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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sami Bernill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernill comes to the cage accompanied by Magic System - Magic In The Air . Guillermo Valdez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Excellent MT
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Sami Bernill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guillermo Valdez!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernill misses with a low kick as Valdez jumps back.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bernill checks a low kick from Valdez.
Bernill wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Valdez connects with a crisp jab.
Bernill misses with a body shot.
Bernill misses the jab.
Valdez lands with a good body shot.
Valdez slips under a jab from Bernill.
Bernill takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Bernill.
Bernill connects with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Valdez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bernill pushes Valdez up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bernill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Valdez scores with a shoulder strike.
Bernill blocks a body shot from Valdez.
Bernill will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Valdez up against the cage.
Valdez misses with a punch to the body.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Bernill tries to stall but Valdez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valdez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bernill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Bernill - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Valdez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valdez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Valdez.
Valdez tries to work over Bernill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Valdez scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernill trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Valdez throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Valdez.
Valdez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bernill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valdez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valdez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bernill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Valdez struggles to land a body shot inside as Bernill controls his hands.
Valdez pushes Bernill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernill has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
Valdez presses Bernill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bernill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valdez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Bernill.
Valdez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Valdez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bernill moves away.
Bernill lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez lands a nice shot that snaps Bernill's head back.
Valdez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bernill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bernill misses with a looping left.
Valdez connects with a leg kick. Bernill looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bernill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bernill throws a leg kick
and Valdez counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valdez.
A slow jab from Bernill misses its intended target.
Bernill throws a head kick that misses
and Valdez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bernill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valdez to score with a decent uppercut.
Valdez tries to move into range but Bernill moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valdez looks to land a combination but Bernill avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez misses with a hook.
Bernill throwing a counter right hand but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Valdez misses with a low kick.
Bernill wants to clinch up but Valdez keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Bernill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valdez doesn't seem phased though.
Valdez misses with an uppercut.
As Valdez tries to get set, Bernill tries to push him back and clinch up but Valdez manages to avoid the attempt.
Valdez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bernill.
Bernill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valdez, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bernill.
Valdez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valdez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Bernill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valdez misses with a body punch.
Valdez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Valdez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bernill's elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bernill.
Bernill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valdez tries to work over Bernill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bernill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bernill trying to stall but Valdez improves his position.
Bernill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez misses with some punches.
Bernill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valdezs head.
Valdez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valdez avoiding damage as Bernill throws knees to the body.
Valdez is working Bernill over against the cage.
Good body shot from Valdez.
Valdez can't find room to land a body shot as Bernill controls the action.
Bernill has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
Valdez tries to throw a body punch but Bernill avoids it by throwing Valdez back against the cage.
Bernill taking a breather.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Valdez misses with a leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bernill pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valdez is out of range and Bernill settles back down.
Valdez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bernill manages to avoid it.
Bernill misses with a low kick.
Sami Bernill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernill throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
Bernill looks to land a left hand but Valdez moved out of range nicely.
Donk. Valdez catches Bernill right on the button with a cross.
Bernill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Valdez.
Bernill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bernill crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Valdez - the referee stops the clock and Bernill gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Valdez. Bernill manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bernill is breathing heavily.
Valdez misses with the combination.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Valdez with a jab.
Bernill scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bernill lands with a right hand.
Bernill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Valdez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bernill.
Valdez throws a hook to the side of Bernill's head but Bernill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bernill finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bernill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valdez.
Valdez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valdez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bernill.
Bernill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valdez works Bernill's body with a nice hook.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bernill.
Bernill throws a body kick that misses.
Valdez checks a low kick from Bernill.
Valdez throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernill connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bernill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bernill misses with a few strikes there.
Valdez flicks out a counter leg kick but Bernill steps away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bernill!
Bernill clinches.
Bernill swings wildly with an uppercut but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bernill blocks a body shot from Valdez.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Bernill misses.
Valdez keeps the fight on the outside.
Valdez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bernill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bernill tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valdez tries to work over Bernill's front leg with a kick but Bernill checks it.
Bernill throws a head kick that misses.
Valdez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bernill throws a hook but Valdez blocks it.
Bernill misses with a hook.
