Coma vs Frak - Haven't watched yet
Reverse vs Only - Haven't watched yet but I've heard it was really good
Madflex vs Lu Cipher - Lu was consistent and solid. Madflex won off performance, bar for bar they were close but Madflex had jokes mixed in that actually hit. Both cats have potential if they keep grinding and growing.
Thesaurus vs Fresco - Low key a really good battle. Thesaurus has been crazy consistent this year and stuck to that with a strong performance. Fresco went HAM though, best performance of his career and arguably performance of the night. This battle is worth watching, I'll definitely play it back a couple of times because there was some of the best writing of the entire night in it.
Bigg K vs Caustic - Preference battle. Both cats came HEAVY in the first, both fell off in the second and the third was weird. K overreacted and Caustic didn't respond too well, but I give Caustic the handicap on that round. It was a really entertaining battle though. Edge goes to whoever you'd like, I'm thinking more cats will give it to K because he did what he does but I thought he was kinda over acting on the defensive (punting bad bars every three seconds) and then he lost his head in the third (more understandable given Caustic's usual behavior). Honestly, neither made a great case to get a title shot next.
DBD vs DNA - Dan probably had the best writing of his career and kicked the playfulness mostly the curb for actual disrespect in his personals. DNA was his usual self with some nice moments and some trash. Dan 2-1 or 3-0 with a clear win regardless. He sorta retired after the battle which is kind of unfortunate because I'd be interested to see him take this style into the ring for more battles. This was surprisingly good.
Day vs QP - Day went light, brought a corny gimmick to use as a crutch and then cut off every round while QP was cooking. QP's past two battles that I've seen have both been nice reminders about how crazy his pen is (Bulletz and this one). It's a body imo (and I'm a Day fan) even with the rounds cut short on him.
Pass vs Ars - Ars was better than he's been recently, still not at his best though. Pass meanwhile really outrapped Ars but included enough wordplay and punches to make the first round debatable and clearly take the second. His third was a real talk round, but it was one of the best executed in a long time. He hit Ars hard with an angle that I think was long overdue with the avenue Ars has chosen the past few years (mr. disrespect instead of focusing on bars). 2-1 or 3-0 for Pass with the standout round of the night.
Diz vs Gjonaj - No...you cannot simply outwrite a top tier opponent and win...especially if you come with your lightest pen game since you blew up. Diz switched from roasting sessions to legitimate bars and showed how performance combined with crowd control can make a well written round forgettable. Gjonaj's choke put it in the bag and Diz pretty much toyed with him. It was a flashback to rookies vs vets really. Gjonaj's worst performance vs a vintage Diz performance that stacks up with a lot of his better ones. 3-0 body of the night imo.
Overall - most of the battles were fairly competitive, a lot of great performances and I copped it for the early bird price so I'm happy with the investment for sure. I gotta go back and peep the first two battles but every battle I watched was worth watching at least once and I'll probably replay a lot of them especially Thesaurus v Fresco, Pass v Ars and portions of DBD, QP and Diz's performances. One of the better events of the year imo. Don't sleep on Fresco or Pass, plus give DBD a look just because it's a pretty nice shift from what you'd probably expect from him.
even though a lot of it is fire.
him/illmac/bigg k the only cac battlers i check for
this is the best Diz I've seen in a long time. He even had bars 
where does gjonaj go from here
