Scott Lighty
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Scott Lighty is an American
super heavyweight
kickboxer and light heavyweight
mixed martial artist, from San Luis Obispo, California
. He currently trains at The Pit
alongside UFC veterans, Chuck Liddell
and Glover Teixeira
. Lighty currently fights for the Strikeforce
organization.
debut as a tournament reserve fighter on the August, 2004 K-1 card in Las Vegas, NV 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 quarterfinals and beat Chalid Arrab
by an unanimous decision
in semis. In the final bout, Lighty remained on his feet, but took a considerable amount of punishement from the Russian
kickboxer Ruslan Karaev
and lost the fight after three rounds of action.
fights held in the U.S and Lighty decided to switch from kickboxing to MMA. He made his pro debut on the reality show "TapouT
" and won that battle by verbal submission 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 round 1.
| Loss
|align=center| 6–2
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Lorenz Larkin
| TKO (punches)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:15
| Stockton
, United States
|
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| Win
|align=center| 6–1
| Shawn Frye
| KO (punch)
| Fight for Wrestling 2
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:36
| Bakersfield
, 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
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Jamiah Williamson
| TKO (punches)
| ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:51
| Santa Ynez
, 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
|
United States
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super heavyweight
Super heavyweight
In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms . Introduced for the 1984 Summer Olympics, the division, despite its grandiose name, is merely the amateur equivalent of the professional heavyweight division...
kickboxer and light heavyweight
Light heavyweight
In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...
mixed martial artist, from San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. Founded in 1772 by Spanish Fr. Junipero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California’s oldest communities...
. He currently trains at The Pit
The Pit (mixed martial arts)
The Pit is a professional mixed martial arts association and training camp that operates in Arroyo Grande, California. Founded in 1986, its fighters have competed in various promotions all which have been trained by Justin Jeffrey Lucas, who has trained fighters such as Chuck Liddell.-History:The...
alongside UFC veterans, Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell
Charles David "Chuck" Liddell is a retired American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion. Liddell has an extensive striking background in Kempo, Koei-Kan karate and kickboxing, as well as a grappling background in collegiate wrestling.As of his...
and Glover Teixeira
Glover Teixeira
Glover Teixeira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the light heavyweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...
. Lighty currently fights for the Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
organization.
K-1 career
Lighty made his K-1K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
debut as a tournament reserve fighter on the August, 2004 K-1 card in Las Vegas, NV 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 quarterfinals and beat Chalid Arrab
Chalid Arrab
Chalid "Die Faust" Arrab is a German kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Moroccan descent. He trains at Team Golden Glory in Breda under Cor Hemmers.-Biography and career:...
by an unanimous decision
Unanimous decision
A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....
in semis. In the final bout, Lighty remained on his feet, but took a considerable amount of punishement from the Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
kickboxer Ruslan Karaev
Ruslan Karaev
Ruslan Savelyevich Karaev is a Russian kickboxer of Ossetian origin. He is K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas and K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei tournament champion...
and lost the fight after three rounds of action.
Mixed martial arts career
After 2007, there were not a lot of K-1K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
fights held in the U.S and Lighty decided to switch from kickboxing to MMA. He made his pro debut on the reality show "TapouT
TapouT
Tapout is an American business enterprise specializing in producing clothing and miscellaneous gear targeted at mixed martial arts fans who are generally males age 13–27 as well as a magazine devoted to mixed martial arts fighting .-History:Charles Lewis, Jr...
" and won that battle by verbal submission in the first round over Derek Thornton.
In his next fight, Lighty fought Antwain Britt
Antwain Britt
Antwain Britt is an American light heavyweight mixed martial artist.-Mixed martial arts career:Antwain Britt was a wrestler and football player in high school. After completing education he became interested in MMA. He made his debut in the heavyweight division but after a few fights dropped to...
at Strikeforce: Evolution
Strikeforce: Evolution
Strikeforce: Evolution was a mixed martial arts event to be held by the Strikeforce on December 19, 2009 in San Jose, California at the HP Pavilion at San Jose...
. Lighty lost via TKO (doctor stoppage) after round 1.
Titles
- 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas II runner up
- 2004 Rising Sun Heavyweight tournament champion
Kickboxing record
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Mixed martial arts record
|-| Loss
|align=center| 6–2
|
Lorenz LarkinLorenz Larkin
Lorenz Larkin is an American mixed martial artist, who competes in the light heavyweight division for the Strikeforce promotion.-Early life:...
| TKO (punches)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm
Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm
Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The fifteenth Challengers episode took place on April 1, 2011 at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.-Background:...
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:15
| Stockton
Stockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
, United States
United States
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| Win
|align=center| 6–1
|
Shawn Frye| KO (punch)
| Fight for Wrestling 2
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:36
| Bakersfield
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Loss
|align=center| 5–1
|
Antwain BrittAntwain Britt
Antwain Britt is an American light heavyweight mixed martial artist.-Mixed martial arts career:Antwain Britt was a wrestler and football player in high school. After completing education he became interested in MMA. He made his debut in the heavyweight division but after a few fights dropped to...
| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| Strikeforce: Evolution
Strikeforce: Evolution
Strikeforce: Evolution was a mixed martial arts event to be held by the Strikeforce on December 19, 2009 in San Jose, California at the HP Pavilion at San Jose...
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 5:00
| San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 5–0
|
Mike Cook| TKO (punch to the body)
| Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. It was held in San Jose, California on August 15, 2009. The event aired live on the Showtime cable network and marked the first time two women headlined a major MMA event....
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:05
| San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, United States
United States
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| Win
|align=center| 4–0
|
Jamiah Williamson| TKO (punches)
| ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:51
| Santa Ynez
Santa Ynez, California
Santa Ynez is a census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The town of Santa Ynez is one of the communities that make up the Santa Ynez Valley, and features the Santa Ynez Airport for general aviation with a paved 2804 x 75 foot runway. The population was 4,418...
, United States
United States
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| Win
|align=center| 3–0
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Kawika Morton| Decision (unanimous)
| PureCombat: Hard Core
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Visalia
Visalia, California
Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...
, United States
United States
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| Win
|align=center| 2–0
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Paul Mince| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| PureCombat: Lights Out
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:00
| Visalia
Visalia, California
Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 1–0
|
Derek Thornton| Submission (verbal)
| PFC 6: No Retreat, No Surrender
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:33
| Lemoore
Lemoore, California
Lemoore is a city in Kings County, California, United States. Lemoore is located west-southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of 230 feet . It is part of the Hanford–Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, United States
United States
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See also
- List of K-1 events
- List of male kickboxers
- List of male mixed martial artists
- List of kickboxing organizations
External links
- Profile at K-1K-1K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...