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SEVZ VS DEENO

Battle Result

Official Battle Result

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Clash Summary

SEVZ vs DEENO took place during the PenGame Rap Battle 2025 Cold War Tournament, Group C. This was the final Group C battle, with the host confirming at the end that the two qualifiers from the group would be decided after the result. SEVZ goes first. SEVZ opens with a strong round aimed at DEENO’s weight, food habits, Candy association, lack of athleticism, battle credibility and image. He uses tool/spanner wordplay, cap/captain wording, diabetes/lettuce jokes, beach/sandwich imagery, matchstick/match-fit flips, dojo references and a closing corn/vegetables bar. It is a clean round with strong structure and good comedy. DEENO responds with a more aggressive and direct round. He addresses previous controversy from his battle with SEVZ and Candy, says he has taken time and returned with a scope, and attacks SEVZ’s name, mum, nan, race-related material, hair, Orion, Zen, SKAMZ and the 2v2 history. The “Ginger with a hard R” bar is the line the judges later highlight as a major moment. DEENO takes round one on the judges’ cards. Round two swings back to SEVZ. SEVZ starts with a religious setup, then attacks DEENO and Candy being “booed up” on stage, flips Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud, brings the group-stage Ls angle, attacks DEENO’s body, food habits, calories, battle losses, pumpkin/munchkin/Dragon Warrior imagery and brands him like cattle. This is SEVZ’s clearest round and the judges later praise the Ed Sheeran bar and his structure. DEENO’s second round targets SEVZ’s green-man dance from a previous tournament appearance, Top Boy/Jamie references, the “green” context, SEVZ’s mum/family, Fat Joe “Lean Back,” battle axe wording and ends by saying he is feeling like Z to the N again. The round has moments, but the judges give round two to SEVZ. Round three decides the battle. SEVZ brings more body and food angles: Candy, Asda cheese, Bear Grylls, veneers, weight loss, XL jeans/genes, Peter Griffin, Lois, protein shake, Jake Paul, Uber and Superman’s weakness to green. It is funny and clear, but the judges feel DEENO has more hunger. DEENO’s third round comes with more energy and aggression. He says the group was called evil but he already knew he was clearing them. He uses 619, Raiden, Need for Speed, Fast & Furious, organs disappearing, Amber Rose, Crazy Frog, Driz smoke, DrizGBH, Deebo, chains/whips and Billy the Goat/Billy the Lamb imagery. The judges say SEVZ had clarity and punchlines, but DEENO’s hunger, passion and pressure won the final round. The official result is DEENO wins 2-1. However, after the battle, the host confirms that SEVZ and FENDRY qualify from Group C. This means DEENO wins this specific battle, but SEVZ and FENDRY advance from the group overall.

Performance Analysis

SEVZ

SEVZ has the cleaner pen across much of the battle. His rounds are structured, his delivery is clear, and his comedy is easy to follow. In most battles, his clarity would be enough to win, but DEENO’s first and third rounds have more hunger on the judges’ cards. SEVZ’s first round is strong. He attacks DEENO’s food habits, Candy association, weight, lack of athleticism and image. The “sharpest tool/spanner” opener, diabetic/lettuce line, beach/sandwich joke and matchstick/match-fit flip all land cleanly. His second round is his best. The religious opener gives him a clean structure, and the Ed Sheeran/Thinking Out Loud bar is one of his best lines of the battle. The food/body angle is repeated, but he makes it feel fresh with cattle, calories, pumpkin, munchkin and Dragon Warrior imagery. His third round is funny but less urgent. He brings good lines about Candy, Asda cheese, Bear Grylls, XL jeans/genes, Peter Griffin, protein shakes and Superman, but the judges feel DEENO wants the battle more in the final round. SEVZ’s biggest strength is clarity. His biggest weakness in this battle is that the final round does not feel as hungry as DEENO’s.

Lyrical Themes: Candy, food, weight, diabetes, lettuce, beach/sandwich, match fit, Ed Sheeran, group-stage Ls, flabs, cattle, calories, pumpkin, Dragon Warrior, Bear Grylls, XL jeans/genes, Peter Griffin, Superman.

