Yokozuna Harumafuji beat rival Hakuho in what turned out to be an anticlimactic finale between wrestlers tied at 13-1 to win his sixth career title at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Harumafuji (14-1) bolted quickly to the left of Hakuho and moved in for the kill but the match was over just when it was getting under way when his opponent's heel inadvertently went over the ridge at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.
Hakuho (13-2), who was aiming for his 28th career title and fifth straight, dropped his second straight bout after his loss to Kisenosato on Saturday.