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Ms. Hustle defeats Yunus

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Recap: Crucible grad Yunus flexes throughout this 3-round URL Final Exams 2 matchup versus Ms. Hustle. The swave Maryland spitter dishing a plethora of performance-lit set-up/punchlines, ill wordplay, hitting (that ‘All of the Above’ package in round 2 was crazy) personals, fly freestyles and piercing name flips to claim his seat at the table. But unsportsmanlike (what with a handful of bumps) conducts and one too many darts directed Mike P aside, Hustle was just on one here and she would need every bit of it. URL’s 1st Lady scoring at will in both of the opening rounds (esp. round 2, a classic) with a gang of sublime punches, rambunctious gun bars, bullish personals, a hilarious imitation of her opponent and savage African-themed bars to edge them both for the win before the more haymaker-lit Yunus got the final round to avoid the 30.

Verdict: Ms. Hustle (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ms. Hustle – “I’m ovulating, perfect time to shoot the club up!”

Illmaculate defeats Rum Nitty

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Recap: From KOTD, in a 3-round battle that was certainly worth the price of admission, despite rhyming twice as long as his opponent in each round, the rarely seen Illmaculate’s solid rebuttals, head-ringing metaphors/name flips, clever punches, witty personals and systematic style breakdowns are efficient enough to handily take the opening round over Rum Nitty before edging the 2nd round for the win. However, never one to go down without a fight, in the final round Nitty would unleash a relentless barrage of fiery gun bars and stinging punchlines to edge the 3rd and avoid the shutout.

Verdict: Illmaculate (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Illmaculate – “You’ve been subconsciously leaving crumbs behind, subtle signs you’re becoming tired, was in a crew Writers Blocque, a blunt reminder your writing’s been uninspired!”

Fonz defeats Woosah

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Recap: Against the predominantly fiery street raps from Crucible alum Woosah, Fonz uses a consistent barrage of gritty punchlines, witty/piercing personals, mayhem-lit darts and fire name flips to take rounds 1 and 3 (call the 2nd debatable) for the win in this competitive 3-rounder from URL’s Final Exam card.

Verdict: Fonz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Fonz – “Mac’s is blazing, let’s get activated, shoot up the crib, ain’t no Window’s in that bitch, they think Apple made it!”

Coffee Brown defeats Shooney Da Rapper

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Recap: From URL’s Civil War 4 card, credit to Shooney Da Rapper for keeping it competitive what with her gang of searing personals, hard-hitting punchlines and solid name flips/boasts. But it’s the ever-confident Coffee Brown, aggressive throughout and flexing with a wide variety of sizzling gun bars, stifling punches, flippant name flips, piercing trap talk, rich storytelling/schemes and witty/disrespectful personals while also taking advantage of a couple of slip-ups from her opponent, who takes all 3 rounds for the win.

Verdict: Coffee Brown (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Coffee Brown – “See, that’s why she be choking, everything she say is cap, your bars are about my life, not yours, that’s why it’s Stumbles in her raps!”

O-Red defeats Stumbles

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Recap: From URL, despite each round being decided pretty handily, it’s still an entertaining 3-rounder here between O-Red and Stumbles. The latter scoring with a bunch of witty ‘Uber driver’ jokes/personals, gritty punches and delicious haymakers, while Red for the most part kept it steady with a gang of fiery gun bars, ripshod 4-bar set-up/punchlines and dope personals/name flips. That said, it’s O-Red’s performance in the first and third rounds that proved to be more than enough to secure the win, the Jersey vet’s better consistency, steadier flow and lyrical finesse proving to be the deciding factor.

Verdict: O-Red (W) 2-1

Favorite line: O-Red – “Ayo, why you always saying you gonna beat somebody’s fucking ass?, like I hit harder than Cyclops with one punch, i’ll really crack ya shit, the fist will connect to the teeth like a Afro pick!”

Chef Trez defeats Tre Boogie

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Recap: From The Stage, crazy and fire effort from Tre Boogie, who with a shitload of gritty 4-bar set-up/punchlines made things close. But unexplicably choosing to go first in a 1-rounder against the rebuttal king in Chef Trez and then having to face a rigid gang of off-the-dome heat in addition to a plethrora of fire gun bars and name flips, proves to be Boogie’s downfall while allowing Trez to edge this one for the win.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “My gun is part of my wingspan and it’s always at arm’s reach!”

Kyd Slade defeats Cortez

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Recap: Heavily dishing with a gang of sterling trap talk, witty personals/anecdotes, fiery gun bars and dope 4-bar set-up/punchlines with relative ease, while also unleashing a plethora of crazy similes throughout this gritty 3-rounder, Kyd Slade puts aside all the recent outside noise, while reminding everyone on how he became one of URL’s top rising stars in the first place, while beating back and out-finessing a gun bar-toting, righteous at times and competitive, but much less steady/sturdy Cortez.

Verdict: Kyd Slade (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Kyd Slade – “They literally had to watch a nigga do the white girl filthy, No Jumper!”

Chef Trez defeats Shankk Prezzy

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Recap: From The Battle Academy, rarely do you witness an opponent with enough guts to encourage Chef Trez to rebuttal against him. But credit to Shankk Prezzy, who not only went there, but with some dope ‘pre-rebuttals’, a bunch of witty barbs/personals, gritty punchlines and a knack for piercing wordplay, kept things competitive and even took the opening round in this 3-rounder. But with Trez being Trez, you just knew he’d meet the off-the-dome freestyle/rebuttal challenge and then some, including a plethora of stinging name flips, wily gun bars and fiery/more direct punches of his own to come back, edge both the 2nd and 3rd round’s and earn the win.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “But you know I can clear a whole strip with this Uzi shooting?, nigga I’ll put ya whole block in a clip, it’s a Tubi movie!’

