[7.0] "Gunns vs. Starr: War ok. Gunns gewinnt wie erwartet. (5/10) Cobb vs. Walter: Überraschend kurz, aber Cobb beeindruckt durch seine Stärke. (6/10) Thatcher vs. Al- Ani: Verhältnismäßig langes Match mit solider Technik (6/10) Riddle vs. Bailey: Klasse Shootfight. Kicks und Härte bis zum Umfallen. (7/10) Riddle vs. Gunns: In der Kürze liegt die Würze. Riddle zerstört Gunns, was absolut klar geht. (6/10) Cobb vs. Thatcher: Gutes Technikmatch und Thatcher hört nicht auf zu grinsen. Ds Finish war auch gut gekontert. (7/10) Riddle vs. Thatcher: Match of The Night. Klasse Match mit einem Klasse KO-Finish, wo absolut offen war wer gewinnt. (8/10) Fazit: Starkes Ambition Turnier. (7/10)"

[9.0] "Some of the best shootstyle you'll see today. Starr vs Gunns was really neat in that it got across a face/heel dynamic better than the rest of the tournament, with a finish that shows Bobby's legitimacy but also his dirty tactics; pulling Starr's finger in an armbar is very dickish (***1/4). Cobb vs WALTER was some BIG BOY GRAPPLING with a larger-than-life feel; Cobb's strength feels SO legit, even throwing around the massive Austrian, and the deadlift powerbomb into the finish was sublime; perhaps the best match under 3 minutes you'll see in 2017 (***3/4). Thatcher vs Al-Ani was another pretty good one that showed Al-Ani can hold his own in this environment, but got outclassed in the end; this going the longest of the first round matches helped solidify that (***). Riddle vs Speedball was full of so much legit striking and some really cool matwork; Riddle sold the one kick to the head that landed like it almost felled him entirely, and the finish with Bailey's exposed ankle being torqued by Riddle's legs was brilliant; this and Cobb/WALTER are triumphs of sub-5 minute shootstyle (***3/4). Gunns teasing Riddle with some slaps, then getting grounded and tapped within a minute was perfect; the best-executed a 1-minute match could be (***). Cobb vs Thatcher was a bunch of really beautiful matwork that escalated well, and you can see on Thatcher's face how into it he is; the finish with Tim using Cobb's monstrous strength to catch him off guard is excellent (***1/2). Riddle vs Thatcher seemed a bit off in the first half, but they really started getting somewhere later on; the finish with the teased KO into the actual KO was really, REALLY good (***1/4). This show came together as much more than the sum of its parts. You can watch it in under and hour and get 7 good to great short matches in a very well-booked tournament."

[10.0] "I love Ambition ! Best shoot style tournament today. Every year's edition is fun but this one was probably the best. Cobb vs Walter, Thatcher vs Cobb and of course Riddle vs Thatcher, were my top picks. Great grappling ! I hope we see more shoot style tournaments/matches in the future."

[6.0] "This was a pretty good, easy to sit through show. Starr/Gunns was my favorite match on the show, really liked how there was a great sense of urgency to it from start to finish (***1/4), Cobb/WALTER was a very effective sub-3 minute match up - the big lads just clobbered each other with those strikes & then wrestled the crap outta each other (**3/4), Marius/Thatcher was a match that got better & better as it went on, by the finish it was a good one (***), Riddle/Speedball was also good - I actually enjoyed it more than their 16 Carat Tournament match up (***), Gunns/Riddle gets No Rating because of how quickly it was over, Cobb/Thatcher was pretty good - started off light, but as it went on the urgency kept raising and I started to dig it quite a bit (**3/4), the main event was actually real disappointing - I really wanted to like it more than I did. Thatcher & Riddle had a pretty good, solid match, but I really wanted to like it even more because they are 2 of my favorites going today - still solid though (**1/2). Overall a pretty fun show, really no truly weak matches. Definitely worth the watch if you got some time to kill."

[8.0] "Einmal mehr stößt mir das fragwürdige Booking sauer auf. Warum muss eine Top-Ansetzung wie WALTER/Cobb innerhalb von 3 Minuten durch sein? Da ginge wirklich mehr. Riddle/Bailey hätte dagegen ruhig innerhalb von 30 Sekunden vorbei sein dürfen. Dennoch: alle 3 Matches mit Thatcher waren absolut exzellent und mitunter das beste was AMBITION bisher hervorgebracht hat. Allein der Main Event gibt trotz der geringen Länge einen echten MOTYC ab."

[10.0] "War vom Teilnehmerfeld eindeutig eines der besten Ambitions! Was nur etwas negativ aufgefallen war, wo war der Superfight? NichtŽs gegen Rico, aber dieses gehype, man merkte schon, das man verzweifelt versuchte Zeit zu schinden, da wäre der Fight wirklich besser geeignet gewesen! Die Fights selbst alle gut, aber es fällt schon auf, dass die drei längsten Fights alle mit Thatcher waren, das waren auch noch die Besten! Sehr empfehlenswert!"

[7.0] "Mochte das diesjährige Ambition sehr gerne. Mit leuten wie Jeff Cobb, Timothy Thatcher, Mike Bailey und gerade Matt Riddle war das Teilnehmerfeld fast so gut wie noch nie. Dementsprechend gut fand ich auch die Kämpfe. Gerade Riddle vs Bailey war wirklich toll. Es war im Vorfeld zu erwarten, aber Matt Riddle ist nicht nur der Sieger sondern auch der MVP mit den besten Fights im diesjährigen Ambition."