Yokozuna Hakuho maintained his perfect record Monday at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament but ozeki Asanoyama took his first loss after being outmaneuvered by komusubi Takayasu.
After a tough battle with komusubi Daieisho to start the 15-day meet at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, Hakuho cruised through the final bout of Day 2 against No. 1 maegashira Takarafuji.
The rank-and-filer tried to take the fight to Hakuho, but after the pair locked up, the all-time championship record-holder sent Takarafuji (0-2) tumbling with an arm-lock throw.