Marius Zaromskis
| Marius Žaromskis | |
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| Born |
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 st 1 lb) |
| Division | Welterweight (170 lb) |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm) |
| Fighting out of | San Jose, California |
| Team | MMA Bushido (2000-2001) London Shootfighters (2001-2010) American Kickboxing Academy (2010-present) |
| Rank |
First dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate Third Kyu Green Belt in Kickboxing Blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 30 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 14 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By decision | 4 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Marius Žaromskis (born July 30, 1980) is a Lithuanian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2000, Zaromskis has also formerly competed for Strikeforce, Cage Rage, and DREAM. Žaromskis won their 2009 Welterweight Grand Prix and became their first Welterweight Champion.
Žaromskis began martial arts at around the age of 15 or 16 years old with Kyokushin Karate and kickboxing, becoming a National Youth Champion of Lithuania at both styles. Later he also took up Muay Thai before finally transitioning into mixed martial arts. He made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2000 at age of 19, at the Knight of the Ring 6 event. Zarosmkis won his first fight against Viktoras Kontrimas and lost his second fight against Ricardas Jancevicius at that event. Žaromskis returned after five years in Essex, England at UKMMAC 13 against Jack Mason and won by technical knockout.
With a 3-1 MMA record, Žaromskis joined the Cage Rage organization in May 2006, with his first fight against Afnan Saheed. After a big combination of knees and punches from Žaromskis, the referee stopped the fight. After his successful Cage Rage debut, Žaromskis fought against Che Mills, and the fight was competitive until Mills caught Žaromskis with a knee that knocked him out. After that loss, Žaromskis returned against Darius Swierkosz at Cage Rage: Contenders 3 and won by submission in the first round. His next opponent was Damien Riccio, and Žaromskis knocked him down several times, but Riccio survived. In round three Žaromskis won by TKO due to a cut on Riccio's face. It is one of the most impressive fights in Cage Rage history. After his crushing victory over Riccio, Žaromskis fought Ross Mason. Žaromskis completely dominated Mason in the first two rounds and knocked him out in the third round with a flying knee. Zaromskis next opponent was Ross Pointon. The fight looked competitive in the first round, but in the second round Pointon received a large cut on his head, causing a referee stoppage, which declared Žaromskis the winner. After this series of wins, Žaromskis received a title shot at the Cage Rage British Welterweight Championship and avenge his only loss in Cage Rage fighting against Che Mills for a second time. Žaromskis dominated the first round by taking him down two times and holding top positions for most of the round, but developed a cut on his right eye during the first round and doctors stopped the fight declaring Mills the winner. Zaromskis 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. Zaromskis had compiled a Cage Rage record of 5-2.
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