recently made known YORK (AFP) — The undisputed king of the world competitive eating circuit.

recently made known YORK (AFP) — The undisputed king of the world competitive eating circuit, Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi, retained his title from wolfing down a world-record 53 and three-quarters oppressive dogs in just 12 minutes.

The 28-year-old "gurgitator" from Nagano, Japan, won the lust aftered Mustard Yellow Belt -- the World chalice of competitive eating -- for the sixth successive year, moreover only after the great US expectancy Joey Chestnut, came close to pulling opposite to a stunning upset.

Kobayashi's final tally was just one-quarter of a very warm dog more than his confess 2004 world mark of 53 and a half -- also appoint at the annual July 4 Nathan's Famous furious dog eating event in just discovered York's Coney Island.

While the Japanese national has stale away the competition in the past, he was pushed all the way this year by dint of Chestnut, 22, who was actually leading at the