Dead Serious MMA 2: Complete Results

(TUF's Jeff Lentz is Dead Serious!)

As a ring announcer, it's always great to look out at the crowd from inside the cage and see wall to wall people.  And that's what happened at Dead Serious MMA 2.  The Rahway Rec Center was filled to capacity with fans rooting on their favorite fighters, and the noise level was off the charts.  It was a great way to end the MMA year in New Jersey, and the show really put Dead Serious MMA on the map.

Dead Serious's first show was held back in October, on the day it happened to snow.  So while the crowd was decent, it was not like the standing room only crowd that showed up on Saturday night.  Already it is obvious that promoter Frankie Perez and director/matchmaker Steve Katz are raising the bar for amateur MMA in the state, and this card was simply off the hook.  Almost every fight was a highlight reel of action, and the audience was wild with enthusiasm.

We had lots of fantastic finishes in the 15 bouts, including in 2 out of 3 of the title fights.  Belts changed hands as reigning champions RJ Starace and Jon Pecyna were stopped by Danny Carbonal and Chris Sladky respectively.  In the third championship bout, Stephen Regmen retained his belt with a razor thin split decision victory over Michael "Sharp" Sanders.

Dead Serious MMA is here to stay, and they've got 3 shows scheduled for next year.  You can catch the action on the replays at GoFightLive.  I know I'll be re-watching these fights, because they were that good.  Am I serious?  No, I'm Dead Serious!

On a personal note, apologies to Dr. Stu Patel for totally messing up the birthday shout out to his sister, who was in attendance.  I won't go into details, but it was bad!  And special thanks to Nick "Luscious" Lembo for helping me with my tie. In addition to all of Nick's remarkable contributions to mixed martial arts, the man can tie a mean Windsor knot!

There were also some MMA VIPs in the crowd, including UFC fighters Mike Massenzio, Nick Catone, and TUF's Jeff Lentz.  Bellator's Lymond Good was also on hand, as well as martial arts legend Shihan Bill Louie, the founder of Goju-Ryu.

For pics of the event, check out MMA photographer extraordinaire Dan Rod's website, DanRod.net

Here are the official results of the action.

1
135
Ref Peterson
Judges Rosky, Olson and Sconzo
Ricky Bandejas vs. Keyner Rodriguez 
Bandejas 134.5 Rodriguez 135
Bandejas wins via arm triangle at 2:12 of round three.
Rodriguez suspended 30 days for loss of conciousness

2
140
Ref Carolei
Judges Olson, Porter and Rosky
Mak Kelleher vs. Jimmy Starr
Kelleher 140. Starr. 137.5
Kelleher wins via kimura at 2:03 of round one.

3
168
Ref Carolei
Judges Olson, Krawiec and Porter
Douglas LoBasso vs. Alex Stine
Both fighters weigh 167.5
LoBasso wins unanimous decision in three rounds 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 Krawiec.

4
168
Ref Carolei
Judges Olson, Porter and Sconzo
Nate Charles  vs. Brett Pityinger
Charles 161.5. Pityinger 168
Pityinger wins unanimous decision in three rounds 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 Porter.

5
135
Ref Peterson
Judges Rosky, Olson and Porter
Cody Mooney vs. Florentino Laureano
Mooney 135. Laureano. 132
Mooney wins unanimous decision in three rounds, all three judges 30-27.

6
147
Ref Peterson
Judges Rosky, Olson and Porter
Julianno Varricchio (108-455) vs. Bryan Maldonado (125-797)
Varricchio. 148 Maldonado 143.5
Varricchio wins via armbar at 0:21 of round three.

7
182
Ref Carolei
Judges Rosky, Olson and Porter
Matthew Murphy vs. Jesse Pew
Murphy 180.5. Pew 182
Pew wins unanimous decision in three rounds, all three judges 30-27.

8
175
Ref Carolei
Judges Olson, Porter and Sconzo
Jesse Kikkert  vs. Ariel Llaurador
Kikkert 172. Llaurador 171.5
Kikkert wins via headlock at 0:45 of round one.

9
168
Ref Peterson
Judges Porter, Olson and Sconzo
Chris Edmund vs. Michael Zamzam
Edmund 167. Zamzam 168
Zamzam wins unanimous decision in three rounds, all three judges 29-28.

10
147
Ref Peterson
Judges Olson, Porter and Sconzo
Frankie Buenafuente vs. Adam Que
Buenafuente 148. Que 147.5
Buenafuente wins unanimous decision in three rounds, all three judges 30-27.

11
140
Ref Peterson
Judges Rosky, Olson and Porter
Shane Burgos  vs. Mark Fileccia
Burgos 139. Fileccia 140.5
Burgos wins via unanimous decision in three rounds 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27 Olson.

12
197
Ref Carolei
Judges Rosky, Olson and Sconzo
Ronnie Agosto vs. Brian Harvin
Agosto 196. Harvin. 198
Agosto wins rear naked choke at 2:29 of round two.

13
TITLE
147
Ref Peterson
Judges Krawiec, Olson and Porter
RJ Starace vs. Daniel Carbonel
Both fighters weigh 147.5
Carbonel wins via triangle at 1:53 of round three.

14
TITLE
154
Ref Peterson
Judges Rosky, Olson and Porter
Jonathan Pecyna vs. Chris Sladky
Pecyna 153.5. Sladky 154
Sladky wins via rear naked choke at 2:06 of round one.

15
TITLE
168
Ref Peterson
Judges Rosky, Olson and Sconzo
Stephan Regman vs. Michael Sanders
Regman 167.5 Sanders. 169
Regman wins split decision in three rounds 29-28, 29-28 and 28-29 Olson.