…By Henry George for TDPel Media.
Bachir “Bash” Fakhouri, a Kent resident, is a no-holds-barred fighter who has competed in multiple fighting disciplines such as professional kickboxing, taekwondo, and Traveller bare-knuckle, with no rules being his favorite.
For Bash, no rules mean precisely that, and he takes it to the limit.
Recently, he was disqualified from a fight against Robbie Brown on an undisclosed Traveller site after he tried to bite his opponent’s ear off.
However, Bash is outspoken about the rules, believing that no rules should be imposed in such fights.
Bash is a proud fighter who believes that fights should be between two men who agree to fight without rules.
For him, these fights only end with a person unconscious or with an eye coming out.
Despite the risk of injury and losing body parts, Bash believes in fighting for honor.
He has a job as a rubbish collector, which pays the bills but does not satisfy his thirst for adrenaline.
He fights for pride and not necessarily for the money.
Bash loves the confrontation, the fight, and the disrespect that comes with it.
He describes the no rules fights as “an agreement between two men,” which he finds enjoyable, unlike boxing, which he considers to be far more civilized.
Once in the ring at an undisclosed location that even the fighters don’t know, blindfolds are taken off, and they have ten minutes to warm up.
Bash uses this time to gauge his opponent’s emotions, looking for a sign of weakness. When instincts kick in, Bash fights to hurt his opponent and will do “anything it takes.”
He recalls a time when he put both thumbs so deep into the eyes that they were “p***ing out with blood.”
Bash’s life revolves around no rules fights, and even when he takes a break to spend time with his family, the adrenaline and motivation to fight again are hard to ignore.
Bash fights to the point of injury, and nothing can stop him unless they bite his neck.
He acknowledges that fights without rules may not be for everyone and that people who do no rules are mentally unwell.
Even if you win, you hate it because you have hurt somebody badly. If you lose, you are a mug.
There is no winning in such fights.
Bash plans to keep fighting until the day he dies.