In August 2005, K-1 kickboxer Scott Lighty (5-0) was a win away from the Grand Prix championship in Las Vegas. He had fell karateka Tatsufumi Tomihira in the first round with a head kick and won a unanimous decision over Golden Glory's "Die Faust" Chalid Arrab (7-3). Only Russia's Ruslan Karaev stood between him and the K-1 trophy.

An aggressive Lighty beat Karaev so dizzy in the first round, Karaev staggered to Lighty's corner at the bell and had to be redirected by The Pit boss John Hackleman. But, thirty seconds into round two Lighty got slugged with a straight right from the southpaw and never got back in the fight, despite continuing to move forward throughout the final two rounds of the decision loss.

After a 1-1 night at the following year's Las Vegas GP, Lighty decided there wasn't enough K-1 action to keep him busy and he'd join his teammates Fighters.com's ninth-ranked light heavyweight "Iceman" Chuck Liddell (21-7) and "Brazilian Pit Bull" Glover Teixeira (7-2) in the increasingly popular sport of mixed martial arts.
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"Thoroughbred" Jay Hieron (15-4) picked up the Strikeforce welterweight strap in a five-round UD over The Ultimate Fighter alum "JT Money" Jesse Taylor (8-3) on the undercard at Strikeforce in San Jose Friday.

The Pit 205-pound prospect, former kickboxer Scott Lighty (5-0) TKO'd Mike Cook (7-7) on the undercard at Strikeforce in San Jose Friday. The referee stepped in to end the beating at 2:05 of the first round.

The fight night opened with lightweight Alexander Trevino (5-0) remaining undefeated by tapping out Isaiah Hill (3-6-1) in a keylock at 3:56 of round one.

Strikeforce light heavyweight champion “Babalu” Renato Sobral (31-8) and challenger “Dreamcatcher” Gegard Mousasi (21-2-1) made the 205-pound weight limit for their title fight in San Jose Saturday with pounds to spare. Defending champion "Babalu" weighed 201 pounds while challenging prospect Mousasi weighed 204 pounds. Heavyweight UFC cast-off "Vai Cavalo” Fabricio Werdum (11-4-1) weighed 228 pounds. His late replacement opponent, American Kickboxing Academy's "MAK" Mike Kyle (11-6-1), weighed 219 pounds. ...

Undefeated Wilson Reis (5-0) earned a longer introduction Friday night in Santa Ynez, north of Los Angeles, with a UD over Brian Caraway (9-3): undefeated EliteXC Bantamweight Champion Wilson Reis. Reis earned the title over three head-to-head rounds versus strong and crafty Cullum. Reis took Cullum down repeatedly, but was unable to cinch a submission through Cullum's defense. Cullum landed several strikes; but, Reis's takedowns and ground aggression convinced the judges. Shane DelRosario (5-0) notched another stoppage in his belt in a second-round TKO of Carl Seumanutafa (4-1) at 1:07. ...