Yokozuna Hakuho maintained his share of the lead at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with an easy win on Thursday and a perfect record after five days.
Hakuho slipped past winless No. 3 maegashira Daieisho on the charge, grabbed the right side of his belt and threw him in one fluid motion. The Mongolian grand champion remains tied for the lead with sekiwake Tochinoshin and No. 4 maegashira Shodai.
Yokozuna Kakuryu (4-1), who slipped up the day before and suffered his first loss at the 15-day event at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, got back on track. However, the yokozuna, who has been a powerhouse this year after an injury-plagued 2017, looked less than convincing.