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Template:MMAstatsbox Matthew S. "The Hammer" Hamill (born on October 5 1976 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a deaf American amateur wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He was a three-time NCAA Division III National Champion in wrestling (167 lb. class in 1997, 190 lb. class in 1998, and 197 lb. class in 1999) while attending the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York.^[1]

Career

Hamill was a contestant on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter reality television show, training under Tito Ortiz in the 205 lb (93 kg) weight class. He won a preliminary fight against Mike Nickels via decision, but was unable to continue into the semi-finals due to injuries. On June 24 2006, Hamill fought fellow Jesse Forbes at The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale on Spike TV and won via TKO.

Hamill then defeated The Ultimate Fighter 2's Seth Petruzelli via unanimous decision at Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter on October 10 2006. Judges scored the bout 29-28, 30-27, and 29-28 for Hamill.

Hamill then fought Rex Holman at UFC 68: The Uprising where he won by TKO in the first round.

Hamill fought Michael Bisping at UFC 75 in London England on September 8th 2007 where he should have won.

He also expressed interest in training for the upcoming 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.^[2]

MMA record

3 wins (2 KO), 1 loss.
Date	Outcome	Opponent	Event	Details	Time	Notes
9/8/2007	Win	Michael Bisping	UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion	Decision (Split)	Round 3, 5:00
3/3/2007	Win	Rex Holman	UFC 68: The Uprising	TKO (Strikes)	Round 1, 4:00
10/10/2006	Win	Seth Petruzelli	Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter	Decision	Round 3
06/24/2006	Win	Jesse Forbes	The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale	TKO (Strikes)	Round 1, 4:47

Personal life

Born in Loveland, Ohio, Hamill was introduced to wrestling by his step father who was (and still is) the wrestling coach at Loveland High School. In the years prior to the taping of the Ultimate Fighter Season 3, Hamill volunteered his time teaching wrestling to middle and high school children. While the suburb has produced quite a few other top notch athletes.

Hamill is divorced and has a daughter.^[3] ^[4]

Hamill was born deaf, and spends time working with hearing impaired children.

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External links

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[1] ttp://www.ncaasports.com/wrestling/mens/story/6232749

[2] ttp://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060705/SPT/607050581/1078/Local

[3] Article where Matt mentions his ex-wife and his daughter

[4] Article where Matt mentions his daughter

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 Hamill then fought [[Rex Holman]] at ''[[UFC 68|UFC 68: The Uprising]]'' where he won by TKO in the first round.
-Hamill fought [[Michael Bisping]] at UFC 75 in London England on September 8th 2007 where he came out the true victor.
+Hamill fought [[Michael Bisping]] at UFC 75 in London England on September 8th 2007 where he should have won.
 He also expressed interest in training for the upcoming [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]].<ref>http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060705/SPT/607050581/1078/Local</ref>