Chicken Soup for the Vegetarian's Soul

My favorite fighter has been getting his ass kicked since he returned to professional fighting. It seems the sport has advanced to such a degree that his expertise is no longer novel, and effective counters to his technique abound. And yet recently a certain fight gave me great joy. In 2004, Royce Gracie (175 lbs) fought Akie Bono; a 400+ lbs sumo wrestler. Akie Bono is not some fat ass loser sumo either. He is a full fledge Yokozuna and throws down with the best of them. Anyway Royce kicked his ass. It was great. Skinny Royce gets taken down by this guy twice. He keeps trying to snake around the guy's gut to get to his back. The sumo is too damn strong, and just throws Royce away whenever he starts getting around his belly. Royce decides to do the coolest thing I have ever seen--he hooks his entire body to just one of the Sumo's arms and twists. Look closely. This is no ordinary arm bar. This is pure genius. The Sumo taps. Skinny men everywhere erupt in applause.