Şahin Yakut (born 8 May 1979 in Iğdır, Turkey) is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently living in Heerhugowaard, Netherlands and training in Gym Alkmaar.[1] He is a member of the It's Showtime Team and is a training partner of Gago Drago and Joerie Mes.[citation needed] He is known for his in-fighter style which puts massive pressure on his opponents, his flashing kicks and above all, his endurance and ambition.

Şahin Yakut
BornŞahin Yakut
(1979-05-08) May 8, 1979 (age 45)
Iğdır, Turkey
Other namesKaas, Ciger
NationalityTurkish
Dutch
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
DivisionMiddleweight
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out ofAlkmaar, Netherlands
TeamIt's Showtime
TrainerEdwin van Os
Kickboxing record
Total96
Wins77
By knockout49
Losses15
Draws4
Mixed martial arts record
Total5
Wins3
By knockout1
By submission1
By decision1
Losses2
By decision1
Unknown1
Other information
OccupationMartial arts instructor
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

He has been involved with several organizations such as SuperLeague, It's Showtime and has taken part in special events like Challenge Private Party. He has a 5 and 1 record in his SuperLeague career and is 17 and 3 with It's Showtime as of 29/05/2010. Yakut has fought some of the best fighters in the world and has achieved victories against world champions such as Perry Ubeda, Jomhod Kiatadisak, Ondřej Hutník and Rayen Simson. His brother Metin "Pislik" Yakut is an MMA fighter.

Şahin on TV

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Fights on Eurosport: Numerous fights of Yakut are broadcast by Eurosport featuring the highly in-demand fighter. He has been involved on several occasions with the It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, which he became champion of in 2006. His decision victories against Jiri Zak in the quarters finals, Alviar Lima in the semis and Ondřej Hutník in the final were all aired by the channel.

His recent fights on TV:

  • K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008 - super fight against Frenchman Walid Haddad in Milan, Italy on 12 April 2008 which Şahin won on points.
  • It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2008 - quarter-final fight against Belgian Mohammad Rahhoui in Den Bosch, the Netherlands on 15 March 2008 which Şahin lost on points.
  • Challenge Private Party - super fight against Portuguese fighter Ricardo Fernandes in Algarve, Portugal on 8 December 2007 where Şahin dispatched his opponent by TKO in the very first round after Fernandes was unable to continue due to low kicks he had suffered.
  • Klash Event - super fight against Portuguese fighter Jose Barradas in Transylvania, Romania on 11 November 2007 where Şahin dispatched his opponent by unanimous decision after 3 rounds.
  • It's Showtime 2007 Portugal - super fight against French fighter Jean-Philippe Garcia at Casino Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal in September 2007, where Şahin dispatched his opponent by TKO in just one and half minutes into the very first round.

It's Showtime Reality

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  • Şahin has also been involved in a martial arts TV contest called It's Showtime Reality from January 2008 on which there is a total of 12 episodes. He was a trainer for 22 fighters chosen worldwide who compete for being the winner of the show, with a final match and K-1 debut at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam on 26 April 2008 and the possibility of earning a $100,000 contract with the It's Showtime organization.[2]

Miscellaneous

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  • Şahin can speak Turkish and Dutch at native level. He can speak English as well.
  • Şahin is pronounced as “Sha-hin” and it means falcon, while Yakut means ruby in Turkish.

Titles

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Kickboxing/Muay Thai

Mixed Martial Arts

  • 2008 W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" MMA super champion -77 kg [3]

Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing Record
77 Wins (49 (T)KO's), 15 Losses, 4 Draws[4]
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2010-05-29 Win   Rayen Simson It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (5-0) 3 3:00
2010-01-? Loss   Rick Barnhill Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament, 2nd Round Koh Samui, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
Fails to qualify for Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament, Semi Finals.
2010-01-? Win   Mikael Lallemand Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament, 1st Round Koh Samui, Thailand Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2009-10-24 Win   Morad Salhi It's Showtime 2009 Lommel Lommel, Belgium Decision 3 3:00
2009-05-16 Win   Perry Ubeda It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-03-14 Win   Shemsi Beqiri Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2009 Milan, Italy KO (Right Hook) 1 0:45
2009-02-08 Win   Mohammed Rahhaoui Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime 2009 Antwerp, Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2008-11-29 Loss   Imro Main It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2008-09-06 Win   Lucas Rambalski It's Showtime 2008 Alkmaar Alkmaar, Netherlands TKO (Ref Stop/Broken Nose) 1
2008-04-12 Win   Wallid Haddad K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008, Super Fight Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2008-03-15 Loss   Mohammed Rahhaoui It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2008, Quarter Finals 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2007-10-26 Win   Jose Barradas Klash III: Show No Mercy Sibiu, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2007-10-14 Win   Cedric Copra Kickboks Gala Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey TKO
2007-09-23 Win   Jean-Philippe Garcia It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Portugal, Super Fight Vilamoura, Portugal TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1
2007-01-13 Win   Wallid Haddad K-1 Turkey Grand Prix 2007, Super Fight Istanbul, Turkey Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2006-09-23 Win   Ondřej Hutník It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006, Final Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
Wins It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2006 -75 kg.
2006-09-23 Win   Alviar Lima It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006, Semi Finals Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2006-09-23 Win   Jiri Zak It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006, Quarter Finals Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2006-06-03 Win   Marco Piqué Gentleman Fight Night III Tilburg, Netherlands KO 4
2006-05-13 Loss   José Reis SuperLeague Elimination 2006, Quarter Finals Vienna, Austria Decision 3 3:00
2006-03-11 Win   Fadi Merza SuperLeague Apocalypse 2006 Paris, France Decision 3 3:00
2006-01-28 Win   Mario Princ SuperLeague Hungary 2006 Budapest, Hungary TKO 3
2005-12-18 Win   Jomhod Kiatadisak It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Prague, Pool B Final Prague, Czech Republic Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
Wins It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Prague Pool B Final and qualifies for It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006.
2005-12-18 Win   Marek Lončak It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Prague, Pool B Semi Finals Prague, Czech Republic KO 2
2005-11-19 Win   Seyed Ahmed Moinshirazi SuperLeague Portugal 2005 Carcavelos, Portugal TKO (Leg Injury) 2
2005-06-12 Win   Ali Gunyar It's Showtime 2005 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Corner Stop/Low Kicks) 4
2005-04-09 Win   Fadi Merza SuperLeague Austria 2005 Vienna, Austria Decision 5 3:00
2004-11-14 Win   Yucel Fidan Muay Thai/Mixed Fight Gala, Sporthal Stedenwijk Almere, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2004-12-18 Win   Mario Princ SuperLeague Netherlands 2004 Uden, Netherlands TKO (Ref Stop/Knee) 4
2004-01-25 Win   Michal Palovic Thaiboxing & Freefight event in Alkmaar Alkmaar, Netherlands TKO 2
2003-09-28 Win   William Diender W.P.K.L. Muay Thai Champions League XI Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2003-04-20 Win   Junior Consalves Tulp Muay Thai Gala Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 2
2003-03-29 Win   Marco Piqué Muaythai Champions League Rome, Pool B Final Rome, Italy TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2
Wins W.P.K.L. Muaythai Champions League Rome Pool B Final -72.5 kg.
2003-03-29 Win   Fabrice Allouche Muaythai Champions League Rome, Pool B Semi Finals Rome, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2003-03-16 Win   Alviar Lima Ahoy Simply The Best VI Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2003-01-26 Win   Tarvo Rahuoja Gala in Schremerhorn Schermerhorn, Netherlands KO 2
2002-09-29 Win   Ron Post It's Showtime – As Usual / Battle Time Haarlem, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2002-06-08 Win   Nabil Boukhari W.P.K.L. Muay Thai Champions League VII Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO 1
2002-04-27 Win   Joerie Mes Gala in Schremerhorn Schermerhorn, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2002-02-24 Loss   Perry Ubeda K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Netherlands Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 12 2:00
Fight was for vacant W.K.A. Full Contact Middleweight World title -76.2 kg.
2001-10-21 Win   Ali Gunyar It's Showtime - Original Haarlem, Netherlands TKO 3
2000-10-22 Loss   Joerie Mes It's Showtime - Exclusive Haarlem, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
1999-10-24 Win   Rogier van der Heijden It's Showtime - It's Showtime Haarlem, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
5 matches 3 wins 2 losses
By knockout 1 0
By submission 1 0
By decision 1 1
Unknown 0 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 3-2 Chico Martinez Submission (rear naked choke) KOE - Tough Is Not Enough October 5, 2008 1 N/A Rotterdam, Netherlands Wins W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" MMA super title -77 kg.
Loss 2-2 Vincent Latoel Decision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam June 23, 2007 2 5:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win 2-1 Chico Martinez Decision 2 Hot 2 Handle October 10, 2004 2 5:00 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win 1-1 Gilbert Ballantine TKO (doctor stoppage) Rings Holland: One Moment In Time December 1, 2002 1 0:51 Utrecht, Netherlands
Loss 0-1 Roman Vanicky Unknown Night of the Gladiators 12 February 25, 2001 N/A N/A Prague, Czech Republic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Over ons | Gym Alkmaar, boksen & kickboksen".
  2. ^ It's Showtime Reality - Try out day Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ TOUGH IS NOT ENOUGH - WIPU Kings of the ring Archived 2014-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ ""Sahin Yakut ("Kaas") Interview January 2006"". www.superleague.tv. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
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