Remigijus Morkevicius
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Remigijus Morkevičius is a Lithuania
n mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has fought for the Lithuanian branch of RINGS
, ZST
, and K-1 World MAX
.
as a kickboxer becoming a national champion in both kickboxing
and Muay Thai
. He transitioned across to MMA
in 2002 defeating Darius Baliulis at a local event. This win led to Remigijus being signed up with Japanese promotion ZST
and he would make a quick impact in Japan, knocking out his first four opponents in brutal fashion (mostly with his trademark knees) and qualifying for the 2004 ZST Grand Prix where he would suffer his first MMA defeat to Marcus Aurelio
in the Semi Finals.
Remigijus would continue to have success with the ZST
promotion, bar a couple of submission defeats, culminating in his victory at the 2005 ZST Grand Prix 2 where he defeated Masahiro Oishi by knockout to win the featherweight title. Remigijus would later sign to Hero's where he would becoming increasingly re-involved in the kickboxing
world with K-1 MAX
.
His first foray into K-1 MAX began at the 2005 K-1 MAX Champions Challenge where he defeated local fighter Yasuhiro Kazuya. Remigijus would have great initial success, winning his first four fights (including an 8 second stoppage of Shingo Garyu) and earned a shot at qualification for the 2006 K-1 MAX World Final at the 2006 K-1 MAX World Open. He faced legendary Japanese fighter Masato
at this event but was unable to qualify, losing instead by technical knockout in the second round. After this defeat his kickboxing career would go on the backburner for a while as he refocused back on MMA.
Remigijus had mixed success with Hero's, winning 2 and losing 2 before returning to ZST in 2006. Additionally, problems outside of the ring have limited his fighting opportunities as of late. A return to K-1 MAX in 2008 has resulted in varying results, a crushing knockout
defeat to Andre Dida showing that he has some way to go in terms of breaking into the kickboxing elite.
| Win
|align=center| 16-5
|
Wataru Inatsu
| KO (Punches)
| ZST 9 - The Battle Field 9
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:15
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 15-5
| Katsuhiko Nagata
| Decision (Unanimous)
| K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!!
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
| Osaka, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 15-4
|
Ramazi Jakharydze
| KO (Left head hick)
| Hero's Lithuania 2005
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 4:39
| Vilnius, Lithuania
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 14-4
| Hiroyuki Takaya
| TKO (Punches)
| Hero's 3
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:16
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 14-3
| Takehiro Murahama
| KO (Left hook)
| Hero's 2
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:14
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 13-3
|
Danny ver Bergen
| Submission (Armbar)
| Shooto Lithuania - Chaosas
|
|align=center|
|align=center|
| Vilnius, Lithuania
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 12-3
| Masahiro Oishi
| KO (Punches)
| ZST Grand Prix 2 - Final Round, Final
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:13
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 11-3
| Hirotaka Miyakawa
| KO (Knee)
| ZST Grand Prix 2 - Final Round, Semi Finals
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:48
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 10-3
| Jakob Shaap
| Submission (Triangle choke)
| Shooto Lithuania - Bushido
|
|align=center|
|align=center|
| Vilnius, Lithuania
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 9-3
|
Boulem Belaini
| KO (Knee & punches)
| ZST Grand Prix 2 - Opening Round
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:05
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 8-3
| Naoyuki Kotani
| Submission (Armbar)
| ZST - Battle Hazard 1
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:07
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 8-2
| Hideo Tokoro
| Submission (Triangle choke)
| ZST 5 - The Battle Field 5
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:30
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 8-1
|
Artemij Sitenkov
| Submission (Guillotine choke)
| Shooto Lithuania - Vendetta
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:28
| Vilnius, Lithuania
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 7-1
| Takahiro Uchiyama
| KO (Punch)
| ZST - GT-F
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:48
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 6-1
|
Marcus Aurelio
| Submission (Triangle choke)
| ZST Grand Prix - Final Round, Semi Finals
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:48
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6-0
| Takumi Yano
| KO (Slam)
| ZST Grand Prix - Final Round, Quarter Finals
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:36
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 5-0
| Menno Dijkstra
| KO (Knee)
| ZST Grand Prix - Opening Round
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:20
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4-0
| Atsuhiro Tsuboi
| KO (Knee)
| ZST 4 - The Battle Field 4
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:41
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3-0
| Hideo Tokoro
| KO (Knees)
| ZST 3 - The Battle Field 3
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:54
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 2-0
| Atsuhiro Tsuboi
| KO (Knee)
| ZST 2 - The Battle Field 2
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:37
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1-0
| Darius Balulis
| Submission (Rear-naked choke)
| RF 2002 - Vol. 2
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:37
| Lithuania
|
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has fought for the Lithuanian branch of RINGS
Fighting Network RINGS
Fighting Network Rings, trademarked as RINGS, is a Japanese combat sport promotion that has lived three distinct periods; puroresu promotion from its inauguration to 1995, mixed martial arts promotion from 1995 to its 2002 disestablishment, and the revived mixed martial arts promotion from 2008 to...
