Yonkoturds ignoring all context and acting like a yonko stalemating a heavily plot nerfed admiral is some kind of win?
Saturn: "This is rather slugging work by your standards kizaru"
Meaning Kizaru is not performing as expected of him which is because he has been holding himself back. It's abundantly clear that kizaru threw the fight because his heart was never in it, he never truly wanted to succeed in his mission. Kizaru letting himself get hit gives him an excuse as to why he is unable to kill vegapunk, without making it look like hes going against Saturn and the government. Oda was setting up this plotline from the start with the flashbacks of Kizaru, Sentomaru and Vegapunk. Having Luffy and kizaru out of commission allows for Oda to focus on saturn and the other things going on in egghead. It also allows vegapunk to be able to escape.
Once vegapunk is gone, Kizaru and Luffy will get up at the same time and Round 2 will commence. Kizaru will say something along the lines of "I may have failed my mission, but i shall make up for it by defeating Strawhat". This time there will be nothing holding Kizaru back, he doesnt have to think about vegapunk, it will be a proper fight this time where the focus is defeating his opponent. Kizaru will use haki this time and show his awakening, mark my words, Luffy will be defeated
