Other names The Tragic Comedian Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) Movies Tokyo Tribe Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Losses 4 | Nationality Ivorian Wins by knockout 3 Residence Cote d'IvoireJapan Name Bernard Ackah | |
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Similar People Johnnie Morton, Melvin Manhoef, Sion Sono | ||
20120615 DEEP 58 IMPACT @ 後楽園ホール Bernard Ackah Last Fight M
Bernard Ackah (born April 9, 1972) is a German-born, Japanese-based Ivorian taekwondo practitioner, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and comedian.
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- 20120615 DEEP 58 IMPACT Bernard Ackah Last Fight M
- Johnnie morton vs bernard ackah
- Martial arts career and background
- Television career
- Professional wrestling career
- Personal life
- References
Johnnie morton vs bernard ackah
Martial arts career and background
Ackah was born in Germany 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
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.
He is married to a Japanese woman, living in his wife's parents' house, and has 3 children.