This game looks pretty good in motion (not graphically). Footage on gamespot made it look interesting. And Iga makes sense. It isn't a fighting game, according to Iga, because fighting games require precise timing and movement. Iga considers this an action versus game. His stance on the Smash Bros series is also fairly obvious.
It makes sense. I mean, we don't consider Fight Night a "fighting game", yet it has two people fighting each other. Same with wrestling and same with other types also.