Goeido continued his winning ways at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday as he defeated fellow ozeki Kisenosato and all but shattered the latter's chance for promotion to yokozuna.
Goeido now has an 11-0 record, extending his lead to two wins after yokozuna Harumafuji and No. 14 maegashira Endo, who are chasing the ozeki, both lost their bouts at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan to sit two off the pace along with sekiwake Takayasu.
In the day's key matchup, Kisenosato (8-3) looked firm as he put on forceful attacks against Goeido and chased him around the ring, but the tournament leader did not miss a chance to bear hug his opponent and drive him off the dohyo.