According to "Akagishiwa" (Kikigaki [account of what one hears] of Shusetsu TOJO who accomodated Ako Roshi after the raid) there was a retainer on Kira's side who furiously tried to kill Magokuro MASE, and although Magokuro stabbed him in the ribs with a spear, Kira's retainer started knocking the spear a few times, trying to haul it.
『赤城士話』によると間瀬孫九郎に遮二無二斬りかかる吉良家臣がおり、孫九郎はその男の脇腹に槍を突き刺したが、その吉良家臣は槍を手繰り寄せようと槍を二打ち三打ちしてきた。