- Date: Friday 10.21.2011 at 07:45 PM ET
- Promotion: Locked in the Cage
- Venue: South Philly Arena
- MMA Bouts: 8
Locked in the Cage 9
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October 21, 2011
Oct 21, 2011
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LITC Vacant Bantamweight Championship Submission, Guillotine Choke 2:58 Round 1 of 3Professional MMA
Nickname "Killa Bee" Vacant
BantamweightTitle Vacant
Bantamweight27
+10 mos, 2 wks, 5 daysAge at Fight 31
+7 mos, 4 wks135.0 lbs
(61.2 kgs)Weigh-In Result 135.5 lbs
(61.5 kgs)5'6"
(168cm)Height 5'7"
(171cm) -
KO/TKO, Punches and Elbows 4:19 Round 2 of 3, 9:19 TotalProfessional MMA
Nickname "The Killer" Age at Fight 29
+9 mos, 4 wks150.0 lbs
(68.0 kgs)Weigh-In Result 149.5 lbs
(67.8 kgs)5'10"
(178cm)Height 6'0"
(183cm) -
KO/TKO, Punch 1:52 Round 1 of 3Professional MMA
"White Steel" Nickname "Philly Bad Ass" 25
+8 mos, 3 wks, 2 daysAge at Fight 32
+7 mos, 2 wks, 4 days183.0 lbs
(83.0 kgs)Weigh-In Result 186.0 lbs
(84.4 kgs)5'10"
(179cm)Height 6'2"
(188cm)72.0"
(183cm)Reach N/A
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Submission, Kimura 0:21 Round 2 of 3, 5:21 TotalProfessional MMA
30
+11 mos, 1 week, 3 daysAge at Fight 186.0 lbs
(84.4 kgs)Weigh-In Result 182.8 lbs
(82.9 kgs)6'3"
(190cm)Height 6'0"
(182cm) -
Decision, Unanimous 3 Rounds, 6:00 TotalAmateur MMA
"Razor Sharp" Nickname 25
+6 mos, 3 wks, 2 daysAge at Fight 134.5 lbs
(61.0 kgs)Weigh-In Result 136.0 lbs
(61.7 kgs)5'8"
(172cm)Height 5'7"
(171cm)66.5"
(169cm)Reach N/A
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Submission, Rear Naked Choke 0:53 Round 1 of 3Amateur MMA
18
+6 mos, 1 week, 3 daysAge at Fight 148.5 lbs
(67.4 kgs)Weigh-In Result 148.5 lbs
(67.4 kgs)5'8"
(172cm)Height 5'8"
(172cm) -
Decision, Split 3 Rounds, 6:00 Total
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Decision, Unanimous 3 Rounds, 6:00 TotalAmateur MMA
20
+7 mos, 3 wks, 5 daysAge at Fight 22
+3 mos, 2 wks, 2 days154.5 lbs
(70.1 kgs)Weigh-In Result 149.5 lbs
(67.8 kgs)5'9"
(175cm)Height 5'9"
(175cm)
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
Additional Event Information
Weigh-In Results
8
N. Cottone
135.5
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135.0
B. Vaughan
7
M. Nice
150.0
•
149.5
N. Bleser
6
B. Saling
183.0
•
186.0
L. Lister
5
E. Weiser
182.75
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186.0
H. Dickey
4
J. Holland
136.0
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134.5
M. Rizzo
3
M. Kropp
148.5
•
148.5
J. Guzman
2
M. Ibbotson
N/A
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N/A
N. Wisser
1
B. Cromartie
149.5
•
154.5
K. Richmond
Fight Referees
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Keith Peterson
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Event Production
- U.S. Broadcast: Internet Stream
- Promotion: Locked in the Cage
- Ownership: Locked in the Cage
- Venue: South Philly Arena
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Enclosure: Cage
- TV Announcers: Gerry Strauss, Jesse Gray
- Ring Announcer: Maven Bentley
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PHILADELPHIA - Locked in the Cage, Philadelphia's premier mixed martial arts league, is set to return on October 21st with LITC 9 live from the South Philly Arena. Anchoring a talent laden card is Flyweight prospect and Bellator alum Nick "Killa B" Cottone (7-1) vs Strikeforce veteran Billy Vaughan (10-9) for the vacant LITC Bantamweight title. Killa B operates like a hitman making his very few appearances count for maximum efficiency. He's fought only four times in the last four years. But all four fights are victories over the likes of current Ultimate Fighter contestant Louis Gaudinot and one of Philadelphia's premier martial arts instructors, Tuan Kid Thunder Pham. Billy Vaughan made his bones on the Ohio circuit before finding himself fighting monsters like Jorge Gurgel and Jeff Curran. A win over Baltimore's Binky Jones cleansed the pallet of a four fight losing streak and sets the stage for the October 21st meeting between Columbus, Ohio's Billy Vaughan and Pine Hill, NJ's Nick Cottone.
Joining Cottone and Vaughan on the evening's six fight pro card is Philadelphia's Matt Nice (2-2). Matt is a four time Locked in the Cage veteran winning his final amateur bout and pro debut on LITC 2 and 4 respectively. During August's Locked in the Cage 8, Nice signed off the evening when he put Nathan VanTassel to sleep with a three strike combo in :42. Matt went on to fight on Bellator 48 just more than a month later. Nice will face Roanoke, Virginia's Nicholas Bleser (3-5). Bleser brings an old school "anyone, anywhere, anytime" mentality. The 29 year old fought 17 times as an amateur in 25 months. As a pro, Bleser has sought out the toughest fighters on the East Coast, starting his career against career killer George Sheppard and moving on through fights with Mike Diggs, Binky Jones and most recently Jay Haas.
Locked in the Cage 9 happens on October 21st from the historic South Philly Arena at the corner of Swanson and Ritner Streets in South Philadelphia. The legendary former ECW Arena is a two time Philly Mag Best of Philly award winner (2008 Guys' Night Out & 2007 Sports Venue) and ESPN boxing venue of the year (2006), and is the spiritual home of combat sports in the fighting city of Philadelphia, PA.
Doors open at 7:00 PM, with a 7:45 belltime. Tickets are available now at http://lockedinthecage9.eventbrite.com. For more information on Locked in the Cage visit http://www.lockedinthecage.com and http://www.facebook.com/lockedinthecagemma.
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KO/TKO
Submission
Decision
Vaughan
3%
Cottone
97%
Bleser
5%
Nice
95%
Saling
85%
Lister
15%
Weiser
20%
Dickey
80%
Holland
62%
Rizzo
38%
Kropp
16%
Guzman
84%
Ibbotson
62%
Wisser
38%
Richmond
29%
Cromartie
71%
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