Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 9 - Bulldog Pass from Butterfly Guard

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Xande talks about his guard passing in the open weight finals, where he used the bulldog pass against his opponent's butterfly guard. He breaks down some mistakes he made while passing, and how his opponent was able to replace his guard. Xande also shows how he could have transitioned to other passes from the bulldog.

Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 8 - Kimura while Passing the Guard

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Continuing on his semi final fight in the open weight division, Xande is on his opponent's side, and he turns into Xande. Xande steps over the head to the other side, ending up behind his opponent's back, and immediately locks up a kimura grip. Now he places his elbow on the ribs, and steps back over the head to finish the kimura.

Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 7 - Jump X-Pass from Guard Pull

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Xande discusses his semi-finals in the open weight division, when his opponent tried to pull guard on him, and made the mistake of using same side leg that he had the collar grip rather than the sleeve grip. Xande immediately grabbed the pants, and as his opponent was falling to the mat, he jumped and used the X-pass. His opponent was able to turn and get his knee in, so Xande jumped to the other side, where his opponent turned again, so he again jumped to the other side and established the guard pass.

Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 6 - Single Leg Sweep from Sit Up Guard

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Xande shows the sweep he used in the first match of the open weight division. From the open guard with the cross sleeve grip, Xande's opponent stood up so Xande pulls the arm and comes up the sit up guard. He feeds the sleeve through the legs to his other hand, before doing a technical stand up to finish the sweep.

Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 5 - Belt X-Pass from Closed Guard

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Xande now talks about the finals match in his weight class, in which he found himself inside his opponent's closed guard. When Xande stood up, his opponent swam his arm underneath to grab the far leg, causing Xande to fall and base himself on the mat. Xande kept his opponent at bay by making a grip on the belt and posting with his other hand. His opponent uncrossed his guard to attempt a triangle, but Xande kept a good posture, and his opponent let go of his leg. Xande was able to stand up in base, swim his arm inside the leg and finish the belt X-pass to side control.

Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 4 - Bow and Arrow Choke

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Xande breaks down his 2nd fight in the Pan Ams, starting from inside his opponent's deep half guard with the lockdown. Xande was able to step his leg over his opponent's head, and ended up in a little scramble, and eventually stepped back over to a half mount position. Xande reaches his arm under the head to grip the lapel, grabs his opponent's pants and sits back, stretching out his opponent. Now he brings his leg over the shoulder and finishes the bow and arrow choke.

Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 3 - Kata Guruma (Fireman's Carry)

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Continuing his Pan Am review, Xande shows favorite takedown, the kata guruma or fireman's carry. After establishing his grips, Xande drops to his knees, turning himself perpendicular to his opponent. He makes sure to get underneath his opponent, and pulls the lapel while raising his shoulder to finish the takedown.

Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 2 - Brabo Choke from Half Guard

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After passing the guard in his first fight, Xande's opponent was able to replace the half guard, so Xande opted to go for the finish rather than pass for more points. From the half guard, Xande feeds the lapel behind his opponent's back and stays with his base low. He turns his hips toward his opponent to free his knee, and then cuts it to the outside. Now he switches the grip and goes for the choke, which causes his opponent to block with his hand, so Xande pulls the arm across and puts pressure with his shoulder to finish the choke.

Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 1 - Passing when Opponent Pulls Half Guard

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In this series, Xande reviews all his fights at the Pan Ams, and goes over the techniques he used to win double gold. In his first match, his opponent pulled half guard, so Xande made sure to keep his weight back and put pressure on the far shoulder to keep his opponent flat. Once he creates the space, Xande slides his hand in the armpit for the escrima, cuts his knee and puts his head to the mat to work the knee cut pass.