Sahin Yakut
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Şahin "Kaas" Yakut is a Turkish
-Dutch
kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently living in Heerhugowaard
, Netherlands
and training in Gym Alkmaar under Edwin van Os. 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.
Numerous fights of Yakut are broadcasted 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:
Mixed Martial Arts
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
-Dutch
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...
kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently living in Heerhugowaard
Heerhugowaard
Heerhugowaard is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.-History:...
, 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...
and training in Gym Alkmaar under Edwin van Os. He is a member of the It's Showtime Team
It's Showtime
It's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...
and is a training partner of Gago Drago
Gago Drago
Gago Drago is an Armenian-Dutch welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Alkmaar, Netherlands. He is known for his punch combinations and unpredictable kicking techniques and highly aggressive fighting style...
and Joerie Mes
Joerie Mes
Joerie "The Shark" Mes is a Dutch former welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is former Dutch and European Muay Thai champion who later competed in K-1 MAX. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest combination specialists in kickboxing history.-Biography and...
. He is known for his in-fighter
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
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
It's Showtime
It's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...
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
It's Showtime
It's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...
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
Perry Ubeda
Perry "Dynamite" Ubeda is a Dutch former super middleweight kickboxer. Between 1992 and 2008 he has won thirteen titles in kickboxing and Muay Thai, as well as titles in taekwondo and pro-boxing...
, Jomhod Kiatadisak
Jomhod Kiatadisak
Jomhod "King of the Ring" Kiatadisak is a professional Muay Thai fighter. He was born in Thailand, and moved to Finland in 1995...
, Ondřej Hutník
Ondrej Hutník
Ondrej "Spejbl" Hutnik is Czech Muay Thai kickboxer and WFCA Cruiserweight Muay Thai World champion.-Titles:Professional:*2007 W.F.C.A...
and Rayen Simson
Rayen Simson
Rayen "Red Bean" Simson is a Surinamese-Dutch former super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer. Despite not being as well recognised as fellow Dutch Muay Thai fighters Ramon Dekkers and Rob Kaman, he is still one of the best kickboxers ever; claiming 7 world titles in 3 different organizations and...
. His brother Metin "Pislik" Yakut is an MMA
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
fighter.
Şahin on TV
Fights on Eurosport:Numerous fights of Yakut are broadcasted by Eurosport
Eurosport
Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events...
featuring the highly in-demand fighter. He has been involved on several occasions with the It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy
It's Showtime
It's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...
, 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
Ondrej Hutník
Ondrej "Spejbl" Hutnik is Czech Muay Thai kickboxer and WFCA Cruiserweight Muay Thai World champion.-Titles:Professional:*2007 W.F.C.A...
in the final were all aired by the channel.
His recent fights on TV:
- K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008 - super fight against FrenchmanFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Walid Haddad in MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
on 12 April 2008 which Şahin won on points. - It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2008 - quarter-final fight against BelgianBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
Mohammad Rahhoui in Den Bosch, the Netherlands on 15 March 2008 which Şahin lost on points. - Challenge Private Party - super fight against PortuguesePortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
fighter Ricardo Fernandes in Algarve, PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
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 PortuguesePortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
fighter Jose Barradas in TransylvaniaTransylvaniaTransylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
on 11 November 2007 where Şahin dispatched his opponent by unanimous decision after 3 rounds. - It's Showtime 2007 Portugal - super fight against FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
fighter Jean-Philippe Garcia at Casino Villamoura, Algarve, PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
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-1K-1K-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...
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 ShowtimeIt's ShowtimeIt's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...
organization.
Miscellaneous
- Şahin can speak TurkishTurkish languageTurkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
and DutchDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
at native level. He can speak EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
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 RotterdamRotterdamRotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
- 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
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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
- List of kickboxing organizations