Chalid "Die Faust" Arrab (born May 28, 1975) is a German-Moroccan kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He trains at Team Golden Glory in Breda under Cor Hemmers.

Chalid Arrab
Born (1975-05-28) May 28, 1975 (age 49)
Cologne, West Germany
Other names"Die Faust" (The Fist)
NationalityGerman
Moroccan
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb; 15 st 4 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleMMA
Kickboxing, Boxing
Fighting out ofBreda, Netherlands
TeamGolden Glory
TrainerCor Hemmers
Years active2002 - 2010 (Kickboxing)
2000 – 2005 (MMA)
Kickboxing record
Total42
Wins34
By knockout27
Losses8
By knockout3
Mixed martial arts record
Total10
Wins7
By knockout3
By submission1
By decision3
Losses3
By submission2
By decision1
Amateur boxing record
Total37
Wins34
By knockout31
Losses3
Other information
OccupationBusinessman
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20070403102631/http://www.chalid-the-fist.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: October 8, 2010

Biography and career

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Arrab's amateur boxing record of 34 Wins and 31 KOs out of 37 bouts has earned him the nickname "Die Faust" ("The Fist" in German). On April 29, 2006 Arrab entered the K-1 World GP 2006 in Las Vegas as a heavy underdog. Just one week before the fight he was involved in serious car crash in Germany. Arrab walked away unharmed.

In the quarterfinals Arrab took on a former wrestler, Sean O'Haire. Arrab stepped in quickly firing with series of uppercuts and knocking out the American in first round.

In the semifinals he met Carter Williams. Midway through the second round Williams dropped Arrab with a right knee and Arrab ended up losing the fight with a split decision. Under K-1's substitution rule Williams could not continue due a broken nose and shin injury suffered in his fight with Arrab and the fortunate German was sent back in to face Gary Goodridge in the GP tournament final.

In the first round Goodridge threw in a quick left hook to score an early knock down. Heading into the third round, Die Faust was trailing badly on all cards due to the two downs. The only thing that could possibly win it for Arrab was a KO. Midway through the third round he caught Goodridge with a right hook to the jaw and dropped him. "The Fist" capped his comeback in dramatic fashion and became the K-1 World GP 2006 USA Champion.

On September 30, 2006 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 final eliminations at Osaka, Japan Arrab earned himself a unanimous decision win over Japanese fighter Musashi and qualified for his first ever appearance at K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 Finals.

On December 2, 2006 at K-1 World GP quarterfinals Arrab met 4 times K-1 World Champion Ernesto Hoost after the original three rounds the judges ruled a draw and an additional round was added, Arrab lost that extra round by unanimous decision.


Arrab was scheduled to fight on August 11 in Las Vegas, against Mighty Mo. However Arrab was unable to secure a visa in time, and was replaced by Stefan "Blitz" Leko.[1]

Titles

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Kickboxing

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Kickboxing Record
34 Wins (27 (T)KO's, 7 decisions), 8 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2010-10-02 Loss   Dževad Poturak K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, South Korea TKO (Corner Stoppage) 3 0:06
2008-09-27 Loss   Ruslan Karaev K-1 World GP 2008 Final 16 Seoul, South Korea TKO (Referee Stoppage) 2 2:30
2008-04-13 Loss   Alexander Pitchkounov K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan 2 Ext. R. Decision (Split) 5 3:00
2007-09-29 Loss   Glaube Feitosa K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, South Korea Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2006-12-02 Loss   Ernesto Hoost K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 Tokyo, Japan Ext. R. Decision (unanimous) 4 3:00
2006-09-30 Win   Musashi K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Osaka opening round Osaka, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2006-04-29 Win   Gary Goodridge K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, United States KO (right hook) 3 1:00
Wins K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas tournament title.
2006-04-29 Loss   Carter Williams K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Decision (Split) 3 3:00
Arrab replaced Williams due to injury.
2006-04-29 Win   Sean O'Haire K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, United States KO (right Uppercut) 1 0:23
2005-11-05 Win   Hiromitsu Kanehara Hero's 2005 in Seoul Seoul, South Korea Decision (Majority) 2 3:00
2005-08-13 Loss   Scott Lighty K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2005-08-13 Win   Hiraku Hori K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2005-03-26 Win   Yukiya Naito K-1 Hero's 1 Saitama, Japan Decision (unanimous) 2 3:00
2003-06-14 Loss   Cyril Abidi K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris Paris, France KO (right hook) 2 1:32
2003-06-14 Win   Pele Reid K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris Paris, France Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2002-06-02 Win   Ryushi Yanagisawa K-1 Survival 2002 Toyama, Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
10 matches 7 wins 3 losses
By knockout 3 0
By submission 1 2
By decision 3 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 7–3 Hiromitsu Kanehara Decision (majority) Hero's 2005 in Seoul November 5, 2005 2 5:00 Seoul, South Korea
Win 6–3 Yukiya Naito Decision (unanimous) Hero's 1 March 26, 2005 2 5:00 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss 5–3 Kazuhiro Nakamura Submission (armbar) PRIDE Bushido 3 May 23, 2004 1 4:45 Yokohama, Japan
Win 5–2 Rodney Glunder Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 1 October 5, 2003 2 5:00 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss 4–2 Jeremy Horn Decision (unanimous) 2H2H 6 - Simply the Best 6 March 16, 2003 1 15:00 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win 4–1 Stanislav Nuschik KO (punches) M-1 MFC - European Championship 2002 February 15, 2002 1 3:46 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 3–1 Roman Zentsov KO M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 2 November 11, 2001 0:53 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 2–1 Peter Varga Submission (arm lock) MillenniumSports - Veni Vidi Vici April 22, 2001 Veenendaal, Netherlands
Loss 1–1 Ramazan Mezhidov Submission (rear naked choke) IAFC - Pankration World Championship 2000 April 29, 2000 1 Moscow, Russia
Win 1–0 Spartak Kochnev TKO (strikes) IAFC - Pankration World Championship 2000 April 29, 2000 1 Moscow, Russia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "K-1 Las Vegas 2007 Press Conference". fansofk1.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
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