Tsuyoshi Nakasako

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Tsuyoshi Nakasako
Born (1974-01-29) January 29, 1974 (age 50)
Osaka, Japan
TeamZEBRA 244
Years active1998–2008
Kickboxing record
Total46
Wins19
By knockout7
Losses26
By knockout11
Draws1

Tsuyoshi Nakasako (

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

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 Andy Spirits
tournament, where he dominantly made his way to the finals and fought five rounds to an eventual decision loss against Musashi.

At

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

  • K-1 Andy Spirits 2002
    Finalist
  • K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98
    Finalist

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 Brazil 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 Ivory Coast 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 Japan 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 Azerbaijan Zabit Samedov
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 17-24-1
2006-07-30 Loss Switzerland 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 Japan 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 Thailand 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 Thailand Kaoklai Kaennorsing Titans 2nd
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (Unanimous 3 3:00 16-21-1
2005-06-14 Loss Japan 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 United States 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 Thailand 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 South Korea 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 Japan Nobu Hayashi
K-1 Beast 2004 in Shizuoka
Quarterfinal
Shizuoka, Japan
Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 15-17-1
2004-03-14 Win United States Mavrick Harvey
K-1 Beast 2004 in Niigata
Niigata, Japan
KO 1 1:30 15-16-1
2004-02-15 Loss Netherlands Remy Bonjasky
K-1 Burning 2004
Okinawa, Japan
KO (Left high kick) 3 2:54 14-16-1
2003-09-21 Loss Japan Hiromi Amada
K-1 Survival 2003
Quarterfinal
Yokohama, Japan
2nd Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 14-15-1
2003-06-29 Loss Netherlands Peter Aerts
K-1 Beast II 2003
Saitama, Japan
KO (High kick) 2 1:42 14-14-1
2003-04-06 Loss South Africa Mike Bernardo
K-1 Beast 2003
Yamagata, Japan
TKO 2 1:02 14-13-1
2002-09-22 Loss Japan 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 Japan Yusuke Fujimoto
K-1 Andy Spirits
Semifinals
Osaka, Japan
KO (Punch) 2 2:18 14-11-1
2002-09-22 Win Japan Ryuta Noji
K-1 Andy Spirits
Quarterfinal
Osaka, Japan
Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 13-11-1
2002-06-02 Win United States 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 Netherlands Ernesto Hoost
K-1 Burning 2002
Hiroshima, Japan
KO 1 1:46 11-11-1
2002-01-27 Loss New Zealand Mark Hunt
K-1 Rising 2002
Shizuoka, Japan
TKO (Referee stoppage) 2 2:55 11-10-1
2001-08-19 Loss Japan Musashi K-1 Andy Memorial Semifinal
Saitama, Japan
Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 11-9-1
2001-08-19 Win Japan Great Kusatsu K-1 Andy Memorial Quarterfinal
Saitama, Japan
Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 11-8-1
2001-06-24 Win Japan Shingo Koyasu
K-1 Survival 2001
Sendai, Japan
Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 10-8-1
2001-03-17 Loss Brazil Glaube Feitosa
K-1 Gladiators 2001
Yokohama, Japan
KO (Left high kick) 2 0:57 9-8-1
2001-01-30 Loss Japan Toru Oishi
K-1 Rising 2001
Shikoku, Japan
Decision (Majority) 5 3:00 9-7-1
2000-08-20 Loss Brazil 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 China An Hu
K-1 Spirits 2000
Quarterfinal
Sendai, Japan
TKO (Stoppage/Punches) 3 0:45 9-5-1
2000-05-28 Win Japan Noboru Uchida
K-1 Survival 2000
Sapporo, Japan
Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 9-4-1
2000-03-19 Draw Australia 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 Japan Nobu Hayashi
K-1 Spirits '99
Semifinal
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 7-4-0
1999-08-22 Win Japan Toru Oishi
K-1 Spirits '99
Quarterfinal
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (Majority) 3:00 7-3-0
1999-08-22 Win Japan 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 Sweden Tofan Pirani
K-1 Dream '99
Nagoya, Japan
KO (Right hook) 1 0:15 5-3-0
1999-03-22 Win United States Dewey Cooper
K-1 The Challenge '99
Tokyo, Japan
KO (Right high kick) 2 2:44 4-3-0
1999-02-03 Loss Switzerland Andy Hug
K-1 Rising Sun '99
Tokyo, Japan
KO (Right spinning heel kick) 2 0:22 3-3-0
1998-10-28 Loss Australia 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 Japan 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 Japan Ryo Takigawa
K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98
Semifinal
Tokyo, Japan
KO 1 0:56 3-0-0
1998-08-28 Win Japan 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 Canada Pierre Guenette
K-1 Braves '98
Fukuoka, Japan
TKO (Punch) 2 2:14 1-0-0
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