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    Ex-Edinboro wrestler Honeycutt wins at Bellator 153

    Chris Honeycutt, past NCAA All-American wrestler at Edinboro University, got back to his winning ways in his mixed martial career with a victory at Bellator 153 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut Friday night.

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    Honeycutt scored a unanimous decision over Matt Secor in a three-round bout at welterweight (170 pounds). Judges scored the fight (30-25, 30-27, 30-27) for the former Fighting Scot. In his last outing, Honeycutt suffered his first loss of his pro MMA career with a first-round TKO at the hands of former University of Iowa wrestling standout Paul Bradley at Bellator 148 in January.

    Here's how MyMMANews.com described the Bellator 153 welterweight battle: "Chris Honeycutt vs Matt Secor turned out to be the exact opposite of what everyone expected. Honeycutt took Secor down in each round and consistently worked ground and pound while Secor would work defensively to get to his feet, get frustrated, and taken back down. The crowd was behind Secor but Honeycutt used the takedowns to his advantage to work over the judges' scorecards."

    "The Cutt" is now 7-1 overall, with one match ending in no-contest. Secor, a former high school wrestler in upstate New York and veteran of The Ultimate Fighter series (TUF 16), is now 7-3 in his pro MMA career which he launched in January 2010.

    Prior to launching his MMA career, Honeycutt had an impressive collegiate wrestling career at Pennsylvania's Edinboro University, where he was a two-time EWL (Eastern Wrestling League) champ in 2009 and 2011, and earned back-to-back NCAA Division I All-American honors, placing fifth at 184 pounds in 2011, and runner-up at 197 in 2012. The night before his match for the 197-pound title at the 2012 NCAAs, Honeycutt announced his intention of competing in MMA.
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