I wanted to go to the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament last year, but the tickets were sold out. This year, I got two tickets, one for me and one for my wife. Even though they were the cheapest tickets, we had a good view of the ring. You can’t watch the wrestlers close up like on TV, and there are no replays, but you can feel the excitement. Fans shout out the names of their favorite wrestlers and hold up towels with the wrestlers’ names. The woman next to us had five different towels! The crowd roars and claps loudly after an exciting bout, and there are some surprises. In one bout, two wrestlers fell off the ring and took the referee with them. Luckily, no one was hurt. (129 words)
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