Grand champion Asashoryu overwhelmed Kakizoe on Thursday, while Bulgarian Kotooshu claimed the sole lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Yokozuna Asashoryu (right) sees off the challenge of Kakizoe on Thursday at the Autumn Grand
Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Mongolian Asashoryu was all business in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan when he deployed several powerful arm thrusts to send the No. 2 maegashira over the straw ridge.
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