Friday night, October 30, 2009 The National Western complex in Denver Colorado opened their doors to welcome Colorado MMA fans to, “Stars of MMA” brought to the venue by the Rocky Mountain Nationals fight promotion.  There were seven bouts on the card including one title fight and Colorado fan favorite Joe Trujillo facing the seasoned MMA combatant Jeremy Horn in the main event.
 
Main Event:

brawlin_rmn_007_jeremy_horn_joe_trujillo_0264afedWM_rsJeremy Horn faced Joe Trujillo.  Trujillo probed early with low kicks before pushing Horn into the cage.  Horn tried to lock in a standing guillotine choke but on the ground Trujillo was able to escape and sweep Horn. 

Horn worked his submission game transitioning between triangle and omoplata attempts.  Trujillo scrambled to escape but Horn was able to end on top and he quickly passed guard before working into knee on belly. 

Horn then looked to set in a far side armbar which Trujillo stuffed, but Horn switched to an Americana shoulder lock and at 2:52 of round one he got the submission locked in for the tapout victory.
 
Brian Martinez faced Rocky Johnson for the RMN 160 lb. men’s MMA title. 

brawlin_rmn_006_brian_martinez_rocky_johnson_0127afedWM_rsJohnson quickly rushed Martinez into the cage and each fighter landed well with knee strikes before Johnson scored a takedown.  Johnson tried for back control, but Martinez shook him off and the fighters returned to standing.  Johnson again got a takedown and scrambled to back control. 

Martinez was again able to work to standing, but Johnson landed a belly-to-back suplex and on the ground he secured head control.  Johnson used the position to enter into a Peruvian necktie submission and at 1:56 he got the tapout the win and the title.
 
Brett Roller faced Angelo Duarte. 

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Roller got an early takedown then there was a prolonged period of grappling with Roller eventually taking back control and working between GNP and trying to set in an RNC. 

Duarte was able to fend off the choke and force a scramble for position. 

When the scramble was settled it was Duarte that had Roller’s back and he was able to set in an RNC of his own. 

At 4:18 of round one Duarte got the choke closed off for the submission victory.

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Lamumba Sayers faced Brian Cristina. 

 

Sayers landed two kicks to open the bout followed by a left hook that dropped Cristina. 

 

Cristina recovered and got to standing, but Sayers had set in a tight guillotine choke. 

 

At :54 of round one Cristina lost consciousness, the referee stopped the bout and Sayers got the TKO win.
 
 

 

 

Travis Coyle faced Derek Morales. 

brawlin_rmn_003_travis_coyle_derek_morales_0114afedWM_rsMorales scored with a quick takedown then from his knees he got a huge slam. 

From there the action slowed and the referee stood the fighters.  Morales took a shoot and Coyle jumped standing guard looking for a guillotine choke. 

Morales slammed Coyle so hard the fighters literally did a front flip after bouncing off of the canvas.  Morales continued the roll to come up in top position, but Coyle held the guillotine choke tight. 

At 1:44 of round Morales had to submit and Coyle got the win.
 
 

Isaias Gomez faced Mike Jones. 

brawlin_rmn_002_isiais_gomez_mike_jones_0257afedWM_rsJones got an early takedown and controlled position while working some GNP until the referee stood the combatants.  Jones initiated another takedown but Gomez ended the round  working GNP from North/South after stuffing the takedown attempt. 

Round two saw Jones again get a takedown to work some GNP but the action slowed and the referee stood the fighters.  Jones was able to again take it to the mat, but off of his back Gomez showed an active guard, set in a triangle choke and got the win when the referee stopped the fight in the interest of fighter safety at 2:41 of round two.
 

Abe Alvarado faced Adrian Prospero. 

brawlin_rmn_001_abe_alvarado_adrian_prospero_0222afedWM_rsAlvarado got a quick double leg takedown to set up some GNP before the fighters scrambled back to standing.  After a second takedown the round played out with Alvarado working from the top while Prospero worked from his back. 

Round two had Alvarado getting the two more takedowns and controlling position all round while Prospero worked defense.  Prospero was unable to answer the bell for the third round so Alvarado got the TKO win at 3:00 of round two.
 

 

“Of the night” moments:
 
brawlin_rmn_003_travis_coyle_derek_morales_0095afedWMrsSlams of the night go to Derek Morales for the two big slams he got during his bout, including the one that literally bounced both fighters off of the mat for a complete front flip.
 
