Mixed Martial Arts Fighting

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JEAN CLAUDE AT 50 FIGHT IS ON.Greeting fellow scientists. I hope you’re sitting down because the rumored fight between Somluck Kamsing and Jean Claude Van Damme looks like it’s a reality. To be or not to be? – would seem to have been the question.

Thai Olympic gold medalist boxer Somluck Kamsing has confirmed the rumor that he will fight martial artist star Jean-Claude Van Damme in a Muay Thai match. Somluck is the first Thai gold medalist who won the featherweight boxing event at the Atlanta Games in 1996. In Thai media Somluck has confirmed the earlier report that he has signed a contract on September 4, to fight in a match against Van Damme, famed martial arts film actor. The date has since been changed to October 2010.

The terms of the match according to Somluck are five two-minute rounds to be held in Las Vegas, in October 2010 using Muay Thai rules without elbows. He said he would be paid US$150,000 plus US$25,000 as training fee as well as a 2% share from broadcast revenue.

“I never thought about this possibility at all, but all of the sudden Van Damme’s team called me, saying they tracked me down from a hotel employee who knew me. They want me to fight with Muay Thai style, except the elbows because they don’t want his face to get bruised, because he is an actor,” said Somluck.

Somluck said Van Damme knew him from a K-1 event in Turkey he fought earlier this year. Interestingly enough in the mid-2000s Van Damme was quoted as saying he wanted to fight in K-1. Van Damme’s participation a K-1 event would never become a reality.

Somluck said he would have to prepare himself well in order to fight the much larger Van Damme, but believes he would be able to defeat him with his superior Muay Thai skill and experience.

Somluck rose to prominence with a number one ranking at 57 kg or 126 lbs in all the stadiums, notable wins in Rajadamnen stadium and a thus far compiled record of over 300 Muay Thai bouts, 12 losses and 1 draw.Somluck has continued to compete sporadically to the present. Jean Claude Van Damme is known best for his acting roles in Hollywood produced blockbusters as Bloodsport, Kickboxer, and Universal Soldier.

Watch the clip of Jean Claude Van Damme confirming the match. This would be the first time I have seen any meaningful confirmation from the Van Damme side of this proposed match.

http://thescienceof8limbs.com/2010/04/02/jean-claude-van-damme-versus-somluck-kamsing/


Fight record [21] Date Event Opponent Result
1976 European Karate Union Van Oostrum, ToonToon Van Oostrum Win, 1 round KO
1977 Netherlands Kick Boxing Devos, MauriceMaurice Devos Win, 1 round TKO
1978 European Karate Union Strauss, Eric BrunoEric Bruno Strauss Win, 1 round KO[27]
1978 European Karate Union Juvillier, MichelMichel Juvillier Win, 1 round KO
1978 European Karate Union Lang, OrlandoOrlando Lang Win, 1 round TKO
1978 World All Style Leibman, EmileEmile Leibman Win, 1 round KO
1978 World All Style Nollet, CyrilleCyrille Nollet Win, 1 round TKO
1979 World All Style Robaeys, AndreAndre Robaeys Win, 1 round KO
1979 World All Style Piniarski, JacquesJacques Piniarski Win, 1 round KO
1979 World All Style Risberg, RolfRolf Risberg Win, 1 round KO
1979 November World Full Contact Bergman, ShermanSherman Bergman Win, 1 round KO[22][23]
1979 November World Full Contact Diaz, Gilberto (Gil)Gilberto (Gil) Diaz Win, 1 round TKO
1979 November World Full Contact Teugels, PatrickPatrick Teugels Loss, 2 round decision
1980 March European Professional Benamou, Mustapha-AhmadMustapha-Ahmad Benamou Win, 1 round KO
1980 March European Professional Muhammad, Bekim-MoussaBekim-Moussa Muhammad Win, 1 round TKO
1980 March European Professional Heming, Michael J.Michael J. Heming Win, 2 round TKO [7]
1980 March Professional Karate Assoc. Verlugels, GeorgesGeorges Verlugels Win, 2 round KO
1980 European Professional Kovac, AndresAndres Kovac Win, 2 round KO [28]
1980 Forest Nationals (Brussels) Teugels, PatrickPatrick Teugels Win, 1 round TKO