 Eastman rebounded in the next two WFA events with wins over Alex Stiebling and Tommy Sauer.On August 17, 2002, he caused an upset by defeating four-time world champion Duke Roufus in his first foray into K-1 kickboxing on the "K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas" undercard.Roufus was dominant for the first two rounds although Eastman did score a flash knockdown when he caught a low kick and countered with a right cross in the second.