newly promoted ozeki terunofuji. the 23-year-old mongolian won his first top division title in may and he's still on a roll. he came into day five with a spotless record. in january terunofuji said his goal this year was to make ozeki. now that he's accomplished it he has his sights set on becoming yokozuna grand champion. on day five tochiozon is his opponent. he comes out with all guns blazing. tochiozon stays in constant motion and attacks the new ozeki relentlessly. terunofuji fights with a lot of poise and stops his charge. the mongolian gets set, marches forward and dumps him to remain undefeated. terunofuji is looking good, but you can count on one man to be standing in the new ozeki's way. none other than yokozuna hakuho. after coming up short in the may competition, the grand champion is determined to redeem himself. for the past three years he hakuho hasn't allowed himself to lose two consecutive emperor's cup tournaments. that's how dominant he has been. stocky bulgarian aoyama was looking for a big upset.

the yokozuna forces the ozeki to the edge. keeps up the pressure. and puts him away.hakuho shows pride. the other co-leader heading into day 12 was hakuho. after his only loss a few days ago, hakuho has been holding his own. hakuho's run to his 35th championship was denied in may. so the yokozuna wants this one badly. he's facing ozeki champion coat owe o kotoshogiku. hakuho takes him for the best shot. but he wastes no time. taking on in an under the shoulder takedown. he goes to 11-1. here are the current standings after 12 days. the leaderboard stays the same. the two grand champions hakuho and kakuryu share the top spot with just three days to go. kisenosato and terunofuji are still hanging in each with three losses. and that's our recap on the sumo for today. we'll find out who gets the emperor's cup this weekend. i'll be back to tell you all about it. so see you then. >>> looking forward to it. it's time for a check of the weather. people in southern japan are bracing for a typhoon heading their way. mai shoji joins us with the details. >> we are still watching