kotoshogiku hope does retire in the footsteps of recently retired ozeki kaio.oeido gives it his best shot, but the new ozeki hardly moves, kotoshogiku overwomens him by charging forward, kotoshogiku makes a strong impression. yokozuna hakuho is vying to win his fourth championship of the year. remarkable, considering the march tourney was canceled due do a fight-fixing scandal. the grand champion makes quick work of okinobi. one athlete to keep an eye on at this tournament is sekiwake seveno sato. he's working hard despite the fact that he's still trying to overcome his stable master's sudden death on november 7th. senosato's late stablematter nar ruutu said raising him to the rank of ozeki was his highest aspiration. with this in mind, senosato badly wants to make the ranking. kisenosato keeps his composure and calm by defeats his russian-born opponent. kisenosato is on the right track. finally, gagamaru, his mother who lives in georgia is suffering if a kidney ailment and gagamaru says he dedicates every bout to his mom. when you weigh 200 kilograms, this is

he blocks the right hand of the ozeki. patience is a virtue as kotomitsuki seizes to get it and work his stomach to take the fighter out. it's impressive fifth win. a terrific start for the new ozeki. >>> throughout the day, two of the early co-leaders lost. takekaze and kisenosato, and yokozuna hakuho needed a win to maintain a share of the lead. hakuho has a 21-2 edge over veteran kuyokuteno who lass defeated hakuho in 2005. hakuho's preferred right hand inside left hand out makes little difference, he's still able to counter and rock kuyotkutno. a clinic for the yokozuna who remain undefeated. >>> the highlight bout on day six the clash between two sekiwake, the third highest rank. kisenosato will be determined to bauns back from his day five loss and kakuryu wants to keep a share of the lead. >>> rachel ferguson is up next with weather. weather.>>> held. >>> hello there, we'll head into eastern asia, we're seeing some heavy rain moving into the korean peninsula and also into western japan here. a big surge of moisture

toyonoshima has beaten two ozeki in the opening two days. kisenosato starts strong with his thrusting attack. and toyonoshima wants to get inside but he cannot. constant movement has the smaller man on the defensive. kisenosato is a man on a mission and delivers blow after blow to thrust his way to victory to begin with a perfect start. >>> homasho has reached his rank of komosubi after 32 tourneys. he looks not a bit nervous in his debut as an ozeki. kotoshogu gets straight inside. he delivers a thrust that stirs the local crowd into a frenzy with the hometown man undefeated after three days. >>> yokozuna hakuho looks in great form as usual, and on day three was taking on a rank and filer he's never lost to. it proved an exciting finish to the day. hakuho has slimmed down since the last basho and looks terrific. goeido likes to fight low but has yet to beat the yokozuna. goeido attacks, gets the hit inside and it looks a close call. the replay shows hakuho glancing across to make sure goeido hits the dirt first. calm and collected, hakuho w

ozeki controlling this from start to finish. it is a forced out victory, his fourth in a row. >> not only is he the newest ozeki, the only undefeated even though it is still early. surprisingly, he has a losing record against kyokutenho 7-10. the schenn ozeki doesn't waste time seizing a solid grip. he is not going to let go until he parts the mongolian outside. that is four in a row for the hometown hero. >>> the king of the ring is still hakuho looking to win a fifth straight championship at the venue. the only thing hakuho hasn't accomplished is win a basho with a perfect 15-0 mark. he does have a 10-0 record against tochinoshin. the young georgian is out of shape. once the match starts quickly finds himself out of the ring. an easy day at the office for the grand champion as he picks up a forced-out victory, four straight and looking for much, much more, namely a 21st career usho. after four days of action, we have five men undefeated, hakuho, kotoshogiku, kisenosato, kakuryu, as well as rank around file takekaze. >>> next,

