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Matt Hamill (born October 5, 1976) is an American former mixed martial artist and wrestler who competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC. [1] He is 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 (RIT) in Rochester, New York.
For The Hammer, Harvard was first cast as Matt Hamill's roommate Jay but inherited the lead role when the original choice to play Matt, the film's producer and cowriter, actor Eben Kostbar, ceded the part out of respect for the Deaf community's wishes to see an authentically Deaf actor in the role. [16]
The Hammer, previously titled Hamill, is a 2010 biographical film about Matt Hamill, a deaf wrestler and mixed martial artist. Oren Kaplan directs the film based on a screenplay co-written by Eben Kostbar and Joseph McKelheer, who are also the film's producers. Russell Harvard, a deaf actor, plays Hamill in the film.
However, as only two light heavyweights who have not yet fought remain, the final first-round match will be Matt Hamill vs. Mike Nickels. Episode 9 :The Golden Boy (Original Air Date: 1 June 2006) Matt Hamill defeated Mike Nickels via unanimous decision after two rounds. Hamill is sent to the hospital after his victory, due to injury.
Matt Hamill (attended) – three-time NCAA Division III National Champion in wrestling, silver and gold medalist of the 2001 Summer Deaflympics; mixed martial artist who fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship; [19] retired; Lacey Hearn – Olympic athlete (1904) [14] Chris Huffins – Olympic decathlete (1996, 2000) [13] [20]
Matt Brown: def. Pete Sell: TKO (punches) 1 1:32 Light Heavyweight Matt Hamill: def. Mark Muñoz: KO (head kick) 1 3:53 Lightweight Gray Maynard: def. Jim Miller: Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Preliminary card Welterweight Tamdan McCrory: def. Ryan Madigan TKO (punches) 1 3:35 Middleweight Kendall Grove: def. Jason Day
UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 28, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. [ 3 ] Background
Matt Hume, chief referee of the One Fighting Championship, explained that while 12–6 elbows were illegal, "if you change the time to 11:59, it is no longer illegal." Hume felt that the authors of the Unified Rules did not have an understanding of MMA, [ 11 ] with McCarthy affirming that view by stating that Lembo "wasn't a big MMA guy at the ...