Yokozuna Asashoryu had to walk a tightrope but defeated Tochinonada for his third straight win while ozeki Chiyotaikai got tripped to his first loss by crowd favorite Takamisakari at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
In the day’s finale, the 22-year-old Mongolian grand champion had to tussle with Tochinonada and came dangerously close to being shoved from the ring at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan.
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