THAI OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST TO FIGHT MARTIAL ARTS STAR VAN DAMME
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 10 Jan 2010
Thailand’s Olympic featherweight boxing champion Somluck Kamsing will fight international martial arts star Jean Claude Van Damme in a K1 MuayThai match in Las Vegas in March although there was another report out of Bangkok that said the showdown would be in October.
Thai media reported that the earlier story about a possible match between the 38-year-old Atlanta Olympic Games gold medalist and the 49-year-old Hollywood star has been confirmed after the two fighters signed a contract on December 29 in a Bangkok hotel.
The report said the match will use the muaythai format, although elbows will be disallowed at the request of Van Damme who is an actor and doesn’t want his face cut up or disfigured. Somluck will be paid just over $100,000 which does not include the income from broadcasting.
“I said I wasn’t lying,” said Somluck, referring to his earlier comments about the possibility of this match. The report from Bangkok said Somluck is well known for his tendency to exaggerate things.
The Olympic gold medalist said “I thought he was of much larger stature. But when we were standing next to each other, he wasn’t any bigger than me. So, I’m confident now. I’m better in muaythai techniques and I will have fun kicking the star. However, I won’t be careless and will keep training myself.”
Somluck is also hoping to be able to fight other international martial arts stars.
Here's how it will play out:
Jean Claude Van Damme steps into the ring and faces down the Thai champ.
They bump gloves and go to opposite corners.
The Bell rings! Jean Claude Van Damme exits the ring as Somluck stares in amazement.
Van Damme's 6' 4" 210lb stunt double comes into the ring and KO's Somluck in one punch then exits the ring.
Van Damme enters the ring and start jumping up and down excitedly over his victory as the referee raises his fist in acknowledgment.
Van Damme goes to Hollywood and makes a movie about it, but instead of a Thai boxing champ he fights 4 Thai boxing champs, killing them all in a 2 minute action sequence.
I'd watch that.
I know Somluck personally coz i train Muay Thai and boxing in his Jocky Gym in Bang Po Thailand during vacation leave when i'm still stationed in Okinawa,Japan. His a "Bad @ss" in both Muay Thai and Boxing coz he is a Great Technician and Tacticain as well. His like the "Muhammad Ali" of Muay Thai back in Thailand because of his unorthodox-modern Muay Thai style. This fight will be fun to watch, props to JCVD for fighting a legend.
Here's how it will play out:
Jean Claude Van Damme steps into the ring and faces down the Thai champ.
They bump gloves and go to opposite corners.
The Bell rings! Jean Claude Van Damme exits the ring as Somluck stares in amazement.
Van Damme's 6' 4" 210lb stunt double comes into the ring and KO's Somluck in one punch then exits the ring.
Van Damme enters the ring and start jumping up and down excitedly over his victory as the referee raises his fist in acknowledgment.
Van Damme goes to Hollywood and makes a movie about it, but instead of a Thai boxing champ he fights 4 Thai boxing champs, killing them all in a 2 minute action sequence.