QB (Black Diamond) defeats RX

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Recap: From RBE, clearly on a mission to showcase her lyrical dexterity and remind everyone that she’s not just about the disrespect, for a trio of rounds QB uses a fiery barrage of gritty wordplay, piercing schemes. witty personals and hardbody punchlines to score more haymakers, take rounds 1 and 3 for the win and beat back a pretty solid, versatile (esp. during a round 2 that she edged with a couple of dope rebuttals) and name flip-lit effort from RX.

Verdict: QB (W) 2-1

Favorite line: QB – “We had a time I wanted to front like she creeping up, then it’d be Birdman collabo’s, I’m fucking every single feature up!”

Hansel defeats Yunus

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Recap: From The Riot, a crazy dope, lyrical and competitive 3-rounder between Yunus and Hansel. The former flexing throughout with a charismatic flow that featured a gang of potent name flips, sublime set-up/punches/wordplay and gritty gun bars when he wasn’t effectively utilizing long-used, but still enriched personals/angels on his opponent. While the young EFB member brought the heat with an aggressive and impressive bunch of erudite punchlines, righteous/boastful darts and hard-hitting, emotionally-bent storytelling bars. A battle that certainly deserves a sequel down the line with its enthusiastic wordsmithing, while the more haymaker-lit Yunus clerly took round 2, it’s the tenacious and slightly more versatile Hansel who edges rounds 1 and 3 for the win.

Verdict: Hansel (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Hansel – “Bitch stop, you are just a Franchise that don’t curse…Kidz Bop!”

T-Top defeats KashMoney

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Recap: Against an opponent drenched in trap talk and solid metaphors, T-Top does him something better, offering not only expansive lines on life in the trenches, but a bunch of searing name flips, sturdy punchlines, brash storytelling bars, gritty set-ups/boasts and even some spicy rebuttals to gain the win in this 1-rounder vs. KashMoney from The Campout.

Verdict: T-Top (W) 1-0

Favorite line: T-Top – “I seen ya battles and you nice but you’ll never get a step ahead, ‘cuz you got too many dry spots, pussy, like Sexyy Red!”

Charlie Clips defeats Newz

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Recap: From The Battle Academy, never really able to get on his A-game, but still experienced enough to rely on a bunch of solid freestyles, witty barbs/personals and boastful punches to get by, Charlie Clips can also salute a gritty, but so-so effort from opponent Newz to get the win in this 1-rounder.

Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “Nigga I’m on your block with a Glock, waving at shit like ‘hey, hey!’, in the hallway gripping extensions like I got a problem with Shanaynay!”

40 B.A.R.R.S. defeats John John Da Don

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Recap: Always an earnest tactician, in this competitive 3-rounder from Bullpen, it’s admiring to see John John Da Don flex with some sterling wordplay (esp. at the start of his 2nd and 3rd rounds) in this bout against 40 B.A.R.R.S. in what was an often punch-lit showing from both sides. Too bad for JJDD tho as from the jump the Boston vixen showed that she didn’t come to play. Ms. B.A.R.R.S. styling on her opp with a gang of opportunistic, but stellar personals (esp. in round 2), sizzling punchlines, sublime similes and righteous boasts/storytelling bars to take the 1st and 2nd rounds for the win before a debatable 3rd.

Verdict: 40 B.A.R.R.S. (W) 2-1

Favorite line: 40 B.A.R.R.S. – “I guarantee this dog will not see tomorrow, this veterinarian, I’m scaring him, his fans don’t want me to see the bull…they vegetarians!”

Chef Trez defeats Shastaffa

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Recap: A 3-rounder from Takeova Battle League sees Chicago battler Shastaffa deliver a gang of hard punches to keep things competitive. But despite a solid performance from his opponent, a suited-up Chef Trez armed to the teeth with a shitload of spicy personals, flexing gun bars, spitfire rebuttals and gritty punchlines proves to be way too much in the end on his way to a well-earned 30.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “You wanted a shot?, well it’s gonna be an ugly one…Ben Simmons!”

Cortez defeats Cityy Towers

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Recap: From Takeova/No Trenches, a close, fiery, sometimes personal and competitive 3-rounder between Cityy Towers and Cortez ends with the Brooklyn vet coming back and taking it in the end. As after getting edged in round 1 to the casual nexus of pertinent set-ups and flexing punches from his opponent, the more condensed Cortez’s own rich combo of hard street rhymes, stinging name flips and gritty wordplay/punchlines would earn Bodega a vic in both the 2nd and 3rd round’s for the win.

Verdict: Cortez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Cortez – ” Dog, ain’t no respect for you lame types, ‘cuz the game hype, dog gassing, Bob Saget…you fake nice!”

JC defeats Reed Dollaz

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Recap: In this 1-rounder from The Battle Academy, JC once again shows that there’s levels to this shit by mostly staying away from the standard name flips used against his opponent and instead relying on a steady platoon of hard-hitting gun bars, fiery wordplay and gritty punchlines/metaphors to beat back a menacing, but not as consistent turn by Reed Dollaz.

Verdict: JC (W) 1-0

Favorite line: JC – “We gonna serve him up, fuck every animal Rambo studied in that jungle…he shoulda learned to duck!”