, ZST
ZST
ZST is a Japan-based promoting and sanctioning organization of mixed martial arts, and it also holds amateur MMA events. ZST adopts unique rules in the MMA industry. Much like RINGS, strikes to head on the ground are prohibited...
, and K-1 World MAX
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
.
Career and biography
Remigijus started off his career in LithuaniaLithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
as a kickboxer becoming a national champion in both kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
and Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
. He transitioned across to MMA
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
in 2002 defeating Darius Baliulis at a local event. This win led to Remigijus being signed up with Japanese promotion ZST
ZST
ZST is a Japan-based promoting and sanctioning organization of mixed martial arts, and it also holds amateur MMA events. ZST adopts unique rules in the MMA industry. Much like RINGS, strikes to head on the ground are prohibited...
and he would make a quick impact in Japan, knocking out his first four opponents in brutal fashion (mostly with his trademark knees) and qualifying for the 2004 ZST Grand Prix where he would suffer his first MMA defeat to Marcus Aurelio
Marcus Aurelio
Marcus Aurélio Martins is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He formerly fought for the PRIDE Fighting Championship and for the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
in the Semi Finals.
Remigijus would continue to have success with the ZST
ZST
ZST is a Japan-based promoting and sanctioning organization of mixed martial arts, and it also holds amateur MMA events. ZST adopts unique rules in the MMA industry. Much like RINGS, strikes to head on the ground are prohibited...
promotion, bar a couple of submission defeats, culminating in his victory at the 2005 ZST Grand Prix 2 where he defeated Masahiro Oishi by knockout to win the featherweight title. Remigijus would later sign to Hero's where he would becoming increasingly re-involved in the kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
world with K-1 MAX
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
.
His first foray into K-1 MAX began at the 2005 K-1 MAX Champions Challenge where he defeated local fighter Yasuhiro Kazuya. Remigijus would have great initial success, winning his first four fights (including an 8 second stoppage of Shingo Garyu) and earned a shot at qualification for the 2006 K-1 MAX World Final at the 2006 K-1 MAX World Open. He faced legendary Japanese fighter Masato
Masato (kickboxer)
Masato Kobayashi is a Japanese former welterweight kickboxer. He was the world champion of ISKA at Welterweight under Oriental rules, and he is the winner of K-1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008...
at this event but was unable to qualify, losing instead by technical knockout in the second round. After this defeat his kickboxing career would go on the backburner for a while as he refocused back on MMA.
Remigijus had mixed success with Hero's, winning 2 and losing 2 before returning to ZST in 2006. Additionally, problems outside of the ring have limited his fighting opportunities as of late. A return to K-1 MAX in 2008 has resulted in varying results, a crushing knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
defeat to Andre Dida showing that he has some way to go in terms of breaking into the kickboxing elite.
Personal life
Remigijus Morkevičius was arrested 2009 February 10 for assaulting a police officer and sending him to the hospital after the officer tried to stop a group of drunk youth from vandalizing cars in the center of Kaunas, Lithuania. Remigijus Morkevičius faces charges of public disturbance. The charges will probably be upgraded to assault with a deadly weapon and resisting police.Titles
- 2005 ZST-Grand Prix 2 FeatherweightZSTZST is a Japan-based promoting and sanctioning organization of mixed martial arts, and it also holds amateur MMA events. ZST adopts unique rules in the MMA industry. Much like RINGS, strikes to head on the ground are prohibited...
champion - BUSHIDO Lithuania Muay Thai champion
- BUSHIDO Lithuania Kickboxing champion
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Win
|align=center| 16-5
|
Wataru Inatsu| KO (Punches)
| ZST 9 - The Battle Field 9
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:15
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 15-5
|
Katsuhiko NagataKatsuhiko Nagata
is a Japanese olympic wrestler and mixed martial artist, who won the silver medal in 63-69 kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
| Decision (Unanimous)
| K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!!
