L.A would be number one and New York would come in at number eight. They took different paths to the finals but both teams deserve to be called conference champions and both will have a shot to be crowned world champions.
The show opened with the New York Clash taking on the New Jersey Tigers. Free agent pick-ups Abraham Han and Tom Grimmer did battle at 164 lbs.
Han scored quickly with his left hand, knocking down Grimmer on three occasions with one minute left to go. At the 20 second mark an overhand right followed by a left hook put Grimmer on the mat again forcing the TKO stoppage.
After New York's Leo Valdivia eeked out a 15-14 decision over newcomer Radji Bryson-Barrett, the 147 lbs. starters took center stage.
Muay Thai rivals Shennen Maceo of New Jersey and Rami Ibrahim of New York promised to add another chapter to their story. Maceo came out and controlled the opening minute of the fight until a lazy jab left him exposed for a split second. That second turned into a brutal head kick by Ibrahim. The 15-0 KO put New York in the driver seat with a 47-15.
An impressive debut by Patrick Barry at heavyweight widened New York's advantage and through four contests New Jersey was still searching for their first W. Throughout the season 23 year old Uriah Hall has become by default the Tiger's go-to guy. Hall starts rallies and in this instance stopped a game from getting out of hand. With 90 seconds remaining in his fight with Jaime Fletcher, Hall ate a counter right to a chin. The shot woke him up and beautiful spinning back kick by the big man sent Fletcher to the canvas. Hall was awarded the judge's decision 15-3 and it gave New Jersey a realistic chance of not getting blown out.
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