Polaris Pro Grappling

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Polaris Pro Grappling

Type	Private
Industry	Grappling promotion Tournament Competition
Founded	2015; 6 years ago (2015)
Founders	Matthew Benyon, Ben Tong, Gareth Dummer, Lee Jones
Headquarters	Bournemouth , England, UK
Key people	Matthew Benyon, Ben Tong, Gareth Dummer, Lee Jones, Sophie Hudson, Michael Steven
Website	polarisprograppling.com

Polaris Pro Grappling is Europe's longest running large-scale professional grappling event.^[1] As of November 2019 Polaris has organized 12 events featuring both Gi and Nogi matches all of which have been held in the UK. Polaris has attracted some of the biggest names from Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Grappling and Mixed Martial Arts including Keenan Cornelius, Michelle Nicolini, Brad Pickett, Rousimar Palhares, Dean Lister, Masakazu Imanari, Ikuhisa Minowa, Vítor Ribeiro, Fernando Terere, Caol Uno, former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields and former UFC Lightweight Champion and WEC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson. Former UFC Welterweight competitor. Dan Hardy and UFC referee Marc Goddard are listed as event judges.^[1]

Polaris have received positive feedback in the Jiu-Jitsu press for the high quality of their events and the talent they have been able to attract to compete.^[2] They have also been praised for their treatment of the athletes competing as well as the diversity of styles and match ups they have been able to put together.^[3] This culminated in Polaris winning the title of "Promotion of the year" at the Jitsmagazine BJJ Awards 2020, beating out stiff competition.^[4]

Polaris main bouts are 15 minutes in duration with preliminary bouts lasting 10 minutes. Matches are not points based with competitors able to win either via submission or judges decision.^[5]

Current Polaris Title Holders[]

Division	Champion
Ladies Under 55 KG (121)	Ffion Davies
Ladies Over 55 KG (121)	Kendall Reusing
Bantamweight (135)	Ashley Williams
Featherweight (145)	Ashley Williams
Lightweight (155)	Ashley Williams
Welterweight (170)	Edwin Najmi
Middleweight (185)	Craig Jones
Light Heavyweight (205)	Craig Jones
Heavyweight (265)	Kyle Boehm

Polaris 1[]

Polaris 1
Information
Promotion	Polaris Pro Grappling
Date	January 10, 2015
Venue	Ice Arena Wales
City	Cardiff, Wales

Polaris 1 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on January 10, 2015 at the Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff, Wales.

Background[]

Results[]

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Absolute	Keenan Cornelius	def.	Dean Lister	Submission (reverse triangle)
77kg	Garry Tonon	def.	Marcin Held	Submission (heel hook)
90kg	Pablo Popovitch	draw.	Eduardo Rios
82kg	Eduardo Telles	draw.	Mike Fowler
79kg	AJ Agazarm	def.	Oliver Geddes	Submission (triangle choke)
68kg	Michelle Nicolini	def.	Angelica Galvao	Submission (toe hold)
90kg	Kit Dale	draw.	Victor Silverio
90kg	Darragh O'Conaill	draw.	Max Campos

^[6]

Polaris 2[]

Polaris 2
Information
Promotion	Polaris Pro Grappling
Date	September 12, 2015
Venue	Ice Arena Wales
City	Cardiff, Wales

Polaris 2 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on September 12, 2015 at the Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff, Wales.

Background[]

Results[]

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
68kg	Garry Tonon	def.	Masakazu Imanari	Submission (heel hook)
55kg	Gezary Matuda	def.	Michelle Nicolini	Submission (armbar)
90kg	AJ Agazarm	draw.	Daniel Strauss
70kg	Eddie Cummings	def.	Reilly Bodycomb	Inside Heelhook
68kg	Gianni Grippo	def.	Tom Barlow	Submission (heel hook)
75kg	Vítor Ribeiro	def.	Nakamura Daisuke	Submission (choke)
70kg	Robson Moura	draw.	Baret Yoshida
82kg	Luca Anacoreta	def.	Pedro Bessa	Submission (triangle choke)

^[7]

Polaris 3[]

Polaris 3
Information
Promotion	Polaris Pro Grappling
Date	April 2, 2016
Venue	Lighthouse
City	Poole, England

Polaris 3 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on April 2, 2016 at the Lighthouse in Poole, England.

