PXC 31 Results

July 14, 2012, the premier MMA promotion in the Philippines, Pacific X-treme Combat crowned the second homegrown Filipino MMA champion in its history at PXC 31 in the Ynares Sports Arena.

Crisanto "The Slugger" Pitpitunge decisively knocked out Justin "The Shocker" Cruz in a bantamweight title fight which saw the Team Lakay standout take home the coveted title. Pitpitunge caught Cruz with a thunderous right straight which immediately dropped the Guamanian and the punches on the ground were nothing more but academic.

The Team Lakay fighter became the second homegrown Filipino PXC champion after Ale “The Young Gun” Cali defeated Jesse Taitano for the flyweight title.

In the co-main event Tristan Arenal rebounded from his loss to Jon Tuck at PXC 28 with a come from behind submission win as he defeated Richie Redman. In a hotly contested battle of Filipino-American fighters, Redman was getting the better of their stand-up exchanges for the better part of three rounds, before Arenal caught him with an armbar to get the win with almost 30 seconds left in the fight.

Here are the full results of PXC 31:

Crisanto Pitpitunge def. Justin Cruz 1st round, knockout (punch) Pitpitunge new PXC bantamweight champion

 Tristan Arenal def. Richie Redman 3rd round, submission (armbar)

 Trevin Jones def. Guzman Pia-yas 1st round, submission (rear-naked choke)

 Troy Bantiag def. Joseph Mercado Unanimous decision

 Alvin Cacdac def. Rex Wa-O 1st round, submission

 Eugene Toquero def. Victor Torre 1st round, TKO (doctor’s stoppage)

 Rolando Gabriel Dy def. Alde Alonzo De Soza 2nd round, submission (rear-naked choke)

 Micky Favis def. Glen Ranillo Unanimous decision

 Arex Montalban def. Jerry Legaspi 1st round, knockout

Also, in a stunning turn of events, it was announced that Ale "The Young Gun" Cali will be defending his flyweight championship against fellow Filipino Erwin Tagle of Submission Sports Philippines. Erwin Tagle has not been in the cage for some time but has expressed his excitement in challenging Ale Cali for his title and is looking forward to putting on a good show for the next PXC in the Philippines this coming September 2012.

Philippines’ Premier MMA & Hotel Companies Unite!

Manila, Philippines

F1, the Philippines’ First 5-star Hotel in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) is officially Pacific X-treme Combat’s hotel partner in PXC31!

Pacific X-treme Combat (PXC), Asia-Pacific's Premier Mixed Martial Arts Organization and Best Western F1 Hotel, BGC’s First Premier Hotel is proud to announce its tie-up for PXC31. The event is PXC’s 5th and arguably its biggest event in the country while it’s F1 Hotel’s largest promotional sports tie-up to date. The contract signing happened last April 16, 2012 at F1 Hotel’s Infinity Ballroom.



“F1 Hotel stands for the Fort’s first hotel and we are thrilled and honored to be the first. With the partnership with PXC, we’ve cemented ourselves as the first and only hotel in the country to accommodate local and international Mixed Martial Arts fighters. We’re very excited with this new venture,” says Mr. Hugh Campbell, F1 Hotel’s General Manager.

PXC31 will be held at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City and will feature a blockbuster championship match between a (Philippines) returning Justin “The Shocker” Cruz and one of Lakay fight camp’s top fighters, Crisanto “The Slugger” Pitpitunge. This will be for the PXC Bantamweight Championship.



Both men have had success in various MMA companies and in the PXC but have not faced each other. “The Shocker”, a Guam native, will be defending his belt and hasn’t lost a fight since securing the PXC Championship title in early 2010, while Pitpitunge contends after winning his first 3 matches in PXC events since last year. Justin Cruz was also an undefeated Champion in the URCC, and made the move to fight exclusively with Pacific X-treme Combat once they expanded internationally to the Philippines.

“Mixed Martial Arts has been growing rapidly globally and in the Philippines and PXC is proud to have supported and promoted the sport in the country since 2011. We see more and more Filipino MMA fans tune in to PXC to watch their kababayan (fellow Filipino) fight and see world-class MMA! This just shows how Filipinos are starting to accept this sport” exclaimed EJ Calvo, PXC Promoter.

PXC31 will also feature some of the best MMA talent in the Philippines, as well the return of PhilAm fighters Tristan Arenal and Alvin Cacdac, who have both competed in Strikeforce in the US, but now fight exclusively in Asia for PXC.

PXC31 is also presented by San Mig Strong Ice and AKTV on IBC13 with special thanks to E-games, FHM Philippines, Beer Below Zero, Healthway Agility Phil, Real Sports and Loqal.ph.