There were no big surprises at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday, with yokozuna Kakuryu and sekiwake Tochinoshin both emerging victorious to stay in a three-way tie for the lead.
The two wrestlers improved to 9-1 going into the final third of the 15-day meet at Ryogoku Kokugikan, along with No. 8 maegashira Asanoyama. The only top-ranked grappler defeated on Day 10 was komusubi Mitakeumi, who was on the losing end against Tochinoshin.
Kakuryu fended off a hostile attack from No. 4 Abi (6-4). The Mongolian struggled to land a slap to his opponent's face as he was edged back with a throat hold, but shifted to the side and slapped Abi down to the clay.