Background[]

Results[]

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
83kg	Garry Tonon	draw.	Rousimar Palhares
80.5kg	AJ Agazarm	draw.	Jake Shields
70kg	Eddie Cummings	draw.	Augusto Mendes
68kg	Bruno Frazatto	draw.	Gianni Grippo
53.5kg	Gezary Matuda	draw.	Laurence Fouillat
81kg	Jonathon Satava	draw.	Darragh O'Conaill
68kg	Geo Martinez	draw.	Luiz Tosta
64kg	Joao Miyao	draw.	Yukinori Sasa

^[8]

Polaris 4[]

Polaris 4
Information
Promotion	Polaris Pro Grappling
Date	October 29, 2016
Venue	Lighthouse
City	Poole, England

Polaris 4 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on October 29, 2016 at the Lighthouse in Poole, England.

Background[]

Results[]

Polaris 4
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight 82 kg	Fernando Terere	def.	Vítor Ribeiro	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	GI
Catchweight 77 kg	Garry Tonon	def.	Gilbert Burns	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	9:26	NO-GI
Catchweight 80 kg	AJ Agazarm	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	5:11	NO-GI
Catchweight 90 kg	Dilon Danis	def.	Jackson Sousa	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	8:32	NO-GI
Catchweight 68 kg	Nathan Orchard	def.	Masakazu Imanari	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	5:51	NO-GI
Catchweight 84 kg	Charles Negromonte	def.	Eduardo Rios	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	NO-GI
Ladies Absolute	Dominyka Obelenyte	def.	Yasmine Wilson	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	GI
Absolute	Tom Breese	def.	Ben Dyson	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	NO-GI

^[9]

Polaris 5[]

Polaris 5
Information
Promotion	Polaris Pro Grappling
Date	August 19, 2017
Venue	Indigo at The O2
City	London, England

Polaris 5 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on August 19, 2017 at the Indigo at The O2 in London, England.

Background[]

Results[]

Polaris 5
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight 78 kg	Garry Tonon	def.	Dillon Danis	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	NO-GI
Catchweight 90 kg	Jake Shields	def.	Daniel Strauss	Decision (Majority)	1	15:00	NO-GI
Catchweight 66 kg	Phil Harris	def.	Brad Pickett	Decision (Split)	1	15:00	NO-GI
Catchweight 72.7 kg	Vítor Ribeiro	def.	Caol Uno	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	7:26	NO-GI
Catchweight 78 kg	AJ Agazarm	def.	Lloyd Cooper	Submission (Bow & Arrow Choke)	1	6:00	GI
Catchweight 76 kg	Oliver Taza	def.	Ross Nicholls	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	NO-GI
Catchweight 64 kg	Samantha Cook	def.	Vanessa English	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	GI
Catchweight 83 kg	Bradley Hill	def.	Tommi Pulkkanen	Decision (Split)	1	15:00	NO-GI

^[10]

Polaris 6[]

Polaris 6
Information
Promotion	Polaris Pro Grappling
Date	February 17, 2018
Venue	Indigo at The O2
City	London, England

Polaris 6 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on February 17, 2018 at the Indigo at The O2 in London, England.

Background[]

Results[]

Polaris 6
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 83.9 kg	NO-GI	Craig Jones	def.	Jake Shields	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	1:04	For inaugural the Polaris Middleweight Championship
Catchweight 80 kg	NO-GI	Benson Henderson	def.	AJ Agazarm	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Ladies Under 55 kg	NO-GI	Gezary Matuda	def.	Serena Gabrielli	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	2:43
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Marcin Held	def.	Chris Fishgold	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:38
Catchweight 72 kg	NO-GI	Marco Cahna	def.	Ash Grimshaw	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Ladies Under 55 kg	NO-GI	Ffion Davies	def.	Chelsea Leah	Submission (Armbar)	1	5:45

^[11]

Polaris 7[]

Polaris 7
Information
Promotion	Polaris Pro Grappling
Date	July 14, 2018
Venue	Indigo at The O2
City	London, England

Polaris 7 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on July 14, 2018 at the Indigo at The O2 in London, England.

