Unbeaten sekiwake Mitakeumi overpowered komusubi Daieisho at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday to stay one win ahead of yokozuna Terunofuji atop the leaderboard.
Ozeki aspirant Mitakeumi (8-0) became the first wrestler to register a winning record for the 15-day tournament with a composed performance against Daieisho, champion of last January's New Year meet.
Daieisho started strongly, thrusting Mitakeumi to the straw bales, but the two-time Emperor's Cup winner maintained his footing and pounced following an attempted pull by the former sekiwake, pushing him back across the ring and out.