Bernill throws a hook but Valdez blocks it.
Valdez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Valdez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bernill manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Valdez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bernill checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bernill is looking to counter the offense by Valdez and move into the clinch.
Valdez throws a push kick but Bernill slaps the foot to one side.
Bernill scores with a nice head shot.
Bernill scores with a head kick.
Bernill throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Valdez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bernill lands with a nice body kick.
Valdez misses with a wild body shot.
Bernill takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bernill displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bernill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bernill there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Bernill as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdez thumps Bernill with a low kick.
Bernill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valdez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernill connects with an inside leg kick.
Bernill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valdez keeps the fight on the outside.
Valdez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guillermo Valdez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valdez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bernill.
A swing and a miss from Valdez.
Bernill slips a jab from Valdez.
Nice defenses there by Bernill.
Bernill is looking for a counter combo.
Valdez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernill.
Bernill slips under a jab.
Bernill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bernill throwing a counter right hand but Valdez manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valdez drops his hands momentarily and Bernill takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valdez blocks a head kick by Bernill.
A leg kick checked by Valdez.
Nice defenses there by Bernill.
Bernill tries to clinch up but Valdez circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bernill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valdez steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Valdez throws a front kick that sends Bernill stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Valdez does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdez throws a lazy right hand but Bernill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez misses with an uppercut. Bernill saw that one coming.
Bernill tries to counter by clinching up but Valdez breaks away and moves out of range.
Valdez tries to work over Bernill's front leg with a kick but Bernill checks it.
Valdez throws a looping overhand right but Bernill ducks down to avoid it.
Bernill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valdez.
Valdez misses the shot to the body.
Valdez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bernill tries a head kick but it misses.
Valdez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bernill slips under a jab from Valdez.
Bernill scores with a jab.
Bernill is looking to clinch but Valdez is avoiding it.
Good shot there by Valdez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bernill moves out of range as Valdez throws a body kick.
Bernill misses the shot to the body.
Valdez is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valdez. Bernill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valdez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bernill.
Bernill checks a leg kick nicely.
Bernill takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bernill misses with an uppercut.
Bernill tries to clinch up.
Bernill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bernill takes the fight into the clinch.
Bernill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Valdez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Valdez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bernill throws a poor cross that misses
and Valdez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bernill is rocked!
Valdez walks into a straight right hand from Bernill.
Oh Bernill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valdez lands a leg kick that knocks Bernill off balance momentarily.
Bernill seems to have got his legs back now.
Bernill moves away from the strike by Valdez.
Bernill misses with an uppercut. Valdez saw that one coming.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick and Bernill moves out of range easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bernill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valdez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valdez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valdez blocks a jab.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses
enabling Bernill to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez lands a slapping body shot.
Bernill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valdez works Bernill's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bernill throws a jab but it's blocked by Valdez.
Valdez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bernill tries to clinch but Valdez moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bernill has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Valdez.
Valdez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bernill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valdez. Valdez obviously looking to wear him down.
Valdez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valdez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bernill takes the fight into the clinch.
Bernill misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bernill.
Bernill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez struggles to land a body shot inside as Bernill controls his hands.
Valdez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bernill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valdez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bernill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Valdez misses with a punch to the body.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valdez blocks a head kick by Bernill.
Bernill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bernill thumps Valdez with a low kick.
Valdez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valdez.
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bernill throws a hook but Valdez blocks it.
Sami Bernill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bernill throws a sloppy head kick and Valdez moves out of range easily.
Valdez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bernill misses.
Valdez misses with a hook. Bernill ducked under it nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Valdez misses with a body kick.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Valdez throws a right hand that Bernill ducks under and follows up with a left that Bernill also avoids with ease.
Bernill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Valdez misses the target.
Guillermo Valdez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valdez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bernill's sensitive parts.
Valdez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bernill throws out the jab.
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Bernill.
Bernill scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valdez doesn't seem bothered though.
Bernill blocks a head kick by Valdez.
Bernill throws an off balance right hand
and Valdez counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Guillermo Valdez.
Well Valdez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Guillermo Valdez!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Guillermo Valdez!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Guillermo Valdez!
Guillermo Valdez wins by unanimous decision!
Guillermo Valdez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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