Ascension 330 Event Preview!

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July 5th 2015
Live from Los Angeles
LA Memorial Colossuseum


Ladies and Gentlemen, please allow me to welcome you to Ascension 330, taking place live from the LA Memorial Colossuseum where we expect a raucus 93,607 fans to be in attendance. Ascension hopes this event returns them to the #1 rankeing and continues with the great success that has kept them close to the pinacleof all Fight companies as we see some top end talent square off. With all that being said lets get right to the action. In our Main Event of Ascension 330 we see a Superfight between current Ascension Welterweight Champ Shinichi Onizuka taking on current GAMMA Champ Renan St Juste. That epic battle will be following what very well could be a fight to determine the next challenger for the Ascension Light Heavyweight Title Leonidas Katsaros versus Barry Allen. These 2 great epic fights will put the cap on the evenings matchups as we have an action packed lineup from top to bottom. Here is a quick run down of what we have in store for you this evening on our main card.

Main Event - 170 lbs Onizuka vs St Juste

Onizuka comes into tonights Main Event having won 8 of his past 9 matchups and in recent times has not defended his Ascension Welterweight title for lack of current challengers. Ascension owner Scott Davies was recently quoted as stating "I know it may be bad for business agreeing to work with GAMMA however much like the situation we are in with Onizuka, the same applies when it comes to St Juste" Consider this more a case of agreeing to work with the fighter and manager then anything else as the original contact in regarss to this fight was made by St Juste manager Gale Hawthorne. This fight features the classic Striker vs Grappler as Onizuka has shown the ability to win the fight no matter where it takes place, but relying more heavily on his grounds skills as his 12 submission victories show, even though he does not appear to possess a great deal of KO power dont bank on that as he has shown earlier in his career a flare for the fireworks finish however in recent times he has relied very heavily on grinding out victories which is shown during 5 of his past 6 matchups going to the judges decision. On the other side of the cage you see a fighter who also likes to rely on the judges as 6 of his last 9 fights have seen that outcome however we dont believe that is his sole gameplan as he possess killer KO power finishing 28 of his career 47 fights in this fashion. Much like Onizuka during recent times he has been more of a travelling wilbury jumping around from Team Thomas Fight Club, GAMMA and Aggressive Damage in his quest to fight the best that they have offered, but this time St Juste is taking a step up in competition inside the Acsension cage and taking on the Tycoon Communities #2 ranked Welterweight and very decorated Champion. Tonights much talked about Main Event throw down will certainly showcase a great matchup that could provide us with a Fight Of The Night classic or could we see a highlight reel KO victory for St Juste proving the ciritcs wrong for saying he has been coddled and protected in the GAMMA circle of friends. Our book says this one goes the distance but it is too damn close to call out a victor!

Co-Main Event - 205 lbs Katsaros vs Allen

This fight breaks down as a battle where Leonidas Katsaros holds a very distinctive edge in Muay Thai & Wrestling to go along with his devestating KO Power. Staring him down on the other side of the cage sees Barry Allen facing an uphill battle, but this will not stop him and his attempts. This is an extremly important and potentially rewarding fight for Katsaros as sources have confirmed a victory will see him challenge for the Ascension Light Heavy Weight title, where as a defeat will see him shuffle along looking for a new place to call home. Having won 7 of his past 10 fights Katsaros already holds a previous victory over Barry Allen, one which I am certain Allen is very keen to avenge. Having won 29 of his 33 victories by way of T(KO) Leonidas will look to continue this path of destruction and aim right for the suspect chin of Barry Allen. On the other side of the coin Allen has won 6 of his past 10, experiencing more of a roller coaster ride enjoying the highs of victory but also the lows of defeat. Allen prefers to mix things up enjoying only 10 T(KO) victories and seeing over 50 percent of his wins go to the judges. Our thinking on this one is in order for Allen to succeed he will once again need to work his magic and grind out a decision victory, a course of action which will not be easy. Katsaros will need to utilize his kicks to perfection to set up his powerful striking meanwhile the 89% takedown percentage Allen has enjoyed over his career will come in more handy then ever in an attempt to avoid seeing his lights go out. Another big fight to call here but our thinking is KO halfway through round 2 for Katsaros. Leonidas is an Of The Night machine and he continues that trend on this night.