DEENO

DEENO wins because he brings hunger, aggression and momentum in rounds one and three. His writing is not always as clean as SEVZ’s, but the judges respond to his energy and pressure. DEENO’s first round is direct and personal. He addresses earlier controversy, then attacks SEVZ’s name, family, race-related material, hair, Orion, Zen, SKAMZ and 2v2 history. The “Ginger with a hard R” bar is a standout and gets specifically mentioned by the judges. His second round has a strong concept with the green-man dance reference. He gives context for the judges, explaining that SEVZ once danced on stage in green. He then ties that into Top Boy, Jamie, Fat Joe, Lean Back, battle axe imagery and the ZEN-style ending. It has good moments, but SEVZ takes the round. DEENO’s third is his best. He comes with speed, energy and urgency. The 619/Raiden, Need for Speed/Fast & Furious, Driz smoke/DrizGBH, Deebo and Billy the Goat/Billy the Lamb angles make the round feel aggressive and opponent-focused. The judges say he wanted it more. DEENO’s biggest strength is hunger. His weakness is that some material gets messy or needs context, but in this battle, his passion carries him over the line.

Lyrical Themes: SEVZ and Candy, bait rhymes, Ginger hard-R flip, Orion, Zen reloads, SKAMZ/2v2, green-man dance, Top Boy/Jamie, Fat Joe, battle axe, 619, Raiden, Fast & Furious, Driz smoke, Deebo, Billy the Goat/Lamb.

Key Technical Highlights

SEVZ

Best round

Round two.

Strongest trait

Clarity and structure.

Best bar

Ed Sheeran / Thinking Out Loud flip.

Best angle

DEENO’s food, body and Candy association.

Battle-losing factor

DEENO’s hunger edged the final round.

DEENO

Best round

Round three.

Strongest trait

Aggression and hunger.

Best bar

Ginger with the hard-R flip.

Best angle

SEVZ’s green-man dance and battle image.

Battle-winning factor

Took rounds one and three on energy, pressure and directness.

Indexed Bars & Breakdown

SEVZ

Wordplay

"You’re not the sharpest tool in the box, glazing DAN DANNAH, you spanner."

This is tool/spanner wordplay. “Spanner” is both a tool and an insult for someone foolish. SEVZ uses it to attack DEENO’s intelligence and alliances.

Wordplay

"PenGame don’t lie round here, but DEENO’s always got a cap or captain."

This is a cap/captain wordplay line. “Cap” means lie, while “captain” contains cap. SEVZ says DEENO is always lying.

Status

"I don’t care if this guy’s from Manny, you’re my guest, but I have some manners."

This references Manchester/Manny and flips guest/host etiquette. SEVZ frames himself as hosting DEENO on PenGame.

Appearance

"Brother, you’re not athletic, don’t blame your parents for genetics."

This attacks DEENO’s body and fitness. It is a direct genetics/body-image bar.

Wordplay/Appearance

"Even worse, you chew with Candy, I think you like being diabetic."

This uses Candy/Kandi as both a person and sugar imagery. SEVZ turns DEENO’s association with Candy into a diabetes joke.

Wordplay/Appearance

"Leave this guy in a veggie state, next time he’ll say he’s allergic to lettuce."

This is a vegetable/vegetative-state pun. It also attacks DEENO’s food habits.

Wordplay/Appearance

"This guy’s a fat prick, went to the beach, he thought he had sandwich."

This is a food/body joke. SEVZ says DEENO sees the beach as food because of “sandwich.”

Wordplay

"Just because you light your spliff with a matchstick, that don’t mean this guy is match fit."

This is one of SEVZ’s cleanest round-one bars. “Matchstick” links to smoking, while “match fit” means physically ready to compete.

Threat

"Hit your temple, this ain’t a dojo."

This is a martial arts/fight bar. A dojo is a training space, but SEVZ says this is not training — he is actually attacking.

Appearance

"Got time to bind this big-boned guy."

This attacks DEENO’s size while making him sound restrained or trapped.

Family

"I got a baby face, ironic, your mum wished you weren’t born."

This is a harsh birth/family insult. SEVZ uses his own baby face to set up a line about DEENO’s mother regretting him.

Wordplay

"Your mum told Markz you don’t eat veg, so PenGame told me to flick you corn."

This is a vegetable/corn punch. “Corn” can mean bullets in slang, but also literal food. SEVZ ties it back to DEENO not eating greens.

Structure

"God bless you all for coming to watch this battle today."

