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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Benson Henderson got his first Bellator victory Friday night when Patricio Freire quit their bout in the second round with a right leg injury.
After Freire (25-4) appeared to win a dull first round at Bellator 160, he abruptly turned away from Henderson following an exchange in the second. Henderson walked around the cage shrugging his shoulders at the booing Orange County crowd while Freire sat on a stool and received medical attention on his leg, which apparently was hurt while kicking Henderson.
"I guess I'll take a W any way I can get it," Henderson said.
Although Henderson (24-6) got handed this win, the former UFC lightweight champion rebounded from a loss in his disappointing Bellator debut earlier this year.
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