Yokozuna Hakuho and local favorite Kotoshogiku maintained their perfect records on Tuesday, the third day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Egyptian giant Osunaarashi thrilled the crowd by making Hakuho work overtime. Despite being backed up onto the straw bales, Osunaarashi gripped the straw with his toes and managed to maneuver away from Hakuho's first force-out attempt. But the yokozuna made a better go of it with his second yorikiri effort and sealed the deal, sending the top-ranked maegashira to his second loss.
Kotoshogiku (3-0) brought the crowd to its feet with a comprehensive win over Yoshikaze. The ozeki unleashed a fearsome charge and then kept up a controlled barrage of shoves and slaps that left the giant-killing komusubi no way out except retreat. It was Yoshikaze's first loss of the tournament.