LOS ANGELES —

Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu won the overall title Sunday at a two-day exhibition meet held in Los Angeles among wrestlers in sumo’s elite mukuuchi division. Asashoryu, who dominated the first day of the meet, disposed of komusubi Kisenosato with an underarm throw in a playoff to claim the overall top honors at Memorial Sports Arena.
   
Kisenosato beat Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho with a frontal force out in the day’s final to set up the playoff. It was the first time in 27 years that a mini-tournament was held in Los Angeles.    Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu, who became the first European to capture an Emperor’s Cup at the summer meet in Tokyo, lost to Hakuho in the quarterfinals.

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  PrinceskaNo1 at 10:29 PM JST - 9th June

  Kotooshyu, my love, gambatte. Next time you have to defeat Asashoryu and Hakuho again.

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  TeruSensei at 10:30 AM JST - 10th June

  Surely it will never happen again.

  It was a great flash in the pan moment, but it was a one off.

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  PrinceskaNo1 at 10:24 PM JST - 10th June

  TeruSensei, it will never happen again? Well Asashoryu is in regress. It will happen many times from now on.

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  some14some at 11:47 PM JST - 10th June

  Congratulations to Asashoryu ! Asashoryu has no rivals except 'yaochou'

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  whitetrashed at 06:45 AM JST - 11th June

  Kotooshu must have been jet lagged. I thought he was unstoppable after the last tournament?

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  PrinceskaNo1 at 07:40 AM JST - 11th June

  Kotooshyu is sweet and kind, he gave a chance to Asashoryu in a meaningless tournament.

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