With his fourth consecutive title already in the bag, Hakuho unleashed his fury on Kotooshu to extend his winning streak to 61 bouts at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.

It turned out to be an anticlimactic final after maegashira wrestlers Yoshikaze and Takekaze lost their respective bouts to fall out of the title race, but the lone yokozuna still made it a mouth-watering finale on the 14th day of action at Ryogoku Kokugikan.

Hakuho, who now has 16 career championship wins, laid the pressure on thick, slamming his opponent back to the ring's edge after getting his right hand inside for a belt grip and kept on the hustle before propelling the ozeki into the ringside seats for a 14-0 mark.