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MMA social netowkring site Mmamelee.com has a great interview with York County fighter Justin Scott:

Justin "Skiz" Scott, an amazing talent just 20 years of age is making his pro-debut this Friday night at the Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge III. Justin is a member of team M.A.C.E training out of Central Pennsylvania Mixed Martial Arts Academy who along with teammates Chad Strawbridge and Duane Bastress have been dominating MMA events in PA ever since it became legal. MMA MELEE sat down with Justin to congratulate him and discuss the path MMA has led him down.

MMA MELEE- Congratulation on your successful MMA career. When most 20 year olds are out partying and barely even pondering their future, you work a full-time job and now you're turning pro in the most vigorous sport on the planet, how do you manage to stay focused and keep moving forward?

JUSTIN- Staying focused isn't hard for me these days. My first MMA fight was when I was 18, right away I understood the dedication needed to excel in this sport so I started making sacrifices then. I do miss hanging out with my friends but I don't think I'm missing out on life, MMA has helped me grow up faster. I stay focused by accepting any challenges the world throws my way and then I set goals for myself. I enjoy what I do everyday and I have a good team behind me, I wouldn't have it any other way honestly.

From Larry Novak, owner of New Cumberland-based MMA clothing company, Tattoo Fightwear:
Tattoo Fightwear is gearing up for its two biggest months since its conception. On September 18, Matt Bentley will be fighting at Adrenaline 4. This card features former UFC fighters Tim Sylvia and Houston Alexander.

On October 23, the Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge will hold its third event in Lancaster, PA. On this card Tattoo Fightwear sponsored fighters Justin Scott and Lewis Rumsey will take their first fight as professionals. Also on this card Tattoo Fightwear sponsored fighters Duane Bastress, John Andel, and Jeff Runk will continue their quest to stay undefeated as amateurs. This event will have a total of 5,000 people and will take the Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge to the next level. To get tickets go to www.warriorchallenge.info. Josh Ferguson out of Team Cruz MMA will also be fighting in October at the Ultimate Warrior Challenge. Thank you for your support.

Just watched Justin "Skiz" Scott vs. Jesse Finch, who fought at the WKU Warrior Challenge in the Poconos on Friday night. Scott, of York, worked an excellent ground game and scored an arm bar victory early in the first round. Scott, who is 7-0 as an amateur, trains at MACE in Red Lion.

See the video here at MMA Melee. Thanks to Joe Piazza for uploading the video.

Justin Scott of Central Pennsylvania Martial Arts Academy scores a tapout by armbar at Sunday's Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge.

Empire State Warrior Challenge

"Bike -n-Brawl Weekend"

The Central Pennsylvania Martial Arts Academy fighters fought their way to a 1st place team finish at the Empire State Warrior Challenge "Bike-n-Brawl weekend at East Durham, NY by winning 4 of 5 bouts. Below are the results from that event.

Brent Kroh - Winner by submission, rear naked choke at 2:10 of the 1st round.

Chad Strawbridge - Winner by unanimous decision.

John Andel - Winner by forfeit, fighter refused to enter the ring.

Ryan Hefferan - Lost by submission, rear naked choke at 2:05 of the 3rd round.

Justin Scott - Winner by unanimous decision.

Outstanding Fight of the Night- Brent Kroh

Congrats to all the CPMAA fighters from MMA Explosion.

A team of five fighters from Mark Jovich's Central Pennsylvania Martial Arts Academy (located in New Cumberland) will step into the ring this Saturday at Warrior Challenge's "Bike-n-Brawl" weekend in East Durham, NY.

Justin Scott, competing at 155 lbs., will put his 3-0 record on the line in the main event while John Andell, who has a 2-0 record, will compete at 135 lbs., Chad Strawbridge at 195 lbs., Brent Kroh at 135 lbs. and Ryan Hefflner at 145lbs.

"We're looking forward to it," Jovich said Wednesday. "We're well-prepared."

Jovich, a career U.S. Marine, said the weekend is called "Bike-n-Brawl" for two reasons: there will be 3,500 bikers there, and a ton of fights.

"I think there will be more fights outside the ring than inside," he said. The event also features music from Molly Hatchet and Hank Williams III, he said.

Jovich said CPMAA stand-out Scott's opponent is a 26-year-old U.S. Army sergeant with a 5-0 amateur boxing record. This is the Army sergeant's first MMA fight, Jovich said.

The guy's definitely going to have his hands full with a buzzsaw like Scott.

"Justin has the boxing skills to hang with him; we're not worried about that," Jovich said. He added that recently he was holding focus mitts for Scott, who hit so hard at one point, Jovich thought his wrist was broken.

Let's talk tough. That's Brent Kroh. On Tuesday, he was in gym class at Dallastown, slipped, and struck his head on a set of bleachers, opening up a nasty gash on the top of his head.

"He's stapled up like Frankenstein," Jovich said, adding that the gym floor, "Looked like a murder scene."

But Kroh is insisting on fighting, so Jovich says he's going to have someone hollow out the inside of the headgear Kroh will be wearing so it won't come in contact with his staples.

"How do you tell a guy who's worked as hard as he has," that he might not fight, Jovich said. Win or lose, for Kroh to just get in the ring and compete with that type of injury is a testament to his fortitude, he said.