PJ Ladd vs. Nyjah Huston: GAME OF SKATE SEMIFINALS | World of X Games

coin flip to decide who gets the played Mike mo PJ you get to call it heads is the X tails is the blank side heads e says heads it is PJ goes first good luck guys pj ladd on the offensive truly a flat ground legend three major game escape victories more than anyone in history he had back-to-back wins at battle at The Berrics back in 2012 and 2013 he felt as though certainly considered a favorite throughout this entire contest he starts us off now the gentlemen Kent went right out the gate and that's how you start things off exit defending easily remember it's like whoreson basketball skate is to skateboard and you don't want to get those letters and spell out skate but we have two of the best on the entire planet right here in this semi tre flip good on the events [Music] switch flip kickflip good both causes such deep bag of tricks here switch backside flip super nice starting it out right here's Nigel on defense no problem the problem on defense nollie flip as Mike mode would say it's just a knowledge little good defense oh not only double kickflip that is tricky I just sees these blonde on no good so the first letter the match goes to Nyjah Huston who has an S PJ on the offensive hard flip fail over where's Nyjah gonna go here his first opportunity to be offensive backside big spin oh there it is backside big spin fs4 PJ tied all tied up s to s remember the winner of this matchup will face Mike mo big flip in the final you're the ESPN game escape take flip good [Music] half-caf live good remember 90 Houston who won street-legal a just a week ago with the gnarly bail nollie tre flip during practice he's beat up but he's out here in the semi nollie tre flip perfect Nige of course also winning X Games Austin and shoes whole cab flip and it's still tied up getting in there no problem on defense [Music] now I have caviar now I half can feel good perfect defense from PJ mark find a weakness each skater with the net oh no a friend he'll no good an opening for PJ Ladd to take back control goes for the hardflip perfect never hashtag ESPN game of skate hit us on Twitter Instagram is not too hot defense ours look good burial heal Hank ah there's the K Estoque nyjah's are now officially down a letter let's see if PJ digs a little deeper that back front heel bran heel good SK de s pj ladd in the lead by letter switch Bigfoot no he turns it over to Nyjah Huston has his choice of trick now Nellie over he'll no back the PJ one and done for nachos switch bake flip so let's begin to it PJ hold on PJ Ladd of course beating Billy marks to get here into the semi Nyjah Huston had to defeat Chris Cole to get into the semi finals you take another look it's like the fourth switch big flip we've seen today pretty amazing on defense three guys have done it and Nyjah holds on to it how are you good SK to s front big heel pinky 5:47 calls it a main floppy dick hold on one second BJ give them sober up to baby tricks Oh mom I think I can hold off an item in here we gotta slow mama I gotta see this one more time this is from I got I'm not going to in the previous trick but PJ just put it down all right now I prefer flip euro so Nyjah must advance to avoid getting a name oh no flip I give you 90 days yes to a so PJ now with the two letter lead let's see what he's got switch varial heel sticking it switch three flip [Applause] nice clearly this matchup living up to the hype Jason yeah whatever we'll want to see full cab he don't know good knife is up on offense Sookie J still with that to letter lead but night it takes over it's his decision for the next trip again the winner from this semi will face Mike Mo in the final stinking trophy and $10,000 Jason you've got Cole letter on that earlier is kind of work it backs PJ nollie back heel no good that good knives on offense again it's our inaugural game of skate presented by Monster Energy here on the ESPN campus in Bristol Connecticut that's a crowd favorite good on a good on defense so Nigel Nigel still with an S ka ki J only with an ash as we take another look pj ladd able to defend textbook they're good yeah up and I just stays on the offensive there it is a flip Oh hold on that was nice we call that clutch take another look hard to get letters on PJ Billy Hummer it was nice Billy marks did get our good on PJ lest we forget on the first trip that's all I got now over here [Music] oh there's the kk2 a so the first K of the day for pj ladd now only up one letter on Nyjah Huston switch front heel [Music] nice great defense nice Rickford dolly beguiling now a big deal good thousand Rick flip one day okay I thought of us it's a Rick flip he's gonna go again didn't see what it was and it's good either way sticking in good either way it stays on the offensive he does happen a puts it down we're now up to twenty nine troops there it is on defense completed semifinal now a big flip good Wow SK a it's an SK Mike Mo just watch him get tired right at each hit lad in the lead that's right Mike Mo already advancing beating Shane O'Neill awaiting his opponent and neither one of these guys letting up big laser so Nyjah finally giving up the offensive opening up for PJ okay he'll it's away from him again back to Nyjah dig in the bag bounce a 2k he just don't believe making laser perfect they giving props and he defends best defense Wow I gotta see that one more time that was great PJ's had some defensive plays of the day yeah so PJ avoids a letter and he still only has sk switch back he'll note PJ's on offense no I'm not gonna give you that nice without office no four wheels and floods you nose referee jason rothmeyer switch back he'll making a judgment call now PJ our defense nice good switch back heel fakie big flippin phenomenon earlier make you big flip good ah I told that the PJ flip earlier to give you at home getting it on I'm on offense I like there's seating give it a shot see what happens so the Houston with the team up against the ropes alright t2k how's it so alright a good BJ pj ladd will he drop a hammer here Oh switch back foot flip insisted on I just Houston it's tricky he's an SK 80 [Applause] that's what we call he sits right there no state drives needed to another look the previous high was Mike Mo and Tom asta they went 15 minutes in the quarters we are approaching that time man this thing is trying to give a classic PJ Ladd still up two letters switch double flip shakes his head one more trial on a final letter of course you get to try so this is it for Nyjah Huston will he live on to the final what a matchup here in the semis 38 tricks completed in that semifinal let's head down to Tim O'Connor who's with key Jay lad PJ PJ no stranger to making it this far in a game of skate you guys have such a deep bag of tricks it's insane what do you do at this point do you just start smack talking or something to give yourself a little bit of an edge no I mean it goes it's funny because when these things there's so much longer than what you would just normally play on a normal day then it just gets to that point like are you just gonna do basics all day or we're just gonna throw out all the weird tricks and sometimes you just got to do that otherwise you'd be here all day you guys landed more flat ground tricks than most people will ever land in their whole the whole span of their lives incredible skateboarding and congrats and moving on into the finals

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Id: M2gt3i-EcP8

Length: 14min 50sec (890 seconds)

Published: Sun Aug 10 2014