Sekiwake Mitakeumi earned his 11th straight victory, retaining his two-win lead at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
Mitakeumi claimed a solid win on Day 11 against No. 4 maegashira Kaisei (7-4), who had won all of their four previous match-ups. The undefeated sekiwake was pushed to his opponent's right on the initial charge but quickly regained the upper hand and forced the Brazilian over the straw.
The 25-year-old Mitakeumi, who regained his former sekiwake status after going 9-6 as a komusubi at May's Summer tourney, is closing in on his first top division title at the 15-day meet at Dolphins Arena.