All Star Text Tournament #1
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"Round of the Titans"
- (quote by Dissizit; give him the credit for typing those 4 words)
Set in the stars, we place our eyes upon such bewildering sluggers, each with a scroll betwixt their blood-stained fingers...
Okay, FUCK.
THAT. SHIT.
This round is the result of two settlers; Round 1 separated the men from the boys and Round 2 separated the Titans from the men. Damn straight, that's cheesy as fuck. I had my first predictions wronged and now I have, as I'm sure everyone else does, a completely different perspective of this tournament now.
First off, well done Rhet. A well-earned victory (proving my psychic abilities): That is one champion out of the tourney and DaDDiO, o'course, taking out a title contender (in the best and closest battle of the Round by a long shot) but I was disappointed to see May ghost this tourney, I really think he could've wrecked shit if he got off on a roll.
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Full Round 3 Analysis:
RhetoriKaL vs. Dissizit <--
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Going to be one of the best reads of the round. Two similar styles in terms of use of concepts and how punches are set-up, but completely different in personality and structure. I feel Rhet is becoming a wrecking ball with his concepts and wordplay, and this is surely going to be a battle of complexity: Henceforth, I feel Rhet is at the top of his calibre in this match-up.
Ticket- vs. -Mr SPLAT-
An interesting bout. Ticket's style in the previous two rounds really appealed to me; it's comical and smooth, with little emphasis on concepts, but just enough in order to squeeze out a good punch. I do believe that Splat will triumph though, if he can consistently punch throughout, he will top whatever Ticket throws at him.
ViTRiOL vs. SandMan <--
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I can't comment, of course, but I am extremely happy that I am facing him. My second battle when I got back here, when I was mad rusty, I didn't know it was snipe season, so I didn't snipe my rust off! (like a fucking idiot) So I started battling Goonies when I got there. I really was off-point in our 8 and ended up losing of course: I feel now I could really make this a closely contested bout, seeing as I prefer longer bouts, and I hope to be moving on to (DaDDiO) the next opponent.
Ohs vs. DaDDiO <--
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Now, if there's any other result other than what I predict here, that would be a legendary battle. Ohs can bring dopeness to the box now and again, but if he slacks, his punch concepts come out as sloppy. If he tightens his game up, and makes sure each punch connects, without played concepts and wordplay, he may have a chance. Otherwise, DaDDiO is
THE Titan in this round.
reEFer vs. Frankie Knox
I am really looking forward to this one. Frankie has only had one round where his material was rated, as May didn't drop
, and I was really feeling his verse. Had a great comic tone to it, and I am excited to read his verses because I haven't seen much of his stuff recently. Looking at the stature of each emcee overall, I would generally throw out that reEFer would win it based on punch impact and consistency, but I think this could be a close call.
GRizzEAT vs. AfterThought <--
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Can't infer a prediction, being a Goon vs. DPS battle. Certainly Grizz's hardest opponent yet, but the way he's been putting down so many personals in his previous bouts, I think his ideas have reached a point of real dope originality, and we may be seeing some really good personals from him here. Thought is a fantastic match-up for him, as he'll have an interesting contrast to Grizz's style.
Askari vs. AmBitiousFlow
One of the more anticipated of the round. Askari will hold tight with more of a structure-based style, where his punches roll out one-after-the-other, whereas Ambo has more a wavering approach to punches, where sometimes they come out unexpected, leaving the reader suddenly putting pieces together after reading a line. A great contrast of styles, whoever is more in their own zone will win this.
Olde English vs. RULE
UK Showdown. This is my most anticipated of the round, as I have liked seeing some of OE's shit since coming back for the tourney. If RULE stays put with the usual laidback, forward approach then he can win... but, if OE can drill some original concepts on top of RULE's wordplay and punch game, this may be a close one. OE
needs to get all the rust off NOW.
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Let's look at the crew statistics now:
Dead Poets Society
Members Left: RhetoriKaL, Dissizit, Askari, AfterThought (4)
Most likely to Win the Tourney: RhetoriKaL
Goon Squad
Members Left: ViTRiOL, SandMan, AmBitiousFlow, GRizzEAT (4)
Most likely to Win the Tourney: GRizzEAT
NewEra
Members Left: Ohs, reEFer, Frankie Knox (3)
Most likely to Win the Tourney: reEFer
The Regulators
Members Left: -Mr SPLAT-, RULE (2)
Most likely to Win the Tourney: RULE
Distinct Emcee's
Members Left: Olde English (1)
Most likely to Win the Tourney: Lizman (duhhh)
Crewless Orphans
(Non)Members Left: Ticket-, DaDDiO (2)
Most likely to Win the Tourney: DaDDiO
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Semi-Finals Inference:
As I would rather watch this round boil down and see the Quarter-Finals create themselves, I will only say that this is what the semi-finals will be:
Top Bracket: RhetoriKaL vs. DaDDiO
Bottom Bracket: GRizzEAT vs. RULE
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Round of the Titans being a fitting title for this round, LB is in for a treat. And now, referring back to my spout of cheesy nonsense, this round should separate the Titans from the Demi-Gods? Okay, I've gone too far now.
Please share your opinions and predictions,
ViT.
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