Tsuyoshi Nakasako
Japanese heavyweight kickboxer
Tsuyoshi Nakasako Born (1974-01-29 ) January 29, 1974 (age 50) Toyonaka, Osaka , Japan Native name 中迫剛 Other names The Demon Prince The Nobleman of Japan Sako Nationality Japanese Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Weight 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) Division Heavyweight Style Seidokaikan karate Fighting out of Osaka, Japan Team ZEBRA 244 Years active 1998–2008 Total 46 Wins 19 By knockout 7 Losses 26 By knockout 11 Draws 1
Tsuyoshi Nakasako (Japanese : 中迫剛 ; born January 29, 1974) is a Japanese retired heavyweight kickboxer who competed in K-1 . During his ten-year career from 1998 until 2008, he fought a variety of K-1 champions including Ernesto Hoost , Peter Aerts , Remy Bonjasky , Mark Hunt , and Andy Hug .
Career
Nakasako made his professional kickboxing debut on May 24 at the K-1 Braves '98 event in Fukuoka . In a dominant effort, he earned a TKO victory over taekwondo champion Pierre Guenette . Three months later, he reached the finals of the K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98 tournament before suffering his first defeat: a majority decision loss to former world champion Masaaki Satake . Losses Stan Longinidis and Andy Hug followed, but Nakasako rebounded with wins over world champion Dewey Cooper and Muay Thai exponent Tofan Pirani. He reached the semifinals of the K-1 Spirits '99 and K-1 Andy Memorial events, but endured decision losses to Nobu Hayashi and Musashi ,[ 1] respectively.
Despite an eventual TKO loss, Nakasako made a strong showing against K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 winner Mark Hunt at K-1 Rising 2002 , scoring a knockdown with a kick to the head and pressuring the champion effectively. This was followed shortly afterwards with a disqualification win over the debuting Bob Sapp at K-1 Survival 2002 , awarded after Sapp shoved Nakasako into the corner, threw him to the ground and repeatedly struck him while he was down. Nakasako next entered the K-1 Andy Spirits tournament, where he dominantly made his way to the finals and fought five rounds to an eventual decision loss against Musashi.
At K-1 Burning 2004 , Naksako faced Remy Bonjasky in the Dutchman 's first match after winning the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 . After a dynamic bout wherein the Japanese fighter appropriated his opponent's signature flying knee attacks, Nakasako eventually suffered a TKO in the closing seconds of the final round. He came back with an impressive first round knockout of Mavrick Harvery, effectively dominating the cage fighter . Further tournament competition followed, with Nakasako continuing to fall short but nevertheless achieving the occasional surprising victory, such as his defeat of his rival Kaoklai Kaennorsing at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul .[ 2]
Naksako entered his final tournament - the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka - on June 29. After defeating Bernard Ackah in the quarterfinals, he moved on to face karate champ Ewerton Teixeira and lost by unanimous decision . This was his last match to date, leaving him with a professional record of 19 wins, 26 losses, and 1 draw.
Titles
Kickboxing record
Kickboxing Record
19 Wins (7 (T)KO's, 12 Decisions), 26 Losses , 0 No Contest , 1 Draw
Date
Result
Opponent
Event
Location
Method
Round
Time
Record
2008-06-29
Loss
Ewerton Teixeira
K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka Semifinal
Fukuoka, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
19-26-1
2008-06-29
Win
Bernard Ackah
K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka Quarterfinal
Fukuoka, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
19-25-1
2008-04-13
Win
Takumi Sato
K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
18-25-1
2007-08-11
Loss
Alexander Pitchkounov
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas Quarterfinal
Las Vegas, USA
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
17-25-1
2007-03-04
Loss
Zabit Samedov
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
17-24-1
2006-07-30
Loss
Björn Bregy
K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Sapporo
Sapporo, Japan
KO (Right hook)
1
2:35
17-23-1
2006-06-03
Loss
Yusuke Fujimoto
K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul Semifinal
Seoul, South Korea
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
17-22-1
2006-06-03
Win
Kaoklai Kaennorsing
K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul Quarterfinal
Seoul, South Korea
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
17-21-1
2005-08-22
Loss
Kaoklai Kaennorsing
Titans 2nd
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (Unanimous
3
3:00
16-21-1
2005-06-14
Loss
Hiraku Hori
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hiroshima Quarterfinal
Hiroshima, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
16-20-1
2005-04-30
Loss
Mark Selbee
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas Quarterfinal
Las Vegas, USA
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
16-19-1
2004-07-17
Loss
Kaoklai Kaennorsing
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Seoul Semifinal
Seoul, South Korea
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
16-18-1
2004-07-17
Win
Myeon Ju Lee
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Seoul Quarterfinal
Seoul, South Korea
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
16-17-1
2004-06-26
Loss
Nobu Hayashi
K-1 Beast 2004 in Shizuoka Quarterfinal
Shizuoka, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
15-17-1
2004-03-14
Win
Mavrick Harvey
K-1 Beast 2004 in Niigata
Niigata, Japan
KO
1
1:30
15-16-1
2004-02-15
Loss
Remy Bonjasky
K-1 Burning 2004
Okinawa, Japan
KO (Left high kick)
3
2:54
14-16-1
2003-09-21
Loss
Hiromi Amada
K-1 Survival 2003 Quarterfinal
Yokohama, Japan
2nd Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)
5
3:00
14-15-1
2003-06-29
Loss
Peter Aerts
K-1 Beast II 2003
Saitama, Japan
KO (High kick)
2
1:42
14-14-1
2003-04-06
Loss
Mike Bernardo
K-1 Beast 2003
Yamagata, Japan
TKO
2
1:02
14-13-1
2002-09-22
Loss
Musashi
K-1 Andy Spirits Final
Osaka, Japan
2nd Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)
5
3:00
14-12-1
Fight was for the K-1 Andy Spirits title.
