Just earlier, at 1:48 a.m. Friday morning, Warrior Sound from Germany, the one-man army, was supposed to have made its exodus from the Global Sound Clash. The defending champion was initially disqualified because of repeatedly breaking the no-profanity rule, the second sound system to fall victim to this regulation.
However, the announcement by emcee Boasy Boy Floyd was starkly different from that when Exodus was disqualified. It was met with loud boos and lots of arguments from the crowd at Pier 1 in Montego Bay.
The irate patrons' suggestion was that Warrior Sound should be allowed to continue, even if it meant that Exodus would be called back.
The emcee tried his best to take a stand based on principle, but the crowd was not having it.
"That's why we can't be any better. If we a guh allow him to continue, then I believe that Exodus should be allowed to continue to. Protocols is protocols; they knew the rules before they came. The rules ah di rules, so when a man violate, him violate," Boasy Boy Floyd stated.
But, after consultation with the organisers, the emcee later returned to "ask" the crowd if they felt that Warrior Sound should be given a second chance, based on the fact that he was the defending champion.
Naturally, the answer was a resounding 'Yes'.
Exodus wasn't recalled, and Mystic Sound was shown the gate after another vote. As the crucial round was reached, the numbers whittled down from five to the top three sounds, and later two when Silver Hawk was eliminated and given the third place prize of $100,000.
In the end, Bass Odyssey was the last sound standing in the 2022 Reggae Sumfest Global Sound Clash.
After 10 rounds, the veteran Jamaican sound system took the win over defending champions Warrior Sound, scoring six to the German sound system's four.
For placing second, Warrior Sound received $150,000, while Bass Odyssey walked away with the trophy, a total of $350,000 in cash and bragging rights.