Şahin Yakut

Şahin Yakut
Born	Şahin Yakut (1979-05-08) May 8, 1979 Iğdır, Turkey
Other names	Kaas, Ciger
Nationality	Turkish Dutch
Height
Weight	72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Division	Middleweight
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Alkmaar, Netherlands
Team	It's Showtime
Trainer	Edwin van Os
Kickboxing record
Total	96
Wins	77
By knockout	49
Losses	15
Draws	4
Mixed martial arts record
Total	5
Wins	3
By knockout	1
By submission	1
By decision	1
Losses	2
By decision	1
Unknown	1
Other information
Occupation	Martial arts instructor
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Şahin "Kaas" Yakut (Dutch pronunciation: [ʃɑhɪən jɑːkuːt]; 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. He is a member of the It's Showtime Team and is a training partner of Gago Drago and Joerie Mes. 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.

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

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, Aalviar 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 on September 2007, where Şahin dispatched his opponent by TKO in just one and half minutes into the very first round.

It's Showtime Reality

• 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.

Miscellaneous

• 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

Kickboxing/Muay Thai

• 2006 It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy (-75 kg) Champion in Rotterdam
• 2005 It's Showtime Prague Pool B Champion
• 2003 W.P.K.L. Muaythai Champions League Rome Pool B Champion
• W.I.P.U. King of the Ring Champion

Mixed Martial Arts

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

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

77 Wins (49 (T)KO's), 15 Losses, 4 Draws 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 Aalviar 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 Aalviar 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

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 Ballentine	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

• List of K-1 events
• List of It's Showtime events
• List of It's Showtime champions
• List of male kickboxers
• List of male mixed martial artists

External links

• Professional MMA record for Sahin Yakut from Sherdog
• It's Showtime
• Yakut, the Super League profile and record
• A sample of his style: His encounter against Thai Fighter Jomhod Kiatadisak