SEPTEMBER 15, 2025, LONDON, ENGLAND. This past weekend we had the pleasure of witnessing another edition of the Polaris Invitational, the 33rd show from Britain’s foremost grappling production. For this event, Polaris brought forth its Squads format, a reconstruction of the legendary Quintet ruleset, idealized by Kazushi Sakuraba in Japan a few years ago. The Polaris version of this team x team competition sees the squads split into under 80 kg and over 80 kg athletes who go up against each other, accumulating points as they go along, with bonus points being given to submission finishes and finishes over heavier athletes.
The teams competed for wins for 90 minutes, split into two 45-minute rounds, and the winner is the team with the most points by the end of the time. This iteration of the Squads saw a squad of South American athletes face a squad of Australasian talent. Below you can check the final results and standings.
POLARIS SQUADS AUSTRALASIA X SOUTH AMERICA RESULTS
First Half:
– Lucas Kanard def. Jorge Gabriel via decision
– Lucas Kanard def. Gabriel Sousa via decision
– Lucas Kanard def. Samuel Nagai via decision
– Jean Maltese def. Lucas Kanard via decision
– Igor Tanabe def. Jean Maltese via decision
– Igor Tanabe def. Romao Carvalho via armbar
– Charles Negromonte def. Igor Tanabe via lateral kneebar
– Charles Negromonte def. Tommy Yip via decision
– Kenta Iwamoto def. Charles Negromonte via decision
– Kenta Iwamoto def. Gabriel Sousa via decision
– Samuel Nagai def. Kenta Iwamoto via decision
Half Time Score: 8×5 Australasia
Second Half:
– Mohammed Avtarhanov def. Samuel Nagai via RNC
– Romao Carvalho def. Mohammed Avtarhanov via decision
– Hejraat Rashid def. Romao Carvalho via RNC
– Gabriel Sousa def. Hejraat Rashid via armbar
– Gabriel Sousa def. Igor Tanabe via inside heel hook
– Gabriel Sousa def. Tommy Yip via decision
– Kenta Iwamoto def. Gabriel Sousa via kneebar
– Charles Negromonte def. Kenta Iwamoto via decision
– Lucas Kanard def. Charles Negromonte via decision
– Jorge Gabriel def. Lucas Kanard via decision
– Mohammed Avtarhanov def. Jorge Gabriel via decision
– Jean Maltese def. Mohammed Avtarhanov via decision
Final score 16×15 for team Australasia
205 lb Polaris Title Match
Owen Livesey def. Tommy Langaker via choke