a win here would lock up his ozeki promotion. big collision at the get-go, his aggression seems too much for kisenosato to handle. kisenosato loses, but the finish of ten wins will likely move him up to ozeki. >> here are the wupz that won special prizes for their performance. fighting spirit prize for finishing as runner-up with 12 wins, 3 losses. a prize for splendid maneuvering. i hope you enjoyed the kyushu basho. don't forget, we'll be back to cover the next competition, the new year's tourney, in detail, as usual. so sumo fans, see you in january. >>> tokyo is experiencing overcast conditions this monday morning. let's take a look at the global weather forecast with saki ochi. >>> and welcome to your weather update. getting a look at conditions in east arab a we are seeing a lot of clouds coming in over japan today. it is across a lot of the country going to be looking on overcast side. that is going to be followed by a little rainfall, too. you can see it starting to gather for us in open waters. the okinawa area in the so

kotoshogiku is having a fifth time as the new ozeki. gagamaru is big and will take some to be beaten. right away the ozeki gets his favorite grip and takes the georgian to the edge. normally, he would use his stomach pushing his way to victory. instead, he does this, a perfect start. the feature bout of the day was kakuryu and kisenosato. a win by kakuryu would keep him at the top of the leaderboard. kisenosato can't afford too many losses if he wants to become an ozeki. kisenosato can thrust or fight. kakuryu gets in the first hit. he takes an angle pushing attack. kakuryu is no match as he is pushed out and suffers his first loss. kisenosato is back on track. day seven next and the weekend. so we hope to see more fans inside the fukuoka arena. hakuho and kotoshogiku should win but you never know what will happen. join us tomorrow for a recap from kyushu. >> before we move on let's have a look at very cool animals as they get light exercise. >> these are king penguins at zoo in nagasaki, southwestern japan. they take walks outside for

kotoshogiku is having a fifth time as the new ozeki. gagamaru is big and will take some to be beaten. right away the ozeki gets his favorite grip and takes the georgian to the edge. normally, he would use his stomach pushing his way to victory. instead, he does this, a perfect start. the feature bout of the day was kakuryu and kisenosato. a win by kakuryu would keep him at the top of the leaderboard. kisenosato can't afford too many losses if he wants to become an ozeki. kisenosato can thrust or fight. kakuryu gets in the first hit. he takes an angle pushing attack. kakuryu is no match as he is pushed out and suffers his first loss. kisenosato is back on track. day seven next and the weekend. so we hope to see more fans inside the fukuoka arena. hakuho and kotoshogiku should win but you never know what will happen. join us tomorrow for a recap from kyushu. >> before we move on let's have a look at very cool animals as they get light exercise. >> these are king penguins at zoo in nagasaki, southwestern japan. they take walks outside for

kisenosato is poised for an ozeki promotion. toyonoshima has beaten two ozeki in two days. kisenosato starts strong and toyonoshima wants to get inside, but he can't. constant movement has the smaller man on the defensive. kisenosato is a man on a mission and delivers blow after blow, the to thrust his way to victory. to begin with a perfect start. hoe homasho, he's out of his element with the home town man undefeated after three days. yokozuna hakuho looks in great form as usual and was taking on a a rank-and-filer he never lost to, it proved an exciting finish to the day. hakuho has slimmed down since the last basho and looks terrific. goeido looks for an opportunity to beat the yokozuna. goeido slips inside and it looks a close call. the replay shows hakuho glancing across to make sure goeido hits the dirt first. calm and collected, hakuho wins again. >>> the only early downside despite the small crowds at the arena is once again the poor starts by three ozeki. who already have losses. well, we hope they turn things around from day four, too, we'll see you then. >>> than

. >>> newly promoted ozeki kotoshogiku who bit the dust on thursday is still clinging to his championship post with just one loss. kotoshogiku doesn't budge. it allows tochinowaka to shut him down. he loses for the second consecutive day. now, here is how the title race looks like after 11 days. hakuho is all alone in first place. kotoshogiku and wakakoyu are closest to hakuho, each with two losses. >>> on day 12, the highlight match will pit hakuho versus kotoshogiku, shooting for his third straight victory over the yokozuna, which would also enable the new ozeki to keep his championship hopes alive. join us again to find out how things shake down. >> let's take a look at weather forecasts around the world. >> we'll will back with you at the top of the next hour so please stay tuned. thanks for watching. >>> in 1989, four babies were born at a hospital in south korea. they were quadruplet girls. 21 years later, they've returned to the hospital as nurses. ♪ i cast out inspiration from the sky ♪ >> tiny lives that have just come into the world. doctors and nurses protect them. sol, 21-year

