Randy Blake
| Randy Blake | |
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| Born |
November 25, 1986 Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Other names | Boom Boom |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 93.8 kg (207 lb; 14.77 st) |
| Division |
Cruiserweight Heavyweight |
| Style | Karate, Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| Team | Apollo's Martial Arts |
| Trainer | Dale Cook |
| Rank | 4th degree black belt in Karate |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 33 |
| Wins | 30 |
| By knockout | 20 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Other information | |
| University | Tulsa Community College |
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Randy Blake (born November 25, 1986) is an American kickboxer who competes in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. Known for his speed and kicking ability, he began his martial arts training in karate at the age of seven before turning to kickboxing. He initially gained recognition fighting in the World Combat League, then went on the win and dominate the Xtreme Fighting League's Light Heavyweight Kickboxing Championship with numerous title defenses. In 2012, Blake won the ISKA World Heavyweight Muay Thai title and began competing in K-1 the same year.
Early life
Randy Blake moved from Cleveland, Ohio to Owasso, Oklahoma with his family at an early age. Inspired by the film Bloodsport, he began training in karate aged seven and received his black belt from former world kickboxing champion Dale Cook in 2003 at 16. He is currently a fourth degree black belt.[1]
Career
Blake began fighting as an amateur kickboxer in 2007 and first gained recognition while competing for the Oklahoma Destroyers during the 2007-08 season of the World Combat League. Fighting in the 88 kg/195 lb division, he debuted against the Texas Dragons' Freddie Espiricueta and stopped his opponent with two successive spinning back kicks to the body, earning him the nickname "Boom Boom".[2]
After amassing a 2-1 record in the WCL, Blake went on to become a mainstay in the Oklahoma-based Xtreme Fighting League promotion, where he won the XFL Light Heavyweight (-93 kg/205 lb) Kickboxing Championship. Going undefeated as a professional at 20-0, he earned himself a shot at the vacant ISKA World Heavyweight (-96.4 kg/212.5 lb) Muay Thai Championship on June 21, 2012 in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma against Mike Sheppard, the man who previously defeated him in the WCL.[3] During the fight, Blake repeatedly controlled Sheppard's head in the clinch and scored with knees which opened a cut on his opponents face. This caused the fight to be stopped in the fifth round, and Randy Blake was crowned the new champion.[4]
Following this world title win, Blake was recruited by K-1, historically the world's premier kickboxing organization.[5] In his promotional debut, he headlined the card at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Los Angeles on September 8, 2012 against veteran Dewey Cooper with a place at the 2012 K-1 World Grand Prix at stake.[6][7] He outpointed Cooper over three rounds, winning by unanimous decision and advancing to the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16 on October 14, 2012,[8][9][10][11] where he was drawn against eventual champion Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović.[12][13] Blake was given a standing eight count in the second round despite claiming a low blow from a Filipović front kick, but scored a controversial knockdown of his own in round three. Cro Cop attempted an uppercut on Blake after a slip but when trying to apologize, Blake sucker punched him to the canvas. Despite this, he simply did not have the power to hurt the Croatian and was outfought to a majority decision loss, the first of his career.[14][15][16]
He rebounded from his first defeat less than a month later, knocking out fellow K-1 veteran Deutsch Pu'u with a third round high kick at Xtreme Fight Night 10 in Tulsa on November 16, 2012.[17][18][19]
Blake fought in an eight-man 95 kg/209 lb tournament as part of the "Road to Glory" series, qualifiers for the Glory promotion, at Xtreme Fight Night 11 in Tulsa on February 1, 2013.[20][21] Despite entering the tournament as the favourite, he was upset at the quarter-final stage by Dustin Jacoby, a mixed martial artist and late entrant to the competition. In round three, he was caught with a punch while lunging in which hurt him and allowed Jacoby to capitalize and force the referee to call a halt to the bout.[22][23]
He was scheduled to face Manuel Quezada at Xtreme Fight Night 12 in Tulsa on April 12, 2013. However, Quezada was replaced by the lesser-known Jason Broom who Blake deat via technical knockout in the second.[24]
Despite losing out in the "Road to Glory" tournament, Blake was still given his chance in the promotion and debuted at Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City, New York on June 22, 2013 against Koichi Pettas in a reserve match for the 95 kg/209 lb tournament.[25][26][27] He spent the six weeks leading up to the fight training at Golden Glory in the Netherlands[28] and defeated Pettas by unanimous decision.[29][30][31]
He lost to Brian Collette by unanimous decision at Glory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament in Ontario, California on September 28, 2013.[32][33][34]
Championships and awards
Kickboxing
- International Sport Karate Association
- ISKA World Heavyweight (-96.4 kg/212.5 lb) Muay Thai Championship
- Xtreme Fighting League
- XFL Light Heavyweight (-93 kg/205 lb) Kickboxing Championship
Kickboxing record
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30 wins (20 KOs), 3 losses, 0 draws
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Mixed martial arts record
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