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Jean-Claude Van Damme to Fight Somluck Kamsing in 2010

by Jordan Yerman | January 27, 2010 at 02:09 pm

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Jeane-Claude Van Damme is bringing the fight into real life in 2010. Jean-Claude Van Damme has announced his intention to fight Somluck Kamsing, a Thai boxer who's competed in the Olympics. Like Van Damme, Somluck Kamsing is a martial artist who has branched into entertainment: aside from action films like Born to Fight (which is a must-see), Somluck Kamsing released a pop album.

Jean-Claude Van Damme, most recently seen in the career-resurrecting JCVD, is a lifelong competitive martial artist who has won karate and full-contact tournaments in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including scoring three knockouts in a single day.

For anyone who shares that appetite, the news that Van Damme, nearly 50, is considering an actual kickboxing fight should be met with some kind of interest -- however morbid it might be.

Challenging a professional Muay Thai fighter... I have a bad feeling about this.

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PureBloodedSicilian

at 16:15 on January 27th, 2010

I think Van Damme will get his ass kicked...nothing against him in martial arts, but this isn't a movie.

0010100 (not verified)

at 09:22 on February 14th, 2010

In fairness, before his movie career Van Damme was a skilled kick boxer. The only real thing against him now is his age.

Rory Cripps

at 17:14 on January 27th, 2010

Should be interesting . . . and entertaining.

Jessica Tucker

at 18:51 on January 27th, 2010

Who would of thought... Where has that guy been anyway???

Eddy wayne (not verified)

at 06:51 on January 29th, 2010

Anyone know when will this fight be scheduled?

behrooz (not verified)

at 09:06 on January 29th, 2010

I think he has nothing to prove to anyone, it's still very interesting to know why does he wanna do that. He is a little too old but extremely flexible and can kick very hard. At the same time he is rich and can afford to train with the right people to get prepared for that fight. I wish you luck jean clude and God be with you.

gary bannister (not verified)

at 10:20 on February 12th, 2010

please tell when this is happening,If so how can i watch it?

Noe Villarreal (not verified)

at 08:31 on February 25th, 2010

Jean claude Van Damme is gonna whoop this fools ass, aint no doubt about it..... so all u suckas stop hatin on my boy

fernela terrero feliz (not verified)

at 17:58 on March 5th, 2010

hola yean cloude van damme eres mi actor faborito te admiro desde que tengo 7 años pero ya tengo 18 y ers mi actor numero uno te admiro mucho cuando veo tu peli me vuelvo loca y grito sisisisis es yean cloude van damme wao eres de lo mejor de verdad te quiero mucho eres el mejor actor alk yo mas admiro y al k siempre voy a admirar por eres mi unico actor que quiero mucho y que siempre estara en mi presente nunca lo olvides eres muy especial y a la vez de masiado grande yack

*chris (not verified)

at 15:18 on April 2nd, 2010

In all fairness van damme should still stand a good chance without his age taken into consideration, he was a profesional kickboxer with 17 ok's within the first or second round and one loss, all stunts seen in the films kickboxer and bloodsports were actually the matter of getting as close as he possibly could without hitting the other actors. Thats why he made most of his full contact movies in thailand, not america so there wouldent of been a chance he could of got suid if he was to accidentally hit them. all the stunts seen in the two movies were the actuall stunt he can do real life nothing is put on or computer animated, it should be a good fight carnt wait to see the fight. go van damme