Background
Ackah was born in Germany and moved to Japan at the age of 2.
Ackah was born in Germany and moved to Japan at the age of 2.
Martial arts career and background
He practiced judo during his middle school and high school days. In 1998, he went to South of 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!! United States of America 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 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"son 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
He wrestled his first match on December 13, defeating Kazuki Hirata. Kickboxing.