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MMA: Bhullar stops Vera, crowned new ONE heavyweight king

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Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News

<p><strong>(UPDATE)</strong> Indian bruiser Arjan &quot;Singh&quot; Bhullar stopped Filipino-American fighter Brandon Vera in two rounds to crown himself as the new ONE heavyweight title in the main event of ONE: Dangal.</p><p>The Indian fighter caught Vera fading early as the defending champion got hurt with a couple of big shots while on stand up.</p><p>The fight eventually went to the ground, where Bhullar dominated Vera with heavy punches to the head.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Arjan Bhullar 🇮🇳 becomes the FIRST Indian Mixed Martial Arts World Champion, stopping Brandon Vera with second-round strikes! <a href="https://twitter.com/TheOneASB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheOneASB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ONEDangal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ONEDangal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreONE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreONE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ONEChampionship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ONEChampionship</a> <a href="https://t.co/e6gblkjshC">pic.twitter.com/e6gblkjshC</a></p>— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) <a href="https://twitter.com/ONEChampionship/status/1393540056938287106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;It&#x27;s amazing! India! We got one now! Your first world champion, baby!&quot; said Bhullar, who became the first Indian MMA heavyweight champion.</p><p>The bout was actually quite close in the first round with Vera landing a couple of low kicks to the leg and warding off the Indian with the jab.</p><p>Bhullar was able to score a takedown near the end of the round and Vera was able to defend himself by countering with a kimura attempt.</p><p>Bhullar upped the ante in the second round, rocking Vera with a couple of overhand rights and poking the Fil-Am with a shot to the ribs.</p><p>The fight eventually went to the ground as Bhullar put his heavy weight on Vera&#x27;s back while wearing down the Fil-Am with repeated shots to the head.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Your new ONE Heavyweight World Champion has a message for pro wrestling! 👑 <a href="https://twitter.com/TheOneASB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheOneASB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AEW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AEW</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AEWonTNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AEWonTNT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ONEDangal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ONEDangal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreONE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreONE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ONEChampionship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ONEChampionship</a> <a href="https://t.co/zeUzivV9Lf">pic.twitter.com/zeUzivV9Lf</a></p>— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) <a href="https://twitter.com/ONEChampionship/status/1393542024524034054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>After seeing Vera unable to defend himself, the referee waved off the fight to award the victory to Bhullar.</p><p>&quot;Just patience. I knew I was gonna hurt him. The plan was to keep patient... the intention is to rule the five rounds and I don&#x27;t believe he&#x27;s got five rounds,&quot; said Bhullar.</p><p>A disappointed Vera was puzzled by his defeat, saying he easily tired out in the fight despite going through a good camp in Florida.</p><p>&quot;This is the first time in my entire career that I&#x27;ve gassed,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m disappointed. I don&#x27;t know. We just keep training, we just keep grinding to get my belt back.&quot;</p><p>ONE: Dangal is a tape-delayed event from the Singapore Indoor Stadium that aired Saturday night.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=168573" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Indian bruiser Arjan "Singh" Bhullar stopped Fil-American fighter Brandon Vera in two rounds to crown himself as the new ONE heavyweight title in the main event of ONE: Dangal.</p>

Indian bruiser Arjan "Singh" Bhullar stopped Fil-American fighter Brandon Vera in two rounds to crown himself as the new ONE heavyweight title in the main event of ONE: Dangal.

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MMA: Bhullar stops Vera, crowned new ONE heavyweight king

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 15, 2021 08:36 PM PHT

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Updated May 15, 2021 09:39 PM PHT

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