Normal service resumed at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday as Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho rebounded from a shock first defeat to get his bid for a record-extending 38th career championship back on track.
Hakuho, whose winning streak stretching back to the second day of the Spring Basho in March was ended by Takarafuji on a day of upsets on Thursday, laid into Kotoyuki with a series of thrusts before drawing the winless komusubi in and sending him flying to the sandy surface.
With No. 7 maegashira Ichinojo suffering his first defeat, Hakuho moved back into a share of the lead at 5-1 with, among others, fellow yokozuna Harumafuji and ozeki Kisenosato.