NAGOYA —

Ozeki Harumafuji defeated Yokozuna Hakuho on Sunday to win the Nagoya sumo tournament. It was his 3rd Emperor’s Cup title.

Both Mongolian wrestlers went into the final with perfect 14-0 records for the tournament, the first time in 29 years that an undefeated ozeki faced an undefeated yokozuna in the final. After the face-off, Harumafuji quickly backpedaled the yokozuna and forced him over the edge at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.

Japan Today

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  kwatt at Jul. 22, 2012 - 09:35PM JST

  Hope that Harumafuji will be a yokozuna soon. It's going to be more fun.

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  Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land at Jul. 22, 2012 - 10:11PM JST

  Congratulations Harumafuji!! Great basho! Great sumo!

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  zabutonsenbei at Jul. 23, 2012 - 12:39AM JST

  Great basho Harumafuji! They don't mention the slap to the face that Harumafuji gave the Yokozuna, which I think made Hakuho a little angry, and Harumafuji got the win. I guess he will have to win the next basho to be promoted, but I hope he becomes a yokozuna soon.

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  mtwildman at Jul. 23, 2012 - 12:40AM JST

  Harumafuji need's to be promoted!

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  John Becker at Jul. 23, 2012 - 02:06AM JST

  I wish JT would go back to posting daily results.

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  Ash Warren at Jul. 23, 2012 - 08:20AM JST

  very interesting basho!