Harumafuji beat Yokozuna Hakuho on the final day of the July Sumo tournament in Nagoya to go undefeated and clinch his third championship. It was the first time Harumafuji has gone 15-0 in a tournament. Hakuho has now won just one of the last four tournaments (after winning nine of the previous ten). Kyokutenho, after his rather lame championship in May, got bumped up to a higher rank, faced tougher competition, and ended up winning just two of his fifteen bouts.

Today’s photo is of Harumafuji grabbing Kotooshu by the neck in a 2010 bout. Kotooshu rebounded from this position to beat Harumafuji on this day.

Here is a video (with English commentary) of the final bout between Harumafuji and Hakuho:

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