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.

Four Team Lakay Mixed Martial Artists Seeing Action This Month Of June

Team Lakay is on a very busy schedule this month. Four mixed martial artists under its banner are set to slug it out in the cage against their respective opponents for three different MMA organizations. All four of these bouts will be held overseas.

Seeing action first on June 14 is Geje Eustaquio (5-2-0) who will be welcoming Kentaro Watanabe (10-4-0) of Japan in the One Fighting Championship. The flyweight bout is part of the undercard for ONE FC 17: Era of Champions which will be staged at the Mata Elang International Stadium in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. Eustaquio was victorious in his most recent outing in the ONE FC with a unanimous decision win over fellow Filipino Eugene Toquero in December of last year. He hopes to extend this by beating Watanabe who will be making his debut in the Singapore-based organization.

Next up on June 27 are Crisanto Pitpitunge (5-3-0) and Troy Bantiag (5-3-0) who will be flying to Guam for Pacific X-Treme Combat 44. Pitpitunge will be facing Josh Duenas (4-4-0) of Saipan. Bantiag, on the other hand will be squaring off against Kyle Aguon (6-4-0). Pitpitunge and Bantiag are in a must-win situation as they both lost their last two fights, all of which were in the PXC. The fights will be held at the UOG Fieldhouse in Guam.

From left to right: Roldan Sangcha-an, Crisanto Pitpitunge, Troy Bantiag, and Geje Eustaquio. Photo by Team Lakay via Facebook

And on June 28, Roldan Sangcha-an (4-0-0) makes his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship against Richie Vaculik (9-2-0) of Australia. Vaculik was originally set to fight Jon Delos Santos but when the latter was pulled out of the card after an injury, the UFC got Sangcha-an to step in as Vaculik's new opponent. Sangcha-an vs. Vaculik is part of the undercard of UFC Fight Night: Te Huna Vs. Marquardt which will be staged at the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.

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!"

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