ten uniofuji's strength is attacking from a grappling position.january he defeated two ozeki champions. that's what got him promoted to sekiwake. >> translator: on new year's day last year i was determined to become a sekiwake by year end. but i failed to get my goal. so afterward i wanted the promotion more than ever. >> reporter: terunofuji was born in the mongolian capital ulan bator in 1991. when he was 18 he entered a high school in japan to hone his sumo skills. he turned professional at the age of 19. three years later, terunofuji got promoted to the top nakunochi division. in 11 straight tournaments the mongolian scored more wins than losses enabling his climb to the top division at a remarkable pace. terunofuji has a great rival, mongolian compatriot ichinoju who's two years younger. they arrived in japan on the same plane to attend the same high school share the same room in a dormitory, and encouraged each other to become successful wrestlers. even though ichinoju turned professional after terunofuji the mongolian junior rose to the ran