Report: Jimmy Ambriz scouted for Strikeforce: 'Miami' opposite Bobby Lashley
by Jesse Holland on Jan 15, 2010 11:59 AM EST
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The Bobby Lashley/Strikeforce lottery is still being held -- unless the well-traveled Jimmy Ambriz is given the winning ticket by the suddenly-stingy Florida State Boxing Commission (FSBC).
According to a report from Five Ounces of Pain, "The Titan" has been asked to replace Yohan Banks after the California pugilist was denied a license by the FSBC to compete at "Miami" on Jan. 30, likely due to his recent inactivity inside the cage.
That left "The Dominator" high and dry for the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida; however, the ball is back in the FSBC court and the situation could be resolved almost as quickly as it started.
Strikeforce officials have not yet confirmed the published report.
Ambriz (14-12-1) has competed just about everywhere not named UFC and Strikeforce. In addition to a run under the WEC banner back in 2005-2006, he's also appeared in DREAM, King of the Cage, Pancrase, K-1 and most recently Maximum Fighting Championships.
He last fought on August 29 at Midwest Fighting Championships, stopping Chris Clark via technical knockout just one minute into the first round of their heavyweight tilt. That win snapped a two fight losing streak that was a result of back-to-back submission losses to Jeff Monson.
While obviously not part of the master plan, a win over Lashley would be a tremendous boost to his fighting career, which dates back to April 2001.
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more information on the pending changes to the Strikeforce: "Miami" card as they develop.
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Really???
I only seen this doucher fight Sergei Kharitanov in DREAM.
I looked up his record. He has been in the ring with some recognizable names before, but they are all L’s.
If I ever saw an amputee getting hanged, I'd probably just start calling out letters.
Yeah he sucks lashley will destroy this guy faster than he did Sapp
Lashley needs to fight a Monson calibure fighter or Sergie? If he doesn’t step up in compotition he will never get as good as he should. A loss is not the end of the world SF needs a quality fighter not a near guarantee win for Lashley.
"He broke tim sylvia’s arm…...So what?" – Brock Lesnar
Ok Lashley is slightly better than this....
I want him fighting guys who are slightly better than Jason Guida. No more of these cans. I am a big proponent of guys taking time to learn and craft their game before jumping up in league but this is retarded. First of all it doesn’t help him develop his game because they’re not durable enough to last rounds with him. So it’s counterproductive to toil while fighting guys who are clearly outmatched and will be put out after one or two moves. Second of all, it’s only wasting time seeing how he’s not young, and third he’s damaging his already shaky image trying to fight corpses that the florida commission determine to have a feint pulse. Finally any kind of loss would completely deflate all of strikeforce’s plans.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Jan 15, 2010 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
This would be competitive if they were seeing who could drag an 18-wheeler 40 yards the fastest or who could do the most reps dead lifting beer kegs in 60 seconds. But as a fight this is a joke.
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by Buster Bluth on Jan 15, 2010 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
Why not let him fight a prospect
like Shane Del Rosario. There was some talk about that matchup and it didn’t come through. Del Rosario is pretty good on the ground [evident in his omaplatta victory in his last fight]. He’s had a couple of fights in the SF Challengers series and has looked good. Why not? Do I think he’ll beat Lashly? No, but it’s a test for Lashly and a step up in competition if he keeps wanting to take baby steps and I think Shane could pull it off.
"I like being punched... I like... punchin'" ~Gray Maynard
That would have been a more sensible fight
I thought that was who SF were going to give Bobby before they matched him up with that can. It would have helped Bobby develop a lot more than fighting someone not in his league.
"Wanderlei is focused and well trained...he will easily win this fight, by a large margin and with much better technique."
Anderson Silva on why Wand is going to smash Bisping. Get ready to lose your dignity frosnt.
Ya I agree
I would rather see Lashley fight a legit fighter than have him get a easy, short win. It does him no good. Lashley in a legit fight is what I want to see.
Y eah, this Jimmy fat-ass just won't cut it!!
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by The Negation on Jan 16, 2010 1:24 AM EST up reply actions
no worries
Abrits was only being scouted for this fight. SF has released a stateemt saying Abritz didnt make the cut. At this point I dont know who lashly will be fighting
Nobody at this rate
I wouldn’t be surprised if they scrap this fight altogether, SF can still put Hieron-Riggs on the main card and get the casual fans through Herschel so there’s no point making Bobby fight just for the sake of it.
"Wanderlei is focused and well trained...he will easily win this fight, by a large margin and with much better technique."
Anderson Silva on why Wand is going to smash Bisping. Get ready to lose your dignity frosnt.
