Asashoryu scores 5-1 at autumn sumo

Asashoryu scores 5-1 at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (R) floors former ozeki Dejima with twisting backward knee trip technique to score 5-1, staying in hot in pursuit of Bulgarian Kotooshu at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 16.

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