The next oldest record on the fight is "Numatake-ki" (The Record of the Numata family) which was written in 1672 by a descendant of Nobumoto NUMATA who had been Jodai (keeper of castle) of Moji-jo Castle when the fight had been carried out; the book was recently re-discovered and is attracting historians' attention; the following is the fight scene written in "Numatake-ki."
『小倉碑文』の次に古い記録は試合当時に門司城代であった沼田延元の子孫が寛文12年（1672年）に編集し、近年再発見された『沼田家記』がある。