K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!!
K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!! was an annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held by K-1 and Hero's on New Year's Eve, Sunday, December 31, 2005 at the Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan...
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
| Osaka, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 15-4
|
Ramazi Jakharydze| KO (Left head hick)
| Hero's Lithuania 2005
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 4:39
| Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 14-4
|
Hiroyuki TakayaHiroyuki Takaya
|-| Win|align=center| 16–9–1| Kazuyuki Miyata| Decision | Dream: Japan GP Final| |align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Tokyo, Japan, Japan| Defended DREAM Featherweight Championship|-| Loss|align=center| 15–9–1| Robbie Peralta| Decision...
| TKO (Punches)
| Hero's 3
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:16
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 14-3
|
Takehiro Murahama| KO (Left hook)
| Hero's 2
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:14
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 13-3
|
Danny ver Bergen| Submission (Armbar)
| Shooto Lithuania - Chaosas
|
|align=center|
|align=center|
| Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
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| Win
|align=center| 12-3
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Masahiro Oishi| KO (Punches)
| ZST Grand Prix 2 - Final Round, Final
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:13
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 11-3
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Hirotaka Miyakawa| KO (Knee)
| ZST Grand Prix 2 - Final Round, Semi Finals
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:48
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 10-3
|
Jakob Shaap| Submission (Triangle choke)
| Shooto Lithuania - Bushido
|
|align=center|
|align=center|
| Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
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| Win
|align=center| 9-3
|
Boulem Belaini| KO (Knee & punches)
| ZST Grand Prix 2 - Opening Round
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:05
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 8-3
|
Naoyuki KotaniNaoyuki Kotani
Naoyuki Kotani is a Japanese mixed martial artist, who competes in the lightweight division. He has fought in a number of different organizations including the Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship....
| Submission (Armbar)
| ZST - Battle Hazard 1
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:07
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 8-2
|
Hideo TokoroHideo Tokoro
Hideo Tokoro is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in Dream in the bantamweight division. He competed in many mixed martial arts fights in other various promotions such as TFC, ZST, Shooto, Rings and K-1 Hero's.-DREAM:...
| Submission (Triangle choke)
| ZST 5 - The Battle Field 5
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:30
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 8-1
|
Artemij SitenkovArtemij Sitenkov
Artemij Sitenkov is a Lithuanian professional mixed martial artist and Sambo master. Fighting for Lithuanian Vale Tudo fighting network, has competed in the biggest European MMA events.-Mixed martial arts record:...
| Submission (Guillotine choke)
| Shooto Lithuania - Vendetta
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:28
| Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
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| Win
|align=center| 7-1
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Takahiro Uchiyama| KO (Punch)
| ZST - GT-F
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:48
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 6-1
|
Marcus AurelioMarcus Aurelio
Marcus Aurélio Martins is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He formerly fought for the PRIDE Fighting Championship and for the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
| Submission (Triangle choke)
| ZST Grand Prix - Final Round, Semi Finals
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:48
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 6-0
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Takumi Yano| KO (Slam)
| ZST Grand Prix - Final Round, Quarter Finals
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:36
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 5-0
|
Menno Dijkstra| KO (Knee)
| ZST Grand Prix - Opening Round
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:20
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4-0
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Atsuhiro Tsuboi| KO (Knee)
| ZST 4 - The Battle Field 4
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:41
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3-0
|
Hideo TokoroHideo Tokoro
Hideo Tokoro is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in Dream in the bantamweight division. He competed in many mixed martial arts fights in other various promotions such as TFC, ZST, Shooto, Rings and K-1 Hero's.-DREAM:...
| KO (Knees)
| ZST 3 - The Battle Field 3
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:54
| Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 2-0
|
Atsuhiro Tsuboi| KO (Knee)
| ZST 2 - The Battle Field 2
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:37
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 1-0
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Darius Balulis | Submission (Rear-naked choke)
| RF 2002 - Vol. 2
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:37
| Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
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