Yokozuna Hakuho reached a milestone Tuesday, picking up his 1,000th career win by defeating No. 2 maegashira Kaisei on the third day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Ozeki Goeido also kept the pace, thrusting second-ranked maegashira Yoshikaze down onto his knees with a side throw for a 3-0 record, which he shares with Hakuho, yokozuna Kakuryu and four other grapplers in the maegashira ranks.
In the day's final bout, Hakuho and Kaisei got into a tussle in a bear hug before the yokozuna delivered a strong arm throw, sending the winless Brazilian twirling down onto the ground at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.