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Carmelo Hayes vs. Apollo Crews

The bell rings and the two lock up. Crews delivers a shoulder tackle, then follows it up with a dropkick. Melo delivers a kick to Crews’ spine, then delivers Fade Away. He goes for a pin, but Crews kicks out. Melo delivers a chop, then delivers a right hand to his head. Crews fires back with a series of chops, then delivers a delayed vertical suplex. Crews delivers a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, then delivers a pair of German suplexes. He follows it up with an overhead belly-to-belly toss, then tosses Melo to the outside and delivers a moonsault off the apron.

Back from the break, Melo sends Crews out of the ring. He beats him down, then tosses him back in the ring. He delivers several stomps to Crews, then sends him into the middle turnbuckle and delivers a powerbomb. He locks in a Single Leg Boston Crab, but Crews escapes and delivers an enziguri. Crews delivers a kick to Melo’s midsection, then delivers a clothesline and a backstabber. He follows it up with a jumping lariat, then hits another enziguri.

The two men ascend to the top rope before Crews delivers a superlex. Melo delivers a pump kick and a cutter, then climbs to the top rope and looks for a double stomp. Crews rolls out of the way and delivers a DDT off the ropes. He goes for a pin, but Melo kicks out. Crews charges at Melo, but Williams pulls Melo out of the way. Crews levels him, then delivers a German suplex. He looks for a standing 450 Splash, but Melo moves out of the way and ascends to the top. He hits the leg drop for the win.

Winner: Carmelo Hayes