Inoue comes out strafing Dasmarinas with more body shots as Dasmarinas tries to find room to run around the ring. Inoue continues to stalk knowing that he's wounded Dasmarinas several times already. Inoue slips a few shots as he tries to get Dasmarinas to open up. ANOTHER LIVER SHOT PUTS DASMARINAS DOWN! Dasmarinas just mangeges to beat the count but ANOTHER LEFT HOOK PUTS DASMARINAS DOWN FOR GOOD!
Inoue comes out to venter ring as Dasmarinas bounces all over the ring. Dasmarinas falls short on a body shot. Counter jab lands for Inoue. Jab lands over the top for Inoue, Dasmarinas retreats. Now Dasmarinas throws an ineffective combination coming forward. Jab makes contact for Inoue upstairs. Counter left makes contact for Dasmarinas this time. Hard left hook lands hard to the body AND PUTS DASMARINAS DOWN! Dasmarinas gets up and Inoue lands a big left hand as Inoues talks. Left to the body lands again for Inoue. Dasmarinas is still feeling that shot and two more hooks to the body buckles his knees! One more hook to the liver to end the round.
Both fighters come out to center ring but Dasmarinas is the first to retreat and get on the move but that doesn't stop Inoue from landing a left hook. Inoue stalking as Dasmarinas moving around the ring a lot early. A left hook lead from Inoue grazes Dasmarinas and has him thinking about retreating some more. Right hand from Inoue catches the guard of Dasmarinas. Dasmarinas tries a straight left to the body. Inoue unloads a combination and Dasmarinas is showing Inoue A LOT of respect as he moves around the ring. Check hook lands for Inoue. Now Inoue tries an uppercut but doesn't land it clean.
Naoya Inoue (20-0, 17 KO) vs Michael Dasmarinas (30-2-1, 20 KO), bantamweights
Mayer's corner want her to back Farias up, recognizing that Farias stuggles going backwards. Both fighters exchanging punches but neither land very clean. Jab lands clean for Mayer upstairs. Jab lands for Mayer. Farias tries a left hook that doesn't land clean. Right hand lands over the top for Mayer. Farias trying to fight back but is clearly fatigued, throwing slow, wide punches.