Bulgarian Kotooshu brushed aside Hokutoriki on Thursday to move a step closer to his first Emperor's Cup heading into the final three days of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
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Kotooshu, who is making his sekiwake debut, wasted little time when he got a grip of Hokutoriki's belt at the center of the ring and threw the No. 7 maegashira down to improve to a perfect 12-0. Hokutoriki dropped to 7-5.