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TOKYO, Sept. 6 (Kyodo) - Former ozeki Takanonami pulled down newly promoted Kaio to a first loss Wednesday as yokozuna Musashimaru and ozeki Chiyotaikai emerged the unbeaten leaders at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Nami pulls down
Kaio, leaves Maru,
Chiyo in sumo leadTakanonami's win over Kaio, leaving both wrestlers at 3-1, highlighted a day of upsets at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan that saw ozeki Dejima, sekiwake Musoyama and No. 14 maegashira Kyokushuzan all saddled with their initial losses of the 15-day tourney.
Takanonami, wrestling as a komusubi, showed no signs of the ailments that have plagued him this year and cost him his own ozeki ranking as me met Kaio head on at the face-off of their bout.
The lanky former ozeki took control of the back of Kaio's head as the debutante charged out low. Then twisting to the left, Takanonami rode Kaio into the ring's surface for his 500th win in the makuuchi division.
Win No. 500 ranks Takanonami eighth among active wrestlers in wins. Futagoyama-beya stable mate yokozuna Takanohana, sitting out the fall tourney, tops the list with 635 wins.
In other upsets, No. 2 maegashira Chiyotenzan (2-2) muscled out Dejima (3-1) and the other second-ranked maegashira Hayateumi (2-2) backed out Musoyama (3-1) after a waltz around the ring.
Former komusubi Kyokushuzan (3-1) of Mongolia, wrestling as a No. 14 maegashira, made the mistake of trying to pull down No. 13 Kinkaiyama (2-2) by the back of the head and was plowed out.
Meanwhile, defending champion Musashimaru remained unbeaten as he marched out komusubi Akinoshima, who lost his third straight since posting his opening day win over yokozuna Akebono.
Chiyotaikai erupted out of his crouch against winless Kyokutenho and rammed the No. 3 maegashira from Mongolia out of the ring for a one-sided fourth win.
Also on the fourth day, yokozuna Akebono (3-1) tied up Tosanoumi (1-3) by the belt off the face-off and met little resistance as he forced him out of the ring for a third straight win.
Ozeki Miyabiyama (3-1) overwhelmed Kotoryu (1-3) from the face-off and knocked the top maegashira off his feet with a well-timed shove.
Sekiwake Tochiazuma pushed out winless No. 3 maegashira Tochinonada to level his record at 2-2 although his heavily taped right shoulder appeared to cause him quite a bit of pain.
In a battle of winless wrestlers, American 12th-ranked maegashira Sentoryu slapped down No. 10 Tokitsuumi for his first victory of the tourney.
TOKYO, Sept. 6 (Kyodo) - Results of makuuchi division bouts on Wednesday, the fourth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan (+ denotes juryo division wrestler): Results of main bouts for
4th day of autumn sumoWon Technique Lost
Tochisakae 3-1 oshidashi Daishi 1-3
Kinkaiyama 2-2 yorikiri Kyokushuzan 3-1
+Daizen 2-2 oshidashi Hamanoshima 2-2
Otsukasa 2-2 yorikiri Higonoumi 2-2
Sentoryu 1-3 tsukiotoshi Tokitsuumi 0-4
Wakanosato 3-1 sukuinage Minatofuji 2-2
Tamakasuga 3-1 tsukitaoshi Kaiho 1-3
Aminishiki 3-1 hatakikomi Asanowaka 2-2
Tochinohana 3-1 oshidashi Wakanoyama 2-2
Kotonowaka 3-1 default Takamisakari 1-3
Takatoriki 1-3 oshidashi Oginishiki 0-4
Toki 2-2 tsukidashi Takanowaka 1-3
