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Scott Lighty (born October 15, 1978) is an American
Heavyweight Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Male boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 2 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation an ...
kickboxer Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid martial art and boxing type based on punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouth guards, shorts, and ...
and
Light Heavyweight Light heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight. The light heavyweight class has ...
mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...
. Lighty formerly fought for the
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and
K-1 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the worl ...
promotions. He also owns a small business, Lighty's Independent
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Kickboxing career


K-1 career

Lighty made his
K-1 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the worl ...
debut as a tournament reserve fighter on the August 2004 K-1 card in Las Vegas, Nevada, scoring a second-round knockout over Frank Cota. In 2005, he finished as a runner-up at "Mayhem At The Mirage" tournament. He knocked out Tatsufumi Tomihira by a high kick in the quarterfinals and beat
Chalid Arrab Chalid "Die Faust" Arrab (born May 28, 1975) is a German- Moroccan kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He trains at Team Golden Glory in Breda under Cor Hemmers. Biography and career Arrab's amateur boxing record of 34 Wins and 31 KOs out of ...
by a unanimous decision in the semifinals. In the final bout, Lighty remained on his feet, but took a considerable amount of punishment from the Russian kickboxer Ruslan Karaev and lost the fight after three rounds of action.


Mixed martial arts career


Mixed martial arts career

After 2007, there were not many
K-1 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the worl ...
fights held in the United States and Lighty decided to switch from kickboxing to mixed martial arts. He made his professional debut on the
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'' TapouT'' and won that battle by verbal
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in the first round over Derek Thornton. In his next fight, Lighty fought Antwain Britt at Strikeforce: Evolution. Lighty lost via TKO (doctor stoppage) after the first round.


Titles

* 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas II runner up *2004 Rising Sun Heavyweight Tournament Champion


Kickboxing record

, - , , Loss , Patrick Barry , Shin Do Kumate XI , Tampa, Florida, USA , KO (right high kick) , align="center", 3 , align="center", , , - , , Loss ,
Stefan Leko Stefan Leko (born June 3, 1974) is a German heavyweight kickboxer. He is the current WKA Super-Heavyweight world champion in kickboxing, and former Muay Thai world super-heavyweight champion and Kickboxing world super-heavyweight champion, WMT ...
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas II K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the world ...
, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA , TKO (referee stoppage) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 0:58 , 2006 Las Vegas Grand Prix II quarter-final. , - , , Loss ,
Gary Goodridge Gary Goodridge (born January 17, 1966), is a Trinidadian-Canadian former heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Prior to kickboxing and MMA, he was also one of the top ranked contenders in the world of pr ...
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993, at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Since its inception, K-1 events were organized by the Fi ...
, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA , TKO (punch) , align="center", 1 , align="center", 0:34 , 2006 Las Vegas Grand Prix semi-final. , - , , Win , Dewey Cooper ,
K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993, at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Since its inception, K-1 events were organized by the Fi ...
, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA , Decision (unanimous) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 3:00 , 2006 Las Vegas Grand Prix quarter-final. , - , , Loss , Ruslan Karaev , K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA , Decision (unanimous) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 3:00 , 2005 Las Vegas Grand Prix II final. , - , , Win ,
Chalid Arrab Chalid "Die Faust" Arrab (born May 28, 1975) is a German- Moroccan kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He trains at Team Golden Glory in Breda under Cor Hemmers. Biography and career Arrab's amateur boxing record of 34 Wins and 31 KOs out of ...
, K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA , Decision (unanimous) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 3:00 , 2005 Las Vegas Grand Prix II semi-final. , - , , Win , Tatsufumi Tomihira , K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA , KO (right high kick) , align="center", 1 , align="center", 1:23 , 2005 Las Vegas Grand Prix II quarter-final. , - , , Loss ,
Gary Goodridge Gary Goodridge (born January 17, 1966), is a Trinidadian-Canadian former heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Prior to kickboxing and MMA, he was also one of the top ranked contenders in the world of pr ...
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993, at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Since its inception, K-1 events were organized by the Fi ...
, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA , TKO (low kicks) , align="center", 1 , align="center", 2:55 , 2005 Las Vegas Grand Prix semi-final. , - , , Win , Patrick Barry ,
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993, at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Since its inception, K-1 events were organized by the Fi ...
, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA , Decision (split) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 3:00 , 2005 Las Vegas Grand Prix reserve bout. , - , , Loss , Mighty Mo ,
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the world ...
, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA , KO (right overhand) , align="center", 1 , align="center", 1:29 , 2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix II semi-final. , - , , Win , Frank Cota, Jr. ,
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the world ...
, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA , KO , align="center", 2 , align="center", 1:41 , 2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix II reserve bout. , - , , Win , Sean McCully , K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas I , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA , TKO , align="center", 2 , align="center", 2:04 , 2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix I reserve bout. , - , , Win , Aaron Weiss ,
ISKA The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches. It is based in the United States. It was est ...
Strikeforce Strike Force may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Games *Strike Force (video game), ''Strike Force'' (video game), a 1991 arcade game *''Commandos: Strike Force'', a 2006 video game *''Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce'', a 2009 video game *' ...
, San Jose, California, USA , Decision (unanimous) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 3:00 , , - , , Loss , Carter Williams , , Monterey, California, USA , KO (high kick) , align="center", 1 , align="center", , , - , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':


Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 6–2 , Lorenz Larkin , TKO ( punches) , Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:15 , Stockton, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 , Shawn Frye , TKO ( punches) , Fight for Wrestling 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:36 ,
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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 5–1 , Antwain Britt , TKO (doctor stoppage) , Strikeforce: Evolution , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 5:00 , San Jose, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Mike Cook , TKO (punch to the body) , Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:05 , San Jose, California, San Jose, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Jamiah Williamson , TKO (punches) , ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:51 ,
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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Kawika Morton , Decision (unanimous) , PureCombat: Hard Core , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Visalia, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Paul Mince , TKO (doctor stoppage) , PureCombat: Lights Out , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:00 , Visalia, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Derek Thornton , Submission (verbal) , PFC 6: No Retreat, No Surrender , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:33 , Lemoore, United States ,


See also

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List of K-1 events This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993, at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Since its inception, K-1 events were organized by the Fi ...
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List of male kickboxers This is a list of notable male professional kickboxing, kickboxers. A * Parviz Abdullayev * Donegi Abena * Lukas Achterberg * Thomas Adamandopoulos * Serhiy Adamchuk * Romie Adanza * Benjamin Adegbuyi * Israel Adesanya * Peter Aerts * Ryo Aitak ...
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List of male mixed martial artists This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. __NOTOC__ A * Tank Abbott - ( UFC, Pride, Strikeforce) * Hamdy Abdelwahab - ( UFC) * Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov - ( ACB) * Shamil Abdurakhimov - ...


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