyabiyama stood at 1-1.
Kaio grabbed komusubi Akinoshima's belt and sent him out, leaving Akinoshima at 1-1.
Dejima crushed down No. 5 maegashira Oginishiki and Chiyotaikai slapped down No. 2 maegashira Hayateumi. Oginishiki is 0-2 and Hayateumi 1-1.
Miyabiyama threw down winless No. 4 maegashira Takatoriki.
In other major bouts, No. 14 maegashira Kyokushuzan sidestepped to the right in the initial charge and threw down No. 12 maegashira Sentoryu.
Kyokushuzan, or Mongolian Batbayar Davaa, is 2-0 and Sentoryu, or Henry Armstrong Miller from the United States, is 0-2.
In the 26-member juryo division, just below the senior makuuchi division, No. 9-ranked Kuniazuma, or Brazilian Vander Ramos, charged No. 6-ranked Gojoro with hand thrusts and sent him out for his second victory against no defeats. Gojoro is 1-1.
No. 7-ranked Asashoyu, or Mongolian Dolgorsvren Dagvadrj, threw down winless No. 3-ranked Tamarikido for his first victory against one defeat.
In Makushita, the top junior division, No. 9-ranked Hoshiandesu (1-0), or Argentine Jose Antonio Juarez, slapped down equally ranked Otoryu.
In sandanme, the second highest junior division, No. 90-ranked Ryuo (0-1), or Wang Yu from Shanghai, China, was forced out by No. 91-ranked Hakunoryu.
In Jonidan, the third highest junior division, No. 59-ranked Fudoyama (0-1), or Mongolian Nyamjuv Luvsandorj, was sent out by equally ranked Shotsukasa.
No. 75-ranked Orora, or Russian Mikhakhanaov Anatolivaleryevich, picked up his first victory against no defeats by default over equally ranked Tomimatsu.
No. 96-ranked Ryukizan (1-0), or South Korean Kim Soo-young, drove out No. 95-ranked Hata.
In Jonokuchi, the lowest junior division, No. 41-ranked Daionji (1-0), or Mongolian Ulziibayar Ulziiijargal, threw down No. 42-ranked Hamamoto.
Wrestlers in junior divisions have only seven bouts during the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo tournament.
TOKYO, Sept. 4 (Kyodo) - Results of makuuchi division bouts for Monday, the second day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan (+ denotes juryo division wrestler): Results
Won -- Technique -- Lost
+Oikari 1-1 -- okuridashi -- Daishi 0-2
Hamanoshima 2-0 -- oshidashi -- Tochisakae 1-1
Higonoumi 2-0 -- oshidashi -- Kinkaiyama 0-2
Kyokushuzan 2-0 -- uwatedashinage -- Sentoryu 0-2
Minatofuji 2-0 -- uwatenage -- Tamakasuga 1-1
Aminishiki 1-1 -- okuridashi -- Otsukasa 0-2
Tochinohana 2-0 -- yoritaoshi -- Wakanosato 1-1
Takamisakari 1-1 -- yorikiri -- Tokitsuumi 0-2
Wakanoyama 1-1 -- hatakikomi -- Asanowaka 1-1
Kaiho 1-1 -- shitatenage -- Kotonowaka 1-1
Chiyotenzan 1-1 -- yorikiri -- Takanowaka 1-1
Tosanoumi 1-1 -- oshidashi -- Kotoryu 0-2
Takanonami 1-1 -- yoritaoshi -- Tochiazuma 1-1
Musoyama 2-0 -- tsukiotaoshi -- Toki 1-1
Chiyotaikai 2-0 -- hatakikomi -- Hayateumi 1-1
Miyabiyama 1-1 -- sukuinage -- Takatoriki 0-2
Kaio 2-0 -- yorikiri -- Akinoshima 1-1
Dejima 2-0 -- yoritaoshi -- Oginishiki 0-2
Akebono 1-1 -- tsukiotoshi -- Tochinonada 0-2
Musashimaru 2-0 -- yorikiri -- Kyokutenho 0-2
Tuesday's bouts
Kyokushuzan x - x +Jumonji
Daishi 4 - 0 Hamanoshima
Higonoumi 0 - 0 Tochisakae
Tokitsuumi 4 - 1 Kinkaiyama
Sentoryu 1 - 0 Aminishiki
Minatofuji 8 - 6 Asanowaka
Kaiho 2 - 1 Otsukasa
Wakanosato 0 - 0 Takamisakari
Tochinohana 1 - 0 Tamakasuga
Kyokutenho 4 - 1 Kotonowaka
Chiyotenzan 1 - 1 Wakanoyama
Takanowaka 0 - 2 Kotoryu
Tosanoumi 8 - 18 Takanonami
Oginishiki 3 - 8 Musoyama
Takatoriki 3 - 10 Dejima
Chiyotaikai 6 - 3 Akinoshima
Tochinonada 1 - 6 Miyabiyama
Kaio 0 - 0 Hayateumi
Toki 0 - 7 Musashimaru
Akebono 8 - 4 Tochiazuma
Juryo Division
Kuniazuma (2-0) Gojoro (1-1)
Asashoyu (1-1) Tamarikido (0-2)
Junior Divisions:
Makushita
Hoshiandesu (1-0) Otoryu
Sandanme
Hakunoryu Ryuo (0-1)
Jonidan
Shotsukasa Fudoyama(1-0)
Orora (1-0) Tomimatsu
Ryukizan (1-0) HataJonokuchi
Daionji (1-0) Hamamoto
(Junior division wrestlers have only seven bouts during the tournament. Records of foreign wrestlers' opponents were not available.)
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