Tsuyoshi Nakasako ( ja, 中迫剛; born January 29, 1974) is a

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retired

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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 Ernesto Frits Hoost (born 11 July 1965) is a Dutch retired kickboxer. A four-time K-1 World Champion, Hoost is considered to be one of the greatest kickboxers of all time. Debuting in 1993 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 1993, where he came just on ...

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, and

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Career

Nakasako made his professional

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debut on May 24 at the K-1 Braves '98 event in

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. In a dominant effort, he earned a TKO victory over

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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

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loss to former world champion

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. Losses

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and

followed, but Nakasako rebounded with wins over world champion

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and

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exponent Tofan Pirani. He reached the semifinals of the

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and K-1 Andy Memorial events, but endured decision losses to

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and Musashi, respectively. Despite an eventual TKO loss, Nakasako made a strong showing against

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winner

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

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, 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

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, Naksako faced

in the Dutchman's first match after winning the

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. After a dynamic bout wherein the

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ese 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

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. Further tournament competition followed, with Nakasako continuing to fall short but nevertheless achieving the occasional surprising victory, such as his defeat of his rival

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at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul.Hong The Man in Seoul, Fujimoto Wins Asia GP
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in the quarterfinals, he moved on to face

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champ

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and lost by

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. 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

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References

External links

Official K-1 website
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Career

Titles

Kickboxing record

See also

References

External links