141- #3 Beau Bartlett vs. #2 Jesse Mendez (OHST)
Period 1:
Cael & Cody in Beau's corner. Beau has a big smile & is looking very happy. Here we go. Beau shoots off the whistle, but nothing. Mendez working a 2 on 1, Beau holding position, stalemate, restart. Tying up & snapping, circling & tying up. Beau with a headlock, Mendez drives forward, stalemate, restart. Beau shoots, nothing, Mendez with an over-under headlock. Beau gets to his feet, but Mendez still has an underhook. Beau is fighting it off, but Mendez keeps pushing him around. They break & go back to center, 90-sec left. Some faking & circling, Beau shoots a double, Mendez with a throw-by, but no scoring & they're back to center. Tying up, then breaking & back to the tie up in the center. Beau pushing forward a little now, Mendez near the edge, but then circles back in & they're back to center. Mendez shoots, Beau wrapped around the waist & Mendez gets the TD at the buzzer, 3-0. That was close & it might have been after the whistle. They're reviewing it now. Takedown confirmed, 3-0 Mendez.
Period 2:
Beau takes down. Beau to his feet, but Mendez jacks him up & returns him to the mat. Beau back to his feet, Mendez drops to a leg & Beau gets the escape, 3-1, 30-sec riding time for Mendez. Tying up, Beau pushing forward & then they break. Mendez with a hard underhook, drives Beau to the edge, Beau shoots, but they go out of bounds, restart. Tying up, Beau pushing forward a little & they break. Circling & head tapping, then tying up. Beau shoots, but Mendez circles away. More circling & that's how the period ends.
Mendez takes down. Mendez to his feet, but Beau gets him back to the mat. Mendez back to his feet, but can't get away & they go out of bounds, restart. Beau goes optional start & gives up the escape, 4-1. Circling & tying up, head tapping, both looking for an opening, Beau shoots, but Mendez blocks him off. 1-min left. Beau shoots, Mendez fights him off & loses his headgear, restart. Beau shoots, nothing. Beau coming forward, 30-sec left & Mendez gets a stall warning as they go out of bounds, restart. Mendez shoots off the whistle, gets a leg, Beau fighting him off, Mendez gets a body lock, Beau tries a roll, but no luck & that's how it ends.
Jesse Mendez DEC Beau Bartlett 4-1