Ozeki Tochiazuma accomplished the improbable and defeated yokozuna Asashoryu to capture his second career title at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Both wrestlers appeared to have a bout of jitters as they prepared in the pre-bout ritual at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in the day's finale, but it was Tochiazuma who proved his mettle to win his first Emperor's Cup in 11 basho.
Until Sunday, the yokozuna and ozeki were dead even in career bouts at 5-5 but that all changed as Tochiazuma won the bout to finish the 15-day meet at 13-2.