Ron The Black Dragon Van Clief is a martial arts legend Born in Brooklyn New York in 1943 he started martial arts training in his early teens At 5 feet 10 inches and 190 pounds Van Clief was fast powerful and tough He won 10 New York State FullContact Karate Championships He won multiple Karate PointFighting Titles By the early 1970s he had earned his 10th Degree Black Belt His karate record was reported to be 1108 In 1994 at age 51 he launched a comeback on December 16 1994 fighting former World JuJitsu Lightheavyweight and Ultimate Fighting World Champion Royce Gracie The Black Dragon landed one good punch but was taken to the canvas where after a valiant battle was choked into submission thus ending one of the greatest fighting careers in martial arts history
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