Giant-killer Kokkai of Georgia claimed another scalp Thursday when he bashed up Kotooshu to condemn the newly promoted ozeki to his second defeat at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
Georgia's No. 2 maegashira Kokkai unleashes a neck throw to ozeki Kotooshu to hand
him second loss of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
There was no such surprise in store for record-hungry yokozuna Asashoryu, however, as the fiery Mongolian outclassed Russian Roho in the day's finale at Ryogoku Kokugikan to sit one win off the early pace at 4-1.