149 QF Mat 3- #1 Shayne Van Ness vs. #8 Ryder Block (IA)
Period 1:
Circling, hand fighting & tying up. Van Ness presses forward. Block works back to center. Van Ness presses forward again. Block circles back to center, but Van Ness keeps coming forward. He tries a drag, but no luck. The crowd is booing already. Van Ness shoots, but can't get there. Block reaches, but no luck. Van Ness takes Block to the edge. Van Ness reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Block with a half shot. Van Ness shoots, Block stones him & finishes the TD, 3-0. Van Ness works to is feet, but Block brings him back to the mat on the edge. Out of bounds & restart. Van Ness is still down. He works to his feet, but Block hangs on & brings him back to the mat. Block rides out the period. 3-0 Block, +42-sec RT
Period 2:
Van Ness takes down. He pops to his feet, but Block brings him back to the Resilite. Van Ness works to a quadpod, then turns & gets the escape, 3-1. Block shoots & gets to a leg, but they go out of bounds, no scoring, neutral restart. Tying up & hand fighting. Van Ness presses forward taking Block to the edge. Van Ness reaches. Block gets a stall warning. Block with a half reach. Van Ness takes Block out. Block gets another stall call, point Van Ness, 3-2. Van Ness presses forward off the whistle. Tying up & hand fighting. Van Ness shoots & gets to a leg. Block tries to get out of bounds. Van Ness reaches for the other leg & Block kicks out of bounds, neutral restart. Van Ness presses forward off the whistle & takes Block to the edge. Time expires. 3-2 Block, +1-min RT
Period 3:
Block takes down. Van Ness gets riding time under a minute, then cuts Block, 4-2. Block shoots & gets a leg. They're on the edge. Block reaches for the other leg, but they go out of bounds. Block wants the brick, but the corner is hesitant to throw it. There's the brick. Either it was a quick challenge or Iowa changed their mind. Back to action. The score stays 4-2 Block. Van Ness shoots, but Block blocks him off. Van Ness keeps pressuring. He locks up a cradle, but they go out of bounds, neutral restart. Van Ness presses forward taking Block to the edge. Block gets another stall call, point Van Ness, 3-4. Out of bounds & restart. Van Ness presses forward off the whistle taking Block to the edge again. Block is down on both knees & gets another stall call, 2 points Van Ness, 5-4, neutral restart. Van Ness presses forward & takes Block out. Out of bounds & restart, 5-sec left. Time quickly expires after the restart. 5-4 Van Ness with the decision victory.
Shayne Van Ness DEC Ryder Block 5-4