Tochiazuma 2-2 oshidashi Tochinonada 0-4
Hayateumi 2-2 yorikiri Musoyama 3-1
Takanonami 3-1 katasukashi Kaio 3-1
Chiyotenzan 2-2 yorikiri Dejima 3-1
Chiyotaikai 4-0 oshidashi Kyokutenho 0-4
Miyabiyama 3-1 tsukiotoshi Kotoryu 1-3
Akebono 3-1 yorikiri Tosanoumi 1-3
Musashimaru 4-0 yorikiri Akinoshima 1-3
Thursday's bouts
Kinkaiyama 0 - 0 Tochisakae
Hamanoshima 1 - 0 Sentoryu
Higonoumi 6 - 1 Daishi
Otsukasa 1 - 0 Wakanosato
Kyokushuzan 0 - 0 Aminishiki
Tamakasuga 5 - 3 Asanowaka
Kaiho 7 - 1 Minatofuji
Tochinohana 0 - 0 Tokitsuumi
Kotonowaka 0 - 1 Takanowaka
Wakanoyama 3 - 1 Tochinonada
Takatoriki 1 - 1 Hayateumi
Akinoshima 5 - 1 Toki
Kyokutenho 1 - 1 Musoyama
Takanonami 6 - 2 Miyabiyama
Kaio 3 - 0 Kotoryu
Tochiazuma 9 - 6 Dejima
Chiyotaikai 8 - 3 Tosanoumi
Oginishiki 2 - 10 Musashimaru
Akebono 2 - 0 Chiyotenzan
TOKYO (AP) - Hawaiian-born yokozuna (grand champion) Musashimaru scored his fourth straight victory for a two-way lead with ozeki (champion) Chiyotaikai Wednesday, the fourth day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo tournament. Musashimaru,
Chiyotaikai remain
undefeated at 4-0Two ozekis - Kaio and Dejima, sekiwake (junior champion) Musoyama and No. 14 maegashira (senior wrestler) Kyokutenho from Mongolia, suffered their first upsets.
In the day's final bout at the Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena, Musashimaru, or Fiamalu Penitani, fought off komusubi (junior champion second class) Akinoshima's initial charge of driving and pulling attempts and sent him out, leaving Akinoshima at 1-3.
Yokozuna Akebono, or Chad Rowan from Hawaii, grabbed No. 1 maegashira Tosanoumi's belt quickly and forced him out for his third victory against one defeat. Tosanoumi is 1-3.
Ozeki Chiyotaikai attacked winless No. 3 maegashira Kyokutenho, or Mongolian Tsevegnyam Nyamjav, with hand thrusts against his foe's throat and sent him out.
Komusubi Takanonami pulled down ozeki Kaio, leaving both wrestlers at 3-1.
No. 2 maegashira Chiyotenzan charged ozeki Dejima with a series of arm throw attempts and sent him out for his second victory against two defeats.
Ozeki Miyabiyama pushed down No. 1 maegashira Kotoryu for his third victory against one defeat. Kotoryu is 1-3.
In other major bouts, No. 2 maegashira Hayateumi sent out Musoyama from behind after attacking him with arm throw and leg trick attempts to improve his record to 2-2.
No. 13 maegashira Kinkaiyama forced out Kyokushuzan, or Mongolian Batbayar Davaa, for his second victory against two defeats.
No. 12 maegashira Sentoryu, or Henry Armstrong Miller from St. Louis, Missouri, thrust down winless No. 10 maegashira Tokitsuumi after pushing him to the ring's edge. Sentoryu is 1-3.
In the 26-member juryo division, No. 9-ranked Kuniazuma, or Brazilian Vander Ramos, forced out No. 10-ranked Tamanokuni for his fourth straight victory against no defeats. Tamanokuni is 1-3.
No. 7-ranked Asashoyu, or Mongolian Dolgorsvren Dagvadrj, crushed out No. 8-ranked Wakakosho, leaving both wrestlers at 2-2.
In makushita, the top junior division, No. 9-ranked Hoshiandesu (1-1), or Argentine Jose Antonio Juarez, was sent out by No. 8-ranked Komahikari.
No. 18-ranked Wakaazuma (1-1), or Yoshinobu Kuroda from Brazil, was forced out by No. 19-ranked Sekiyama.
