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 Official Ascension Heavyweight rankings
Champion : Maurice Vontavious Payne
Payne seized the vacant HW title in London today with a 5th round KO of Rude Moogle. Moogle was dominant in the first two rounds before MVP was able to drop him with an uppercut no turn the fight around.
MVP's next challenger will be the
dangerous Dexter Santeros.
1. Dexter Santeros
Santeros is the no doubt #1 contender. Many Ascension fans complained that he wasn't one of the contenders for the vacant HW title in London. There's no denying the high level of success that Santeros has achieved in Ascension. He is undefeated in 4 fights having finished three of them.
2. Robbie Luatua
Luatua is 2-0 in Ascension with both coming by the way of KO.
On paper, he is the most formidable striker in the HW division.
Robbie came to Ascension in a rough spot in his career and has righted the ship.
His next fight with Frankie Malone is a #1
contenders match.
3. Frankie Malone
Malone was 4-0 in Ascension and on the verge of a title shot before he was up-ended by Dexter Santaros. He got back on Track with a win over Sota Sankari last time out.
Frankie is known for his crushing power which will give him a path to victory
over Luatua despite being a sizable underdog.
4. Rude Moogle
Moogle saw his title aspirations slip through his fingers in London at Ascension 917.
Despite putting on a grappling clinic in first two rounds, he couldn't finish Payne and later fell victim to MVP's strikes late in the 5th round.Moogle's next opponent is
Undecided, but the winner of Baako/Wallace.
Ascension MW Rankings
Champion: Jason Sturd Jr
Sturd has been nothing short of phenomenal in his Ascension career.
He has been a dominant force in his 7 fights, taking the MW belt in his last fight and then defending it for the first time in London today.
His next defense will be vs Arman Shaker.
1. Arman Shaker
Shaker bounced back after dropping a decision to eventual champ Sturd with two decision victories.
Those impressive performances, coupled with how close the first Sturd fight was has sold Ascension brass on giving him the next title shot.
Shaker was coming on strong at the end of the
first fight, it will be interesting to see how he fares in a five rounder.
2. Bary Allen
JLP used his considerable influence to stave off retirement for Allen and convince him to drop to 185 for one last run at gold. Allen really needs no introduction.
He had nice runs at both Troid and EVO. Hardcore fans are looking forward to seeing how he fares at a new weight class.
His first fight is against ITFL veteran Matt Kroblur.
3. Esteban Scott
Scott made his Ascension return with a win over
Imzda Noob in a very close fight.
Scott struggled in his first Ascension run, going 1-4 under different management.
He has returned with a new manager and the drive to redeem himself.
Scott is getting on in years, so if he is going to make a run at gold it has to be soon.
4. Hugues De Payens
Their is no denying that De Payens has talent, as he held gold in both Infinity and Gamma.
Hugues ran into a roadblock against the top of the division here, dropping three in a row at one time.
He rebounded with a win over Niten Dōraku and has Harrison Yates up next.
5. Harrison Yates
The youngster on this list, Yates has been on a impressive run since joining Ascension.
He has won three in a row and is knocking on the door of a title shot.
A win over a battle tested veteran like Payens will make it hard to deny Yates the title shot that he covets so much.
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