Honeycutt scored a unanimous decision over Mikkel Parlo in a three-round middleweight match, while Salter submitted former Cal State Bakersfield wrestler Brandon Halsey in the first round of their bout.
Chris Honeycutt gets his hand raised after picking up a unanimous decision over Mikkel Parlo at Bellator 156 (Photo/Bellator)"Parlo started out landing the better combinations on Honeycutt, as well as stuffing all of his takedowns in the opening round," reported BloodyElbow.com. "Honeycutt, who seldom kicked and almost exclusively boxed, started finding his rhythm and scoring with his own punches and backing Parlo up in a closely contested 2nd stanza. The American backed up the Dane with his jab in the 3rd, and Parlo was clearly fading. His punches had no steam on them and Honeycutt was tagging Parlo with several solid punches. Parlo froze Honeycutt with a superman punch and then shot for a takedown in the final minute, only for Honeycutt to stuff it and turn it into a late takedown of his own."
"The Cutt" -- who was a two-time NCAA Division I All-American -- and runner-up at 197 pounds at the 2012 NCAAs for Edinboro, is now 7-1 overall, with one match ending in no-contest. Mikkel Parlo of Denmark fell to 13-3 overall.
In another middleweight (185-pound) bout at Bellator 156, Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikeforce veteran John Salter submitted former Bellator middleweight champion Brandon Halsey with a triangle choke at 4:03 of the first round.
"Salter cut the HB Ultimate standout below the right eyebrow with a head kick inside the first 30 seconds, permanently altering the direction of the fight," reported Sherdog.com. "Blood poured from the wound and desperation overtook Halsey, who was forced to accelerate his plans. Salter later staggered him with another high kick, surrendered a single-leg takedown and calmly cinched the triangle from the bottom."
Salter is now 12-3 in his professional MMA career after tallying his fourth consecutive victory, while Halsey suffered his second straight loss, taking him to 9-2.
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