Posted January 22, 201114 yr comment_5462687 JIP at about the four minute mark with a fun back and fourth "feeling out" exchange. Bock takes over with eyerakes and such, but ends up missing a corner charge. Nice working of leverage holds on the mat with Brunzell and Bock bridging out to avoid falls. Bock slides to the ropes and breaks a hold but takes Brunzell down and immediately works on his leg. I imagine the mat stuff in this would bore a lot of people, but I liked the way Brunzell reversed Bock, but still ended up exposed and having his leg battered again. Brunzell takes a big bump to the floor and then a punch to the throat knocking him back to the floor. Bock runs to attack Bock again, but Brunzell grabs him and posts his legs, then jumps in the ring and lights him up. Crowd is really apeshit here, especially for Brunzell dropkick nearfall. Brunzell works a spinning toehold and goes for the figure-four, but gets kicked off. Stevens comes out and hits the apron but in the melee Brunzell ends up hitting two more dropkicks and taking the shock pin.
April 3, 201114 yr comment_5468951 Jim Brunzell v. Nick Bockwinkel - Man, Bock is throwing the sweet punches. I was really liking the leg work on Jim so when he turns it around and posts Bock, it felt llike poetic justice. I thought he ending was awkward and sorta came out of nowhere. I agree with a low level nomination.
March 1, 201213 yr comment_5495996 "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell vs. Nick Bockwinkel (6/11/81) This is JIP but no by much and we got Lord James Blears as the ref here. I liked the back and forth early on with both men jockeying for the advantage but the other one was too pesky to give it up. Bock would step it up though with some nice punches and aggressive tactics forcing Brunzell to answer with his own aggression. Bock would work over Brunzell's left leg fierce so Brunzell would counter by posting Bock's leg after being thrown to the floor and then just nailed him with two awesome dropkicks. The crowd is nuts for Brunzell taking it to Bock before Stevens jumped on the apron although Bock would hit him by mistake. Brunzell would fire two more dropkicks with the last one being awesome to win. This was fun stuff and moves forward.
