Chalid "Die Faust" Arrab (born May 28, 1975) is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Moroccan

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 descent. He trains at Team Golden Glory in Breda

Breda

Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...

 under Cor Hemmers

Cor Hemmers

Cor Hemmers is a Dutch kickboxing trainer associated with the Golden Glory gym in Breda, Netherlands.Hemmers began his martial arts training in judo at the age of 6, which he studied until the age of 15 when he switched to Kyokushin Karate. In 1976, Hemmers began competing in full contact karate...

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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

Sean O'Haire

Sean Christopher Haire is an American mixed martial artist and former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sean O'Haire.-World Championship Wrestling:...

. Arrab stepped in quickly firing with series of uppercuts and knocking out the American in first round.

In the semifinals he met Carter Williams

Carter Williams

Carter Lee Williams is an American kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, who fights out of Modesto Power in Modesto, California. He is a former North American Muay Thai champion and K-1 World GP in Las Vegas tournament champion....

. 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

Gary Goodridge

Gary Goodridge , nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian-Canadian former super heavyweight kickboxer and heavyweight mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Goodridge is known for his hard-hitting fighting style and showmanship...

 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

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 Chalid Arrab earned himself a unanimous decision win over Japanese fighter Musashi

Musashi (kickboxer)

is a retired professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka and kickboxer. He is 4 time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist...

 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

Ernesto Hoost

Ernesto Fritz "Mr. Perfect" Hoost is a Dutch former kickboxer and four-time K-1 World Champion. He made his debut in 1993 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 1993, where he came just one win short of the world title...

 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

Stefan Leko

Stefan "Blitz" Leko is a German-Croatian heavyweight kickboxer. He is former Muay Thai world heavyweight champion and Kickboxing world super-heavyweight champion, K-1 European Grand Prix 1998 champion, 1999 K-1 Dream champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas tournament champion...

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Titles

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

Kickboxing

Kickboxing Record
Legend:

Mixed martial arts record

| Win
|align=center| 7-3
|  Hiromitsu Kanehara

Hiromitsu Kanehara

is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division.Although starting as a professional wrestler in 1991, Kanehara did not have much success as such, and eventually abandoned professional wrestling when his then-home circuit, Fighting Network RINGS, abandoned the...

| Decision (majority)
| Hero's 2005 in Seoul
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
| Seoul, South Korea
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| Win
|align=center| 6-3
|  Yukiya Naito
| Decision (unanimous)
| Hero's 1
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
| Saitama, Japan
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| Loss
|align=center| 5-3
|  Kazuhiro Nakamura

Kazuhiro Nakamura

Kazuhiro Nakamura is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing as a middleweight in DREAM. His primary style is judo, in which he holds a 3rd dan black belt under Hidehiko Yoshida...

| Submission (armbar)
| PRIDE Bushido 3

PRIDE Bushido 3

Pride Bushido 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on May 23, 2004. The fight card was highlighted by three fights between Team Gracie and Team Japan....

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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:45
| Yokohama, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 5-2
|  Rodney Glunder

Rodney Glunder

Rodney "The Silent Assassin" Glunder is a Dutch-Surinamese mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has fought for M-1 Global, Cage Rage, K-1, PRIDE Fighting Championship, RINGS, It's Showtime and Art of War Fighting Championship, and holds notable wins over top contenders Cheick Kongo, Melvin...

| Decision (unanimous)
| PRIDE Bushido 1

PRIDE Bushido 1

PRIDE Bushido 1 was a mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. The card was billed as Team Japan Vs. Team Gracie, with five events represented by both a "coach" Hidehiko Yoshida fighter and a "coach" Royce Gracie fighter . It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in...

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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
| Saitama, Japan
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| Loss
|align=center| 4-2
|  Jeremy Horn

Jeremy Horn

Jeremy Graham Horn is an American mixed martial artist. He is one of the most experienced fighters in the sport with a professional record of 88–21–5...

| Decision (unanimous)
| 2H2H 6 - Simply the Best 6
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 15:00
| Rotterdam, Netherlands
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| Win
|align=center| 4-1
|  Stanislav Nuschik
| KO (punches)
| M-1 MFC - European Championship 2002
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:46
| St. Petersburg, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 3-1
|  Roman Zentsov

Roman Zentsov

Roman Zentsov is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter who has competed in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, a major MMA organization based in Japan, and BodogFIGHT...

| KO
| M-1 MFC - Russia vs the World 2
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|align=center|
|align=center| 0:53
| St. Petersburg, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 2-1
|  Peter Varga

Peter Varga

Péter Varga is a Hungarian former super heavyweight kickboxer.- Titles and accomplishments:* 2003 King Of The Ring Europe Grand Prix champion* 2002 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary Italy runner up* W.P.K.C. Kickboxing World champion...

| Submission (arm lock)
| MillenniumSports - Veni Vidi Vici
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|align=center|
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| Veenendaal, Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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| Loss
|align=center| 1-1
|  Ramazan Mezhidov
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| IAFC - Pankration World Championship 2000
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|align=center| 1
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| Moscow, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 1-0
|  Spartak Kochnev
| TKO (strikes)
| IAFC - Pankration World Championship 2000
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|align=center| 1
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| Moscow, Russia
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See also

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

External links

• Team Golden Glory Official Site
• Profile at K-1
  K-1
  K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...