

He also fought at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka and took on Tsuyoshi Nakasako, who defeated him via decision. He lost the fight via knockout in the third round.

He entered kickboxing in December 2007 when he faced Japanese legend Musashi at K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!!. He has since won two fights, both in the Deep promotion. He ended this losing streak seven seconds into his fight with Ryūshi Yanagisawa at Deep: 43rd Impact with a KO victory. He then went on to lose his next three fights, however, including one to Dutch kickboxer Melvin Manhoef. 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 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. In 1998, he went to South Korea and stayed there for 3 years to practice taekwondo at the prestigious Yonsei University.

He practiced judo during his middle school and high school days. German taekwondo practitioner, kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter Bernard Ackahīernard Ackah (born April 9, 1972) is a Japanese-based Ivorian taekwondo practitioner, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and comedian.īiography Martial arts career and background Īckah was born in Bonn, Germany to Ivorian parents and moved to Japan at the age of 2.