Swamp defeats Chef Trez

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Recap: As much positive work that these two have put in over the years, Swamp versus Chef Trez definiteluy deserved to be on the big stage at Summer Madness 13. But instead this much-anticipated matchup appears on Banned and guess what? Not only is it still a doozy, but the darkened, cozy setting here actually enhances both the battle and the bars. Indeed, Trez with his boatload of fierce gun bars, serene rebuttals and fiery punchlines/name flips as he always does, came to compete. While Swamp on his A-game with zero unforced errors throughout, brought it back to his classic Your Honor battle, what with the lofty levels of trap talk, stirring/action-packed gun lines, witty ersonals and fire similes/punches that he unleashed here. And that ended up being the difference, with the slightly more steady and haymaker-lit Swamptown capo edging rounds 1 and 2 for the win, before a just as combative Trez and his trio of thangs edged the 3rd.

Verdict: Swamp (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Swamp – “I tried to rob a nigga with an empty shotgun, I was pump-faking!”

JC defeats Caswell

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Recap: A fierce 1-rounder from Takeova Battle League/No Entourage between JC and Caswell gets edged by the Michigan vet, who despite an earnest, name-flip drenched and punch-lit at times showing from his opponent, managed to get the win via a more efficient round of piercing boasts/gun bars, hitting white boy-isms, clever set-ups, ghoulish missives and fire 4-bar punches/similes.

Verdict: JC (W) 1-0

Favorite line: JC – ” Savages, hazardous, being alive this sick for this long…it’s just Magic shit!”

Klutz defeats Cortez

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Recap: A URL app exclusive sees rising star Klutz leave a mark with the usually hard-to-impress NY crowd with a shitload of lofty name flips, gritty punchlines, fly anecdotes, hard-hitting similes and galvanizing wordplay that were even more impactful with its surreptitious lingo. Confident from the jump, but also helped a bit by a competitive and street-laced but slip-up friendly Cortez, it’s Klutz who edges both of the opening rounds for the win before a 3rd round debateable.

Verdict: Klutz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Klutz – “Y’all street nigga’s remind me of children a lot, spend all that money on toys…to end up in a box!”

B. Magic defeats Arsonal

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Recap: The visual essence that comes with witnessing a sea of blue (yunno, 2 Crip’s, Arsonal and B. Magic battling in RBE’s ‘Blue Room’) aside. In what was a gritty, competitive, 4-bar punchfest, after the more haymaker-lit Rebel took round 1, it’s a slightly more consistently hitting, fly cadence-switching, set-up crazy and punch-tastic Magic who edges both of the latter rounds for the win.

Verdict: B. Magic (W) 2-1

Favorite line: B. Magic – “Why Big Jersey tripping?, I’m itching to bring proof, got ‘Ol Solo guns nigga, one of my nigga’s will bring two!”

Ave defeats Quest Mcody

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Recap: In this URL app exclusive 3-rounder, Ave unleashes a roundhouse of hard-hitting personals searing boasts, sporty wordplay and well-themed chain punches to handily beat back an earnest, but elongated and mostly subpar Quest Mcody.

Verdict: Ave (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Ave – “Trust me, your brody know, your whole career been Dusty son, you’ll lose your drive for success taking Cody roads [Rhodes]!”

Nu Jerzey Twork defeats Blayd Montana

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Recap: From The News Battle League, feasting off of some sinister name flips, beastmode punchlines and hard-hitting gun bars, even despite a hiccup or two when it came to maintaining his flow, Nu Jersey Twork still manages to beat back the mayhem-lit, but mostly pedestrian darts from Blayd Montana in this gritty 1-rounder.

Verdict: Nu Jerzey Towrk (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Nu Jerzey Twork – ”That nigga named Blayd Montana‘, alright I know that shit stupid, but if he can put a ‘y’ to his name I figure I could put an ‘n’ [end] to it!”

Mike P. defeats Rosenberg Raw

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Recap: From The Trenches/Chrone 23, a fire 3-rounder and competitive 3-rounder between Mike P. (yeah, it’s definitely a little strange not seeing him on URL) and the ever-bullish Rosenberg Raw comes down to the 3rd round after the two (Mike edging round 1 while Raw took round 2) split the first couple of rounds. A continuation of a performance-lit Mike’s scheme/storytelling-flexing, aggressive-punching and game play/simile-lit style versus the witty personals, gritty street chatter and fiery punches we love tos ee from Raw, helped a bit by Rosenberg’s expansive usage on personals about his opponent’s wife, it’s also the slghtly more haynaker-lit Mike who edges the final round for the win.

Verdict: Mike P. (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Mike P – “I wanna pull up to Berg’s funeral right when the casket close and it’s downtime, see Rose on the inside and put a rose on the outside!”

Coffee Brown defeats Grid

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Recap: From KOTD, she chose violence…lots of it. Steady scoring for all 3 rounds with a fierce barrage of sturdy name flips, fiery gun bars, daunting punchlines and other mayhem-lit darts, Coffee Brown doesn’t break a sweat in getting a 30 over a hitting-at-times, but mostly lackluster Grid.

Verdict: Coffee Brown (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Coffee Brown – “I’m a killer nigger, serial, it ain’t in my jeans, it’s in my material!”

