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ROUND-BY-ROUND: BERTO VS. TRABANTBy Ben Thompson | February 10, 2008
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ANDRE BERTO VS. MICHEL TRABANT
PREFIGHT Both men are already in the ring to start the night. Trabant has a blank look on his face...as though it's just another day at the office. Berto looks calm, cool and collected...focused and confident. He winks to the crowd and gives them a salute as Buffer announces him.
ROUND 1 Berto fires a quick jab. Quick 1-2 from Berto is blocked. Trabant sneaks in his own jab. Berto lands a right. Trabant looks calm. 1-2 lands for Berto. Trabant lands a couple of jabs. Jab to the body lands for Trabant. Berto lands a jab. HARD left hook to the body lands for Berto. They trade jabs. Trabant lands a jab. Right hand over the top lands for Berto. Right to the body lands for Berto. They trade jabs. Round to Berto.
Berto 10 Trabant 9
ROUND 2 Both men trade jabs. Trabant doubles up on his jab. Stiff jab lands for Berto. Another jab lands for Berto. NICE three-punch combo lands for Berto. HARD uppercut lands for Berto. Trabant lands a nice jab to the body. Right hand lands for Trabant. Berto lands a nice right hand. Two left hooks, upstairs and downstairs, land for Berto. HARD left hook to the body lands for Berto. 1-2 lands for Berto. Left hook upstairs lands for Berto. Round to Berto.
Berto 20 Trabant 18
ROUND 3 HARD left hook to the body lands for Berto. Trabant answers with one of his own. They trade jabs. STIFF jab lands for Berto. NICE four-punch combo lands for Berto...and another three-punch combo after that lands. HARD uppercut from Berto snaps the head of Trabant. Berto landing some nice combinations in there. Two left hooks land for Berto. Right cross lands for Trabant as Berto tries to do his best Floyd Mayweather impersonation in there. HARD uppercut lands for Berto...and ANOTHER rocks the head of Trabant. Wow. Those uppercuts are coming from Antarctica. Uppercut and a left hook to the body lands for Berto. Berto putting on a clinic in there.
Berto 30 Trabant 27
ROUND 4 Berto comes out firing the jab. Now Berto does his best James Toney impersonation as he slips some punches along the ropes. HARD right and a left hook from Berto batters Trabant across the ring. HARD left hook lands for Berto who's landing everything. Two right hands from Berto looked pretty, but they were blocked. Right hand over the top lands for Berto. Trabant misses with a slooooow jab. Round to Berto.
Berto 40 Trabant 36
ROUND 5 Trabant on the retreat now. Berto blasts through a right hand. Trabant sneaks in a left hook to the body. Berto blocks about four punches in a row from Trabant. Left hook from Berto has Trabant backing up. Right hand and an uppercut lands for Berto. Trabant looks like he's thinking that he made a mistake taking this fight. Berto lands a right hand. Chopping right hand from Berto lands. They trade jabs. Trabant lands a right. Jab from Berto snaps the head back of Trabant. WOOOOOOO...HARD right hand from Berto lands to end the round. Another easy round to Berto.
Berto 50 Trabant 45
ROUND 6 Berto comes out quick firing a four-punch combo. Trabant on the retreat and eats a jab...then a 1-2. HARD four-punch combo upstairs and downstairs lands for Berto. Trabant lands a jab. STIFF jab lands for Berto. Right to the body lands for Berto. HARD uppercut lands for Berto. They trade jabs. Berto lands a right down the pipe. 1-2 lands for Berto. Trabant offering nothing. 1-2 to the body and a right upstairs lands for Berto. Left hook to the body lands for Berto. WOOOOOOOOOOO....HARD double left hook to the body and a left hook upstairs...then a wicked uppercut and another combo upstairs lands for Berto to end the round. Wow. He smiles and winks to the crowd at the end of the round. That's it. Trabant's had enough as he decides that he doesn't want to continue for the next round and quits on his stool. Impressive performance from Berto as he stops Trabant for the first time in his career.
Berto TKO6
THE WINNER BY TKO IN THE SIXTH ROUND....ANDRE BERTO
COMPUBOX Andre Berto total punches: 115/320 Michel Trabant total punches: 61/211
Andre Berto power punches: 61/143 Michel Trabant power punches: 17/64
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