The Don't Flop champ steps down.

I thought this battle was good. Definitely living up to both battlers abilities. But it actually felt like a mismatch to me. If Tony D beat Shotty, he wasn't going to lose to Unan. I thought Dialect would have been a better opponent. Suffice to say Unan did do his thing but his thing just wasn't good enough in terms of quality and it was pretty obvious after the first round the contrast and difference in skill level between the two.
Tony D easily took the first two rounds winning the battle. Unan got very personal in the third and could have got a slap from Tony D and it would have been justified considering the content. But cool as he is, Tony soaked it up and won the third to make it a whitewash.
What was interesting is that after winning this one so comfortably he decided to relinquish his title. I found that to be a bit weak. He should really keep going until he loses it in a battle rather then just giving it up. He had his reasons but as a fan of battle rap and great battlers continuing to showcase their skills, I don't think they were good enough reasons. Tony has lost the passion apparently but it didn't seem like it in the battle as he was highly on point. So I find it a shame he's just gonna give it up like that. But fair play, he has left a legacy as the only battler to successfully defend the DF title not twice but now three times. Congratulations to Tony, and I hope he decides to battle Chilla Jones in April. But don't count on it.

[My Verdict 3-0 Tony D]

Title fight worthy of a title.

I'm long overdue in giving a final judgement on this but now my mind is made up. A great battle and effort from both guys. The nerd finally coming of age to battle the father of Canadian battle rap. It didn't disappoint me.
I'm going to go into my breakdown then talk about my opinion on the controversial third round. So the first round Charron did his ting, good clean clear delivery and great bars but Pat just sonned him. The second Charron had more material and Pat looked uncomfortable. By the third it was one all. The third round Pat won. His material and angle just completely destroyed everything Charron had said.
So I have Pat winning two rounds to one.
As for the third round controversy: Charron was going to use Hollohan as a prop to win the battle. Just before the battle Pat heard about it and stopped Hollohan from getting on stage. Effectively screwing Charron's third round structure. Now you can look at this in a couple of ways: Pat Screwed Charron out of what could have been a title winning round. Or, Charron shouldn't be relying on sneaky tactics and using Pats closest friend to back stab him to get the title. I tend to see it from the latter point of view. You shouldn't rely on props but bars to win titles. End of story. If you need your opponents close friend to get an edge then you were never good enough in the first place.

[My Verdict 2-1 Pat Stay]

Borefest (Shotty vs Holla)

I thought this battle was awful. Firstly the KOTD crowd were unenthusiatstic which dulled the atmosphere. The KOTD crowd has been horrible for a long time I'm not sure what's going on with them, but to be fair this time they had nothing to yell about. Hitman Holla as usual was sub par and without a URL crowd encouraging his over hyped antics it really showed how boring his material is in the cold setting of the Toronto audience. Shotty Horroh brought some much needed clever to the battle and typically out barred his opponent. Shotty was pretty good. He rarely disappoints but it wasn't his best performance and it was difficult for either rapper to gain any kind of momentum in this atmosphere. And the bickering between rounds from Holla and Shotty didn't help the flow of things and it ended up as an awkward one.
In the end, Holla struggled and Shotty came through the better man in all three rounds. Just to say, I really don't rate Holla at all. And to quote part of a bar in his verse 'I put niggas to sleep!' Yeah... you do.

[My Verdict 3-0 Shotty]