Comeback of the night goes to Angelo Duarte for spending most of his fight defending the RNC and GNP from his opponent before taking back control himself and setting in the fight winning choke.
 
TKO of the night goes to Lamumba Sayers.  Sayers won his fight with a choke, but his opponent did not tap, he went unconscious.  Therefore the referee had to stop the match and that means it was ruled a TKO.
 
Submission of the night goes to Rocky Johnson.  After several tries in previous fights Johnson was able to get the win by way of a choke first seen by many on The Ultimate Fighter, the Peruvian necktie.
 
Fight of the night goes to Travis Coyle and Derek Morales for their back and forth battle featuring slams, escapes, submission attempts and reversals that had the crowd wondering who would eventually gain the advantage.
 
Be sure to check the site calendar for upcoming events.
 
Best in Health and Training, J.R. Gordon.

Fight Fotos by Joe Cordova/Brawlin.net

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5 Responses to “Horn Submits Trujillo, Rocky Shows Off His Peruvian Necktie!”

  1. LameDuck Says:
    November 2nd, 2009 at 7:58 am

    This has to be one of the saddest shows I have seen, and I got to see it for free so what did I expect. It should have been called star of mma because only jeremy horn was there. Joe trujillo sucks, and has one of the worst records ever. They will let anyone in the ring. It had only a couple of barely heavy weight fights. Brian Cristina, nice name, got knocked out in one punch who the hell is his trainer. No one wants to see a bunch of 155 midgets pump up their chests, it is boring. Where are the heavyweights. Better start copying the UFC because you guys at Rocky Mountain Nationals blow.

  2. JOE T Says:
    November 10th, 2009 at 10:47 am

    LAME DUCK,IF YOU LOOK AT THE RECORD THOSE ARE COLORADO FIGHTS ONLY, I HAVE TWELVE MMA FIGHTS AND FOR YOUR INFO STARTED OFF FOUR AND O! I ALSO HOLD THREE MMA TITLES, NOT BAD FOR A SLOUCH AH. I DONT KNOW WHO YOU ARE BRO AND YOU PROBIBLY DONT KNOW ME,BUT MAYBE YOU SHOULD GET TO KNOW SOMEONE BEFORE YOU PUT THEM DOWN. PEACE AND GOD BLESS

  3. FukTheDuck Says:
    December 5th, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    Here is what we see.
    http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm?go=stats.fighterDetail&pid=F2E63C3195286538

    Five losses two wins. All your professional fights are losses thus far. Amateur wins over losers. I don’t know where you get your four and zero, and I don’t care. Joe Trujillo, a little advice, don’t give up your day job. “Peace and God Bless,” why don’t you become a priest. If you are a warrior act like one. You knew you were outclassed by Jeremy Horn, and fighting a better opponent is a noble effort. However, people paid good money to see a good fight, and your fight sucked, period. The whole way Rocky Mountain Nationals set up the fights were lies, like putting Bobby Lashley on the front of the ticket even though he was not fighting, misleading. Bobby Lashley why don’t you fight in the UFC if you are so great instead of just doing autographs. Everyone knows it Joe Trujillo, and your carreer as an mma fighter and that of RMN is over, second string replacement. I will never go to a Rocky Mountain Nationals, Rocky Mountain Bad Boys, anything associated with Adam, or any event with Grappler’s Edge retards ever again.

    Now for all fight promoters out there. Don’t lie, mislead or set your event up with lightweight fighters, no one wants to see them. No one wants to see fat dudes out of shape either. You need to be in shape and filled with hate to put on a good fight, fighters. Probably 180lbs or above. Just follow Strike Force or the UFC if you get lost.In the immortal words of Chris Tucker, “Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouf.”

  4. WOW!!! Says:
    March 29th, 2010 at 12:54 am

    dam mr. duck you sound like someone i know… u must be in the gam if you know adam was involed. may i guess Seth???

  5. WOW!!! Says:
    March 29th, 2010 at 1:00 am

    and you sayin no one wants to see any one under 185.. bj penn, gsp, faber, aldo, all fighters in the lighter weight classes. and ufc and wec base huge events around those guys. but i agree adam, rmn, rmbb.. all suck!!!
    Joe does have more fights then on mma.com that is not a 100% accurate site. if u notice they have joe as a pro vs ed banks but that was before his other amatuer fights. how is that possible??

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