Chayna Ashley defeats Rosenberg Raw

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Recap: From Chrome 23, considering that this was Rosenberg Raw’s first battle ever against a female, you’d think the veteran battler would take a top-notch pen like Chayna Ashley’s more seriously. But waiting till the last minute to write for the battle and relying a bit too much on personals (tho, some were really funny) seemed to show otherwise. Not that Raw wasn’t competitive what with a plethora of wily boasts/punches and witty fat jokes that kept things close. But in addition to a fire rebuttal and freestyle to open her round 1, Chayna’s fiery punchlines, piercing wordplay, steely gun bars and mocking personals would help her take the opener as well as round 2 for the win, before a slightly more punch-lit Rosenberg edged the 3rd to avoid the shutout.

Verdict: Chayna Ashley (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chayna Ashley – “Now I get it, we got some of the best flows in the game, but I’m a woman and I bleed, so this flow come with pain!”

Coffee Brown and Geechi Gotti [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Damn, they didn’t even want to hug it out at the end. Oh well. From the Riot Battle League, former ‘Mafia’ co-horts Geechi Gotti and Coffee Brown let it all out for 3 rounds and as to be expected, it’s a highly personal and competitive affair. Coffee, always aggressive in her battles, but seemingly too a little hostile here, got all up in Gotti’s grill throughout the match, all the while dishing a stinging barrage of spirited gun bars, hardbody personals laced with rich metaphors and gritty punchlines. While a slightly more subdued, but still heated Geechi offered up blistering takes on his opponent’s alleged sex (“Jazz said if she fucked Smack she could own half the company, that pussy must be beautiful, this dumb bitch was fucking ‘P’ and couldn’t get one percent of the Crucibles!”) tales when he wasn’t also scoring with a gang of hard street rhymes, gripping name flips, righteous personals and potent punchlines. Add some solid rebuttals to the mix from sides in the bout and altogether you’re left with a battle that lived to its hype when it comes to grudge matches. Nonetheless, no winner here as after the slightly more haymaker/performance/multi-faceted-lit Geechi edged round 1, before a higher-dosed Coffee returned the favor in round 2. An equally crowd-buzzing, punch-crazy and efficient 3rd by both battlers makes this one a debatable.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Coffee Brown – “It’s round 2 and you still a bitch, bang will lift, aircraft marshall, as soon as you land I’m waving stcks!”

B. Magic defeats Loe Peschi

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Recap: In this 3-rounder from GTX, after a 30-minute intro (j/k) from LushOne, a super condensed but superbly efficient B. Magic uses a gang of stifling punchlines, some flexing wordplay (esp. in round 3) and a bunch of hitting name flips/personals to handily score a 30 on a mostly pedestrian-punching Loe Peschi.

Verdict: B. Magic (W) 3-0

Favorite line: B. Magic – “He got In Too Deep, he fucked with a God and met a pool stick!”

E Hart defeats Don Ladyii

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Recap: SMH. I’ll never understand battle rap hosts (esp. those who are battle rappers themselves) disrespecting the artform by talking through a battlerss round. Like, make it make sense. Either way, while the needless chit-chatter caused her to stop her 2nd round short and quit, E-Hart’s 1st and 3rd, in this 3-rounder from OSBL, filled to the brim with a bunch of stinging punchlines, heated wordplay/gun bars and raucous name flips, still gets her win over a gritty and solid at times, but mostly pedestrian Don Ladyii.

Verdict: E-Hart (W) 2-1

Favorite line: E-Hart – “This battle y’all should call me E. Corleone, ‘cz it’s lights out I’m killing the Don then I’m going home!”

Bigg K defeats Yung Ill

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Recap: From RBE, against the meandering but hard-hitting jabs and righteous/slick talk of Yung Ill (who stayed competitive throughout, esp. during a turned-up and fire round 3), it’s a mean collage of nasty work from Bigg K. The Norfolk, VA vet using a steady barrage of spitfire 4-bar set-up/punchlines, flexing similes, sturdy name flips, fiery street bars and brash/witty personals to take each round and the earn a 30.

Verdict: Bigg K (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Bigg K – “It’s calling, oh you need a booster start, I will supply you the stuff that you use for sparks, I still grind in the tuck yeah the gruesome part, where more lines getting cut than amusement parks!”

Chef Trez defeats LL Coogi

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Recap: From Jack City Battle League, back in Dre Dennis-mode with battles like every other day, a tenacious Chef Trez uses a fleet of sturdy gun bars, stinging punchlines, lofty rebuttals and gritty personals/name flips to beat back a formidable and punch/personal-lit effort from LL Coogi, Trez taking the first and 3rd rounds outside of a debatable 2nd.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “He’s hurt, don’t like they never warned ya, just ‘cuz ya known around here don’t mean I won’t pull a Beretta on ya, you’ll owe ya life and we sliding by, the debt is on ya, I’ll let ya face card get ya a 5, 5, 6…ya credit’s karma!”

Chef Trez defeats Duffy Boy Zilla

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Recap: A 1-rounder from The Stage in ATL sees Duffy Boy Zilla fiercely compete with an aggressive barrage of mayhem-drenched punches and salacious gun bars. But even with his opponent making him earn it, it’s just another day at the office for Chef Trez, who uses a handful of spicy rebuttals/freestyles, gangly 4-bar set-up/punchlines and otherwordly gun bars/name flips to gain the win.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “This ain’t your night, grim reaper got another soul to take, it’s ATL so Mr 3 of the Them Thangs gotta load a trey, but I’m the Chef, nigga you’ll get buried deep they’ll find ya clothes in clay, if I hit his spot I’ll shoot my way in, shoot my way out…Golden State!”