Background[]

Results[]

Polaris 7
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight 85 kg	NO-GI	Gilbert Burns	def.	Gregor Gracie	Injury (Shoulder)	1	13:12
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Oliver Taza	def.	Lachlan Giles	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Featherweight 65.8 kg	NO-GI	Nicky Ryan	def.	Phil Harris	Submission (Armbar)	1	6:48
Featherweight 65.8 kg	NO-GI	Ashley Williams	def.	Masakazu Imanari	Decision (Split)	1	15:00
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Ross Nicholls	def.	Nathan Orchard	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Ladies Over 55 kg	NO-GI	Venla Luukkonen	def.	Samantha Cook	Decision (Split)	1	15:00

^[12]

Polaris 8[]

Polaris 8
Information
Promotion	Polaris Pro Grappling
Date	December 9, 2018
Venue	Ice Arena Wales
City	Cardiff, Wales

Polaris 8 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on December 9, 2018 at the Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff, Wales.

Background[]

The event was the third the Polaris has hosted at the Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff, Wales and the first since Polaris 2.

This event featured three world title fights. The card was headlined by the current Polaris middleweight Champion Craig Jones and the former IBJJF champion Keenan Cornelius in a match to crown the inaugural Polaris Light Heavyweight Champion. It was a rematch from their fight at ADCC 2017, which Cornelius had won.

Results[]

Polaris 8
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	NO-GI	Craig Jones	def.	Keenan Cornelius	Decision (Split)	1	15:00	For the inaugural Polaris Light Heavyweight Championship
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Vagner Rocha	def.	Benson Henderson	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	14:30
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Mansher Khera	def.	Lachlan Giles	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	For the inaugural Polaris Welterweight Championship
Absolute	NO-GI	Dan Strauss	def.	Satoshi Ishii	Decision (Split)	1	15:00
Featherweight 65.8 kg	NO-GI	Nicky Ryan	def.	Masakazu Imanari	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	13:11	For the inaugural Polaris Featherweight Championship
Catchweight 80 kg	GI	Santeri Lilius	def.	Pedro Bessa	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00

^[13]

Polaris 9[]

Polaris 9
Information
Promotion	Polaris Pro Grappling
Date	March 15, 2019
Venue	Indigo at The O2
City	London, England

Polaris 9 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on March 15, 2019 at the Indigo at The O2 in London, England.

Background[]

The event was the fourth the Polaris has hosted at the Indigo at The O2 in London, England. The card was headlined by a catchweight superfight between the multiple-time MMA champion Jake Shields and future Bellator MMA Middleweight Champion and grappling champion Rafael Lovato Jr.^[14][15]

In the co-featured slot, for inaugural the Polaris Ladies Under 55KG Championship a bout between IBJJF(2018) champion Ffion Davies and IBJJF(2013/2014/2016) champion Gezary Matuda took place.^[16]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

• Performance of the Night: Ffion Davies
• Submission of the Night: Ethan Crelinsten

Results[]

Polaris 9
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight 90.7 kg	NO-GI	Rafael Lovato Jr.	def.	Jake Shields	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Ladies Under 55 kg	NO-GI	Ffion Davies	def.	Gezary Matuda	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	2:26	For the inaugural Polaris Ladies Under 55 KG Championship
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Vagner Rocha	def.	Ross Nicholls	Decision (Split)	1	15:00
Lightweight 70.3 kg	NO-GI	Ethan Crelinsten	def.	Thomas Halpin	Submission (Armbar)	1	8:48
Middleweight 83.9 kg	NO-GI	Mike Perez	def.	Darragh O'Conaill	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Middleweight 83.9 kg	GI	Eduardo Rios	def.	Santeri Lilius	Decision (Split)	1	15:00

^[17]

Polaris 10[]

Polaris 10
Information
Promotion	Polaris Pro Grappling
Date	May 25, 2019
Venue	Lighthouse
City	Poole, England

Polaris 10 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on May 25, 2019 at the Lighthouse in Poole, England.

Background[]

Brad Pickett was scheduled to face Caol Uno at Polaris 10, but Pickett was forced off the card on March 12 with an injury. Leigh Remedios has stepped in on short notice to face Uno.

