Andy Ologun is a Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

n professional mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

, kickboxer, boxer

Professional Boxing

Professional boxing, or prizefighting, emerged in the early twentieth century as boxing gradually attained legitimacy and became a regulated, sanctioned sport. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse which is divided among the fighters and promoters as determined by contract...

, and actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 who has fought for K-1

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

 and DREAM

DREAM (mixed martial arts)

Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...

. He is the younger brother of Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 TV personality, gaikokujin tarento, and mixed martial artist Bobby Ologun

Bobby Ologun

Bobby Ologun is a Nigerian-born TV personality in Japan, and a mixed martial artist. In Japan, he is known simply as . He speaks English, Yoruba and Japanese. He currently lives in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture...

.

Ologun holds a notable K-1 kickboxing win over Takayuki Kohiruimaki

Takayuki Kohiruimaki

is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer and karateka competing in K-1 MAX. His real name is Takayuki Kohiruimaki. He started calling himself Taishin Kohiruimaki in 2008.-Young age:...

 and fought Thai

Thai people

The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...

 kickboxing legend Buakaw Por. Pramuk at K-1 World MAX 2007 World Elite Showcase. Andy was to have a rematch with Buakaw Por. Pramuk in 2010, but the fight was delayed due to scheduling conflicts.

He is also popular in Japan for his fashion modeling as well as several appearances on Japanese television programs SASUKE

Sasuke (TV series)

Sasuke is a Japanese sports entertainment television special in which 100 competitors attempt to complete a four stage obstacle course. An edited version, renamed Ninja Warrior, is screened in at least 18 other countries....

and Ninja Warrior. Andy was also a film extra in the movies Babel and Catch a Fire

Catch a Fire (film)

Catch a Fire is a 2006 dramatic thriller about activists against apartheid in South Africa. The film was directed by Phillip Noyce, from a screenplay written by Shawn Slovo...

. As of March 11, 2009 his current K-1 kickboxing record is 2-5. Ologun is set to appear in the film Akira

Akira (film)

is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk science fiction film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, and starring the voices of Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama and Taro Ishida. The screenplay is based on Otomo's manga Akira....

alongside fellow mixed martial artist Jean-François Lénogue

Jean-François Lenogue

Jean-François Lénogue is a French professional mixed martial artist, actor and stunt performer who has fought for PRIDE, BAMMA, Cage Rage, Shooto, and Pancrase...

 in 2012.

Ologun turned to professional boxing in mid-2011. Fighting out of Hiranaka Boxing School Gym, he made his debut with a second round technical knockout in a 163 pound bout at the Nippon Budokan

Nippon Budokan

The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in central Tokyo, Japan.This is the location where many "Live at the Budokan" albums were recorded...

 in Tokyo.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
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|  Katsuaki Furuki
|Decision (unanimous)
| Dynamite!! 2010

Dynamite!! 2010

Dynamite!! 2010 was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event and the latest in the annual New Year's Eve event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group that took place on December 31, 2010 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event included bouts that encompass the DREAM, K-1 and...

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Saitama, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|2-1
|  Sakaguchi Yukio Sakaguchi
| KO (punches)
| Dynamite!! 2008

Dynamite!! 2008

Dynamite!! 2008 was the annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held by K-1 & DREAM on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:52
|Saitama, Japan
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|Loss
|align=center|1-1
|  NakamuraDaisuke Nakamura

Daisuke Nakamura (fighter)

Daisuke Nakamura is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist who has fought for DREAM, Strikeforce, M-1 Global, DEEP, ZST, Cage Rage, PRIDE, K-1 and Cage Force promotions. He holds notable victories over Nigerian K-1 kickboxer Andy Ologun and won his mixed martial arts debut against veteran...

| Submission (flying armbar)
| DREAM.5

DREAM.5

DREAM.5 Light Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion DREAM...

 
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:41
|Osaka, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
|  KanekoKen Kaneko
| Decision (unanimous)
| K-1 Premium Dynamite!!

K-1 Premium Dynamite!!

K-1 PREMIUM Dynamite!! is an annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held in Japan by the Fighting and Entertainment Group. It began as a co-production between PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1 held on August 28, 2002...

 2006
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|align=center|5:00
|Osaka, Japan
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Kickboxing record

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|colspan=7 align="center"|2 Wins - 5 Losses - 0 Draw
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|style="background: #f0f0f0"|Date || style="background: #f0f0f0"| Result ||style="background: #f0f0f0"|Record|| style="background: #f0f0f0"| Opponent || style="background: #f0f0f0"| Event || style="background: #f0f0f0"| Method || style="background: #f0f0f0"| Round Time
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|2/23/2009 || Loss || 2-5||  Takayuki Kohiruimaki

Takayuki Kohiruimaki

is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer and karateka competing in K-1 MAX. His real name is Takayuki Kohiruimaki. He started calling himself Taishin Kohiruimaki in 2008.-Young age:...

 || K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan Tournament || 3R Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28) || Round 3
|-
|2/2/2008 || Loss ||2-4||  Yasuhiro Kido

Yasuhiro Kido

Yasuhiro Kido is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer competing in K-1 MAX. He is 2008 K-1 World MAX Japan tournament champion.-Early years:Yasuhiro Kido was born in Kanagawa, Japan on December 25, 1982. When he was a junior high school student, he belonged to a track and field athletics team, and...

 || K-1 World MAX 2008 Japan Tournament || 3R Decision || Round 3
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|2/2/2008 || Win ||2-3||   Yuya Yamamoto

Yuya Yamamoto

Yuya Yamamoto is a Japanese kickboxer competing in K-1 at middleweight . He is the former Japanese national champion of kickboxing sanctioned by All Japan Kickboxing Federation at welterweight.-Amateur era:...

 || K-1 World MAX 2008 Japan Tournament || 3R Decision || Round 3
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|6/28/2007 || Loss ||1-3||   Tatsuji || K-1 World MAX 2007 World Tournament Final Elimination || 3R Decision || Round 3
|-
|6/04/2007 || Loss ||1-2||   Buakaw Por.Pramuk

Buakaw Por.Pramuk

Buakaw Por. Pramuk is a Thai welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of Por Pramuk Gym, in Bangkok, Thailand...

 || K-1 World MAX 2007 World Elite Showcase || 3R Decision || Round 3
|-
|5/02/2007 || Win ||1-1||   Takayuki Kohiruimaki

Takayuki Kohiruimaki

is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer and karateka competing in K-1 MAX. His real name is Takayuki Kohiruimaki. He started calling himself Taishin Kohiruimaki in 2008.-Young age:...

 || K-1 World MAX 2007 Japan Tournament || 3R Decision (29-29, 30-29, 29-29) || Round 3
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|4/9/2006 || Loss ||0-1||   Kazuya Yasuhiro || K-1 World MAX 2006 Champions Challenge|| 3R Decision (29-28, 29-29, 30-28) || Round 3

Entrance music

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| Dynamite!! 2010
| Wat Kyk Jy - Die Antwoord

Die Antwoord

Die Antwoord is a hip hop group from Cape Town, South Africa, consisting of three members: Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi-Tek.-Background:...

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:85%; text-align:left; width:30%;"
|-
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Event
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|-
| Dynamite!! 2008
| Quiksand - La Roux

La Roux

La Roux are an English electropop duo made up of singer, keyboardist, co-writer and co-producer Eleanor Kate Jackson, and co-writer and co-producer Ben Langmaid. Jackson describes their relationship as "very much a half and half sharing situation... not like a singer producer outfit", but also...

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