They pretty much have to cut this fight from the card.
They won’t find anyone.
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
I'm sure there are a hand full of guys better than him who would love to make some cash
"He broke tim sylvia’s arm…...So what?" – Brock Lesnar
True, but for all the complaining people did when UFC had the worst run of bad luck with injuries, they still put together some really good cards. SF has one guy not get licensed, which in and of itself tells you something about the type of fighters they have, and it throws a major wrench into their card.
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For sure
if you thought Brock was bad for there november show wich still did OK and made money imagine what would happen to SF if Fedor was unable to fight with less than a months notice!
"He broke tim sylvia’s arm…...So what?" – Brock Lesnar
hmm
its ok for fedor to fight lesser compettion but not anyone else???
LOL I'm not getting into that
Lashley is supposedly trying to improve though and prove he can move up the ladder this fight will not help him improve as a fighter or prove he can move up the ladder. It’s a waste of a fight for him anyway as it does nothing for him.
"He broke tim sylvia’s arm…...So what?" – Brock Lesnar
well
Everyone Fedor fights is lesser competition.
I used to be very critical of Fedor fighting cans, but he’s fought the best available competition lately, so he can’t be faulted on that.
Last 3 fights were top 10 HW
Shogun lost a close decision! Everyone get crazy!
well....
brett rodgers is an untested and unproven fighter who has he beat??
that’s hardly the best available competition
his next fight …. werdum … most likely is that the best available? come on he dodged the best available competition by not coming to terms with the ufc , the co promotion was a way out what happens when strikeforce fails back to japan to fight freaks cuz they will co-promote??? sure thing on best available competition
Tim was not a top ten fighter when Fedor fought him
He is a good fighter but could of been much better if he trained half as hard as most. He was very sloppy and smart fighters like Fedor especially with his Ko power is no problem. AA is dangerous but like you seen AA is also his own worst enemy. Rogers is the best fighter Fedor has faced in sometime he is just as dangerous Ko wise as AA and he is big and fast for a big man. I give him another three fights and I would like to see him face Fedor again if Fedor is still in SF.
"He broke tim sylvia’s arm…...So what?" – Brock Lesnar
to end the arguement atleast from me.....
i’ll give fedor credit for beating the few legit guys he has beaten and 5 years ago yeah he was the top hw in the world, these days not so much imo
eventually he will either one go to the ufc and prove either the lovers or haters wrong
or two will retire
i’m done with the fedor arguement
as for rodgers yeah i’d like to see a rematch when rodgers becomes a little more experienced and possibly more well rounded of a fighter
He beat Arlovski
He beat Andre, which is why he was top 10 at the time.
Tim Sylvia has lost everything lately, but when Fedor beat him he WAS still top 10.
He beat Arlovski, Grim was probably the best threat since Alistair won’t fight in US right now.
Werdum is no joke, he is probably the best available.
I want to see him in UFC as well, but I blame M-1 global for that, not Fedor.
When his contract is done with them we’ll see what’s what.
Shogun lost a close decision! Everyone get crazy!
they should have booked Lashly vs. Sylvia!
Sylvia is a big name, and stylistically its a very wiinnable fight for Bobby
That fight would make a lot more sense
SF are looking for easy opponents for Lashley and it’s farcical that they’re so bad that the commissions won’t clear them. Bobby needs to take some proper fights and ditch pro wrestling if he’s ever going to be good enough to face elite HWs like Fedor and Overroids. There’s no point in protecting him forever by giving him rubbish opponents, it won’t help him improve his skills or his credibility.
"Wanderlei is focused and well trained...he will easily win this fight, by a large margin and with much better technique."
Anderson Silva on why Wand is going to smash Bisping. Get ready to lose your dignity frosnt.
i love it
beating nobodys will hurt and up and comer but not fedor?? he can fight freaks and MWs as a HW but lashley in his 5th pro fight can’t fight a can???
Fedor beat Big Nog after his 4 or 5 fight
wen Big Nog was the champ & considered by many as unbeatable at the time
Fedor has faced some crap opposition but has also beaten the best HWs in the world
He’s also a small HW and could easily make 205. He is usually the smaller guy in his fights and against Arona, Babalu and Lindland he wasn’t that much bigger than them.
Bobby needs to fight decent guys so that he can build up more experience, facing easy opponents who won’t test him is a waste of time. Besides Fedor wasn’t promoted as a top fighter after 4 fights like Bobby is being.
"Wanderlei is focused and well trained...he will easily win this fight, by a large margin and with much better technique."
Anderson Silva on why Wand is going to smash Bisping. Get ready to lose your dignity frosnt.
I'll go with that.
