Bernard Ackah
German taekwondo practitioner, kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter
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::summary German taekwondo practitioner, kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bernard Ackah |
| other_names | The Tragic Comedian |
| image_size | 200px |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Bonn, West Germany |
| nationality | German |
| height | |
| weight | 205 lb |
| weight_class | Light Heavyweight (MMA) |
| Heavyweight (kickboxing) | |
| reach_in | 79 |
| style | Kickboxing, Taekwondo |
| fighting_out_of | Tokyo, Japan |
| team | X-Force |
| Freelance | |
| rank | Black belt in taekwondo |
| Black belt in judo | |
| years_active | 2007–present |
| kickbox_win | 2 |
| kickbox_loss | 4 |
| kickbox_koloss | 3 |
| mma_kowin | 4 |
| mma_decwin | 1 |
| mma_koloss | 3 |
| mma_subloss | 2 |
| mma_decloss | 1 |
| sherdog | 21493 |
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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.
He is married to a Japanese woman, living in his wife's parents' house, and has 3 children.
Mixed martial arts record
| draws= | nc= | ko-wins= 4 | ko-losses= 3 | sub-wins= | sub-losses= 2 | dec-wins= 1 | dec-losses= 1 | dq-wins= | dq-losses= | other-wins=
| other-losses= |
|---|
| Loss |
| align=center |
| Yuki Niimura |
| Submission (rear-naked choke) |
| Deep: 57 Impact |
| | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:35 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 5–5 | Shunsuke Inoue | TKO (punches) | Deep: Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo, 2nd Round | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:30 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 5–4 | Yoshiyuki Nakanishi | KO (head kick) | Deep: 54 Impact | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:07 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 5–3 | Minoru Kato | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 47 Impact | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 4–3 | Shunji Kosaka | TKO (punches) | Deep: Cage Impact 2009 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:34 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 3–3 | Ryushi Yanagisawa | TKO (head kick and punches) | Deep: 43 Impact | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:07 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 2–3 | Young Choi | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 42 Impact | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 2–2 | Po'ai Suganuma | Submission (armbar) | Hero's 2007 in Korea | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:05 | Seoul, South Korea | |- | Loss | align=center| 2–1 | Melvin Manhoef | KO (punches) | Hero's 9 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:13 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 2–0 | Johnnie Morton | KO (punch) | Dynamite!! USA | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:38 | Los Angeles, California, United States
| Catchweight (213 lbs) bout. Morton tested positive for elevated testosterone levels. |
|---|
| Win |
| align=center |
| Hyun Pyo Shin |
| TKO (punches) |
| Hero's 8 |
| | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:11 | Nagoya, Japan |
Kickboxing
References
References
- [http://www.jica.go.jp/story/interview/interview_45.html JICA's interview] {{webarchive. link. (September 28, 2011 {{in lang). ja - [[Japan International Cooperation Agency]]
- (November 30, 2014). "【後楽園リポート】KO-D無差別級の絶対王者・Harashimaが高尾の奮闘退け、さいたまSAメインへマジック1点灯。12・23後楽園の挑戦者は入江!!／竹下&遠藤が大石&旭を下してKO-DタッグV3、12・23後楽園で Kudo&坂口を相手に防衛戦／T2ひーが松野&バラモン兄弟に敗北、KO-D6人タッグ陥落／松永が次期Extreme級王座挑戦権を獲得、12・13春日部で挑戦／アイアンマン王者・LiLiCoのボディーガードとしてベルナール・アッカが登場。12・13春日部で平田とシングルマッチ". [[Dramatic Dream Team]].
- (December 13, 2014). "【春日部リポート】KO-D無差別級前哨戦は入江勝利も「福岡が終わったら修行に出ます。野獣になって帰ってくる」／石井が世界ジュニアに「興味がある。年が明けたら、すぐに動き出したい」／彰人が松永との熱戦を制してExtreme王座V4／KO-D タッグ前哨戦もヒートアップ／アッカが平田を一蹴！ 12・23後楽園で高木と対戦／G☆SRオーディションに中邑珍輔乱入！／プロレス大賞新人賞の赤井、マイケルの元気玉にチャレンジ". [[Dramatic Dream Team]].
- [http://www.shinmeisya.or.jp/album/taisou190928.html A TV report] - [[:ja:神明社 (横浜市保土ケ谷区). Shinmeisha]] {{in lang. ja
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