Bernard Ackah

Bernard Ackah (born April 9, 1972) is a German taekwondo practitioner, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and comedian.

Biography

Martial arts career and background Ackah was born in Bonn, Germany to Ivorian parents and moved to Japan at the age of 2. He practiced judo during his middle school and high school days. In 1998, he went to South Korea and stayed there for 3 years to practice taekwondo at the prestigious Yonsei University.

He made his professional mixed martial arts debut in March 2007 with a first-round knockout victory over Hyun Pyo Shin at K-1 Hero's 8. He entered the spotlight later that year at Dynamite!! USA when he also knocked out former NFL player-turned-mixed martial artist Johnnie Morton. He then went on to lose his next three fights, however, including one to Dutch kickboxer Melvin Manhoef. He ended this losing streak seven seconds into his fight with Ryūshi Yanagisawa at Deep: 43rd Impact with a KO victory. He has since won two fights, both in the Deep promotion.

He entered kickboxing in December 2007 when he faced Japanese legend Musashi at K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!!. He lost the fight via knockout in the third round. He also fought at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka and took on Tsuyoshi Nakasako, who defeated him via decision. His kickboxing record stands at two wins and three losses.

Television career In 2001, he formed the comedy duo "Sio-Koshō" (Solt Pepper) with Rex Jones, which was active until 2008.

He is known to anime fans as the voice of the Master of Ceremonies in the original Japanese version of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. He also made an appearance on the 19th Sasuke competition and failed the "Jumping Spider" in the First Stage. He recently made in appearance in Kamen Rider series, starting Kamen Rider Wizard as the Phantom Caitsith and Kamen Rider Drive as the Gunman Roidmude.

Professional wrestling career On November 30, 2014, Ackah made his professional wrestling debut for the Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) promotion, where he was introduced as Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion LiLiCo's bodyguard. He wrestled his first match on December 13, defeating Kazuki Hirata.

Personal life He can speak English, French, German, Korean, and Japanese.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Yuki Niimura Submission (rear-naked choke) Deep: 57 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Shunsuke Inoue TKO (punches) Deep: Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo, 2nd Round

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yoshiyuki Nakanishi KO (head kick) Deep: 54 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Minoru Kato Decision (unanimous) Deep: 47 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Shunji Kosaka TKO (punches) Deep: Cage Impact 2009

Tokyo, Japan Win

Ryushi Yanagisawa TKO (head kick and punches) Deep: 43 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Young Choi Decision (unanimous) Deep: 42 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Po'ai Suganuma Submission (armbar) Hero's 2007 in Korea

Seoul, South Korea Loss

Melvin Manhoef KO (punches) Hero's 9

Yokohama, Japan Win

Johnnie Morton KO (punch) Dynamite!! USA

Los Angeles, California, United States Win

Hyun Pyo Shin TKO (punches) Hero's 8

Nagoya, Japan Kickboxing 2 Wins (0 (T) KO's, 2 decision), 4 Losses DateResultRecordOpponentEventMethodRoundTimeLocation September 23, 2011 Loss 2-4 Raoumaru RISEN 83 KO 3 Tokyo, Japan April 3, 2009 Win 2-3 Keigo Takamori Shoot Boxing End Road: Takeshi 2009-Bushido Decision 3 3:00 Japan August 16, 2008 Loss 1-3 Keigo Takamori Korean Friendship International Martial Arts Tournament - K-1 Rules GLADIATOR KO (Left Hook) 1 1:36 Japan June 29, 2008 Loss 1-2 Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka Decision 3 3:00 Fukuoka, Japan April 26, 2008 Win 1-1 Keiiti Nishiwaki All Japan Kickboxing Federation: Spring Storm Decision 3 3:00 Japan December 31, 2007 Loss 0-1 Musashi K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! KO (Left Hook) 3 1:26 Osaka, Japan