Sekiwake Terunofuji secured his sixth win to stay among a three-man lead pack while ozeki Asanoyama fell to his second defeat on Saturday, the seventh day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
Terunofuji, who has 24 wins from the last two meets, comfortably powered past komusubi Mitakeumi (3-4) as he moved within four wins of his second promotion to the second-highest rank of ozeki, a position he last held in 2017.
After easily grabbing the belt with his left hand, Terunofuji also got a grip with his right to force out Mitakeumi, who looked resigned to defeat as soon as his body was wrapped up by his counterpart's overwhelming frame.