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Anthony "Antz" Nansen (born 12 March 1983) is a New Zealand professional boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. ==Career== Nansen practiced Kung Fu as a child and grew up playing rugby league. He began training in kickboxing at the age of 21. He is the cousin of Ray Sefo.〔(Interview with Antz "Notorious" Nansen )〕 He holds a professional kickboxing record of 22 wins and 3 loss, and has been the kickboxing champion of New Zealand in three different weight classes.〔('Notorious' Nansen vs Satoshi Ishii - MMA Super Fight at K-1 World Max Final )〕 He defeated Joel Martin in October 2008 to become the World Kickboxing Federation (WKBF) Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion of New Zealand.〔(Fighter Profile: Antz "Notorious" Nansen )〕 On 23 September 2009, he made his mixed martial arts debut against Olympic judoka Hiroshi Izumi 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 in the first round.〔(Izumi’s Debut Spoiled; Hornbuckle Finishes Thompson at Sengoku 10 )〕 The following year, on 25 April, Nansen took part in his second MMA bout at ''ASTRA: Yoshida's Farewell'' against jiu-jitsu fighter Enson Inoue, who was making his return to the ring after six years of retirement. Inoue used his superior grappling skills to win via submission by using an armbar in round 1.〔(Astra Notebook: Promotion’s Future Still Undecided )〕 He was then set to faced Satoshi Ishii, another of Japan's Olympic judoka, at the ''K-1 World MAX 2010''. However, Nansen was unable to compete for unknown reasons. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Antz Nansen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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