Recap: In a URL battle of BX vs. BX that might’ve held more weight if Lu Castro’s old clique, The Goonies, was still around, Chess’ ability to get back in his old bag of gritty, lyrical dexterity (without any unforced errors) for the most part makes the differnce. The Cortland, BX, battle vet (while also taking advantage of an opponent in a filler-prone Castro who in each of the opening rounds spent way too time pontificating and dawdling to his punches), utilizing a fiery mix of scintillating (esp. that dope Bronx-laced screed in round 3) schemes, hard-hitting punchlines, fierce “dog”-themed darts and feelgood name flips to score more haymakers and take rounds 1 and 2 for the win, before a debatable and punch-heavy 3rd which ironically was each battler’s best round.
Verdict: Chess (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chess – “I bet I him if he dash away, catch him in an alleyway, big dog with nowhere to go, he might catch a stray!”
