Obviously Takeru knows how to check kicks. He knew Takeru was going to utilize his hands, which means at some point, Takeru would have to commit to bearing his weight on his lead leg. Superlek timed this weight transition perfectly. Additionally, as the fight went on, Superlek seemed to understand Takeru's game better and found additional openings and setups to land his low kick. Mixing up knees to the body, head kicks, superb distance management, as well as his incredible timing.
He's 32 and his body is shot to shit. a Comical amount of injuries in his career. Reminder Masato retired at 30.
Tenshins resume is fucking ridiculous lol. His isn't far off from Masato's. I favor Tenshin skill wise over everyone Masato beat.
the japanese buzzsaw!
I think it's fair to say that Tenshin is the most naturaly talented kickboxer since the end of FEG K-1.
Masato is genuinely terrible at checking leg kicks as is every single silverwolf fighter ever. Also yes Superlek was p4p number 1 for a while and still is in many peoples eyes. Who is there to even rank above him in muay thai right now lol.
Tenshin has better defensive habbits then Masato by a lot. I'd argue Masato used his quickness more. Masato would just manny pac like rush into flurries instead of setting up.
