Lone yokozuna Terunofuji was in cruise control Tuesday at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, comfortably handling No. 1 maegashira Wakatakakage to improve to a perfect 3-0.
Having started the meet with two tough contests, the Mongolian-born grand champion barely broke a sweat as he pushed out his rank-and-file opponent in the final bout of Day 3 at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.
Giving up some 50 kilograms, the speedy and athletic Wakatakakage (1-2) went looking for a belt grip but was quickly bundled out by Terunofuji, sumo's only active yokozuna since the retirement of Hakuho at the end of September.