not only is kotoshigiku the newest ozeki, he's also the only undefeated ozeki even though it's still early. surprisingly he has a losing record against veteran ki u ko ten o 7-10. he doesn't waste any time seizing a solid grip. and he's not going to let go until he parts the mongolian outside the rice bales. that's four in row for the hometown hero. >>> of course the king of the ring is hakuho, the yokozuna is aiming to win an amazing fifth straight championship at the fukuoka venue. the only thing hakuho hasn't accomplished this year is win a basho with a perfect 15-0 mark. he does have a 10-0 record against challenger tochinoshin. the young georgian is out of shape and once the match starts quickly finds himself out of the ring. an easy day at the office for the grand champion as he picks up a force-out victory. four straight and looking for much, much more. namely a 21st career yusho. after four days of action, we have five men who are undefeated. hakuho, kotoshogiku as well rank and file takekaze. >> ross mihara there with the latest in sumo. another chilly morning this thursday

it's a crush-out so he's yet to lose as an ozeki. hack hoe is lowhat is looking fh straight victory. quickly hissen up the ranks. if he is nervous, it doesn't show. he gives hakuho zuna all he can handle throwing chest to chest and moving him back briefly but in the end, the king of the ring continues his reign pulling over arm throw. the yokozuna still perfect. the other person of interest is aiming to move up to ozeki. he has seven wins and needs at least four more to earn promotion but he's up against the mightily mongolian works for a deep grip with the right arm. that slaps him in an upright position throughout this struggle. he tries several times to square him out with that awkward position but to no avail. he ends the prolonged match with an undershoulder swing down. here's the usual race after nine days. hakuho still the heavy favor and kotoshogiku approaching the record of 11 straight wins. there's a gap of two wins with the next closest kisenosato and others. on day ten, hakuho will meet a danger wrestler. tune in to see i

it's a crush out so he has yet to lose as an ozeki. >>> and looking for a fifth straight championship, getting his first look at promising newcomer who is in just his forth division. if he is nervous, he gives him all he can handle going chest to chest with hakuho, but the king of the ring continues his reign. he is still perfect. >> the other person of interest in this tourny is one aiming to move up. he has seven wins and needs at least four more to earn promotion but he is up against fuji who has a 20-13 record. the mighty mongolian works to get a deep grip with his right arm. that snaps him in an upright position throughout this struggle. he tries several times to get out of the awkward position, but to no aveil. haramafuji ends with an under shoulder swing down. here is the race after nine days. hakuho still the heavy favorite while kotoshogiku is approaching 11 straight wins. there is now a gap of two wins. on day ten, hakuho will meet and kotoshogiku will face another hard match. tune in to see if the leader board is shaken up. >> thank you. we have weather up next. >>> hi ther

to earn the promotion to ozeki, he has to win two of his three remaining bouts. today he faces a tough opponent as he came out on top in the five most recent confrontations. he absorbs the initial charge. kisenosato is aggressive. baruto fights back. baruto now turns the tables and drives kisenosato back. he resists but is finally outmuscled. a costly defeat. promotion alive. so don't miss this weekend's action. >>> thanks, hiro. rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >>> hello, again. let you know what the weekend has in terms of weather. things look like they'll clear up across japan here. we have a low pressure system just making an exit. and in its place will be high pressure. mostly clear and fine. there is a small low pressure system now making its way across north korea. that is going to reach hokkaido by sunday, but it's not going to be too intense in nature. you can see it's looking very clear here across much of the continent. down towards the south we will find a continuing downpours across hey nan island and vietnam. and the rain has been ongoing fo