Danny Myers defeats Bad Newz

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Recap: Despite a gang of fierce (including a fire ‘God…GD’ line) punches and bodacious street raps from Bad Newz (who might want to update his personals on future opps), in this last-minute, but still competitive 1-rounder from M4M TV, it’s Danny Myers’ wicked combo of slick metaphors, consistently hitting punchlines, head-ringing name flips, piercing gun bars and fire rebuttals/freestyles (including a dope flip of the previously mentioned ‘God…GD’ bar that earns the Bar God emcee the win.

Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “Speaking of switch, I’ll grab a stick from the trunk, I’ll lift and blast, face shot, coroner’s coudn’t recognize him but said ‘this is Bad’!”

Geechi Gotti defeats Eazy The Block Captain

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Recap: Geechi: “You should’ve fucked with me, I wouldn’t have said nothing1″…damn. Granted, not the first time we’ve seen battlers go at league-owners on stage to their face, but Gotti’s righteous, Aye Verb-inspired, personal-lit and crazy 3rd (i.e. classic) was defintely one for the books. That said, even in light of a trap talk-spazzing, storytelling rich, gritty punchline/struggle bar-spewing and at times personal scoring 3 rounds, Eazy The Block Captain (whose best rounds were actually the 2nd and 3rd’s) is just going to have to accept the ‘L’ here as during each round his more consistently punching and versatile flexing opp just did him one better. A confident Gotti staying on point throughout in front of n attentive Chrome 23, New Jersey crowd with a shitload of spitfire street raps, slick wordplay, gangly similes, witty punches, heartfelt ancedotes and wicked personals at both Eazy and a seemingly stunned Remy Ma to earn the 30 in a battle that more than lived up to its expectations.

Verdict: Geechi Gotti (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Geechi Gotti – “I do this shit for the haves and the have nots, when Pap punched you, we was all wondering if you didn’t have or have knots!”

Geechi Gotti defeats Emerson Kennedy

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Recap: A dope 3-rounder from Last Second Sea between Emerson Kennedy and Geechi Gotti sees the former score with a bunch of spririted sneak disses, hitting struggle bars and piercing setups/punchlines. But it’s a slightly more condensed Gotti, not only on his shit with a gang of fiery personals, well-armed gun bars, steely punches and fierce street raps, but also a handful of spicy rebuttals who edges rounds 1 and 2 for the win before EK returned the favor in a close 3rd.

Verdict: Geechi Gotti (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Geechi Gotti – “I collect the heads of the bodies of the nigga’s I killed, I’m sick with it, but since Gotti got bundles y’all should know I got a box with wigs in it!”

Aye Verb defeats A. Ward

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Recap: From RBE, let’s start with that ‘turn the Glock 40 on your bitch ass’ bar from A. Ward here in round 1 having to be in the running for Bar of the Year. Moving on, after the more eclectic, rebuttal spitting and just as hard-hitting Ward edged round 1, the latter couple of rounds would prove that Aye Verb can still stand tall with the best of them when he when he wants it bad enough. The St. Louis vet (who judging from all the shit-talking he did prior to this battle up in Twitter Sapces, is clearly the No. 1 battle rap promoter in the game) continuing to snap in round 2 with a gang of stealth punches, righteous darts, rich similes and rapid haymakers to take the second, despite a pretty solid and scheme-lit turn from Ward. Tied going into the 3rd, the final round would be a nail-biter with a condensed Verb still punching mightily and dishing stinging boasts at will. However, even with a beatable round from his opponent, the usage of some questionable/old angles by Ward coupled with a few dry spots during an elongated turn that overall just wasn’t as efficient, ultimately hands Verb the win.

Verdict: Aye Verb (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Aye Verb – “The cheers you getting?, they mean nothing ‘cuz blacks embrace they clones, cheers from me are worth double ‘cuz nigga’s hate their own!”

Goodz defeats Calicoe

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Recap: From RBE, in the end whether Goodz pops really is white didn’t matter. The GMB boss, after getting edged in round 1 (thanks in part to a fly freestyle, some astute personals and righteous talking too’s from Calicoe) utlizing a plethora of hard-hitting punchlines, fire braggadocious rhymes, dope personals/schemes, slick money talk and rigid wordplay/name flips to beat back a couple of pretty solid and gritty, but over expansive (when it came to themes) rounds by Cal that gave Goodz both turns for the win.

Verdict: Goodz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Goodz – “These dumb nigga’s be on Spaces for hours arguing for free, if it ain’t about a profit or I ain’t dollar-signing, i ain’t got time for gossip if I can’t monetize it!”

Chef Trez defeats Poppy G

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Recap: In this 3-rounder from Underground Battle League, a pretty solid effort from Poppy G via a boatlaod of hard street rhymes and boastful punches gets blown to bits by an even more effcetive Chef Trez, who with a gory combo of fiery gun bars, scintillating punchlines, mayhem-rich darts and wily rebuttals easily scores the 30.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “All the extra moving lead to a shooting, bullets is what I’m sending your way, get too hype get hit with a drake, the can hit him with all that aggression…nigga I’ll make an energy drink!”

Clone defeats Chef Trez

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Recap: A fire battle from Bullpen sees a versatile punching Clone use a slightly more consistent variety of gritty punches, fiery schemes, some slick wordplay/name flips/wordplay, witty/hard-hitting personals and a solid rebuttal game of his own to score than more than haymakers and edge each round over the always formidable Chef Trez, who while keeping it competitive throughout with a plethora of piercing gun bars, a flexing freestyle/rebuttal bag and dope name flips/boasting barbs/rigid personals, just couldn’t quite keep up with an opponent on his A game for all 3 rounds.

