meanwhile, terunofuji was still a rank and filer.atch between two in the january tournament turned into a fierce battle. right after the initial charge they locked up taking a firm grip on each other's belt. it was the first water break anyone in the top division had taken in six years. after five tension-filled minutes ichinoju the junior wrestler, finally forced out his senior terunofuji, in front of a full house. >> translator: after we were locked in a grappling position neither one of us could move. i wanted to win. but unfortunately, that didn't happen. >> reporter: as terunofuji aims higher a big wall stands in his way. the top dog yokozuna hakuho. terunofuji has fought hakuho three times already but hasn't come close to beating him. for terunofuji beating hakuho is the only way to reach true stardom. >> translator: when i'm against someone who i think is weaker than me i can retain my style of sumo. but when i'm facing a stronger wrestler it doesn't work that way. >> reporter: how do you plan to win? >> translator: i'll just

terunofuji can do it all. tell you what i mean.irst his aggressive forward charge is so powerful he has little trouble moving stocky opponents back. not many people can get someone to back-pedal. also once he gets a hold of his opponent's belt he's very potent. look at his overarm throw in victory against tamawashi, just picked him up and buried him. nothing to it. after five days the newly promoted edd sekiwacki is holding his own with five wins and nos losses. sekiwake is the third highest rank and if terunofuji wins the championship, that's a big if the way hakuho has been competing, but terunofuji would become the first sekiwake in 15 years to accomplish the feat. we'll see what happens 37. >>> time for a check of the weather. islanders in the western pacific are getting hit hard by a powerful storm. meteorologist robert speta joins us with the latest. >> yes. specifically around the vanuatu area we are seeing cyclone pam, severe tropical cyclone pam that is. and this storm system is going to be bringing the possibility of some