Royce vs. Sakuraba 2: The Yawner

The fight that most viewers considered the real headliners for Saturday’s K-1 Dynamite!!!!!!!!!! turned out to be more of a fizzle than a KABOOOM! Admittedly it was cool to see Royce and Sak live, but the fight itself left much to be desired. They should have left it as it was or just set up some cage match at the Gracie family ranch or something.

These guys had 7 years to think about this fight… and how does it go? Exactly like it did the last time, except thank God this time there was a time limit. As a friend of mine commented during the fight: “It’s exactly like the first fight, but somehow lamer.”

We have two submission masters who are pushing or already hit 40 years of age. I guess it would be unreasonable to expect anything more than hugging and hip-blocking. Shame on the crowd for booing. The only time I booed was when the decision was announced. Oh wait, also when All 4 One was announced… but the decision:

“Unanimous decision for Royce Gracie!”

*blink blink*

Um… What?

Were you guys watching this fight even? Royce did absolutely nothing to put Sak in danger. Perhaps the judges were distracted by the DJ talking DURING THE GODDAMN FIGHT. WTF?!?!@? Maybe some of you can tell me if there is ANY sporting event where a DJ tries to get the crowd to “make some noise” during the competition because I’m at a loss.

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