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Ozeki Chiyotaikai
surprises MusashimaruTOKYO, May 24 (Kyodo) -- Ozeki Chiyotaikai beat Musashimaru at the face-off and the yokozuna leader never had a chance, getting bulldozed out of the ring to his first loss at the Summer Sumo Grand Tournament on Friday.
Musashimaru, who was expected to secure his 11th Emperor's Cup with a win on the 13th day at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, was caught lead-footed in his crouch, handing the advantage to the ozeki who quickly dispensed with the yokozuna in a flurry of slaps to the chest.
The loss left Musashimaru with a 12-1 record with two days remaining in the 15-day meet. A win on Saturday or Sunday will still wrap the championship up for the Musashigawa stable grand champion.
Chiyotaikai and 14th-ranked maegashira Hokutoriki, both at 10-3, are the nearest pursuers for the coveted hardware and could still claim a spot in a playoff with the Samoa-born yokozuna if Musashimaru would happen to lose his last two bouts of the tourney.
The ozeki and rank-and-filer, however, must also win their final two matches to stay in contention.
At ozeki, Musoyama (9-4) cringed in pain from an apparent strained shoulder when fourth-rank maegashira Kyokutenho (6-7) employed an arm-maneuver to fling the Musashigawa ozeki from the ring.
Kaio (9-4) dealt ozeki rival Tochiazuma (9-4) a devastating blow when he circled around from the right for a well-timed arm-lock throw.
In earlier bouts, Mongolian sekiwake Asashoryu bounced back from Thursday's lost to Musashimaru, quickly twisting down ninth-ranked Dejima to leave both wrestlers at 9-4.
No. 10 maegashira Kyokushuzan (9-4) brushed off the bruises of a four-day losing skid with a quick frontal force-out against eighth-ranked Kotoryu (6-7).
TOKYO, May 24 (Kyodo) -- Results of makuuchi-division bouts Friday, the 13th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan (+denotes juryo division wrestler): Results
Won Technique Lost Hokutoriki 10-3 hikiotoshi Asanowaka 5-8 Buyuzan 5-8 oshidashi +Takatoriki 4-9 Oikari 6-7 oshidashi Tamanoshima 5-8 Jumonji 5-8 sukuinage Tochinohana 5-8 Kyokushuzan 9-4 yorikiri Kotoryu 6-7 Tochisakae 7-6 oshitaoshi Wakanoyama 5-8 Otsukasa 6-7 hatakikomi Hamanishiki 6-7 Takamisakari 8-5 yorikiri Shimotori 8-5 Kotonowaka 6-7 yorikiri Kaiho 6-7 Chiyotenzan 5-8 sukuinage Akinoshima 3-10 Takanonami 3-10 yorikiri Daizen 2-11 Tamakasuga 5-8 oshidashi Toki 3-10 Takanowaka 6-7 yoritaoshi Aminishiki 4-9 Miyabiyama 9-4 uwatenage Tochinonada 6-7 Wakanosato 8-5 uwatenage Tosanoumi 6-7 Asashoryu 9-4 tsukiotoshi Dejima 9-4 Kyokutenho 6-7 yorikiri Musoyama 9-4 Kaio 9-4 kotenage Tochiazuma 9-4 Chiyotaikai 10-3 oshidashi Musashimaru 12-1
Saturday's bouts
Tochisakae 4 - 0 Asanowaka Oikari x - x +Hayateumi Tochinohana 0 - 0 Buyuzan Kyokushuzan 0 - 1 Hamanishiki Dejima 0 - 0 Hokutoriki Tamanoshima 4 - 2 Kaiho Daizen 0 - 3 Chiyotenzan Miyabiyama 1 - 0 Shimotori Wakanoyama 4 - 3 Takanowaka Takanonami 1 - 0 Jumonji Otsukasa 0 - 4 Tosanoumi Aminishiki 2 - 5 Tamakasuga Akinoshima 7 - 5 Toki Wakanosato 5 - 1 Kotoryu Kotonowaka 5 - 8 Tochinonada Asashoryu 3 - 0 Kyokutenho Takamisakari 0 - 0 Chiyotaikai Kaio 23 - 16 Musoyama Musashimaru 15 - 8 Tochiazuma
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