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'A five-year-old could see I beat Sanchez' - Kampmann

Diego Sanchez's face was left in a mess by Martin Kampmann in their welterweight war at UFC Live on Versus 3 © Getty Images

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Martin Kampmann is still seething after his decision loss to Diego Sanchez at UFC Live on Versus 3, insisting "any five-year-old down the street can tell you who got beat up in the fight".

The pair put on a contender for Fight of the Year in a recent welterweight encounter, with Kampmann winning the first round emphatically before Sanchez was adjudged to have edged stanzas two and three.

Based on collateral damage Kampmann was a clear winner, with Sanchez's face barely recognisable from before the opening bell. The Dane appeared to be the more technically gifted striker throughout, yet the decision went the way of Sanchez, who showed more aggression for the final 10 minutes, rocking his foe on two occasions.

"I still feel I won the fight," moaned Kampmann to Bloody Elbow. "I can maybe see the judges seeing his aggression as a factor. Sometimes people get a lot of credit for that and coming forward swinging wildly and even though they weren't landing, sometimes the judges score that.

"I don't disagree with the aggression part but it has to be effective aggression that is rewarded. Just running forward and throwing punches in the air is not going to hurt me. You can look at his face and then look at mine and any five-year-old down the street can tell you who got beat up in the fight."

Kampmann now wants a rematch, but he has a theory on why Sanchez is not prepared to give him one.

"If I was him I wouldn't want the rematch either because imagine how his face would look after the second fight? I would love to beat him up one more time and hopefully not leave it up to the judges this time."

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