South African Kickboxer and boxer from Cape Town. Bernardo started with Kyokushin at the age of 12, to deal with his bullies. Bernardo turned out a talent and all round sportsman. He was known as Beru-Chan in Japan, where he has taken part in K-1 World GPs since 1994. He holds notable wins over Mirko Cro Cop, Andy Hug, Francisco Filho, Branko Cikatic, Stan Longinidis and 3 straight wins over K-1 legend Peter Aerts.