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Yokozuna Terunofuji shrugged off the previous day's defeat to overpower sekiwake Abi on Thursday, July 25 and move a step closer to winning the championship at the Nagoya Basho.
In the day's final bout at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Terunofuji came bursting out of the face-off and used a bread-and-butter frontal force-out to dispatch Abi (6-6) while improving to 11-1 in the 15-day basho.
If Terunofuji wins on Day 13 and Hoshoryu, Takanosho and Churanoumi all lose, Terunofuji would wrap up his 10th Emperor's Cup with two days to spare.
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Hoshoryu Outduels Kotozakura in Nagoya Basho Showdown
In other major bouts at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, Mongolian Hoshoryu used a spectacular head-lock throw combined with a right-leg kick to send fellow ozeki Kotozakura out while staying in the title chase by improving to 9-3.
It was a crucial loss for Kotozakura, who dropped to 8-4 and fell off the leaderboard.
May tournament winner and new sekiwake Onosato unleashed a last-gasp right arm throw of Takakeisho at the edge to move to 7-5 and improve his chances of getting a winning record.
Takakeisho dropped to 5-7 and must win all his remaining bouts to maintain his ozeki status for the next tournament.
Sixth-ranked maegashira Takanosho relied on a powerful arm thrust to the neck to send Ura flying off the raised ring to remain in contention at 9-3. No 4 maegashira Ura was handed his eighth loss.
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Nagoya Basho Success Story: Churanoumi Stays in Contention
Further down the ranks, No 12 maegashira Churanoumi also kept his title hopes alive when he swatted down 16th-ranked Bushozan (6-6) to move to 9-3.
Ichiyamamoto knocked Wakatakakage out of the championship race when he executed an arm throw at the edge to dispatch his fellow rank-and-filer.
Former sekiwake Wakatakakage pushed Ichiyamamoto back to the edge but the No 11 maegashira dodged to his left and got a hand on the belt of his opponent to bundle him out.
Ichiyamamoto improved to 6-6 while No 14 maegashira Wakatakakage dropped to 8-4.
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Hiradoumi Seals Winning Record
New komusubi Hiradoumi secured a winning record for the tournament when he deployed a barrage of arm thrusts to the upper body to send Gonoyama back and out.
Hiradoumi moved to 8-4 while third-ranked maegashira Gonoyama dropped to 3-9.
"I was able to go forward right from the face-off," Hiradoumi said. He added, "I got in a lot of quality practice before the tournament. My goal was to obtain a winning record and now I want to get double-digit wins."
Sekiwake Kirishima kept alive his hopes of returning to ozeki when he got a left-hand grip on the belt of Atamifuji (4-8) and hoisted the top maegashira out to go to 7-5.
If Kirishima can win his three remaining bouts, he could return to sumo's second-highest rank for the September tournament.
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Former ozeki Shodai used a superb overarm throw at the edge to topple Kotoshoho and wrap up a winning record by improving to 8-4. No 7 maegashira Kotoshoho fell to 6-6.
"I was able to gain my preferred grip so I was able to overpower my opponent," No 10 maegashira Shodai said.
Shodai added, "I was able to react well at the face-off in order to fight my brand of sumo today."
Veteran Tamawashi (6-6) showed he still has incredible strength when he got a double-handed grip of the belt of Nishikifuji (5-7) and lifted the No 17 maegashira up and out.
Ninth-ranked maegashira Tamawashi will turn 40 in November and has said he wants to win a third Emperor's Cup before he retires.
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Author: Jim Armstrong
The author is a longtime journalist who has covered sports in Japan for over 25 years. You can find his articles on SportsLook.
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