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Anonymous writes "No Love Entertainment
“Destruction”
February 4th, 2006
Northshore Harbor Center
Slidell, LA
By David Whitney

In its inaugural event, No Love Entertainment, the “big brother” of Reality Combat, enjoyed great success. The show sold out a mere fifteen minutes after the tickets went on sale the day of the event. The Northshore Harbor Center, a brand new first class facility, was filled to capacity as the area saw its first MMA show since Hurricane Katrina. The fighters seemed as anxious as the fans to get the action underway and it showed during the event as only one fight went to the judges.

There were several intriguing match ups on the card including the main event between local favorite and Team Voodoo member J.C. Pennington and Gary Bergeron, a golden gloves boxer and fellow Louisiana native. This bout was a classic clash of styles on paper, but turned out to provide some surprises. Pennington, known for his ground game, figured to want to keep the fight there, especially against Bergeron, an accomplished boxer. The fight initially went this way as Pennington shot almost immediately and began working his ground game. He caught Bergeron in his patented finishing move, the triangle choke, but something strange happened-Bergeron would not tap!! In spite of finishing several accomplished brazilian jiu jitsu players with the same technique, Pennington was unable to force Bergeron to tap. While Pennington worked a series of punches and elbows, Bergeron was able to keep his composure and maintain just enough room to avoid choking out. Bergeron fought his way out after what seemed like an eternity from within Pennington’s triangle. After the first round, it was clear that Bergeron was tiring, no doubt affected by the triangle, and Pennington still looked relatively fresh. Pennington looked to strike in the second round as he gained more confidence. He even floored Bergeron with a nice hook, but was unable to finish as Bergeron always seemed to do just enough to escape danger. As the fight continued, Pennington maintained positional dominance on the ground and landed some nice kicks standing. By the third round, it looked inevitable that the fight would go to the judges. Pennington tried everything he could to finish the fight, but Bergeron simply refused to quit. In the end, the judges awarded Pennington an unanimous decision. However, Bergeron’s performance did not go unnoticed as the crowd loudly applauded him in addition to ring announcer, Big Poppa Schnake, formally awarding Bergeron with the BPS “heart” award.

The co-main event saw Mexican Top Team’s Rich Chavez against Team Voodoo member and Gladiator Academy instructor, Kyle Bradley. Bradley was fighting off an illness and failed to make weight for this fight. Chavez agreed to the weight difference (5 lbs) and the bout went on as scheduled. With the backdrop of this info, one expected Bradley to want to finish quickly. It almost ended too quickly from Bradley’s perspective as Chavez worked a tight heelhook early on. However, once Bradley escaped, he took his energy level up a notch. Bradley stuffed the next takedown attempt by Chavez and then unleashed a flurry of hard shots on the ground, knocking out Chavez for an impressive win. In other action, Tony Bouldin pulled off an impressive first round win, stopping the 350 +lbs. Big John Brown with strikes on the ground. Team Voodoo members Sam Ortiz and Brock Kerry also recorded dominant wins. Tony Roberts took out “Slim” Breazal in what proved to be a heavyweight slugfest. Calvin Doss pulled an upset over Ashley Rivers with an armbar in the first round and Donald Paige scored a victory after opening a cut on tough opponent, Josh Woodruff. Brandon Giniesse, Kenny Cavalier, and Juan Coreas rounded out the action with impressive submission victories.

Considering this was the first event for No Love Entertainment, it appears that promoter Rich Clementi has his sights set on bigger things. He has scheduled a show at the River Center in Baton Rouge, a much larger than venue than most regional shows are able to accommodate. However, given the quick sell out of this show and the vast fan base in the South, one should not be surprised by the move. Stay tuned to realitycombat.tv for the latest news.

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