The women's Jiu-Jitsu under-52kg final will be between Jessa Khan (Cambodia) and Kaila Isip Napolis (Philippines). Notably, Jessa Khan is the host country's number one hope in this sport, having reached the 2019 world finals in the 49kg category in Korea.
Facing a fighter considered weaker, Kaila Napolis quickly took the initiative with her leg grips, leaving her opponent unable to wrestle back.
It seemed that the home team would easily win the gold medal, but in the final minutes of the match, Kaila Isip Napolis unexpectedly performed a leg sweep to score points, taking the advantage and pinning down her opponent until the end of the match.
Jessa Khan's defeat shocked Cambodian sports as she was expected to win two gold medals in the Jiujitsu under 52kg category in the Gi and No Gi categories.
Kaila Isip Napolis could not hide her joy as she ran towards the coaching staff and hugged the coach of the Philippine team.
Tears rolled down the eyes of the Filipino female boxer.
Kaila Isip Napolis' happiness on the podium with the gold medal in her hand. Her victory was the perfect revenge for losing to Jessa Khan on home soil in the final of the women's 49kg weight category of the 30th SEA Games.
As the Philippine National Anthem played, Kaila Isip Napolis kept wiping away tears with emotion at this moment.
As for Jessa Khan, she did not appear sad, still very optimistic on the podium receiving the Silver medal.
In the under 52kg Gi category, Dang Thi Huyen (Vietnam) also won a bronze medal after defeating The May Yong (Singapore), losing to Jessa Khan (Cambodia), Nuchanat (Thailand) and Kaila Isip (Philippines), ranking 4th out of 5 participating athletes.
Jiujitsu is also known as Jujutsu, in ancient times this was a martial art used by Samurai to control their opponents with their bare hands. In terms of combat, Jiujitsu has many similarities with Judo, but uses more locking and pressing moves on the opponent.
In terms of performance and sparring, Jiujitsu's moves have many similarities to Karatedo and Judo, which are also martial arts originating from Japan.
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