Grand champion Asashoryu brushed aside fellow Mongolian Kyokutenho to win his second straight bout while ozeki Kaio and Chiyotaikai stayed hot on the trail with victories of their own at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
In the day's finale, the fiery yokozuna deftly used Kyokutenho's momentum to his advantage before tossing the second-ranked maegashira to the clay with a beltless arm throw at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Asashoryu, who was heavily censored for causing a stir with outlandish dohyo behavior at the Nagoya meet in July, was never in trouble as he moved a step closer in the campaign to pick up his fourth Emperor's Cup.