After months of Polaris Squads events, the entertaining team grappling tournament was finally concluded at Polaris 34. The deep Team Europe line up absolutely dominated Team Asia & Oceania in the final, with Mateusz Szczecinski leading the charge and putting on an incredible run.
Szczecinski was returning from a serious bicep injury and the Polish Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) star just picked up where he left off. The Polaris welterweight champion had a total of eight wins and four submissions in the evening,
including a run that saw him single-handedly beat five straight members from Team Asia & Oceania.
Also standing out in the Polaris Squads final were Jozef Chen and Eoghan O’Flanagan, who each notched three straight wins for Team Europe, as they handily won the tournament final 35-12.
Apart from the team tournament, the card also featured two of the top pound-for-pound female grapplers today.
Teen BJJ prodigy Helena Crevar added to her growing belt collection, with the WNO and CJI champion getting revenge at Sula-Mae Loewenthal and also becoming a two-division Polaris champion in the process. She won via a modified arm triangle.
UFC BJJ exclusive grappler Ffion Davies also competed in what is said to be her last ever Polaris match. The ADCC champion beat a very game Margot Ciccarelli by decision to win the Polaris bantamweight title.
The event was broadcast at UFC Fight Pass, and replays are currently available on the streaming platform.
Check out full results from the event below.
Polaris 34 full results
Polaris Squads finals: First Half
- Lucas Kanard (Team Asia & Oceania) def. Jozef Chen by decision
- Eoghan O’Flanagan (Team Europe) def. Lukas Kanard (Team Asia & Oceania) by submission (footlock)
- Oliver Taza (Team Asia & Oceania) def. Eoghan O’Flanagan (Team Europe) by decision
- Mateusz Szczecinski (Team Europe) def. Oliver Taza (Team Asia & Oceania) by decision
- Mateusz Szczecinski (Team Europe) def. Hejraat Rashid (Team Asia & Oceania) by submission (armbar)
- Mateusz Szczecinski (Team Europe) def. Mohammed Avtarhanov (Team Asia & Oceania) by submission (footlock)
- Mateusz Szczecinski (Team Europe) def. Tommy Yip (Team Asia & Oceania) by submission (footlock)
- Mateusz Szczecinski (Team Europe) def. Igor Tanabe (Team Asia & Oceania) by decision
- Mohammed Avtarhanov (Team Asia & Oceania) def. Mateusz Szczecinski (Team Europe) by decision
- Taylor Pearman (Team Europe) def. Mohammed Avtarhanov (Team Asia & Oceania) by submission (footlock)
- Taylor Pearman (Team Europe) def. Hejraat Rashid (Team Asia & Oceania) by submission (footlock)
- Lucas Kanard (Team Asia & Oceania) def. Taylor Pearman (Team Europe) by submission (heel hook)
- Owen Jones (Team Europe) def. Lucas Kanard (Team Asia & Oceania) by decision
- Oliver Taza (Team Asia & Oceania) def. Owen Jones (Team Europe) by decision
- Team Europe leads 17-6 in half time
Ffion Davies def. Margot Ciccarelli by decision [Polaris bantamweight title]
Helena Crevar def. Sula Mae Loewenthal by submission (modified arm triangle) [Polaris featherweight title]
Polaris Squads finals: Second Half
- Santeri Lilius (Team Europe) def. Igor Tanabe (Team Asia & Oceania) by submission (heel hook)
- Santeri Lilius (Team Europe) def. Oliver Taza (Team Asia & Oceania) by decision
- Mohammed Avtarhanov (Team Asia & Oceania) def. Santeri Lilius (Team Europe) by submission (rear naked choke)
- Jozef Chen (Team Europe) def. Mohammed Avtarhanov (Team Asia & Oceania) by submission (kneebar / dog bar)
- Jozef Chen (Team Europe) def. Tommy Yip (Team Asia & Oceania) by decision
- Jozef Chen (Team Europe) def. Hejraat Rashid (Team Asia & Oceania) by submission (footlock)
- Lucas Kanard (Team Asia & Oceania) def. Jozef Chen (Team Europe) by decision
- Eoghan O’Flanagan (Team Europe) def. Lucas Kanard (Team Asia & Oceania) by submission (footlock)
- Eoghan O’Flanagan (Team Europe) def. Mohammed Avtarhanov (Team Asia & Oceania) by submission (footlock)
- Eoghan O’Flanagan (Team Europe) def. Igor Tanabe (Team Asia & Oceania) by submission (kneebar)
- Oliver Taza (Team Asia & Oceania) def. Eoghan O’Flanagan (Team Europe) by submission (reap)
- Mateusz Szczecinski (Team Europe) def. Oliver Taza (Team Asia & Oceania) by decision
- Mateusz Szczecinski (Team Europe) def. Tommy Yip (Team Asia & Oceania) by submission (baratoplata)
- Mateusz Szczecinski (Team Europe) def. Hejraat Rashid (Team Asia & Oceania) by decision
- Team Europe def. Team Asia & Oceania 35-12
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