Results[]

Polaris 10
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight 65.8 kg	NO-GI	Nicky Ryan (c)	def.	Urijah Faber	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	For the Polaris Featherweight Championship
Middleweight 83.9 kg	NO-GI	Craig Jones (c)	def.	Matheus Lutes	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	For the Polaris Middleweight Championship
Lightweight 70.3 kg	NO-GI	Ashley Williams	def.	Ethan Crelinsten	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	For the inaugural Polaris Lightweight Championship
Lightweight 70.3 kg	NO-GI	Caol Uno	def.	Leigh Remedios	Submission (Keylock)	1	5:10
Middleweight 83.9 kg	NO-GI	Richie Martinez	def.	Miha Perhavec	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:53
Catchweight 105 kg	NO-GI	Nick Rodriguez	def.	Ashley Amos	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	7:30

Polaris 11[]

Polaris 11
Information
Promotion	Polaris Pro Grappling
Date	August 31, 2019
Venue	Bridgewater Hall
City	Manchester, England

Polaris 11 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on August 31, 2019 at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, England.

Background[]

Vagner Rocha has had to pull out of his title fight against Mansher Khera. However, Edwin Najmi stepping up on short notice to face Khera.

Marc Diakiese has had to pull out of his match with Chris Fishgold, however, Diakiese's training partner and grappling instructor, Liam Cann, will be stepping in on short notice to test himself against the powerful UFC grappler.

Unfortunately due to a last minute training injury, Satoshi Ishii is unable to compete and so the match with Arya Esfandmaz will have to be postponed.

Results[]

Polaris 11
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Ladies Under 55 kg	NO-GI	Ffion Davies (c)	def.	Talita Alencar	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	For the Polaris Ladies Under 55 KG Championship
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Edwin Najmi	def.	Mansher Khera (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00	For the Polaris Welterweight Championship
Welterweight 77.1 kg	NO-GI	Stevie Ray	def.	Paddy Pimblett	Submission (Heelhook)	1	7:42
Middleweight 83.9 kg	GI	Tommy Langaker	def.	Marcos Tinoco	Decision (Split)	1	15:00
Catchweight 103 kg	NO-GI	Nick Rodriguez	def.	Ben Dyson	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Catchweight 74 kg	NO-GI	Liam Cann	def.	Chris Fishgold	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00

Polaris 12[]

Polaris 12
Information
Promotion	Polaris Pro Grappling
Date	November 30, 2019
Venue	International Convention Centre Wales
City	Newport, Wales

Polaris 12 was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on November 30, 2019 at the International Convention Centre Wales in Newport, Wales.

Background[]

João Miyao has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled Polaris Bantamweight Championship bout against Ashley Williams due to an injury, Azize Hlali has stepped in as a replacement. Unfortunately, Hlali has been unable to compete. Williams instead faced Richard Alarcon, who stepped in on a weeks notice for this encounter.^[18]

Fight Card[]

Polaris 12
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight 104.3 kg	NO-GI	Nick Rodriguez	def.	Luke Rockhold	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	NO-GI	Ashley Williams	def.	Richard Alarcon	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:39	For the inaugural Polaris Bantamweight Championship
Catchweight 80 kg	GI	Tommy Langaker	def.	Gilbert Burns	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
W.Catchweight 57 kg	NO-GI	Michelle Nicolini	def.	Vanessa English	Submission (Toe Hold)	1
Catchweight 104 kg	NO-GI	Devhonte Johnson	def.	Arya Esfandmaz	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00
Welterweight 77 kg	NO-GI	PJ Barch	def.	Marcin Held	Decision (Unanimous)	1	15:00

Polaris UK Grand Prix[]

Polaris UK Grand Prix
Information
Promotion	Polaris Pro Grappling
Date	April 4, 2020
Venue	International Convention Centre Wales
City	Newport, Wales

Polaris UK Grand Prix was a grappling event held by Polaris Pro Grappling on July 11th, 2020 at the International Convention Centre Wales in Newport, Wales.

