Who says they have to fight in that cage? The two of them, oiled up and in loincloths without any means of escape? I don't see why I wouldn't be in there with them.
I'm not personally a big fan of the blueys; he seems a little timid. Awkward. Cute if you like the type, I suppose. The walls are a little dark in his room for my tastes, but the bookshelves are divine.