Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian martial arts athlete Komang Harik Adi Putra won a gold medal after defeating Malaysia`s mainstay fighter, Mohd Al Jufferi Jamari, in the final round of the Pencak Silat (martial arts) in the 2018 Asian Games on Monday.

In the match, which took place at the Padepokan Pencak Silat Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) in East Jakarta, Adi Putra won with a score of 4-1 in men`s class E of 65-70 kilogram.

Since the first round, Adi Putra managed to master the game by slamming the Malaysian martial arts athlete to the floor twice.

Slamming an opponent to the floor once will earn three points, or the highest point in a martial arts match. In this round, Adi Putra excelled with the acquisition of 10-1.10-2.10.10.8.8-3 points, and 12-4.

In the second round, Malaysian fighter Jamari tried to carry out attacks on Adi Putra, and the attacks launched against Adi Putra was successful.

The points earned by Jamari in the second round were higher than those of Adi Putra, namely 17-9.8-4.12-126.12-12, and 12-8, which made the Malaysian fighter excel in the second round.

In the third round, both fighters attacked each other with blows and kicks in order to get points. Jamari had the advantage, but Adi Putra managed to turn things around.

Reporting by Syaiful Hakim
Editing by Otniel Tamindael






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