Background[]

Differing from the previous Polaris events, the event was a one-night tournament with all eight competitors weighing in at under 90kg.^[19]

Fight Card[]

Polaris 13
Weight Class					Method	Round	Time	Notes
Absolute Superfight	NO-GI	Jed Hue	def.	Dinu Bucalet	Kimura
Opening Round	NO-GI	Taylor Pearman	def.	Nastasa Silviu Georgian	Judge's Decision
Opening Round	NO-GI	Frederic Vosgrone	def.	Tom Breese	Points
Opening Round	NO-GI	Ross Nicholls	def.	Dominic Dillon	Points
Opening Round	NO-GI	Bradley Hill	def.	Shane Curtis	Rear-Naked Choke
Semi-Final Round	NO-GI	Frederic Vosgrone	def.	Taylor Pearman	Points
Semi-Final Round	NO-GI	Ross Nicholls	def.	Bradley Hill	Judge's Decision
Final Match	NO-GI	Frederic Vosgrone	def.	Ross Nicholls	Points

Polaris Squads[]

Background[]

Polaris Squads was the first event of the promotion's new format that featured two teams of eight grapplers, four under 75 kg and four under 95 kg on each team. They competed across an eighty-minute time period, split into two halves.^[20] The first event of its kind to use this unique ruleset, it saw UFC veterans and elite BJJ black belts representing Team UK and Ireland,^[21] and Team Europe.^[22] The event also featured a non-title superfight between Ffion Davies and Magdalena Loska.^[23]

Team UK and Ireland[]

-75kg[]

Ashley Williams

Tom Halpin

Dominic Dillon

Jed Hue

Conor McGregor

-95kg[]

Darragh O'Connail

Bradley Hill

Kieran Davern

Taylor Pearman

Mike Tyson

Team Europe[]

-75kg[]

Mateusz Szczeciński

Tommi Pulkkanen

Kamil Wilk

Dinu Bucalet

Garry Tonon

-95kg[]

Eduardo 'Teta' Rios

Marcin Held

Tarik Hopstock

Santeri Lilius

Andrew Golota

Results[]

After a total of seventeen matches, Team UK & Ireland won the event 1–0. Fifteen of the matches ended in a draw and double-elimination, with the only submission coming from Tom Halpin. He submitted Dinu Bucalet via Triangle Choke late in the first half. The main event superfight saw Ffion Davies defeat Magdalena Loska via Rear-Naked Choke.^[24]

Polaris Squads 2[]

Background[]

Polaris Squads 2 changed the format slightly from their first Squads event, with this edition being contested in the gi instead and the presence of Team UK instead of the addition of Ireland.^[25] Team Europe remained unchanged, although the lineup for both teams was drastically different from the first event, owing to the switch from no gi to gi.^[26] The superfight for this event featured a contest for the promotion's vacant Featherweight Championship between former Squads teammates, Ashley Williams and Tom Halpin.^[27]

Team UK[]

-75kg[]

Bryn Jenkins

Adam Adshead

Tyrone Elliott

Sam Gibson

-95kg[]

Arya Esfandmaz

Bradley Hill

Jamie Paxman

Marcos Nardini

Team Europe[]

-75kg[]

Espen Mathiesen

Tommi Pulkkanen

Leon Larman

Dinu Bucalet

-95kg[]

Adam Wardzinski

Tommy Langaker

Luca Anacoreta

Max Lindblad

Results[]

After a total of twenty-two matches, Team Europe won the event 9–0. Eight of the matches ended in a finish, with the remaining fourteen being declared a draw and Team Europe being awarded a bonus point as Bryn Jenkins was forced to withdraw after half-time due to an injury. Tommy Langaker submitted Bryn Jenkins via Armbar, Marcos Nardini via Triangle Choke, and Sam Gibson via Cross-Collar Choke. Leon Larman submitted Tyrone Elliott via Bow and Arrow Choke, and both Adam Adshead and Sam Gibson via Collar Choke. Dinu Bucalet submitted Tyrone Elliott via Ezekiel Choke and Luca Anacoreta submitted Jamie Paxman via Reverse Triangle Choke.^[28] The superfight between Ashley Williams and Tom Halpin went the full fifteen minutes before Williams was declared the victor by decision, making him the first three-weight champion in Polaris history.^[29]

Polaris Squads 3[]

Background[]

