165: #2 M.Mesenbrink vs. #15 B.Cassella (BING)
P1:
Mesenbrink in on a leg quickly on the edge, but they go out of bounds, restart
Cassella in on a leg, but Mesenbrink grabs a leg & ties him up, stalemate
Mesenbrink back in on a leg & gets the TD 3-0
Cassella flat, Mesenbrink riding tough
Mesenbrink looking at the coaches & cuts him 3-1
Cassella gets a leg, but Mesenbrink gets one too & ties him up, another stalemate
Cassella shoots, Mesenbrink counters, gets a leg & gets another TD 6-1
Out of bounds, restart
Mesenbrink riding tough, goes over 1-min riding time
Cassella flat
Mesenbrink rides him out
P2:
Mesenbrink takes down
Mesenbrink works for a reversal 8-1
Mesenbrink cuts him 8-2
Cassella shoots, gets a leg, but Mesenbrink comes around for another TD 11-2
Mesenbrink cuts him 11-3
Mesenbrink back on the attack, off the edge, restart
Cassella gets to the leg, Mesenbrink sprawls, scrambling & they go out of bounds
Mesenbrink attacking, stall warning Cassella
Period ends
P3:
Cassella takes top
Mesenbrink turns in, working for a reversal, & stopped for potentially dangerous
Restart
Cassella riding, Mesenbrink flat, RT under a minute
Cassella really has Mesenbrink tied up, still riding
Stalemate & restart
Cassella throws in the legs, Mesenbrink grabs a leg, trying to turn in, scrambling, period ends
#2 M.Mesenbrink MD #15 B.Cassella 11-3
Mitchell fought like he does, but Cassella was able to ride him a little & hold it to a major decision. Solid win to advance!