Verdict: Clone (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Clone – “This ain’t me in the flesh, just the spirit against you, you said ‘making Clone like a scientist’…I came to experiment with you!”

Chef Trez defeats Shotti P

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Recap: From Bar Wars Rap Battles, noted KOTD punch feen Shotti P delivers a wicked/witty religious/Muslim angle to take round 2 of this 3-rounder. But outside of that it’s too much Chef Trez here as the ATL vet uses a boatload of ill gun bars, gritty punchlines, mocking personals, flexing trap talk and hitting rebuttals/freestyles to handily take rounds 1 and 3 for the win.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “.38 caught a case behind Shotti…like 6ix9ine!”

Sheed Happens defeats 40 B.A.R.R.S.

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Recap: In this 1-rounder from OSBL, despite a bit of a slow start from Sheed Happens that included a head-scratching cameo from some dude in the crowd, the performance-heavy Maryland rapper’s more biting punches, eccentric personals/set-ups, graphic haymakers and stifling street rhymes in the latter half of his round prove to e more than enough to beat back a 40 B.A.R.R.S, who stayed competitive with a gang of slick wordplay, but overall couldn’t match the heat of her more consistent opp.

Verdict: Sheed Happens (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Sheed Happens – “I’ll treat that fridge like the middle of the mall, how the fuck did they get a car in there?!”

Frak defeats A. Ward

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Recap: From GTX/Grind Time, a close on until round 3, Frak and A. Ward put on an entartaining show filled to the rim with a bunch of witty puns/personals, fiery schemes, spicy rebuttals, religious barbs, storied angles and formidable punchlines. And while Ward kept it competitive through and through, a slow start to his 3rd to go along with some fire style breakdowsn by Frak, helped the more consistently-lit Bay area vet score a 30 over an opponent who may be taking on too much in a short amount of time.

Verdict: Frak (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Frak – “Aaron turns the other cheek, A. Ward got some fire crosses, A. Ward on the side of violence, Aaron [airing] on the side of caution!”

Rum Nitty defeats Jaz The Rapper

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Recap: From the Riot, in a competitive and stirring 3-rounder between 2022 WOTY Jaz The Rapper and 2022 COTY Rum Nitty filled with plenty (from both sides) of gritty punchlines, flexing gun bars, searing personals, wily wordplay and co-host Tay Roc talking through both battlers rounds, thanks in part to an elongated (when it came to schemes and rounds) throughout Jaz also hurting herself a bit with a slow start in round 1 (thus helping Nitty to edge) before coming back with a more steady showing in the middle round to split things going into the 3rd, it’s the more bar efficient and slightly more haymaker-lit Nitty who takes the final round for the win.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “I won’t slide in the cover, but I’ll take sloppy action, she like ‘I can’t breathe!’, stop the acting, you either gonna suck or choke….why you out here lollygagging!”

Cortez defeats Philly Haze

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Recap: Going forward Philly Haze may want to insert more of his wit in his bars, cuz the not-really-from-Philly (he’s actually from the BX) certainly funny when need be. That said, in this 3-rounder from BullpenBattle League, it’s all Cortez as the Brooklyn, NY, vet (despite a dope ‘off the wall’ freestyle by Haze in round 1) sticks it to his opponent with a gang of boastful barbs, searing heat, feel-good wordplay and more consistently lit punchlines to score the 3-0.

Verdict: Cortez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Cortez – “Y’all pump Haze, but my block different, see y’all don’t get it, it’s Carlee Russell in my hood, that girl was never missing!”

Mackk Myron defeats J2

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Recap: From Hitman Holla’s Bags and Bodies league, turnaround once again proves to be fair play as after getting humbled by opponent J2’s sterling gun bars and witty/hard-hitting personals, Mackk Myron gets back in his groove with a roundhouse, punchline-lit, deliciously mocking and more steady scoring round 2 to tie things up in light of another dope run by J2. The deciding 3rd, what with Mackk adding some fierce schemes to his already syrupy bag of fire punches, is a no-brainer as a slow start by J2 coupled with some poignant, but so-so bars throughout the round assists in giving Mackk the win easy.

Verdict: Mackk Myron (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Mackk Myron – “Why you acting upset?, oh you was looking for a classic bro, this house?, Kings of Comedy, Mac [Mackk] last to go!”

Bonnie Godiva defeats Lady Caution

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Recap: In this gun-bar happy 3-rounder from Bullpen Battle League, a Bonnie Godiva who was never really on her A-game, still manages to score a 30 over a mostly pedestrian Lady Caution. The Yonkers, NY, femcee also mixing in a bunch of witty personals, aggressive/hitting punches and resident Tay Roc (Caution’s bf) name flips to handily outscore her opponent and earn the shutout.

Verdict: Bonnie Godiva (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Bonnie Godiva – “So pick a plot, ‘cuz as far as your bars, it isn’t hot, my nigga stop, in ten years you haven’t hit the top, you Jamie Foxx, bitch you don’t know if you sick or not!”

Charie Clips defeats Scotty

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Recap: Scotty versus Charlie Clips in a 1-rounder from Houston Bar Code sees the latter use a plethora of brazen schemes, stinging 4-bar setup/punchlines and witty personals/freestyles to handily gain the win over an opponent who’s punches couldn’t keep up in tenacity or efficiency.

Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “Fuck your bitch, that ain’t ya bitch no more nigga that’s the crew thang, we was deep in her like the Wu-tang, in New York that’s the 2 train, saved her under my phone like the SWV, not ‘cuz she got me Weak in the Knees or that’s my boo thang, she been on so many nigga’s microphone singing I had to save her under a group name!”

Bigg K defeats T-Rex

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Recap: From GTX, I’m guessing T-Rex meant to say ‘Stojakovic’ (as in former NBA star Peja). Verbal hijinks aside, a close one between the Dot Mobb capo and Bigg K that featured Rex putting up a pretty soldi effort what with a boatload of fly name flips, aggressive/hardbody punches and bodacious trap talk, one too many pedestrian bars from the Harlem vet to go along with a slightly steadier K on his shit throughout via a bunch of witty barbs, graphic, steely street bars, sturdy schemes and stellar punchlines, gives the Norfolk, VA battler the 1st and 3rd rounds fo the win.

Verdict: Bigg K (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bigg K – “You line them up, I knock ’em down, catch a body smoking Rex, another Dot on the table, it’s the domino effect!”

Hitman Holla defeats Ill Will

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Recap: From RBE’s Max Out 3 card, a fiery and highly competitive blue room battle between Hitman Holla and Ill Will (with a surprising amount of rebuttals from each battler) ends up going Hitman’s way as after getting edged in round 1 (thanks to a blazing, versatile and more consistent effort from Will) Hitman’s plethora of hard-hitting braggadocious lines, piercing lyricism, agressive punches and gripping personals allowed him to score just enough haymakers and edge both the 2nd and 3rd rounds for the win over an opponent who while still scoring left and right with a boatload of witty personals, fierce gun bars and steely schemes/set-up/punchlines, just wasn’t able to match the blow-by-blow action that he came with in the opening round.

Verdict: Hitman Holla (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Hitman Holla – “I’m not a walk over, I’m Hitman, I do walk-up’s!”

Ms. Hustle defeats Kapo Bravado

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Recap: From Houston Bar Code’s NOME 5 card, arguably one of Ms. Hustle’s best rounds ever as the EFB vixen turns it up (bumps included) on a gritty/pretty solid, but ultimately overmatched Kaop Bravado with an aggressive variety of hard-hitting punchlines, crowd-rocking schemes, glistening gun bars, flexing boasts and stinging personals to score than enough haymakers and earn the win in this equally bullish and definitely personal 1-rounder.

Verdict: Ms. Hustle (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Ms. Hustle – “You lame too, that’s your vibe, for that snake shit, Spillz should make you step outside, you don’t sell ya nigga out for no bitch, that’s your guy, I’m only showing you what to look out for Spillz…like a ‘Wet Floor’ sign!”

Tay Roc defeats Ave

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Recap: Ave versus Tay Roc, a much-anticipated matchup that probably should’ve taken place in front of an East-coast crowd (instead of Summer Madness 13 in Houston), comes with what you’d expect in terms of bars, punches and finally finding out why Ave left Cave Gang (well, according to Ave anyway). Roc with the witty personals, plethora of dope ‘EFB’ flips, pretty solid name flips, rapid-fire ‘AMG mode’ darts and piercing gun bars, came to work. While Ave (who clearly took this battle more personally than his opponent did throughout) came with his usual assortment of rich boasts, fierce name flips of his own, fiery punchlines and storied personals that while a little excessive, for the most part made their point (esp. in round 3). Close for all 3 rounds with plenty of head-nodding by both battlers to show favor of certain standout bars and to let everyone know that there wasn’t any animosity between the two, it’s the more haymaker-lit Roc who takes round 1 before also taking a more efficiently run round 2 for the win. An equally methodical, entertaining and punch-heavy 3rd makes for a debateable.

Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Tay Roc – “Say E.F.B. now, I ain’t even fucking mad, you gonna die of a heart attack if you keep eating fucking bad!”

Jerry Wess defeats DNA

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Recap: One thing one has learned from years of recapping battles: when everybody and their mother says it’s a 30, it’s usually not. Not to take anything away from Jerry Wess here, because he’s always been a dangerous opp for any battler. But this URL Summer Madness 13 against DNA was still close and competitive throughout. DNA scoring with a gang of dope 4-bar punches, some fire rebuttals (esp. during the start of his round 2), hitting personals and potent/mayhem-lit darts, came to win. While the underdog Wess’ performance-lit punches, jaunty name flips, props, hardbody boasts and full embrace of his ‘scammer’ rep also lit up the scoreboard. Still, a slow start of both battlers in round 1 ends up with the more haymaker-lit Jerry edging the opener before the trio of aforementioned rebuttals by DNA edged him round 2 to tie things up going into the 3rd. And while DNA had another pretty solid round, the deciding 3rd saw Wess go ham with the punches, performance and variety during a more steady showing that earned him the win.

Verdict: Jerry Wess (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Jerry Wess – “You wanna be a nigger’s top 5?, cool, but Mt. Rushmore this bitch buggin, when it comes to legends we don’t really consider you DNA…5th cousin!”

T-Top defeats John John Da Don (Rematch)

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Recap: Battling a second time in a sequel to their earlier 1-round meeting way back in 2014, T-Top and fellow angler John John Da Don go at it for 3 rounds, this time at URL’s Summer Madness 13. And altogether it’s a no-brainer. The Bear taking advantage of his opponent getting off to slow starts in both the 1st and 2nd rounds with a steady mix of flexing gun bars, rich storytelling/struggle bars, hitting boasts, stinging personals and fiery trap talk to earn the win before JJDD, proving to be a better angler on his day, came through with a more well-crafted, personal-lit 3rd to make this a twenty-one.