Polaris Squads 3 is an upcoming event scheduled for August 7th, 2021. This event will see a return to the competition being contested without the use of a gi, and will also be the first time that Team USA will appear, competing against Team UK & Ireland.^[30] Darragh O'Connail will return to serve as captain for Team UK & Ireland, while Geo and Richie Martinez will be taking up positions as Co-Captains for Team USA.^[31] This event will also be the first of the Polaris Squads events to feature preliminary matches as well as a superfight for the promotion's Heavyweight title, with the running order as follows:

Preliminary Matches[]

Jack Sear v Ciaran Brohan

Walli Abdullah v Ollie Bates

Libby Genge v Bryony Tyrell

Charlie Baker v Mason Guard

Superfight[]

Nastasa Silviu Georgian v Kyle Boehm

Team UK and Ireland[]

-75kg[]

Jed Hue

Ellis Younger

Ross Nicholls

Darragh O'Connaill

-95kg[]

Dan Strauss

Bradley Hill

Kieran Davern

Ben Dyson

Team USA[]

-75kg[]

Geo Martinez

Adam Benayoun

Nathan Orchard

Nick Ronan

-95kg[]

Roberto Jimenez

Jon 'Thor' Blank

Richie 'Boogieman' Martinez

Hunter Colvin

Results[]

After a total of twenty-seven matches, Team USA won the event 7–0. Three of the matches ended in a finish, with the remaining twenty-four being declared a draw. Nathan Orchard earned three points by submitting Kieran Davern with a modified twister, Roberto Jimenez earned a point by submitting Bradley Hill with a rear-naked choke, and Geo Martinez earned three points when Dan Strauss was injured during their match and could not continue. The superfight ended with Kyle Boehm submitting Nastasa Silviu Georgian with a belly-down heelhook in less than a minute to become the Polaris Heavyweight Champion.^[32]

Polaris 17[]

Background[]

For the first time since Polaris 12, the promotion returned to the superfight format with the event held October 9th, 2021 in the Central Hall, Southampton, UK. Craig Jones defended his Polaris Middleweight title and Kendall Reusing capturing the Women's inaugural Polaris Openweight title.

Fight Card[]

Polaris 17
Weight Class					Method	Time	Notes
Middleweight (83.9 kg)	NO-GI	Craig Jones	def.	Davi Ramos	Judges Decision	10:00	For the Polaris Middleweight title
Ladies Openweight (+55 kg)	NO-GI	Kendall Reusing	def.	Venla Luukkonen	Submission (Armbar)	4:28	For the inaugural Polaris Openweight title
Catchweight (80 kg)	NO-GI	Jed Hue	def.	Kody Steele	Judges Decision	10:00
Lightweight (77 kg)	NO-GI	Mateusz Szczecinski	def.	Ellis Younger	Submission (Ankle Lock)	3:22
Middleweight (85 kg)	NO-GI	Tarik Hopstock	def.	Fred Greenall	Judges Decision	10:00
Catchweight (70 kg)	NO-GI	Kamil Wilk	def.	Robert Degle	Judges Decision	10:00

Polaris 18[]

Polaris 18
Information
Promotion	Polaris Pro Grappling
Date	November 27th, 2021
Venue	International Convention Centre Wales
City	Newport, Wales

Background[]

Polaris 18 took place at ICC Wales on 27 November 2021.^[33]

Fight Card[]

Polaris 18
Weight Class					Method	Time	Notes
Featherweight (66 kg)	GI	Ashley Williams	def.	Paulo Miyao	Judge's Decision	10:00
Welterweight (77.1 kg)	NO-GI	Jed Hue	def.	AJ Agazarm	Judge's Decision	10:00
Light-Heavyweight (90 kg)	GI	Igor Tanabe	def.	Tommy Langaker	Bow & Arrow Choke
Welterweight (77 kg)	NO-GI	Steven Ray	def.	Craig Ewers	Twister
Welterweight (77 kg)	GI	Leon Larman	def.	Bryn Jenkins	Judge's Decision	10:00
Middleweight (84 kg)	NO-GI	Lloyd Cooper	def.	Tom Barry	Split Decision	10:00

See also[]

• Metamoris
• ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship

References[]

External links[]

• Official website