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Kakuryu and Endoh's thang continues for 3rd day

Feb. 28th - Ozeki Kakuryu and M1 Endoh clashed for the third day in a row today at the Tokitsukaze-beya while other sekitori in attendance included Komusubi Toyonoshima, Tokitenku, Sotairyu, and Asasekiryu. Kakuryu fought a total of 20 bouts on the day while Endoh sparred 18 times with the sekitori in attendance; however, the two did fight each other nine times with Kakuryu dominating again going 8-1. That result means the three day record between the two rikishi si 47-2 in favor of Kakuryu although Kakuryu's only loss today did come at the hands of the youngster. Toyonoshima, who battled Kakuryu as well, commented afterwards, "He's hitting like a rock and feels so heavy right now." As for Kakuryu when asked about his tachi-ai, he replied, "I can't tell myself, " but his stable master, Izutsu-oyakata, added, "His legs are firmly planted, and he's striking low, so it adds weight to his charge." As for Endoh, he fought nine times against the other sekitori making his presence felt a bit managing a 7-2 record. "I'm just glad that I can fight different sekitori," he explained.

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