No. 33-ranked Kyokutenzan (1-1), or Mongolian Enkhbat Batmunkha, was driven out by No. 34-ranked Nishikikaze.
No. 43-ranked Kasugaoh (2-0), or Kim Son-tek from South Korea, threw down No. 45-ranked Takinooto.
In sandanme, the second highest junior division, No. 45-ranked Asasekiryu (2-0), or Mongolian Badaarch Dashunyam, forced out No. 45-ranked Tagaarashi.
No. 65-ranked Azumaoh (1-1), or Brazilian Yasuto Morita, was thrown down by No. 66-ranked Hiyoriyama.
In jonidan, the third highest junior division, No. 54-ranked Ryuo (1-1), or Mongolian Erkhem Ochirsanchirbold, pushed out No. 55-ranked Aoki.
No. 96-ranked Ryukizan (2-0), or South Korean Kim Soo-young, sent out No. 94-ranked Ono.
But No. 82-ranked Kitakasuga (0-2), Mongolian Tsolmonbayar Munkhbat, was toppled by No. 94-ranked Ono.
Wrestlers in junior divisions have only seven bouts during the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo tournament.
TOKYO (AP) - Results of main bouts Wednesday, the fourth day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena: Results of Main Sumo Bouts
Winners Losers
Tochisakae (3-1) Daishi (1-3)
Kinkaiyama (2-2) Kyokushuzan (3-1)
Daizen (2-2) Hamanoshima (2-2)
Otsukasa (2-2) Higonoumi (2-2)
Sentoryu (1-3) Tokitsuumi (0-4)
Wakanosato (3-1) Minatofuji (2-2)
Tamakasuga (3-1) Kaiho (1-3)
Aminishiki (3-1) Asanowaka (2-2)
Tochinohana (3-1) Wakanopyama (2-2)
Kotonowaka (3-1) Takamisakari (1-3) by default
Takatoriki (1-3) Oginishiki (0-4)
Toki (2-2) Takanowaka (1-3)
Tochiazuma (2-2) Tochinonada (0-4)
Hayateumi (2-2) Musoyama (3-1)
Takanonami (3-1) Kaio (3-1)
Chiyotenzan (2-2) Dejima (3-1)
Chiyotaikai (4-0) Kyokutenho (0-4)
Miyabiyama (3-1) Kotoryu (1-3)
Akebono (3-1) Tosanoumi (1-3)
Musashimaru (4-0) Akinoshima (1-3)
Juryo Division
Kuniazuma (4-0) Tamanokuni (1-3)
Asashoyu (2-2) Wakakosho (2-2)
Junior Divisions:
Makushita
Komahikari Hoshiandesu (1-1)
Sekiyama Wakaazuma (1-1)
Nishikikaze Kyokutenzan (1-1)
Kasugaoh (2-0) Takinooto
Sandanme
Asasekiryu (2-0) Tagaarashi
Hiyoriyama Azumaoh (1-1)
Jonidan
Ryuo (1-1) Aoki
Yamakoshi Kitakasuga (0-2)
Ryukizan (2-0) Ono(Junior division wrestlers have only seven bouts during the tournament.
Records of foreign wrestlers' opponents were not available.)
Thursday's main bouts:
Kinkaiyama Tochisakae
Hamanoshima Sentoryu
Higonoumi Daishi
Otsukasa Wakanosato
Kyokushuzan Aminishiki
Tamakasuga Asanowaka
Kaiho Minatofuji
Tochinohana Tokitsuumi
Kotonowaka Takanowaka
Wakanoyama Tochinonada
Takatoriki Hayateumi
Akinoshima Toki
Kyokutenho Musoyama
Takanonami Miyabiyama
Kaio Kotoryu
Tochiazuma Dejima
Chiyotaikai Tosanoumi
Oginishiki Musashimaru
Akebono Chiyotenzan
Results in Scoreboard
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