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UFC 152: Matt Hamill outlasts Roger Hollett in return to MMA

Saturday September 22, 2012 10:46 PM By Mark La Monica

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Matt Hamill's retirement from mixed martial arts didn't last that long -- about 13 months.

Relatively speaking, it took him much longer -- 3 minutes, 10 seconds -- to use his wrestling advantage over Roger Hollett and shoot in for the takedown in their UFC 152 light heavyweight bout Saturday night in Toronto. He spent the remainder of the round throwing significant strikes with left hand.

But...

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