Yokozuna Takanohana wrapped up top-ranked maegashira Tosanoumi for a comfortable win Friday while ozeki Asashoryu carted away another victim to remain unbeaten at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
The anticlimactic final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan depressed onlookers, as Takanohana, who returned a day earlier after a one-day absence, absorbed Tosanoumi's charge and shoved him cleanly over the edge from behind to quickly end the affair.
Takanohana now stands at 4-1-1 and is gradually gaining momentum but is still a firefly in comparison to the red-hot Asashoryu, who this time wreaked havoc on Aminishiki.