Yokozuna debutant Asashoryu was stunned for the second time in an overwhelming defeat to komusubi Dejima at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.
Ozeki Chiyotaikai, however, looked ever-more impressive as he banged up another hapless victim to remain the sole leader with an unblemished 7-0 record at the 15-day meet at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.
In the day's finale, the 22-year-old Mongolian grand champion from Ulan Bator appeared to get the upperhand with an inside right-hand grip on Dejima's sash as the bout got under way.
Things went drastically wrong from there as the former ozeki reached in for a frontal grip of his own and quickly powered the yokozuna backwards over the bales as the crowd erupted in mayhem.