Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu upended Kotooshu on Friday, denying the sekiwake wrestler his first title at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Yokozuna Asashoryu muscles down sekiwake Kotooshu on Friday, the 13th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
In the day's final bout at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Asashoryu fought off a determined challenge from Kotooshu and twisted the Bulgarian wrestler down to improve to 11-2. Kotooshu dropped to 12-1 and will have to wait for the weekend to see if he can become the first European wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup.