Takeru Kobayashi Arrested

A Japanese eating six-time champion Takeru Kobayashi, 32 year old eater who sat out this year's Coney Island Fourth of July hot dog contest apparently couldn't resist the temptation to hotdog afterward.

Joey "Jaws" Chestnut celebrated the Fourth of July by downing 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes, was suddenly upstaged by the surprise appearance of his biggest rival Takeru Kobayashi, who did not compete but crashed the stage after Chestnut's win and wrestled with police.

Kobayashi did not eat this year because he refused to sign a contract with Major League Eating. "Let him eat! Let him eat!" the crowd chanted as police handcuffed the world's No. 3 professional eater, dubbed "The Tsunami."

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