Grand champion Asashoryu dispatched archrival Chiyotaikai for his 14th straight victory to win the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.

News photoYokozuna Asashoryu reacts after beating ozeki Chiyotaikai on Saturday at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan to win the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

The Mongolian warrior won his fifth Emperor's Cup but not before enduring a heated confrontation in the finale at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.