The jujistu finds the ways of the competition in Mahina… Yesterday the elites, today the young people and the novices… Hymn with the joy and the victory after 18 months without official fights.
For this 2nd day of jiujitsu competition, no less than 122 athletes will be there. A long-awaited return to competition after a year and a half of truce.
In the final of the novices in less than 64 kg, we find 2 athletes who don’t give up. In white kimono, Irorau, facing Randy Temauu in black. A difficult fight, which ended in points to the advantage of Randy, more precise in control and the passage of guard.
It was Randy Temauu, in black, who took over.
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“It was hard but during the fight, I improvised, and it worked. Thanks to the training, I was able to get out of it and control my opponent”explains the winner. “JI was a little afraid that he would be knocked down, as he had already been knocked down…But he knew how to turn the situation around”adds William Ahnne, coach of TEAM MOOREA.
In the – 58 kg final, there are also 2 other very pugnacious athletes. In black kimono, Ploton Kihialii faces Tahaki Ariitai in blue. A fight won by Kihialii after an error by his opponent in the last minutes. “He made a forbidden key and was disqualified. I was starting to remove the key, and the referee stopped him and disqualified”specifies Kihialii PLOTON.
Tahaki Ariitai, in blue, was disqualified after this forbidden key
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His father and trainer, Enrique, adds that“given that we work on this in the gym during competition preparations, it makes or breaks. It’s nice, the children don’t train for nothing, and it gives us very specific objectives”.
For the results of the 2 days of competition, it was ultimately the SEASIDERS BJJ and PAPARA clubs that won the most victories ahead of the Tahitian TOP Team and Arimat.
Next big meeting, the MMA competition scheduled for April 16 with 12 fights on the bill.
