Lloyd van Dams

Lloyd Daniël van Dams (5 March 1972 – 29 December 2021), also known as The Tornado, was a Surinamese-born Dutch heavyweight kickboxer.

Known for his durability, van Dams was never knocked out in 84 professional fights (though he was defeated once via TKO from exhaustion).

He held notable wins over Remy Bonjasky, Brian Douwes, Alexander Ustinov, Bjorn Bregy, and Brecht Wallis.

When Vleesenbeek decided to stop training, van Dams moved to a gym called "Survivor" in Breda.

First he fought at an 8-man tourney "Fight at the Border" in Belgium, where he lost on his comeback to Petar Majstorovic by unanimous decision.