Tochiazuma beats Tosanoumi in Kyushu sumo

Tochiazuma beats Tosanoumi in Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sekiwake Tochiazuma slaps down Tosanoumi on Nov. 13, the seventh day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.

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