Yokozuna Kisenosato picked up his first win of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday, avoiding successive defeats by beating second-ranked maegashira Okinoumi at Ryogoku Kokugikan.

A night after being upset by komsubi Yoshikaze (1-1) on the opening day of his second tourney as yokozuna, Kisenosato rebounded with a win to improve his career record to 18-3 over Okinoumi (0-2).

With his left chest and shoulder area taped up as a result of the injury he suffered at the last meet in March, Kisenosato seemed to wince in pain as he broke from the tachiai and tried to reach for the belt with his left arm.