Exhibit 31.1

FORM OF CERTIFICATIONPURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 AND 15d-14UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Barry J. Gordon, certify that:

|1.                                                                                                                   | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Ardent Acquisition Corporation;                        
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|2.                                                                                                                   | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to      
|state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such         
|statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;                             
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|(3)                                                                                                                  | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this           
|report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
|small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;                                         
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|(4)                                                                                                                  | The small business issuers other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and          
|maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))           
|and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for        
|the small business issuer and have:                                                                                 
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|                                                                                                                     | (a)                                                                                                         
|                                                                                                                     | procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the        
|                                                                                                                     | small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within        
|                                                                                                                     | those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;                      
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|                                                                                                                     | (b)                                                                                                         
|                                                                                                                     | financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding         
|                                                                                                                     | the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in 
|                                                                                                                     | accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;                                                   
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|                                                                                                                     | (c)                                                                                                         
|                                                                                                                     | and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and         
|                                                                                                                     | procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and                
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|                                                                                                                     | (d)                                                                                                         
|                                                                                                                     | financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer's most recent fiscal quarter (the small  
|                                                                                                                     | business issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is
|                                                                                                                     | reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer's internal control over financial         
|                                                                                                                     | reporting; and                                                                                              
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|(5)                                                                                                                  | The small business issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent      
|evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer's auditors and the audit      
|committee of the small business issuer's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):       
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|                                                                                                                     | (a)                                                                                                         
|                                                                                                                     | control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business         
|                                                                                                                     | issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and                        
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|                                                                                                                     | (b)                                                                                                         
|                                                                                                                     | significant role in the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting.                  

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|Date: March 25, 2005 |  | /s/ Barry J. Gordon                        
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|                     |  | Name: Barry J. Gordon                      
|                     |  | Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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