Hakuho beats Kotomitsuki to bag 12th title at Kyushu basho

Hakuho beats Kotomitsuki to bag 12th title at Kyushu basho

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) throws down ozeki Kotomitsuki on the 14th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 28, 2009. Hakuho captured his 12th Emperor's Cup with 14-0.

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