Anthony "Antz" Nansen (born 12 March 1983) is a

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professional

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, kickboxer,

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

Career

Nansen practiced

Kung Fu Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to commo ...

as a child and grew up playing

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. He began training in kickboxing at the age of 21. He is the cousin of

Ray Sefo Ray Sefo (born 15 February 1971) is a New Zealand fight promoter and retired kickboxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent. He was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Runner Up, is a six-time Muay Thai World Champion, and was an eigh ...

. He holds a professional kickboxing record of 22 wins and 3 loss, and has been the kickboxing champion of

in three different weight classes. He defeated Joel Martin in October 2008 to become the World Kickboxing Federation (WKBF) Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion of New Zealand. On 23 September 2009, he made his

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

debut against Olympic

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Hiroshi Izumi Hiroshi Izumi ( born June 22, 1982 in Shimokita District Aomori) is a Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist. He has fought in World Victory Road and had a one-fight stint in the Dream promotion for the Dream Light Heavywei ...

at '' World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10'' in Saitama, Japan. Nansen was able to control the fight with his striking and won via

technical knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving strikin ...

in the first round. The following year, on 25 April, Nansen took part in his second MMA bout at ''ASTRA: Yoshida's Farewell'' against

jiu-jitsu Jujutsu ( ; ja, link=no, 柔術 , ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu, is a family of Japanese martial arts and a system of close combat (unarmed or with a minor weapon) that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdu ...

fighter Enson Inoue, who was making his return to the ring after six years of retirement. Inoue used his superior

grappling Grappling, in hand-to-hand combat, describes sports that consist of gripping or seizing the opponent. Grappling is used at close range to gain a physical advantage over an opponent, either by imposing a position or causing injury. Grappling ...

skills to win via

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by using an

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in round 1. He was then set to face

Satoshi Ishii is a Japanese-born judoka, mixed martial artist, kickboxer and submission grappler who has held Croatian citizenship since 2019. Ishii won the gold medal in Olympic Judo at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the ...

, another of Japan's Olympic judoka, at the '' K-1 World MAX 2010''. However, Nansen was unable to compete

Personal life

Nansen is a senior member of the

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Titles

*2013

King in the Ring King in the Ring is a kickboxing tournament that is held in New Zealand. Tournament format King in the Ring is a last man standing eight man tournament that is complete in one night. Seven boxing bouts will be contested in one night, each bout ...

KickBoxing HeavyWeight 100 kg Class Champion *2011 WKBF World Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion *2011

KickBoxing HeavyWeight 100 kg Class Champion *IMF Heavyweight Muay Thai Champion of New Zealand *WKBF Super Heavyweight Muay Thai Champion of New Zealand *WKBF Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion of New Zealand *WKBF Super Cruiserweight Kickboxing Champion of New Zealand

Boxing record

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Hasim Rahman Hasim Sharif Rahman (born November 7, 1972) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2014. He is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having held the unified WBC, IBF, IBO and lineal titles in 2001; and the WBC t ...

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Kickboxing record

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Faisal Zakaria Faisal Zakaria (born 8 November 1973) is a Sudanese kickboxer, fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand. He was WBC International Muay Thai Heavyweight Champion. Biography and career Faisal Zakaria was born and raised in Sudan. He started to train ...

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Paul Slowinski Paul "The Sting" Slowinski (born 24 September 1980) is a Polish kickboxer, a four-time World Muay Thai Council (WMC) Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion. After two y ...

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Mixed martial arts record

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Enson Inoue Enson Shoji Inoue (; born April 15, 1967) is a Japanese-American jiu-jitsu practitioner and retired professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 1995 until 2010, he fought for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, the UFC, Shoot ...

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References

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