Recap: A fire, close and raucous-on-both-sides round a by a scheme-heavy Charlie Clips (who rather astutely shut down a heckler midway through his round) and a performance-lit and fiery-punching K-Shine in this URL Genesis battle reminded the crowd of why these two Harlem vets have remained on top of their game for so long. Afterwards? Not so much. As while the two battlers kept it solid and competitive for the latter two rounds, neither Shine or Clips could quite get back up on their A-game when it came to consistency and substance. So after the slightly more direct Shine edged round 1, even while choosing, for the most part, not come too direct with the personals (except when it came to dissing NWX and Dot Mobb), Clips’ more rigid wordplay/set-ups, witty barbs and continuously sound schemes combine to score enough points to beat back a still gritty and personal, but less steady with the punches Shine in rounds 2 and 3, thus giving Charlie a comeback win.
Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “Headshot when I walk in the room, I got Shine all in the house leakin’
I did a good job, cause I left Shine in the room like good housekeepin’!”
