tapales came to fight, and he fought his ass off. his defense was on point, he was slipping punches, he was blocking them, he was working the jab... dude gave a good account of himself.
naoya is just a fucking monster. we say this after every one of his fights, he's just incredible.
the punishment he can dish out is just not sustainable for anyone around his weight. early on, when he hit tapales cleanly, marlon would just step right back to him. even after the first knockdown, he fought back and didn't look hurt at all. but eventually the damage accumulates, even when you're partially blocking shots... you could tell he was extremely uncomfortable for some time before the finish. inoue's shots were throwing his whole body around, even when he blocked the punches. he looked sturdy and solid in the beginning, and gradually crumbled.
i feel bad for tapales and i hope he can bounce back from this, he fights like a champion should.
but inoue gonna inoue. who's next? i've wanted him to kill nery for ages, but that's kinda lost its luster when figueroa finished him. i'll still take it, i guess. nery is a piece of shit and he likes a fire fight, so the monster knocks him dead sooner or later.