to earn the promotion to ozeki, kisenosato has to win two of his three remaining bouts in fukuoka. today he faces a tough opponent in baruto, as the estonian came out on top in the five most recent confrontations. baruto absorbs the initial charge. kisenosato goes after baruto aggressively, but the estonian fights back! baruto now turns the tables and drives kisenosato back. kisenosato resists but is finally out-muscled. a costly defeat. the title race is over, but there is still a lot to watch in the basho. hakuho will attempt to finish the journey a perfect record, while kisenosato fights to keep his promotion alive, so don't miss this weekend's action. >> hiro, thanks. >>> united states is dealing >> rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >>> hello, again. as we head on into the weekend, we'll see winter weather starting to depart from japan. we've got a low pressure here just making an exit to the north and east. so, we should be a lot calmer across much of the country as we head into saturday, and actually, temperatures will be on the rise into sunday and monday as well. the

he waits for the right time to take the ozeki back and out. fans were stunned with him losing his first bought. now the loss put himself in a position he's very familiar. all alone at the top and undefeated after day ten. he first met him in 2007. he wants to beat him to improve his future pro-moment chances. kakaryu ends up in a one-eyed bonsai position. he moves forward and the result is beyond down. he makes it look so easy once again. now the leaderboard. hakuho remains undefeated. kotoshogiku was alone with one loss. kisenosato and wakakoyu were chasing with two losses. day 11 will see two go head to head. join hiroshi morita for our recap of it. >> and now weather is up next. >>> hi, there. let's talk about weather. start off with asia, a very well developed low pressure system just over the korean peninsula moving towards the sea of japan. now, it will be affecting hokkaido with another round of wintry weather to come, and, of course, this side of tahoku as well. now, this can also produce blizzards, so reduced visibility can also cause

he waits for the right time to take the ozeki back and out. fans were stunned with him losing his first bought. now the loss put himself in a position he's very familiar. all alone at the top and undefeated after day ten. he first met him in 2007. he wants to beat him to improve his future pro-moment chances. kakaryu ends up in a one-eyed bonsai position. he moves forward and the result is beyond down. he makes it look so easy once again. now the leaderboard. hakuho remains undefeated. kotoshogiku waalone with one loss. kisenosato and wakakoyu were chasing with two losses. day 11 will see two go head to head. join hiroshi morita for our recap of it. >> and now weather is up next. >>> hi, there. let's talk about weather. start off with asia, a very well developed low pressure system just over the korean peninsula moving towards the sea of japan. now, it will be affecting hokkaido with another round of wintry weather to come, and, of course, this side of tahoku as well. now, this can also produce blizzards, so reduced visibility can also cause d

the most interesting match was on day 11 when he faced ozeki baruto.was ranked minus number 11 at the time but he emerged victorious. >> translator: i couldn't believe it. i was so happy about the result, i almost cried. >> translator: what's your ideal form of sumo? >> translato i want to keep on the offensive. i use my big body to keep charging forward to prevent opponents from stopping me. >> reporter: gagamaru started his charge on sumo eight years ago when he was in high school. later, he had finished third in the open weight category at the world junior championships. in 2005, he turned pro to find out how well he could stand up to the best the sport has to offer. as it turned out, pretty well. his powerful frontal charges played a big part in early promotion to the second highest division, four years after becoming a professional. and he won the championship in that division last year in the january tournament. so he is definitely a man on the move. but gagamaru has other things on his mind, too. about five years ago, his mother, who lives in ge

while taking the new ozeki back, to pull an arm-lock throw. undefeated hakuho extends the margin over his nearest opposition. and will check that now. on the leaderboard. >>> hakuho is blemish-free. kotoshogiku, kisenosato, miyabiyama, wakakoyu trail with three losses. . the kyushu basho title will go to hakuho tomorrow if he wins and that will be his 21st yusho. we'll be here with a recap. >>> thanks, murray. rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >> friday looks like its set to be sunny across much of the southeast asian continent. however there will be widespread fog affecting much of central and eastern china. not anything much in the way of rain. the precipitation that will be finding is going to be here across northern and central japan. now rain down further towards the south, but up to the north, it is definite will i going to be falling as snow. and we have quite a developed system sitting up there to the north. that's what's going to be bringing these very snowy conditions. but also the strong wind along with it. so winds are going