Hakuho floored ozeki Kakuryu with one clean jerk while Harumafuji outmaneuvered fellow ozeki Kotoshogiku to retain their share of the lead with 10-0 marks at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
The Mongolian lone yokozuna and Harumafuji remained the only undefeated wrestlers with five days remaining in Nagoya. Rank-and-filer Kaisei was one behind the coleaders at 9-1 while Japanese ozeki pair Kisenosato and Kotoshogiku trailed at 8-2.
In the day's finale at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Kakuryu appeared to get a golden chance when he successfully switched grips on Hakuho after the yokozuna beat him at the tachiai.