Randy “Boom Boom” Blake (born November 25, 1986) is an American

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who competes in the

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and

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divisions. Known for his speed and kicking ability, he began his martial arts training in

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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. Blake won the ISKA World Heavyweight Muay Thai title in 2012 before going on to compete in

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and Glory.

Early life

Randy Blake moved from Cleveland, Ohio to

Owasso, Oklahoma Owasso is a city in Rogers and Tulsa Counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and the largest northern suburb of Tulsa. The population was 38,732 persons as of the 2021 census estimate, compared to 28,915 at the 2010 census, a gain of 32.24 per ...

with his family at an early age. Inspired by the film '' Bloodsport'', he began training in

aged seven and received his

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from former world kickboxing champion Dale Cook in 2003 at 16. He is currently a fourth degree black belt. He also played

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for

Tulsa Community College Tulsa Community College is a public community college in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was founded in 1970 and is the largest two-year college in Oklahoma. It serves approximately 23,000 students per year in classes.

Career

Early career (2007–2012)

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". 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 lb)

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Championship on June 21, 2012 in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma against Mike Sheppard, the man who previously defeated him in the WCL. During the fight, Blake repeatedly controlled Sheppard's head in the

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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.

K-1 (2012)

Following this world title win, Blake was recruited by

, historically the world's premier kickboxing organization. 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. He outpointed Cooper over three rounds, winning by

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and advancing to the '' K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16'' on October 14, 2012, where he was drawn against eventual champion Mirko Cro Cop. Blake was given a standing eight count in the second round despite claiming a low blow from a Cro Cop front kick, but scored a controversial knockdown of his own in round three. Cro Cop attempted an

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on Blake after a slip but when trying to apologize, Blake

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ed him to the canvas. Despite this, he simply did not have the power to hurt the Croatian and was outfought to a

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loss, the first of his career. 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.

Glory (2013–2014)

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. Despite entering the tournament as the favourite, he was upset at the quarter-final stage by Dustin Jacoby, a

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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. 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 feat via

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in the second. 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'' in

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on June 22, 2013 against Koichi in a reserve match for the -95 kg/209 lb tournament. He spent the six weeks leading up to the fight training at Golden Glory Breda in

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and defeated his Japanese opponent by unanimous decision. In his sophomore Glory appearance, Blake lost to Brian Collette by unanimous decision at '' Glory 10: Los Angeles'' in

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on September 28, 2013. Following this, Blake returned to the XFL promotion in Oklahoma where he scored three consecutive wins over Roy Boughton, Wayman Carter and Joe Yager, respectively, between November 2013 and January 2014. In his return to Glory, Blake replaced the injured Brian Collette to face Mourad Bouzidi at '' Glory 15: Istanbul'' in

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on April 12, 2014. He again spent time at a different camp in the lead up to the fight, training with the Blackzilians in

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where his

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partners included Anthony Johnson,

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and

Tyrone Spong Tyrone Clinton Spong (born 3 September 1985) is a Surinamese- Dutch professional boxer and mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. As a boxer, he held the WBC and WBO Latino heavyweight titles in 2018. In kickboxing, he is the former WFCA crui ...

. Blake lost to Bouzidi via a lopsided unanimous decision and was docked two points in the match for excessive clinching. Blake defeated Warren Thompson via unanimous decision (30-26, 30–26, 30-26) at '' Glory 18: Oklahoma'' on November 7, 2014.

Subsequent career (2015–)

Blake defended his XFL title against Lucas Overcast, Brian McVea, Tony Lopez, Aundre Groce, Zach Gerullis, Demoreo Dennis and Evan Nedd.

Personal life

Blake and his partner have a daughter Rogue Marcella (born 2021).

Championships and awards

Kickboxing

* International Sport Karate Association **ISKA World Heavyweight (-96.4 kg/212 lb) Muay Thai Championship *Xtreme Fighting League **XFL Heavyweight Kickboxing Championship **XFL Light heavyweight (-93 kg/205 lb) Kickboxing Championship

Kickboxing record

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, US , , KO (high kick) , , 2 , , 2:58 , , 28-3 , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2013-09-28 , , Loss , , align=left, Brian Collette , , Glory 10: Los Angeles , ,

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, US , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 27-2 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2013-04-12 , , Win , , align=left, Jason Broom , , Xtreme Fight Night 12 , ,

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Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament, Quarter Finals , ,

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Professional boxing record

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Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

Official K-1 profile

Official Glory profile
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