"Bradley tarnished the undefeated record of Honeycutt in just 40 seconds at Bellator 148," is how the mixed martial arts website MMAFighting.com succinctly described the outcome.
In its overview of Bellator 148, Sherdog.com wrote, "Bradley floored the Californian twice with clubbing right hands, pounced as Honeycutt turned to crawl away and let loose with a grisly burst of winging right hands to the side of the head that netted the stoppage."
Sherdog.com's play-by-play provided a few more details about the closing seconds of the match: "Honeycutt's legs give way and Bradley pounces, clubbing the Californian with another big right hand as he staggers to his feet. Honeycutt collapses again, turns his back and tries to crawl away but Bradley is all over him, bombing with massive right hands. A couple more punches and Honeycutt goes limp, belly down, and referee Mike Beltran steps in to stop the fight. Honeycutt protests but the stoppage -- which looked proper in real time -- while Bradley gets up on the cage and screams at the Fresno crowd after clobbering the local favorite."
Bradley celebrated the win on Facebook with this message: "Thank u everyone. Been a crazy night. Trying to get back to everyone. I wanted to bring this win back to Tama [Iowa, Bradley's hometown] and San Diego. There was so much built up aggression and focus for this fight it just all came out. I love u all and thank u for all the love."
Meanwhile, Honeycutt's friend Lauren Marie posted an update on the former Fighting Scot's Facebook page: "Just wanted to let everyone know Chris is ok and was not injured in his fight. Didn't go as planned but that's fighting. Some of the best had to go through what he did last night to be the best and he will be there. Thank you for everyone who reached out to us and for those we didn't get back to we apologize. Thank you for the support and unwavering loyalty!"
With the victory, Bradley is now 23-6 overall (with two no-contest outcomes), and 3-1 in Bellator. Honeycutt suffered the first loss of his pro MMA career, and is now 6-1 overall (with the one no-contest), and 2-1 in Bellator.
This was the second time Bradley and Honeycutt had battled in a Bellator event. Last July, the two two-time NCAA All-Americans met at Bellator 140. That bout ended in a no-contest when the ringside physician stopped the action after the two 170-pounders unintentionally butted heads in the second round. Bradley suffering a deep gash on his forehead just under the hairline which required nine stitches.
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