When you think of sumo wrestlers with killer instinct, perhaps no one was more venomous inside and out the ring than retired former yokozuna Asashoryu.
Estonian man-mountain Baruto has a different philosophy altogether: Win at all costs, but keep a sunny smile.
After becoming only the second European after Bulgarian Kotooshu to reach sumo's second highest rank of ozeki last month, the 25-year-old faces his biggest test yet as he aims to reach the ultimate rank of yokozuna in the near future.