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Marcus Vänttinen Born Marcus Vänttinen
July 23, 1987Other names Caveman Nationality Finnish Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) Division Light Heavyweight Style Boxing Fighting out of Porvoo, Finland Team Alliance Porvoo Years active 2004-present Mixed martial arts record Total 24 Wins 21 By knockout 6 By submission 11 By decision 4 Losses 3 By submission 1 By decision 2 Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Marcus Vänttinen (born July 23, 1987) is a Finnish professional mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Vänttinen has mostly competed in Finland, most notably for M-1 Global.
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Mixed martial arts career
Vänttinen began his career and compiled a 3–0 record in just over a year. He then joined Fight Festival in Finland. He was amongst the featured names at Fight Festival 22 whilst holding a 6–0 record, with 5 via submission.[1] At Fight Festival 22, Vänttinen backed up his rising reputation, defeating Samir Bourekba via triangle choke in the third round.
M-1 Global
Vänttinen then joined M-1 Global, making his debut at M-1 Challenge 10 in Finland against Christian M'Pumbu. After 2:15 of the first round, M'Pumbu took Vänttinen down with relative ease, before transitioning to Vänttinen's back. M'Pumbu then locked in a rear naked choke for the victory, handing Vänttinen his first professional loss.[2]
Vänttinen returned at M-1 Challenge 12 in the U.S. In the second round against Jason Jones, Vänttinen secured mount and landed multiple punches, before securing Jones' back. However, time ran out and Vänttinen only took the unanimous decision victory.[3]
Vänttinen then fought UFC veteran Rodney Wallace at M-1 Challenge 16, also in the U.S. The event was more high profile than usual M-1 events due to Fedor Emelianenko and Gegard Mousasi (M-1 employees) being in attendance. Vänttinen was overpowered by Wallace and lost via unanimous decision.[4]
Vänttinen's final appearance in M-1 was at M-1 Challenge 17 - Korea against Emil Zahariev. Late in the third round, Vanttinen made his opponent submit to punches.[5]
Outside of M-1, Vänttinen appeared for Fight Festival three times and for "Cage" twice, winning all five.
On May 14th, Vänttinen took on Attila Vegh at Rock and Brawl, in Kouvola, Finland, and lost via unanimous decision.
Bellator
Vänttinen has signed with Bellator Fighting Championships and is expected to compete in there upcoming Season 6 light heavyweight tournament.[6]
Championships and accomplishments
- Cage Light Heavyweight Championship (Current)
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 24 matches 21 wins 3 losses By knockout 6 0 By submission 11 1 By decision 4 2 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Win 21-3 
Malik MeradSubmission (elbows) Fight Festival 31 October 1, 2011 2 3:29 Helsinki, Finland Loss 20-3 
Attila VeghDecision (unanimous) Rock and Brawl May 14, 2011 3 5:00 Kouvola, Finland Win 20-2 
Edwin DeweesTKO (punches) Fight Festival 30 March 12, 2011 1 3:13 Helsinki, Finland Catchweight of 212 lb. Dewees came in overweight. Win 19-2 Ron FairclothTKO (punches) Fight Festival 29 January 31, 2011 1 1:43 Helsinki, Finland Win 18–2 
Romans SkibaTKO (punches) Battle of Porvoo December 4, 2010 1 2:20 Porvoo, Finland Win 17–2 Victor O'DonnellDecision (unanimous) Cage 14 - All Stars November 20, 2010 3 5:00 Espoo, Finland Defended Cage Light Heavyweight Championship Win 16–2 
Ivan SeratiSubmission (punches) Fight Festival 28 October 16, 2010 1 4:19 Helsinki, Finland Win 15–2 Matteo MinonzioSubmission (rear naked choke) Fight Festival Goes Kaisaniemi June 16, 2010 3 1:31 Helsinki, Finland Win 14–2 
Antoni ChmielewskiDecision (unanimous) Cage 13 - Spring Break May 8, 2010 3 5:00 Vantaa, Finland Defended Cage Light Heavyweight Championship Win 13–2 
Martin ZawadaTKO (punches) Fight Festival 27 March 13, 2010 3 3:04 Helsinki, Finland Win 12–2 
Valdas PoceviciusSubmission (rear naked choke) Cage 11 - Battle of Nations November 21, 2009 1 1:40 Riihimaki, Finland Won Cage Light Heavyweight Championship Win 11–2 Krzysztof KulakDecision (unanimous) Fight Festival 26 October 17, 2009 3 5:00 Helsinki, Finland Win 10–2 
Emil ZaharievSubmission (punches) M-1 Challenge#Season Results July 4, 2009 3 3:42 Seoul, South Korea Loss 9–2 Rodney WallaceDecision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge#Season Results June 5, 2009 2 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Win 9–1 
Jason JonesDecision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge#Season Results February 21, 2009 2 5:00 Tacoma, Washington, United States Loss 8–1 Christian M'PumbuSubmission (rear naked choke) M-1 Challenge#Season Results November 26, 2008 1 2:15 Helsinki, Finland Win 8–0 Valdas PoceviciusTKO (cut) Fight Festival 24 September 20, 2008 3 N/A Helsinki, Finland Win 7–0 Samir BourekbaSubmission (triangle choke) Fight Festival 22 September 22, 2007 3 1:26 Helsinki, Finland Win 6–0 
Atte BackmanSubmission (rear naked choke) Fight Festival 18 May 13, 2006 2 1:50 Helsinki, Finland Win 5–0 Andrejs ZozuljaSubmission (rear naked choke) Fight Festival 18 May 13, 2006 1 4:28 Helsinki, Finland Win 4–0 Emir SmajlovicSubmission (rear naked choke) Fight Festival 17 March 25, 2006 1 1:36 Helsinki, Finland Win 3–0 Kalle da SilvaTKO EKH - MMA Action January 14, 2006 1 2:35 Espoo, Finland Win 2–0 Jaakko KorpelaSubmission (rear naked choke) EKH - National Vale Tudo December 10, 2005 1 1:08 Espoo, Finland Win 1–0 Tuomas PeltokangasSubmission (armbar) EKH - National Vale Tudo December 11, 2004 1 1:41 Espoo, Finland References
- ^ "European Throwdown: Notes from Iberia to Siberia". sherdog.com. August 21, 2007. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/European-Throwdown-Notes-from-Iberia-to-Siberia-8676.
- ^ "Pictures M-1 Challenge 10: Christian M'Pumbu vs. Marcus Vänttinen". sherdog.com. December 2, 2008. http://www.sherdog.com/pictures/event/11/Pictures-M-1-Challenge-10-15356.
- ^ "Jansen; Team USA conquer Brazil in M-1". sherdog.com. February 22, 2009. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Jansen-Team-USA-Conquer-Brazil-in-M-1-16301.
- ^ "Team USA East, France and World Win at M-1 Challenge". sherdog.com. June 6, 2009. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Team-USA-East-France-and-World-Win-at-M-1-Challenge-17827.
- ^ "Jansen leads Team USA to M-1 sweep". sherdog.com. July 4, 2009. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Jansen-Leads-Team-USA-to-M-1-Sweep-18343.
- ^ "With Weekend Win, Vanttinen Earns Bellator Tourney Ticket". sherdog.com. October 3, 2011. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/With-Weekend-Win-Vanttinen-Earns-Bellator-Tourney-Ticket-36121.
External links
Categories:- Finnish mixed martial artists
- Light heavyweight mixed martial artists
- 1987 births
- Living people
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