with the recent arrival of two new ozeki kotooshu looks motivated to show his pride. he is 5-0 for the first time since the 2010 september bashu. kotooshu takes the match by using his long reach and nailing his opponent to the deck. late last year there was surgery to remove a boil in his buttocks. he looks to be in good shape. he comes in low and takes advantage. he gets a double inside grip and lifts his opponent and carries him out of the ring. he loads for the first time. and let's not forget the top dog hakuho. he's the other undefeated after five days. goeido fails to show any of his feistiness in this bout. hakuho marches without any trouble and blows his opponent away. here are the current standings after six days. hakuho and a couple of ozeki baruto and kotooshu are at the top with perfect records. on day seven the top division highlight bout will feature one of the leaders baruto taking on his opponent. baruto can't afford to lose if he wants to capture his first title. join us again to find out the result of the exciting matchup. >> residents of okinawa hav

ozeki so far in this basho. thrusting and pushing, the initial battle. kotooshu gets sideways but he recovers with a strong inside grip and ts toyonoshima to the doyo. it's not pure but fast work from the tall ozeki. hakuho is in a place he knows so well, undefeated. takayasu meets with the yokozuna for the first time, an honor in the world of sumo. takayasu starts with his trademark thrust and hakuho has a scrapper on his hands. the yokozuna slaps down the rank and filer in the longest battle of the tourney. in front of a full house, hakuho remains perfect. >> after the eighth day, time to look at that leaderboard. hakuho and baruto share the lead undefeated. fellow ozeki kotooshu and kisenosato trail with one loss each. >> on day nine, kotooshu and kisenosato look to have the toughest opponents, while hakuho and baruto would surprise if they lost. hiro morita will bring you an update on day nine. >> all right, murray johnson with the latest in sumo. >>> next we show you an unusual celebration for newly married couples in a snowy region on the sea of japan coast

with the recent arrival of new ozeki kotooshu looks motivated to show his pride. she 5-0 since the 2010 september basho. kotooshu takes the match by using his long reach and nailing his opponent to the deck. late last year he had surgery to remove a boil in his buttocks but he looks to be in good shape. he comes in low and takes advantage. and then lifts up his opponent and carries him out of the ring. he loses for the first time. and let's not forget the top dog hakuho. he's the other undefeated after five days. he took on a feisty goeido. he fails to show any in this bout. hakuho marches without any trouble and blows his a opponent away. here are the current standings after six days -- on day seven, the top division highlight bout will feature one of the leaders baruto taking on his opponent. baruto can't afford to lose if he wants to capture his first title. join us again to find out the result of the exciting matchup. >> residents of okinawa have re-affirmed their opposition by recent moves of the japanese government to re-elect a u.s. military base on the isl

the ozeki asserts his superiority and moves the rank and filer back and out. kotooshu and kit ta yakky. a strong outside grip. now he can pull a throw but settles on a patient approach to walk kitty tacky backwards. he defeated the ozeki the last time they met. if baruto wins here he will remain unbeaten after ten days. baruto slaps and gets the outside grip and a slick overarm throw to win in a blink. he looks very good. he is faring worst of the ozeki with four losses. he hasn't beaten his fellow ozeki in six matcheses. the shift and down goes kotoshogiku. not the most exciting sumo from kisenosato but a win. we kept the best for last. hakuho is undefeated after nine days, and with a win he'll maintain a share of the lead with baruto. today he took on kak yur u. hakuho has never lost with 20 straight over the sekiwake. kakuryu thrusts and then gets him off balance. he wastes no time to keep hakuho on a mer rego round moving foard with a double inside grip, tippy toe on the rice bale. an upset. the sekiwake hands the yokozuna his first loss. something he's dreamed abo

the ozeki asserts his superiority and moves the rank and filer back and out. kotooshu makes his intention known straight away with a strong outside grip. he can follow through, but settles on a patient approach to walk him backwards and over the rice barrier. baruto wins here, he'll remain unbeaten after ten days. baruto slaps and gets the outside grip and pulls a slick over arm throw to win in a blink. he looks very good. a shift and down he goes. not the most exciting sumo, but a win. well, we kept the best for last. hakuho was undefeated after nine days with a win he'll maintain a shir of the lead with baruto. these two first fought in september 2007. hakuho has never lost with 20 straight. the thrust and pulls him off balance and gets a strong outside grip to keep hakuho on a merry go round moving forward with the devil inside grip is the tippy toe sumo and it's an upset. he hands him his first loss. something he has dreamed about has finally come true, beating hakuho. now here's the picture at the top after ten days. baruto finds himself in a rare position leading

ozeki. he has added five kilos and it's all muscle. there's a 3-1 edge in the rivalry. kotooshu smothers his opponent and has a strong frontal grip and wins in strong fashion. it's been quality so far. this was billed as the bout of the day. he lost yesterday and needs a confidence boosting win here. a good charge by kakryu. he fights back and delivers his thrust. at the edge, look at the amazing balancing act. it's all in vain as he wins when it counts. he has strong fan support and certainly delivered today. in 2006 he was an ozeki. he moves forward with ease taking his opponent back. although he gets caught sideways and wins. the share of the lead as usual for him. day five saw ozekis go to 5-0. the other two last did it in 2010. along with them they share the lead. more to come on day six. >>> we have weather up next. >>> welcome back. let's take a look at australia now tropical cyclone heidi is now moving inland in western australia. it has made landfall and heidi is now a category one. looks like it's going to be weakening and downgrading to a low pressure system by maybe