Kaio beats Musoyama

Kaio beats Musoyama

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (L), the defending champion at the spring tourney, slips around behind fellow ozeki Musoyama and slaps him down for his ninth win at Osaka Prefecture Gymnasium on March 20 to move to within a win of catching yokozuna Musashimaru.

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