Sumo
Musashimaru
takes two-win leadTOKYO, May 22 (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Musashimaru ushered out komusubi Tochinonada with the conviction of a grand champion Wednesday as the lone undefeated wrestler opened up a two-win lead with only four days remaining in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
Ozeki Chiyotaikai, however, discovered that Musoyama, the grand champion's Musashigawa stable teammate, was of the same solid ilk as he fell to his second loss in a row at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
In the day's key bout, Chiyotaikai struggled to get his notorious hurricane thrusts rolling against Musoyama, but the Musashigawa stable ozeki never gave his rival a chance to get started.
Instead of reaching in for the usual belt technique, Musoyama surprised the Kokonoe stable ozeki with a dose of his own medicine in a relentless flourish of slaps and thrusts before drilling him into the ringside seats to the thunderous applause of the crowd.
Meanwhile, Musashimaru grabbed Tochinonada by the mawashi (sash) and slowly but steadily maneuvered the komusubi around the ring before bellying him over the edge with his massive frame.
Dejima (9-2), another Musashigawa stable wrestler and former ozeki, saw his shot at the championship take a dent when komusubi Wakanosato (6-5) used a bear hug to heave the No. 9 maegashira up in the air before slamming him hard outside the ring's edge.
Sekiwake Asashoryu blasted Aminishiki (3-8) at the face-off to send the top-ranked grappler off balance before wrenching him forward with an arm-pull to notch a winning record with his eighth win on the 11th day of the basho.
In other ozeki bouts, Kaio (7-4) had no worries disposing of Mongolian Kyokutenho (4-7), promptly shoving the No. 4 maegashira to the edge and lifting him over the straw bales.
Meanwhile, Tochiazuma (8-3) continued to appear hesitant and retreated against Daizen (2-9) early in their bout but found a way to trip up the No. 4 maegashira near the edge before employing a twist-out to post a winning record.
Mongolia's 10th-ranked maegashira Kyokushuzan (8-3), who until three days ago had been in the thick of the race for the Emperor's Cup, finally sputtered out of steam and was bundled out from behind by third-ranked Miyabiyama (7-4) for his third loss in a row.
TOKYO, May 22 (Kyodo) - Results of makuuchi-division bouts Wednesday, the 11th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan (+denotes juryo division wrestler): Results
Won Technique Lost Shimotori 7-4 yorikiri Asanowaka 4-7 +Aogiyama 9-2 oshidashi Oikari 4-7 Hamanishiki 5-6 yorikiri Buyuzan 4-7 Tochisakae 6-5 tsukiotoshi Kotoryu 5-6 Wakanoyama 5-6 oshidashi Tochinohana 5-6 Hokutoriki 8-3 hatakikomi Otsukasa 5-6 Takamisakari 7-4 kirikaeshi Kaiho 6-5 Kotonowaka 5-6 yorikiri Tamanoshima 4-7 Tamakasuga 4-7 oshidashi Jumonji 4-7 Takanowaka 4-7 uwatenage Akinoshima 3-8 Miyabiyama 7-4 okuridashi Kyokushuzan 8-3 Takanonami 2-9 oshitaoshi Chiyotenzan 3-8 Tosanoumi 6-5 yorikiri Toki 3-8 Wakanosato 6-5 yoritaoshi Dejima 9-2 Asashoryu 8-3 hatakikomi Aminishiki 3-8 Tochiazuma 8-3 tsukiotoshi Daizen 2-9 Kaio 7-4 yorikiri Kyokutenho 4-7 Musoyama 8-3 oshidashi Chiyotaikai 9-2 Musashimaru 11-0 yorikiri Tochinonada 5-6
Thursday's bouts
+Oginishiki x - x Asanowaka Hokutoriki 0 - 0 Buyuzan Tochisakae 2 - 2 Tamanoshima Tochinohana 0 - 1 Chiyotenzan Kotoryu 1 - 0 Jumonji Otsukasa 0 - 1 Shimotori Oikari 2 - 1 Wakanoyama Hamanishiki 2 - 1 Tamakasuga Akinoshima 3 - 7 Kyokutenho Miyabiyama 5 - 2 Kaiho Takanonami 28 - 21 Kotonowaka Aminishiki 4 - 1 Daizen Takanowaka 2 - 4 Toki Wakanosato 1 - 0 Takamisakari Tosanoumi 8 - 5 Tochinonada Musoyama 9 - 7 Kyokushuzan Dejima 7 - 15 Tochiazuma Kaio 9 - 11 Chiyotaikai Musashimaru 3 - 3 Asashoryu
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