Andrade and Dawkins began the match, going toe to toe for blows as the strongmen of each team put the hurt on the other. Dawkins did seem to be more in control, but after tapping in his partner Montez Ford, the momentum of the match skewed towards Andrade and Garza. The collaboration between the two challengers for the title was apparent as they managed to isolate Ford early on in the match and continue to lay a relentless barrage of blows against him. Only a desperate show of strength from Ford was able to free him from the clutches of Garza, but the toll on his body was too much and the champion was not fast enough to tag in his partner before a fresh Andrade relieved his partner and entered the area. Dawkins did make quick work of his opponents, managing to rightly sweep the floor with the two men until Andrade landed a desperate dropkick straight to Dawkins’ face. Garza took advantage of a sneaky tag and caught Ford in a bad position on the top ropes in the corner and nearly pinned him after a successful Spanish Fly. Although he nearly pinned Ford, the defending champ kicked out at count two.