But it has been a while sence Sylvia has been in there. What kind of shape would he be in on short notice?
P.S.
It also looks like someone took a piss in his bottle of bleach.
If I ever saw an amputee getting hanged, I'd probably just start calling out letters.
Looks like a fill-in-can
can compete against anything near descent competition, but doesn’t shy away from anyone. he’s good for companies that need someone to step in last second, but who really wants to watch guys get steamrolled. I prefer a match up for similar competition, not a land side.
i like lashleys approach, taking it slowly, but he needs to stop fooling around with these no names. fight a big name and lose, just show up what you’ve really got.
pwilson
all of this clowns losses r all from early 1st round stoppages!
They cud of at least got the snoman 2 fight lashley
Yeah this will be a pointless fight that proves nothing
The other guy probally sucks just as bad too but at least didn’t know how bad so it would of been kind of interesting but this guy is a step down from Guida?!
"He broke tim sylvia’s arm…...So what?" – Brock Lesnar
This is about the level Lashley is on.
This isn’t going to be an easy fight for Bobby.
Lashley isn’t that good. This is probably one of the few fights available where he might win. They should just remove this fight from the card. Lashley is a joke.
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
LOL
C’mon jay he has potential and will destroy this guy.
"He broke tim sylvia’s arm…...So what?" – Brock Lesnar
No not really
Lashley is a clown and will never beat a top 10 or probably even top 15 hw fighter.
King Mo's beaten better guys than Lashley and in more impressive fashion
Plus he’s taking his career more seriously by training 100% in MMA and not having an outside career to distract hin like Lashley.
"Wanderlei is focused and well trained...he will easily win this fight, by a large margin and with much better technique."
Anderson Silva on why Wand is going to smash Bisping. Get ready to lose your dignity frosnt.
I like Lashley
but I agree with this point. He needs to go at it for real. Get someone of mid-level range talentwise and just test himself.
I like his cautious approach, but it’s almost to a fault at this point.
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Travis Wiuff and Mike Whitehead
Bobby hasn’t beaten any relevant HWs and has only taken fights against no names or has beens so far. Mark Kerr was a dreadful opponent choice for Mo and that beatdown proved nothing but other than that he has been matched up with some decent guys. SF didn’t give him a loser in his first fight, Whitehead was just coming off a win over Randleman and is a lot more relevant at LHW than Bob Sapp and Joshua Franklin are at HW.
"Wanderlei is focused and well trained...he will easily win this fight, by a large margin and with much better technique."
Anderson Silva on why Wand is going to smash Bisping. Get ready to lose your dignity frosnt.
Lashley has physical potential but we will never know his mma potential until he fights a real dangerous opponent. If he fought Sergei, Monson, Rosario, Antonio Silva. Until then we are going to see him takedown and pound.
Yep this guy is no different than his last opponent Sapp. A huge pussy LOL.
"He broke tim sylvia’s arm…...So what?" – Brock Lesnar
Tyson said it best
Weight training is like cake to a boxer.. Doesn’t do shit
by Jesse13 on Jan 15, 2010 3:04 PM EST via mobile reply actions
No offense...
But Ambriz is a joke of an opponent. I understand Lashley wanting to advance his career slowly, but this really is just… it’s not worth main card status. At some point, Lashley has to start fighting mid-tier competition at least. I may not care for Lesnar, but at least he jumped into the deep end of the pool. Lashley just seems to be sitting in the kiddie pool and not trying to move up. What a joke. Until Lashley fights some higher competition then he’s just a big guy pounding on cans.
The One Thing..
The UFC does do better than Strikeforce is not give people guarenteed W’s. Say what you will about Dana but you have to respect the guy for throwing top prospects into the “refiners fire.”
I don't know, they've thrown Sinosic in against Forrest and Bisping so that they'd get easy wins
The UFC have given some of their TUF winners very easy fights to start with. Some British fighters like Etim have also been protected and given cans to get guaranteed wins. Kimbo was also given a tailor made fight to entertain and win. They’ve never done it as blatantly as SF have with Lashley but they do overprotect some of their marketable prospects like SF.
"Wanderlei is focused and well trained...he will easily win this fight, by a large margin and with much better technique."
Anderson Silva on why Wand is going to smash Bisping. Get ready to lose your dignity frosnt.
I wont argue with that..
But you have to admit that some of the top dudes in the UFC have gotten some pretty hard fights right off the bat. Its late here so my brain isnt working the best. I could pull some fighters as examples later but im sure you know what im talking about. All im saying is at least the UFC doesnt make a living off of guarenteed wins like SF. A lot of there matches are just rediculous. You might as well fix the fights.
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