Recap: JC said it best, proving to be way ‘too much’ for Born, who for some reason decided in the early rounds, to at times abandon his noted (“Get crucified, I bet an arm will get in [Armageddon], then I’m stretching something, if I miss the first then JC the second coming!”) punchline game, for personals and name flips that didn’t always land and lines that were peppered with reaches. Nonetheless, this version of JC would’ve been nearly impossible to beat anyway. Seemingly motivated by Born’s long (“This all started with me not accepting this…and you not accepting it”) desire for this matchup, JC stayed ahead with repeated (“You want my advice? stop shooting, I’m nukin’, try stock and bonds, the ratchet ate Born like Octomom!”) haymakers, sizzling (“But just to hear me, they willing you give you a feature for the show, see this Victor…Sweet, even got you eating off the floor!”) wordplay and jaunty (“I’m that boy, in front of his house, with a lot of Mac clips, but a cocktail would be like inducing labor…be gonna force Bon outta that bitch!”) punchlines that literally had the crowd buzzing. And while JC stayed afloat enough with sharp (“I paint pictures, on the polls, niggas get boxed with a head shot and I’m Wanted for that”; “Born, every nigga I know armed with k’s, and down to shoot like it’s laundry day!”) bars to almost pull out the latter round, Born’s bright decision to revert back to punchline-heavy (‘Gut punch, leave you lying where you stand like perjury!”; “I was baptized to be born again, word to me, now I’m covered in the blood of JC, with a box of ties offering, I gotta pay his churches fees!”) bars along with a stronger performance, was just enough to edge him the 3rd round and avoid an embarrassing 3-0.
Verdict: JC (W) 2-1
Favorite line: JC – “It can get messy here, like jet repair, we air Tek’s [techs], the shots Blue [blew] Blood like it didn’t hit air yet!”
