The holder of the world record for hot dog eating has won his second consecutive title at a New York competition.

Reigning American champ Joey Chestnut beat six-time champ Takeru Kobayashi in a tie-breaker to take the Mustard Belt for a second consecutive year in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island.

TRIUMPHANT: Winner Joey Chestnut holds up the first place trophy. NEW YORK-Regulation wasn't enough for this dog-eat-dog skirmish of the stomachs at Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest where ...