Chalid Arrab

Chalid Arrab
Born	May 28, 1975 (1975-05-28) (age 36) Cologne, West Germany
Other names	"Die Faust" (The Fist)
Nationality	German
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	97 kg (213.8 lb; 15.3 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Muay Thai, Boxing
Fighting out of	Breda, Netherlands
Team	Golden Glory
Trainer	Cor Hemmers
Years active	2002 - present (Kickboxing) 2000 – 2005 (MMA)
Kickboxing record
Total	42
Wins	34
By knockout	27
Losses	8
By knockout	3
Mixed martial arts record
Total	10
Wins	7
By knockout	3
By submission	1
By decision	3
Losses	3
By submission	2
By decision	1
Amateur boxing record
Total	37
Wins	34
By knockout	31
Losses	3
Other information
Occupation	Businessman
Spouse	Jorinde Moll
Website	http://www.chalid-the-fist.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: October 8, 2010

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

Biography and career

Chalid'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 Chalid 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. Chalid 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 Chalid 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 Chalid 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 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 Chalid 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 Chalid 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, Chalid Arrab lost that extra round by unanimous decision.

He is married to Dutch actress and TV Presenter Jorinde Moll.

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

Titles

• 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas Champion

Kickboxing

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, USA 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, USA Decision (Split) 3 3:00 2006-04-29 Win Sean O'Haire K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, USA KO (Right Uppercut) 1 0:23 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, USA Decision (Unanimous) 3 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

Professional record breakdown
10 matches	7 wins	3 losses
By knockout	3	0
By submission	1	2
By decision	3	1
By disqualification	0	0
Draws	0
No contests	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	7-3	Hiromitsu Kanehara	Decision (majority)	Hero's 2005 in Seoul	02005-11-05 November 5, 2005	2	5:00	Seoul, South Korea
Win	6-3	Yukiya Naito	Decision (unanimous)	Hero's 1	02005-03-26 March 26, 2005	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Loss	5-3	Kazuhiro Nakamura	Submission (armbar)	PRIDE Bushido 3	02004-05-23 May 23, 2004	1	4:45	Yokohama, Japan
Win	5-2	Rodney Glunder	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE Bushido 1	02003-10-05 October 5, 2003	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Loss	4-2	Jeremy Horn	Decision (unanimous)	2H2H 6 - Simply the Best 6	02003-03-16 March 16, 2003	1	15:00	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win	4-1	Stanislav Nuschik	KO (punches)	M-1 MFC - European Championship 2002	02002-02-15 February 15, 2002	1	3:46	St. Petersburg, Russia
Win	3-1	Roman Zentsov	KO	M-1 MFC - Russia vs the World 2	02001-11-11 November 11, 2001		0:53	St. Petersburg, Russia
Win	2-1	Peter Varga	Submission (arm lock)	MillenniumSports - Veni Vidi Vici	02001-04-22 April 22, 2001			Veenendaal, Netherlands
Loss	1-1	Ramazan Mezhidov	Submission (rear naked choke)	IAFC - Pankration World Championship 2000	02000-04-29 April 29, 2000	1		Moscow, Russia
Win	1-0	Spartak Kochnev	TKO (strikes)	IAFC - Pankration World Championship 2000	02000-04-29 April 29, 2000	1		Moscow, Russia

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of K-1 champions
• List of male kickboxers
• List of kickboxing organizations

References

1. ^ "K-1 Las Vegas 2007 Press Conference". fansofk1.com. http://www.fansofk1.com/article?aID=693. Retrieved 2007-08-09. 

External links

• Team Golden Glory Official Site
• Profile at K-1

Persondata
Name	Arrab, Chalid
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Date of birth	1975-05-28
Place of birth	Köln, Germany
Date of death
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