Verdict: T-Top (W) 2-1

Favorite line: T-Top – “Nigga, what have you done?, I’m one of one bitch, you ain’t even one of them one’s!”

Nu Jerzey Twork defeats Hollow Da Don

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Recap: From URL’s Summer Madness 13, scoring with a wide variety of crispy/mocking personals, while also taking advantage of an opponent in Hollow Da Don who wasn’t nearly as hitting as we usually witness when it comes to his punch game (tho he did show flashes of that clever wit we’re used to seeing in rounds 1 and 3), a confident Nu Jerzey Twork also utilizes dope stage presense, a boatload of rambunctious punches, solid gun lines and captive, performance-lit bars to take rounds 1 and 3 (call the 2nd debatable thanks in part to a couple of fire rebuttals by Hollow) and earn the win.

Verdict: Nu Jerzey Twork (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Nu Jerzey Twork – “Y’all talkin’, “He clean off of drugs”, this nigga fakin’, I been around him, three hours off lean you be scratchin’ your skin and pacin’, shit, I get itchy just bein’ around this addict (attic), it’s insulation!”

Fonz defeats Shotgun Suge

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Recap: Like a couple of big linebackers going at it on the football field, Shotgun Suge and Fonz bring the fight to URL’s Summer Madness 13 and it’s a goodie with both of the big guys bringing the competitive heat, vociferous punches, fiery gun bars, loud metaphorical name flips, fly hometown refernces and of course, a couple of aggressive bumps/pocket taps by each battler to show everyone that they meant business. However, in the end it’s Fonz who prevails. The Cleveland, OH, battler edging round 1 (before the just as lit, but more efficient Suge edged round 2) with more haymakers while dominating the deciding 3rd round with a barrage of powerful punches, lyrical finesse and steady crowd-shaking darts to gain the win over a so-so Suge.

Verdict: Fonz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Fonz – “They brought the landlord to evict a nigga…now [bumps Suge] bitch move!”

E-Hart defeats Cashflo Rizzy

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Recap: Nice vet move by E-Hart there in the 3rd round, putting some bars together at the end of her turn to avoid the choke. Still, considering the big hiccup in round 3, it’s a good thing Infinite-E already had this mayhem/punch-lit Bullpen Battle League 3-rounder against Cashflo Rizzy in the bag. Ms. Hart using a boatload of hard-hitting name flips, flexing gun bars and stinging wordplay to take the first couple of rounds for the win before the gritty and often-spazzing with puchlines (tho a couple of slip-ups in round 1 did hurt her a bit) Cashflo stepped it up and literally went ham in the final round to avoid getting shutout.

Verdict: E-Hart (W) 2-1

Favorite line: E-Hart – “Even tho I have a bag, I’m still strapped for Cash!”

Eazy The Block Captain defeats Dizaster

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Recap: Dizaster wasn’t too surprised, openly admitting during this dope and highly entertaining Grind Time 3-rounder how ‘easy’ it is for Eazy The Block Captain to deliver hard-hitting trap talk at any time . But give the Gutta City capo his flowers anyway, especially after a surprising slip-up in round 2 assisted in costing him the round and going into the 3rd tied up after the punch-heavier Block Captain edged the opener. And what with another witty, personal-lit and rebuttal-friendly final round by Diz, things were looking a little bleak for Eazy before his 3rd. But with a wicked combo of hardbody punches, a mid-round rebuttal and a gang of sublime street/trap talk that even had the Oakland crowd buzzing throughout, it’s the more haymaker-crazy ETBC who also edges the final round for an impressive road win.

Verdict: Eazy The Block Captain (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Eazy The Block Captain – “See, they say trap bars is all I do, that’s just because, man you know what it was, trap money kept my lights on so who i thought invented electricity was the plug!”

Charlie Clips defeats Bankhead

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Recap: In this 3-rounder from Black Ice Cartel, Charlie uses a bunch of fire schemes, potent setup/punchlines, piercing freestyles/rebuttals and witty personals to edge each round for the 30 over an aggressive, animated and gritty throughout, but too often pedestrian and reach-lit Bankhead.

Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “You got shot and started thinking you was Pac, you don’t even know the meaning of war, nigga ya built like if Brenda decided to keep the baby…and is feening for more!”

Ave defeats P.A.Y.N.E.

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Recap: From The News Battle League, what his opponent P.A.Y.N.E. lacked in rich metaphors and sturdy punches, Ave more than makes up for it, while also adding a gang of fiery name flips, feelgood wordplay and boastful barbs to handily the win over his mostly pedestrin opp in this 1-rounder.

Verdict: Ave (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Ave – “You think not?, you still the trauma what we not about?, man my whole gang be steppin’ P.A.Y.N.E. like we got gout!”

Chess defeats Tubbs

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Recap: A 1-rounder between Tubbs and Chess from Houston Bar Code’s ‘None 5′ card ends up kind of close as Tubbs’ pertinent punches and gritty personals work to score some major haymakers until he flattened out a bit during the final third of his round. But perhaps motivated a bit at T-Rex pulling out of their rumored Summer Madness battle last minute, the ever nearly combustible Chess holds it together here and with a plethora of nasty name flips, fiery wordplay and stinging gun lines/boastful barbs delivers a much more steady performance to earn the win.

Verdict: Chess (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chess – “For my next assault, your bro can get thrown in the water like Epson salt…and so can Tubbs!”