Yokozuna Asashoryu held off a challenge from up-and-coming teenager Kisenosato for his third straight win while Bulgarian Kotooshu earned his second win at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Sekiwake Kotooshu throws No. 3 maegashira Dejima out of the ring on the third day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Tuesday.
Asashoryu greeted Kisenosato with a right-hand slap to his cheek at the face-off, quickly crouched deep inside and, after fending off a leg-trip attempt with ease, toppled the 19-year-old with an excellently executed right-thigh sweep at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.
Asashoryu, who is aiming for an unprecedented seventh straight Emperor's Cup, is among six unbeaten wrestlers in the top makuuchi division three days into the 15-day tournament.