SEVZ opens round two with a religious tone. It sets up a mock-sermon style before he attacks DEENO.

Observation

"Last time we battled, you and Candy got booed up on stage."

This references DEENO and Candy’s previous pairing or connection. SEVZ says they looked too close on stage.

Pop Culture/Critique

"I’m thinking out loud, you’re a bitch — that’s like Ed Sheeran on Benefits."

This is one of the judges’ favourite bars. It references Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud, then flips “thinking out loud” into a direct insult and “benefits” as a status joke.

Status

"You won’t get out of the group stage, makes sense, all you see is Ls."

This is a tournament angle. “Ls” means losses, so SEVZ says DEENO is stuck seeing defeats.

Appearance

"DEENO’s flabs, rolls on rolls."

This is a direct body-image bar. It attacks DEENO’s weight.

Wordplay

"You want beef, I’m bringing a cattle."

This is beef/cattle wordplay. “Beef” means conflict, while cattle are the source of beef.

Appearance/Critique

"You can lose calories, but instead you wanna lose your battles."

This links fitness and battle results. SEVZ says DEENO should be losing weight, but instead keeps losing clashes.

Appearance

"You look like a pumpkin, orange and round."

This is a visual insult. It attacks DEENO’s shape and hair/complexion through pumpkin imagery.

Pop Culture

"You look like a munchkin, Dragon Warrior, where are your dumplings?"

This references Kung Fu Panda, where the Dragon Warrior is Po, who loves dumplings. SEVZ uses it as another food/body joke.

Appearance

"The food’s got you in a headlock."

This is a wrestling/control image. SEVZ says food controls DEENO.

Closing Punch

"He came for beef and then he got owned — guess you could say this cow got branded."

This is a strong cow/beef/ownership closer. “Branded” means marked like cattle and also beaten publicly.

Observation

"Firstly, you paired up with Candy, it’s bait that you like to eat."

SEVZ opens round three by returning to the Candy/food angle. It is simple and crowd-friendly.

Wordplay

"Next 2v2, he’s gonna go Asda and pick Cheese."

This continues the food/person-name theme. If he paired with Candy before, next he might pick Cheese from Asda.

Pop Culture

"Man versus wild, you need Bear Grylls."

This references Bear Grylls and Man vs Wild. SEVZ says surviving DEENO’s condition or appearance would need survival expertise.

Critique

"Get veneers, lose some weight, trim your beard."

This is a direct improvement list. SEVZ breaks down DEENO’s appearance piece by piece.

Wordplay

"This guy wears XL jeans, your kids want XL because they got your genes."

This is one of SEVZ’s best wordplay bars. “Jeans” becomes “genes,” linking clothing size to inherited body type.

Pop Culture

"A fat you with ginger hair — I got questions for Lois, I’m Peter Griffin."

This references Family Guy. Peter Griffin has red-haired children with Lois, so SEVZ uses the comparison to mock DEENO’s look.

Humour

"If this guy was to make a dance, he’d call it a protein shake."

This is a dance/body/fitness joke. It says DEENO’s body and food habits would define even his dance moves.

Pop Culture

"DEENO’s weakness is anything green. That’s why he can never be built like Superman."

This links DEENO not eating greens to Superman, whose weakness is kryptonite, often shown as green. It is a clever closer.

DEENO

History

"I said some crazy shit when battling SEVZ, me and Candy dropped some bait rhymes."

DEENO starts by acknowledging previous controversy involving SEVZ and Candy. It frames his round as a response and continuation.

Threat

"Now I’m back with a scope, he’s got no hope if I lean and aim right."

This is gun/scope imagery. DEENO says he is aiming more carefully this time.

Identity

"He tells everyone that his name is SEVZ, but at home mumsy calls you sir."

This is a name/identity angle. DEENO says SEVZ’s public name does not match how he is seen at home.

Family

"When your nan gets rocking, cash from twerking."

This is a crude family insult about SEVZ’s nan. It should be treated as battle material only.

Wordplay

"Stop saying that you are not racist, he even says Ginger with a hard R."

This is one of the biggest bars of the battle. DEENO uses race-language structure and flips it onto “ginger,” creating a controversial but memorable punch. The judges highlight this line.

Critique

"That scheme you did was a lazy one, got packs and potions."

