Remigijus Morkevičius

Remigijus Morkevičius (10 August 1982 – 21 December 2016) was a Lithuanian mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has fought for the Lithuanian branch of RINGS, ZST, and K-1 World MAX.

Remigijus Morkevičius
BornRemigijus Morkevičius
(1982-08-10)10 August 1982
Kaunas, Lithuania
Died21 December 2016(2016-12-21) (aged 34)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Gunshot
Other namesRemyga, Maklaudas
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight143 lb (65 kg; 10.2 st)
DivisionFeatherweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofGarliava, Lithuania
Years active2000–2015
Kickboxing record
Total13
Wins10
By knockout7
Losses2
By knockout2
Draws1
Mixed martial arts record
Total21
Wins16
By knockout12
By submission4
Losses5
By knockout1
By submission3
By decision1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Career and biography

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Morkevičius began kickboxing and Muay Thai at age of 12. He started off his career in Lithuania 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 his being signed by 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 Aurélio in the Semi Finals.

Morkevičius 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. Morkevičius later signed with Hero's where he would becoming increasingly re-involved in the kickboxing world with K-1 MAX.

Morkevičius' first foray into K-1 MAX began at the 2005 K-1 MAX Champions Challenge where he defeated local fighter Yasuhiro Kazuya. Morkevičius 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.

Morkevičius 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.

Death

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On December 21, 2016, Morkevičius was shot seven times with automatic rifle, near his home in Kaunas, County Šilainiai, Lithuania. His body was found on the steps of the front doors of the apartment complex where he was living. The murder occurred on Wednesday, by an unidentified man waiting for him in the car.[1]

Titles

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Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
21 matches 16 wins 5 losses
By knockout 12 1
By submission 4 3
By decision 0 1
By disqualification 0 0
Draws 0
No contests 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 16-5   Wataru Inatsu KO (punches) ZST 9 - The Battle Field 9 February 18, 2006 1 1:15 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 15-5   Katsuhiko Nagata Decision (unanimous) K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!! December 31, 2005 2 5:00 Osaka, Japan
Win 15-4   Ramazi Jakharydze KO (head kick) Hero's Lithuania 2005 November 19, 2005 1 N/A Vilnius, Lithuania
Loss 14-4   Hiroyuki Takaya TKO (punches) Hero's 3 October 23, 2005 2 4:16 Tokyo, Japan Hero's 2005 Lightweight Grand Prix quarter-final.
Win 14-3   Takehiro Murahama KO (left hook) Hero's 2 July 6, 2005 1 1:14 Tokyo, Japan
Win 13-3   Danny van Bergen Submission (armbar) Shooto Lithuania - Chaosas April 7, 2005 1 N/A Vilnius, Lithuania
Win 12-3   Masahiro Oishi KO (punches) ZST Grand Prix 2 - Final Round, Final January 23, 2005 1 3:13 Tokyo, Japan Wins ZST Grand Prix - Final Round.
Win 11-3   Hirotaka Miyakawa KO (knee) ZST Grand Prix 2 - Final Round, Semi Finals January 23, 2005 1 0:48 Tokyo, Japan
Win 10-3   Jakob Shaap Submission (triangle choke) Shooto Lithuania - Bushido November 20, 2004 1 Vilnius, Lithuania
Win 9-3   Boulem Belaini KO (knee & punches) ZST Grand Prix 2 - Opening Round November 3, 2004 1 0:05 Tokyo, Japan Qualifies for ZST Grand Prix 2 - Final Round.
Loss 8-3   Naoyuki Kotani Submission (armbar) ZST - Battle Hazard 1 July 4, 2004 1 2:07 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 8-2   Hideo Tokoro Submission (triangle choke) ZST 5 - The Battle Field 5 May 5, 2004 1 3:30 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8-1   Artemij Sitenkov Submission (guillotine choke) Shooto Lithuania - Vendetta April 4, 2004 1 1:28 Vilnius, Lithuania
Win 7-1   Takahiro Uchiyama KO (punch) ZST - GT-F March 7, 2004 1 1:48 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 6-1   Marcus Aurélio Submission (triangle choke) ZST Grand Prix - Final Round, Semi Finals January 11, 2004 1 2:48 Tokyo, Japan
Win 6-0   Takumi Yano KO (slam) ZST Grand Prix - Final Round, Quarter Finals January 11, 2004 1 4:36 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5-0   Menno Dijkstra KO (knee) ZST Grand Prix - Opening Round November 23, 2003 1 0:20 Tokyo, Japan Qualifies for ZST Grand Prix - Final Round.
Win 4-0   Atsuhiro Tsuboi KO (knee) ZST 4 - The Battle Field 4 September 7, 2003 1 0:41 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3-0   Hideo Tokoro KO (knees) ZST 3 - The Battle Field 3 June 1, 2003 1 2:54 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2-0   Atsuhiro Tsuboi KO (knee) ZST 2 - The Battle Field 2 March 9, 2003 2 1:37 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1-0   Darius Balulis Submission (rear-naked choke) RF 2002 - Vol. 2 April 28, 2002 2 1:37 Lithuania

Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing Record
9 Wins (6 (T)KO's, 3 Decisions), 2 Losses, 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2014-11-15 Win   Juan Martos HERO'S World GP 2014 Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania TKO (Knees) 2 10-2-1
2011-11-19 Win   Eliasz Jankowski HERO'S World GP 2011 Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania KO (Spinning Heel kick & Flying Knee) 1 0:29 9-2-1
2010-04-10 Win   Joel Knoch K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania TKO (Punches) 1 0:39 8-2-1
2010-03-28 Draw   Michał Głogowski K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Warsaw Warsaw, Poland Decision Draw 3 3:00 7-2-1
2008-11-08 Win   Leo Boninger MMA Bushido HERO'S 2008 Vilnius, Lithuania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 7-2
2008-07-07 Loss   Andre Dida K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 8 Tokyo, Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 1:43 6-2
First fight after more than 2 years break due to back injury.
2006-04-05 Loss   Masato K-1 World MAX 2006 World Tournament Open Tokyo, Japan TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2 1:56 6-1
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2006 World Championship Final.
2006-03-10 Win   Denis Schneidmiller K-1 East Europe MAX 2006 Vilnius, Lithuania Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 6-0
2006-02-04 Win   Shingo Garyu K-1 World MAX 2006 Japan Tournament Saitama, Japan KO (Flying Knee) 1 0:08 5-0
2005-11-05 Win   Su Hwan Lee K-1 Fighting Network Korea MAX 2005 Seoul, South Korea KO (Left hook) 2 2:50 4-0
2005-10-12 Win   Yasuhiro Kazuya K-1 World MAX 2005 Champions Challenge Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 3-0
2003-05-10 Win   Aurelijus Guogis MUAY THAI super fights - "SPROGIMAS" N/A TKO (Doctor stoppage) 1 N/A 2-0
2002-12-14 Win   Dmitrij Vasiljev 6th BUSHIDO-RINGS tournament "DINAMITAS" N/A KO (Knee) 1 N/A 1-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lithuanian MMA fighter Morkevicius shot dead in Kaunas".
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