That's... an interesting take, especially considering what happens immediately after that lol
Anyway, the intention of that section is that he's been training and he's clearly cheating, so you whoop his ass right back and embarrass him. He's too underhanded to beat you in a fair fight, and you even beat him when he has the advantage.
I do appreciate the criticism (genuinely, feedback like this is good), but I just don't see it as demeaning.