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Polaris Squads 1: Results

by matmartial · Published September 27, 2020 · Updated September 29, 2020

The First Ever Polaris Squads Event

Polaris Squads
Ffion Davies vs Magdalena Loska
rear naked choke
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The Jiu-Jitsu event was held in Southampton, England. Polaris Squads 1 was broadcast on UFC Fight Pass on Sunday, September 27, 2020.

The team grappling event featured Team UK & Ireland against Team Europe, with a superfight between Brit Ffion Davies and Pole Magdalena Loska.

Each Polaris Squads match consisted of one 5 minute round. The event was divided into two 40 minute halves, with a superfight between Ffion Davies and Magdalena Loska at half-time.

Results

Team UK / Ireland defeats Team Europe 1-0

First Half:

Ash Williams (-75kg) vs. Eduardo Teta Rios (-95kg): DRAW.

Bradley Hill (-95kg) vs. Mateusz Szczecinski (-75kg): DRAW.

Jed Hue (-95kg) vs. Kamil Wilk (-75kg): DRAW.

Kieran Davern (-95kg) vs. Marcin Held (-95kg): DRAW.

Taylor Pearman (-95kg) vs. Santeri Lilius (-95kg): DRAW.

Tom Halpin (-75kg) vs. Dinu Bucalet (-75kg): Tom Halpin winner by REVERSE TRIANGLE.

Tom Halpin (-75kg) vs. Tommi Pulkkanen (-75kg): DRAW.

Darragh O’Conaill (-95kg) vs. Tarik Hopstock (-95kg): DRAW.

Dominic Dillon (-75kg) vs. Mateusz Szczecinski (-75kg): DRAW.

After 40 minutes Team UK & Ireland lead 1-0.

Second Half:

Ash Williams (-75kg) vs. Marcin Held (-95kg): DRAW.

Kieran Davern (-95kg) vs. Tarik Hopstock (-95kg): DRAW.

Bradley Hill (-95kg) vs. Kamil Wilk (-75kg): DRAW.

Jed Hue (-75kg) vs. Mateusz Szczecinski (-75kg): DRAW.

Dominic Dillon (-75kg) vs. Tommi Pulkkanen (-75kg): DRAW.

Taylor Pearman (-95kg) vs. Eduardo Teta Rios (-95kg): DRAW.

Darragh O’Conaill (-95kg) vs. Santeri Lilius (-95kg): DRAW.

Ash Williams (-75kg) vs. Dinu Bucalet (-75kg): DRAW.

Superfight

Ffion Davies Submits Magdalena Loska via Rear-Naked Choke

Ffion Davies vs. Magdalena Loska: Ffion Davies winner via Rear Naked Choke.

The superfight between Ffion Davies and Magdalena Loska was scheduled for one 10 minute round. However, Davies only needed less than half that time to finish Loska in an utterly dominate performance.

Davies, the 25 year old Brit, fighting out of East Coast Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Dublin, Ireland, submitted Loska by rear naked choke in 3:13.

Loska, the 31 year old Polish fighter, grappling out of Copacabana Warsaw, was the taller fighter, but her length could not save her from the sublime aggression and technique of the Welsh Lady, Davies.

Ffion Davies dominates Magdalena Loska

As the match started, Davies pressured Loska standing and immediately drove her out of bounds. They reset in the center, and Loska beautifully jumped guard. Undaunted, Davies wiggled out as Loska gently slipped down onto the mat. Davies began working to pass guard. She executed a very technical knee slice pass. She completed the pass by expertly expanding her chest as she fully passed Loska’s legs and into side control.

From this point on, Davies made things look very easy. She was in complete control of Loska who seemed to offer little defense.

Davies solidified her side mount on Loska’s right side with a heavy cross-face grip behind Loska’s head and left shoulder. Then, Davies started driving her right knee as if to go knee on belly or mount, but instead she used her knee to roll Loska to her left side. Davies then wrapped her left knee behind Loska, and she sat down to take Loska’s back.

Davies’ rear-naked choke silky smooth

Loska bridged up on the soles of her feet in order to force Davies to carry her weight. Davies was unphased. She locked up a body triangle on the left side. As soon as the body triangle was locked in, Loska rolled over and turtled up. As soon as Loska got to the turtle, Davies slipped her right forearm under Loska’s neck and simultaneously slipped her left hand behind the head while gripping her left bicep. Davies rear naked choke was smooth like satin.