2002-09-22
Win
Yusuke Fujimoto
K-1 Andy Spirits Semifinals
Osaka, Japan
KO (Punch)
2
2:18
14-11-1
2002-09-22
Win
Ryuta Noji
K-1 Andy Spirits Quarterfinal
Osaka, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
13-11-1
2002-06-02
Win
Bob Sapp
K-1 Survival 2002
Toyama, Japan
DQ
1
1:30
12-11-1
Sapp was disqualified after striking Nakasako on the ground.
2002-04-21
Loss
Ernesto Hoost
K-1 Burning 2002
Hiroshima, Japan
KO
1
1:46
11-11-1
2002-01-27
Loss
Mark Hunt
K-1 Rising 2002
Shizuoka, Japan
TKO (Referee stoppage)
2
2:55
11-10-1
2001-08-19
Loss
Musashi
K-1 Andy Memorial Semifinal
Saitama, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
11-9-1
2001-08-19
Win
Great Kusatsu
K-1 Andy Memorial Quarterfinal
Saitama, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
11-8-1
2001-06-24
Win
Shingo Koyasu
K-1 Survival 2001
Sendai, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
10-8-1
2001-03-17
Loss
Glaube Feitosa
K-1 Gladiators 2001
Yokohama, Japan
KO (Left high kick)
2
0:57
9-8-1
2001-01-30
Loss
Toru Oishi
K-1 Rising 2001
Shikoku, Japan
Decision (Majority)
5
3:00
9-7-1
2000-08-20
Loss
Francisco Filho
K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama Quarterfinal
Yokohama, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
9-6-1
2000-07-07
Loss
An Hu
K-1 Spirits 2000 Quarterfinal
Sendai, Japan
TKO (Stoppage/Punches)
3
0:45
9-5-1
2000-05-28
Win
Noboru Uchida
K-1 Survival 2000
Sapporo, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
9-4-1
2000-03-19
Draw
Stan Longinidis
K-1 Burning 2000
Yokohama, Japan
Decision draw (1-0)
5
3:00
8-4-1
2000-01-25
Win
Marten Simons
K-1 Rising 2000
Nagasaki, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
8-4-0
1999-08-22
Loss
Nobu Hayashi
K-1 Spirits '99 Semifinal
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
7-4-0
1999-08-22
Win
Toru Oishi
K-1 Spirits '99 Quarterfinal
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (Majority)
3:00
7-3-0
1999-08-22
Win
Yasuhiro Anbe
K-1 Spirits '99 Eighth-final
Tokyo, Japan
2nd Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)
5
3:00
6-3-0
1999-07-18
Win
Tofan Pirani
K-1 Dream '99
Nagoya, Japan
KO (Right hook)
1
0:15
5-3-0
1999-03-22
Win
Dewey Cooper
K-1 The Challenge '99
Tokyo, Japan
KO (Right high kick)
2
2:44
4-3-0
1999-02-03
Loss
Andy Hug
K-1 Rising Sun '99
Tokyo, Japan
KO (Right spinning heel kick)
2
0:22
3-3-0
1998-10-28
Loss
Stan Longinidis
K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze
Tokyo, Japan
TKO (Doctor stoppage)
4
0:30
3-2-0
The fight was stopped after Naksako suffered a broken nose.
1998-08-28
Loss
Masaaki Satake
K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98 Final
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
3-1-0
Fight was for the for K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98 title.
1998-08-28
Win
Ryo Takigawa
K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98 Semifinal
Tokyo, Japan
KO
1
0:56
3-0-0
1998-08-28
Win
Mitsuya Nagai
K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98 Quarterfinal
Tokyo, Japan
TKO (Left high kick)
2
2:55
2-0-0
1998-05-24
Win
Pierre Guenette
K-1 Braves '98
Fukuoka, Japan
TKO (Punch)
2
2:14
1-0-0
Legend : Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes
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