265 lbs Duberry vs Harkimo

Next up we see a battle that will certainly be decided on the feet. Fidel Duberry continues his return to action following his year and a half absence winning his 2 fights since making his comeback. Facing off against Duberry is Ascension veteran Keijo Harkimo. Once again we are expecting some lightning loud fireworks as both men prefer to rely on their KO Power to earn victory as both men have seen over 75% of their victories won by T(KO). After losing 5 of 6 fights prior to disappearing from the MMA scene Duberry returned to win a Decision victory and then followed that up with a first round TKO victory less then 10 days ago. Looks to us over here that he is looking to make up for the downtime by hitting the fight scene hard and often. Opposite Duberry isd Keijo Harkimo has recently hit a rough patch himself enjoying only 2 victories over his last 5 fights, and Harkimo has shown he does not like the judges, its either kill or be killed as his last 14 fights will attest, not seeing a judges decision since defeating Buddy Guy all the way back in August of 2014. Duberry holds a decisive advantage in Primary skills as he enjoys Elite Skills to match Harkimo's Sensationals, but we have been around the block before and know that its whats on the inside more then what is shown on paper, and we believe Harkimos killer instinct will prevail in this one, suddenly and violently he will put a halt to the return of Duberry crushing him with a 1st round KO.

205 lbs Camacho vs Hong

Fight #4 of our Main Card sees two warriors looking to continue their winning ways and avoiding a crushing Loss. Miguel Camacho looks to shows that his last 2 dominating victories are more of a resemblence of his abilities and not the 5 fight winless streak he enjoyed prior. Meanwhile Tonton Hong looks to string more then one victory in succession as he just has not been able to string more then one win in a row since he last defeated his opponent facing off against him tonight. Camacho is a KO machine more then most we see these days enjoying victories by way of T(KO) on over 91% of his 24 victories however what could pose as an obstacle for him is the 8 losses by way of T(KO) which is the only way he has ever tasted defeat. Once again in the opposite corner Hong has an 83% T(KO) victory rate while seeing 83% of his fights end with him staring up at the lights. Our thinking in this one is he will want to get the fight to the floor and work Camacho over, wear him down then when the oportunity presents itself go for the kill and end this one like their first meeting. Camacho will want to use his striking advantage and at all costs keep the fight standing and wear down Hong with a healthy mix of kicks and punches before going for the kill shot!! This one has all the signs of contending with Katsaros for KO of the Night honors and our thinking here is Hong stops Camacho early in round 3.

265 lbs Schultz vs Hernandez

Our final matchup from the Main card of Ascension 330 sees, yes you guessed it, a pair of big men who rely on turning the lights off using their fists. Dr Schultz looks to put a second consecutive W together for the first time since winning 3 consecutive fights to start of the 2015 year. Meanwhile Sergio Hernandez has not lost in his past 4 fights under new management, the only blemish being a Draw with Sayer Hume back in May. Schultz will look to the action take place standing having never attempted a takedown in his career preferring to use his leg and body kicks to set up for the knock out punch however seeing his opponents succeed 31% of the time with their takedowns could prove to be his downfall as Hernandez will surely take full advantage of getting the fight to the ground where he will impose his will on Schultz. Hernandez having an 84% success rate in the T(KO) means of finishing his opponents will look to continue in that fashion he prefers a flare for the dramatics, and tonight he will not disappoint. Schultz is in for a painful evening as Hernandez ends this one with fireworks late in round 2

Well folks thats all the time we have for the main card, but here is a quick listing of our other fights on this action packed event during the preliminary action.

135 lbs Stem Cell v Umberto Sotto Jr Stem Cell By Way of TKO Strikes

145 lbs Mac Jackson v Colt McLaren Mac Jackson By Way of Judges Decision

170 lbs Pablo Alvado v Kabuto Wakizashi Wakizashi By Way of Judges Decision

265 lbs Sawyer Hume v William Shimazu Sawyer Hume by way of KO Punch

155 lbs Maxim Vyacheslav v Yin Tao Yin Tao by way of judges decision

Thank you for your time, we hope to see you next week!

[GBK16]

Nice write up

[potter09]

Nice write up Louie enjoyable read.

[TheDude]

[coton81]

nice one
not seen a ascension write up for a while hey scoot

[stpierrecanada]

Schultz will KO Fernandez.. Schultz isn't my fighter but I have fought him recently and won with Kyle Carlton but i want to stay far away from him, he's a killer, good luck Schultz prove them wrong.

[potter09]

Inknow Jamie I've been searching for a long time. Worth the wait tho