She slipped in the choke with ease. Loska was not done, but she didn’t last long. They rolled back over, but the choke was under the chin, and it was tight. Loska was forced to tap. At just 3:13 into the match, Davies submitted Loska. It was a beautifully dominant performance by 25 year old Ffion Davies.

Polaris Squads
jiu jitsu
no gi
grappling
team UK and Ireland

The Superfight was a 10-minute feature bout between women’s champion Ffion Davies and Polish challenger Magdalena Loska, under the Polaris Superfight rules.

Polaris Squads

Polaris Squads is a revolutionary new team format grappling event with the aim of bringing the excitement and camaraderie of team sports, to grappling.

The Teams

There are eight members per team. Four members must be under 75kg and four members must be under 95kg. Teams can be centered around towns, nations, or team affiliations. The teams will each have a Team Captain, who acts as a focal point deciding competitor order on the fly and when to use timeouts. Team Captains will also come into play in the case of a draw at end of the event, explained later.

The Format

The event is “no gi” with a compulsory team rashguard. All known submissions from IBJJF and ADCC are legal.

The event will have two 40-minute halves. During those halves, there will be a ‘winner stays on’ format. Each round (or match between competitors) is 5 minutes with a 30 second rest period in between.

If a competitor submits someone from the other team, they will have 30 seconds to prepare themselves for the next challenger from the other team. The winning competitor also scores one point for their team. If a member of the under 75kg group submits a member of the under 95kg group, then they will score three points for the team. Points are only scored by submission wins.

The winning team is the team with the most points, earned by submission wins, at the end of the 80 minutes.

In the case of a draw, there will be a 20 minute sudden death overtime extension during which the same rules apply – the first team to win by submission will win.

If the score is still tied after 20 minutes, the two team captains will compete against each other in one five-minute round under the Polaris Superfight rules – and if there is no submission, the judges will decide the winner based on aggression, submission attempts, and pushing the pace. (If a captain is legitimately injured before this then they may choose a substitute.)

Although the team environment and pressure to perform for the team should help to eliminate stalling, any stalling will be heavily penalized.

Single competitor stalling:

Referee notices stalling and starts stalling timer.

30 seconds of stalling = official warning

Next 30 seconds of stalling = 1 point taken away

Next 30 seconds of stalling = other competitor can choose dominant position (BACK, SIDE CONTROL, MOUNT)

If both competitors are stalling:

Referee notices stalling and starts stalling timer.

30 seconds of stalling = official warning

Next 30 seconds of stalling =

If both competitors are warned for stalling but then only one competitor continues to stall, then conditions revert to ‘single competitor stalling’ guidelines

In a “one up one down” situation eg one competitor in seated guard, one competitor trying to pass, the competitor who is moving backwards will be considered the one who is stalling.

All stalling calls are reset once the athlete or athletes stop stalling.

Poor sportsmanship / fouls

Attempting illegal submissions or maneuvers
Striking
Any other breach of the rules
In extreme cases the referee may disqualify or indicate that the judges are to mark a fighter down, at his discretion

Upon an infraction, the referee will pause the bout, warning the fighter (s) and pointing to the fighter (s) who is receiving a warning.

After two infractions, or at the referee’s discretion, the match can end, with the fighter committing the offenses being declared the loser, and the opponent the winner.

Illegal Methods / Movements

Eye gouging or fish hooking

Grabbing fingers, ears, hair, toes, or other extremity

No posting on faces / one-handed windpipe grip

Slamming from above the knee height of the person doing the lifting to escape a submission or position (high amplitude throws / takedowns will not be penalized)

Repeatedly rolling off the mat to escape submissions will be treated in the same way as stalling – warning, point removed, then giving up position.

Legal Techniques

Chokes (except using fingers to crush windpipe)

Joint locks involving shoulder, elbow, wrist, knee, ankle. Neck cranks are legal in no-gi bouts.

Illegal in gi bouts: Spine / neck locks, heel hooks

General Rules

Winner is signified via tapout (at least two rapid taps on the opponent or mat), verbal submission (voluntary or involuntary), or being unable to continue the bout due to injury.

In no-gi bouts the athletes must not grip any clothing

Referee will be on stage to officiate the bout, ensure rules are followed and advise fighters when they get too near the edge of the mat, in which case they will be paused and returned to the center of the mat in the same position. If no agreement on positioning can be made the athletes will be stood up at the center of the ring.

Overall a high standard of sportsmanship is required before, during and after the fights.