PXC 44 Results: Igorot Mixed Martial Artist Crisanto Pitpitunge Dominates Opponent Enroute To A Unanimous Decision Victory

After losing two fights in a row, Crisanto Pitpitunge is finally back in the winning column after a decisive victory over Josh Duenas in a thrilling fight at the University of Guam Field House in Guam. Fighting for the Pacific X-Treme Combat for the seventh time, Pitpitunge imposed his will on Duenas the whole duration of the bout. All three judges scored the fight 30-27 in favor of the Team Lakay fighter.

In the opening round, Duenas immediately went for a takedown which Pitpitunge stuffed. Reversing the position, Pitpitunge was able to land knees and punches on Duenas. The Cordilleran then secured a takedown and worked on his ground and pound. The round ended with both fighters cut.

The second stanza was all Pitpitunge as he landed knees and punches at will while Duenas was pressed to the cage. Although Duenas was able to fight back in spurts, the referee should've stopped the fight right there. Or at least Duenas' corner should've thrown in the towel. Their fighter was getting a lot of unnecessary punishment from Pitpitunge. Nearing the end of the round, Pitpitunge looked like he punched himself out with all the energy he spent attacking Duenas. Duenas was able to land a couple of punches before the bell rang to end the second round.

The two fighters spent most of the third round on the ground with Pitpitunge on top. Duenas was able to make it to his feet once but was taken down again by Pitpitunge.

With the win, Pitpitunge improves his record to 6 wins and 3 losses. His opponent, Josh Duenas, drops to 4 wins and 5 losses.

Crisanto Pitpitunge (on top) pins Josh Duenas of Saipan to the mat during their fight at PXC 44. Photo by PXC.

Troy Bantiag, Pitpitunge's Team Lakay team mate also fought in the card but failed to secure a victory. Bantiag succumbed to Kyle Aguon via a kimura lock in the first round. The whole affair was a grappling match as Aguon took the fight to the ground. Pinning and keeping Bantiag on the mat, Aguon found his chance for a submission and took it. The fight would be Bantiag's third loss in a row. His record now stands at 5 wins and 4 losses.

Team Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao was absent during the event as he flew to Auckland, New Zealand where another Team Lakay fighter will be fighting for the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 28. Taking Sangiao's place in the fighters' corner was Eduard Folayang. Sangiao is in New Zealand for his ward Roldan Sangcha-an's bout with RichieVaculik in the undercard of UFC Fight Night: Te Huna Vs. Marquardt.

Troy Bantiag To Fight Kyle Aguon In Guam For PXC 44

Troy Bantiag, a mixed martial arts fighter under the Team Lakay banner is heading off to Guam for his next MMA fight. Bantiag will be facing Kyle Aguon in the main card of PXC 44 which will be held at the UOG Fieldhouse in Mangilao, Guam on June 27, 2014.

Bantiag lost his last two fights in the PXC (Pacific X-Treme Combat). He was decisioned by Trevin Jones in PXC 37 and submitted by Jonathan Pecyna in PXC 41. With that said, this is a must-win fight for the young fighter from Mountain Province.

Pacific Xtreme Combat announced the bout through their Facebook page saying "Coming off a lost (sic) from PXC 41, Troy "The Hunter" Bantiag will be looking to redeem himself as he faces SPK 22's Kyle Aguon this Summer at PXC 44!"

Pacific Xtreme Combat

Team Lakay's Jerome Wanawan To Fight Roy Doliguez At Pacific X-Treme Combat 43

Pacific X-Treme Combat has announced the complete fight card for their upcoming event PXC 43 which is to be held at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City and it includes a match between Jerome Wanawan of Team Lakay and Roy Doliguez of Sarangani province. Wanawan who has a record of 4-2 is 1-2 in PXC. He won his PXC debut in 2012 against Victor Torre. He lost the succeeding two fights against Eugene Toquero and Ernesto Montilla.

Doliguez, his opponent, has a record of 4-1. His two most recent victories were against Baguio-based fighters. They are Lito Adiwang and Franklin Donglay.

The main event for PXC 43 was supposed to be a championship bout between Roldan Sangcha-an (also from Team Lakay) and Rambaa Somdet of Thailand. However, the latter got injured during training so the main event had to be cancelled. It has been replaced by the showdown between Ernesto Montillo and the comebacking Ale Cali.

Also fighting in the card is female Team Lakay fighter Gina Iniong. She will be slugging it out with Japan's Mei Yamaguchi.

Photo: from Wanawan's Facebook page

Bad News. Roldan Sangcha-an's Run For The Belt Has Been Cancelled

Roldan Sangcha-an is scheduled to fight for the Pacific Xtreme Combat (PXC) flyweight title against Rambaa Somdet on March 29 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Unfortunately, Somdet has figured in an injury so the fight had to be cancelled. However, it looks like the fight card is still pushing through.

Here's the official announcement from PXC:
"We regret to inform all our fans that the PXC 43 Flyweight Title Fight has been cancelled. Contender Rambaa Somdet has suffered a herniated disk in training and will be unable to compete. Roldan Sangcha'an will maintain his number one contender status and fight for the title at a future PXC."

Sangcha-an from a previous fight. PXC photo.