Marius Žaromskis

Marius Žaromskis
Born	(1980-07-30) July 30, 1980 Šiauliai, Lithuania
Other names	Raging Demon, The Whitemare
Nationality	Lithuanian
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	169 lb (77 kg; 12.1 st)
Style	Kickboxing, Wrestling
Fighting out of	London, England
Team	London Shootfighters
Mixed martial arts record
Total	15
Wins	12
By knockout	9
By submission	1
By decision	1
Losses	3
By knockout	2

Marius Žaromskis is a Lithuanian professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. After fighting the majority of his career for British promotion Cage Rage he signed with Dream in 2009. While there, Žaromskis won Dream's 2009 Welterweight Grand Prix and became their inaugural Dream Welterweight Champion by defeating Seichi Ikemoto at Dream.8, and then both Hayato Sakurai and Jason High at Dream.10.

Career

Cage Rage

Having already made his MMA debut in England, Žaromskis joined Britain's (at the time) most prominent MMA circuit, Cage Rage, in May 2006. He fought for the company a total of seven times until May 2008 when it was bought by EliteXC who soon fell into bankruptcy, meaning Cage Rage ceased operations. He left the company with a record of 5-2, racking up victories against staples of the company such as Ross Pointon, a flying knee knockout over former Cage Rage British Champion Ross Mason and a TKO victory over Damien Riccio. His two losses (and only losses to date) were both at the hands of another former Cage Rage British Champion in Che Mills.

Dream

In April 2009, Žaromskis entered the Dream Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 tournament at Dream.8, beating Seichi Ikemoto by unanimous decision to advance to the final round of the tournament at Dream.10. There the four finalists would have to win twice in one night to become the 2009 Welterweight Grand Prix Champion as well as the inaugural Dream Welterweight Champion. In the semi-final Žaromskis faced Hayato "Mach" Sakurai, who was at one time considered one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in the world, and who had just come off a knockout victory over WAMMA Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki in the previous round of the tournament. A heavy underdog in the fight, Žaromskis looked comfortable exchanging with the seasoned veteran. The two exchanged relatively evenly on the feet, both showing good combinations with their straight jabs and hooks, whilst Sakurai favoured leg kicks and Žaromskis chose to use high kicks while working the body with his feet. Sakurai landed one takedown and assumed the half guard position in the middle of the ring, but Žaromskis was swiftly able to rise to his feet. The bout was then temporarily halted for several minutes to clean up a cut on Sakurai's face. When the bout resumed Žaromskis came out with a renewed intensity and after a brief exchange he landed a left high kick that dropped his opponent. Žaromskis followed with punches on the ground, prompting the referee to stop the fight for the TKO victory at 4:03 of the first round. Now in the final, Žaromskis faced Jason High who had defeated Andre Galvao previously that night in the other semi-final bout. Žaromskis again won in spectacular fashion, knocking out his opponent with a head kick at 2:22 of the first round crowning him the 2009 Welterweight Grand Prix Champion and inaugural Dream Welterweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

15 matches	12 wins	3 losses
By knockout	9	3
By submission	1	0
By decision	1	0
By disqualification	0	0
Draws	0
No contests	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Round (time)	Event	Weight	Location	Date	Notes
Win	12-3	Jason High	KO (head kick)	Round 1 (2:22)	Dream.10 - Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final	WW (76.0 kg (167.6 lb))	Saitama, Japan	July 20, 2009	Won DREAM Welterweight GP
Win	11-3	Hayato Sakurai	KO (head kick and punches)	Round 1 (4:03)	Dream.10 - Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final	WW (76.0 kg (167.6 lb))	Saitama, Japan	July 20, 2009	Semi-final
Win	10-3	Seichi Ikemoto	Decision (unanimous)	Round 2 (5:00)	Dream.8 - Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Opening Round	WW (76.0 kg (167.6 lb))	Saitama, Japan	April 5, 2009	Quarter-final
Win	9-3	Jedrzej Kubski	TKO (punches)	Round 1 (0:50)	Bushido Lithuania - Hero's 2008	??	Lithuania	November 8, 2008
Loss	8-3	Che Mills	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Round 1 (5:00)	Cage Rage 26 - Extreme	WW (76.0 kg (167.6 lb))	London, England	May 10, 2008	For Cage Rage Welterweight Championship
Win	8-2	Ross Pointon	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	Round 2 (3:39)	Cage Rage 24 - Feel the Pain	WW (76.0 kg (167.6 lb))	London, England	December 1, 2007
Win	7-2	Ross Mason	KO (Flying knee)	Round 3 (2:03)	Cage Rage 22 - Hard as Hell	WW (76.0 kg (167.6 lb))	England	July 14, 2007
Win	6-2	Damien Riccio	TKO (Cut)	Round 3 (4:30)	Cage Rage 20 - Born 2 Fight	??	London, England	February 10, 2007
Win	5-2	Darius Swierkosz	Submission (triangle choke)	Round 2 (N/A)	Cage Rage - Contenders 3	??	London, England	November 12, 2006
Loss	4-2	Che Mills	KO	Round 1 (4:49)	Cage Rage - Contenders 2	WW (76.0 kg (167.6 lb))	South London, England	August 20, 2006
Win	4-1	Afnan Saheed	TKO	Round 1 (1:21)	Cage Rage - Contenders	??	London, England	May 28, 2006
Win	3-1	Kazys Grigaliunas	KO	Round 1 (1:57)	ZT - Fight Night	??	England	February 19, 2006
Win	2-1	Jack Mason	TKO	Round 1 (3:18)	UKMMAC 13 - Warriors Return	WW (76.0 kg (167.6 lb))	Essex, England	November 27, 2005
Loss	1-1	Ricardas Jancevicius	KO (stomps/soccer kicks)	N/A (N/A)	KOTR - Knight of the Ring 6	??	Siauliai, Lithuania	February 4, 2000
Win	1-0	Viktoras Kontrimas	KO	N/A (N/A)	KOTR - Knight of the Ring 6	??	Siauliai, Lithuania	February 4, 2000

External links

• Professional MMA record for Marius Zaromskis from Sherdog