View outcomes from Polaris 27, that includes a welterweight grand prix and a title match between Ffion Davies and Brianna Ste-Marie.
Polaris 27 passed off on Saturday, March 23, on the Worldwide Conference Heart in Wales. The principle card noticed eight world-class welterweight opponents sq. off in a much-anticipated grand prix event.
Moreover, reigning ADCC and IBJJF no-gi world champion Ffion Davies locked horns with Brianna Ste-Marie in a rematch of the pair’s finals showdown on the 2022 ADCC World Championships.
Davies displayed glorious work from her guard, scoring a wrestle-up sweep early and, with about three minutes left within the match, a clear back-take. Ste-Marie defended effectively and barely discovered herself in vital submission hassle, however Davies in the end managed and dominated a lot of the competition positionally to attain a unanimous resolution win.
Davies is now the Polaris 135-pound champion.
And within the eight-man welterweight grand prix, veteran black belt PJ Barch turned in among the best one-night performances of his profession to take house the event title. Barch was pushed to the restrict in his quarterfinal matchup, taking a hard-fought break up resolution over latest ADCC Trials winner Luiz Paulo.
Within the semifinals, Barch made fast work of Espen Mathiesen en path to a heel hook win, incomes his spot within the closing towards Levi Jones-Leary.
Primarily identified for his accomplishments within the gi, Jones-Leary submitted late-notice substitute Shane Fishman within the opening spherical earlier than utilizing his elite back-taking recreation to attain an upset win over Jozef Chen within the quarterfinal.
Within the closing, Barch employed his top-tier wrestling recreation to safe two early takedowns to cement an early lead that he would experience out for the rest of the 10-minute contest. Jones-Leary attacked relentlessly from his open guard, however was in the end unable to attain any factors.
With the event win, Barch took house a $20,000 prize and is now the Polaris welterweight champion.
Within the featured match of the prelims, ADCC veteran Keith Krikorian scored a highlight-reel armbar on Cameron Donnelly to win the Polaris featherweight title.
Polaris 27 outcomes – Predominant card
135-pound title match:
- Ffion Davies def. Brianna Ste-Marie through resolution
Welterweight grand prix closing
- PJ Barch def. Levi Jones-Leary through factors (2-0)
Welterweight grand prix semifinals
- Levi Jones-Leary def. Jozef Chen through factors (1-0)
- PJ Barch def. Espen Mathiesen through submission (heel hook)
Welterweight grand prix quarterfinals
- Jozef Chen def. Harrison Woods through submission (kimura)
- Espen Mathiesen def. Max Hanson through resolution
- Levi Jones-Leary def. Shane Fishman through submission (rear-naked choke)
- PJ Barch def. Luiz Paulo through resolution
