Evolution Fight Series: Daud Yordan vs. Rachata Khaophimai RBR

Round 5

Khaophimai takes a knee in the opening moments of the round, given a count after the very first left hook Yordan lands, on the liver, beating it at 4. The commentator was distracted with reading the WBC open scoring (40-36, 39-37 x2 for Daud) and didn't even realize there had been a knockdown. Moot point as Yordan walks Khaophimai against the ropes, both trading huge overhand rights, but Yordan's landing much heavier atop the crown, and the ref swoops in to wave it off.

TKO5!

 

If he ups his pace a little (from averaging just a fight or two a year since 2013) it might be possible for Cino to hit the 50 pro wins mark before he leaves the ring for the Indonesian Senate. This was #41.

 

Dewaele vs. Puttawong, from the highlights, appears to have been a fun match-up ...I might have to rewind the feed and check it out.

 

Wow...this was Daud's first match in exactly 2 years and 2 days. So needless to say he's long absent from the world rankings, but this was for a vacant WBC trinket, so - maybe one last push? The only problem is, the current WBC titlist at 140lbs is Josh Taylor and I'm not sure Yordan could handle all that smoke.

Now, if TTT moves up to welter and leaves a power vacuum, there are guys high in the WBC rankings that wouldn't be impossible to beat. Yordan would be a heavy underdog against the likes of #3 Rougarou and #1 JCR, but #2 Chon or #4 Postol? He'd be in with a decent chance.

 

Ah! I didn't even realize, Daud's old rival (and the Floyd Mayweather Jr. of Indonesia, basically) Chris "The Dragon" John did the commentary.