DEENO attacks SEVZ’s previous writing. He says the scheme was lazy and overused.

Appearance

"If you stood next to SEVZ, I think you’d look like the number 10."

This is a visual/body comparison, likely aimed at shape or size when standing beside another person. It creates a quick image.

Critique

"Zen is sort of forcing reloads."

DEENO brings in ZEN as a side angle, criticising forced reloads and stage control. It keeps the round tied to Group C/Cold War context.

History

"SKAMZ is shit, you got carried by SEVZ in a 2v2."

This attacks SKAMZ while also using SEVZ’s 2v2 history. DEENO says SEVZ carried his partner.

Pop Culture

"We don’t play games like BMO."

This references BMO from Adventure Time. DEENO uses it as a game/cartoon wordplay line.

History

"It makes sense I’ve got SEVZ from the 2v2."

DEENO opens round two by referencing previous 2v2 context. It makes this battle feel like a continuation of earlier conflict.

Pop Culture

"I know you think you’re a Top Boy but you will die same way as Jamie."

This references Top Boy, where Jamie is a major character. DEENO uses it as a death/status punch.

Name Flip

"SEVZ is gonna get severed."

This is a name flip. “SEVZ” sounds like “sever,” so DEENO turns the name into a threat.

Observation

"What the fuck was you dancing green for, man?"

This attacks SEVZ’s previous green-man dance moment. DEENO even pauses to explain the context to the judges.

Pop Culture

"That Fat Joe punch had him leaning back."

This references Fat Joe’s Lean Back. DEENO uses it to say his punch made SEVZ lean back.

Wordplay

"Battle axe in battle rap."

This is weapon/genre wordplay. DEENO links a literal battle axe with battle rap.

Closing Punch

"I’ll hit bro with a toasty, now I’m out here feeling like Z to the N again."

This references ZEN’s style while using “toasty” as a weapon or impact image. DEENO borrows the ZEN cadence as a closer.

Pop Culture

"I would hit this guy with a 619 like Raiden."

This combines wrestling and fighting-game imagery. 619 is Rey Mysterio’s move, while Raiden is a lightning character from games like Mortal Kombat.

Pop Culture

"My flow has a Need for Speed and the lyrical violence Fast and Furious."

This references the Need for Speed game series and Fast & Furious films. DEENO uses speed/franchise imagery to hype his flow.

Threat

"These bullets make your organs disappear."

This is a direct gun-bar threat. It is battle material and used to raise intensity.

Appearance

"I don’t think shaving your hair makes you look any less like a baby mum."

This attacks SEVZ’s shaved-head look and uses “baby mum” as a gendered appearance insult.

Appearance

"A horrible mix of Amber Rose and a cracked-out virgin, a Crazy Frog."

This is a layered appearance insult using Amber Rose and Crazy Frog. It is exaggerated visual humour.

History

"I blow smoke in your face like Driz did, but I don’t even think you’re worth the smoke."

This references a previous incident or angle involving Driz. DEENO says SEVZ is not even worth the confrontation.

Wordplay

"If I got Driz to punch you up, you’d get it off of DrizGBH."

This is wordplay on DrizGB and GBH, meaning grievous bodily harm. It is one of DEENO’s cleaner battle references.

Pop Culture

"Today I’m Deebo."

This references Deebo from Friday, known as a bully/intimidating figure. DEENO says he is coming as the bully in this battle.

Status

"Billy the GOAT? This is looking like Billy the Lamb."

This is a GOAT/lamb flip. GOAT means greatest of all time, but DEENO downgrades the image to a lamb, making the opponent look weak.

Judgement Summary

DEENO wins by unanimous decision (2-1)

Cash gives the battle to DEENO 2-1, saying SEVZ had punchlines and comedy, but DEENO had more hunger in the deciding round. Paps gives round one to DEENO, round two to SEVZ, and round three to DEENO. He specifically praises the “Ginger with the hard R” bar in round one and the Ed Sheeran bar from SEVZ in round two. Manga has the same scorecard: round one DEENO, round two SEVZ, round three DEENO. He says SEVZ had clarity and bars, but DEENO had passion and stayed on SEVZ’s neck in the final round. Despite DEENO winning this battle, the host confirmed that SEVZ and FENDRY advanced from Group C.

Battle Stats

Date14-06-2025

Views92K

LeagueSeason Cold War