The Legend Returns (5)

[Tang Bun-jong has fainted! Rumsak Noi's high kick landed precisely!] [Usually, a kick from that position should get tangled with Tang Bun-jong's hook and not connect. Let's look at the slow-motion replay.]

[Rumsak Noi's kick was a bit faster.]

[Since the fighters are facing each other, Tang Bun-jong's right hook and Rumsak Noi's left foot are essentially facing each other, right? That's why it's usually difficult to land a counter in this situation. Especially a high kick counter, which is even harder than a punch counter. They could get tangled up. But Rumsak Noi's kick connected properly because Tang Bun-jong's hook had too wide an arc. If Tang Bun-jong had thrown a straight punch or a hook at a smaller angle, it would have definitely collided with Rumsak Noi's foot. But because he threw such a wide hook, a space opened up, and Rumsak Noi's kick slipped through.]