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Martin Stamper begins campaign with win

Great Britain's Martin Stamper comes through his men's -68kg preliminary-round match with Filip Grgic at the 2015 European Games in Baku.

Great Britain's Martin Stamper has overcome the challenge of Filip Grgic in the preliminary round of the men's -68kg.

Great Britain's Martin Stamper in action during his preliminary taekwondo bout against Filip Grgic at the 2015 European Games in Baku© Getty Images

The 28-year-old got off to the perfect start against his Croatian opponent by dominating the opening round, scoring twice with defensive body kicks on the way to taking it 10-3.

However, Grgic stormed back during the second, coming through by a 7-2 margin that left the overall score at 12-10 heading into the third session.

Martin Stamper of Team GB goes for a kick against Czech Republic's Filip Grgic during their preliminary fight at the 2015 European Games in Baku© Getty Images

Grgic registered three of the opening four points during the first 75 seconds of the decider, but Stamper produced a strong finish to finally see off the 25-year-old.

The contest, which included 31 points, was the highest scoring fight of the Games so far.

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