Recap: A. Ward and Real Deal put on a dope, competitive and punchline-lit match for a KOTD crowd that stayed enthralled throughout. The newbie Ward kept it aggressive and fiery for the entire battle, while displaying excellent showmanship, piercing punchlines, witty zingers and salacious personals. And while Real Deal also helped himself to a bag of stifling personals, the gym teacher/battle rapper would also come through with plenty of jaunty sport bars, Christian-laced darts, boastful barbs and shrewd set-ups/wordplay. A matchup that was also littered in white culture references as well as a couple of nice rebuttals from each side, after a slightly punch-heavier Ward took the 1st round, the more haymaker-friendly Real Deal edges both of the latter rounds for the win.
Verdict: Real Deal (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Real Deal – “You got me fucked up…like Jesus Christ in every depiction!”
