Wow, that was great! Just a few seconds and it's over. And all the history, all the time spent together, all rivalry gets extinguished. To be honest, logically, since Irako fell for a bait, he should've not been able to cut again, but some part of me felt he would. This way it's more realistic - it semi-worked on Shuuzaburou, with healthy eyes. It was perfect for somebody like Irako, who perceives everything through his other senses.
I can imagine one wanting Irako to win - me specifically, I expected double death and all-around tragedy. It's not a question of who deserved it more though - if we were to answer it, that answer would be "both", not either of them.