He BULLIED Inoue In The Ring… Until THIS Happened! As the championship rounds approached, there was no longer any doubt about who controlled the fight. Paul Butler had arrived in Japan believing that discipline, patience, and survival could eventually create an opening, but Naoya Inoue had turned the contest into a masterclass in calculated destruction. Every movement inside the ring belonged to the Japanese superstar. Every step Butler took was anticipated before it happened. Inoue wasn't chasing his opponent anymore. He was studying him, breaking him apart piece by piece, waiting for the exact second when resistance would finally disappear.