I would definitely not call it a sport. Other than the obvious violence and cruelty factors, I find the lack of rules and refinement take it out of the "sport" category as well. Football, baseball, basketball, hockey, golf and most other sports have tested and well refined guidelines.
This seems very much like a "simpleton" type of game. I can never see truly professional people being interested in it.
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