Inside The University 258 - Toreando Guard Pass
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From the open guard, Xande grabs his opponent's pant legs near the shin and puts his weight down on them. When he passes, his outside arm stays stiff while his inside arm pushes down and in to stretch the leg, and he comes around to the knee on belly.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 14 - Leg Lock from Half Guard on Top
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In the half guard, when Rodrigo's opponent goes for the underhook, he turns his base into him, traps his arm and flattens him out. Next he frees his knee a few inches and grabs his opponent's foot, immediately bringing his elbow to his knee. His other hand now grabs the foot too, and he opens his knee and pushes his hips forward. To finish the submission, he places his head on the mat, stands up and puts his knee to the mat.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 13 - Guillotine from Half Guard on Top
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From inside his opponent's half guard, Rodrigo keeps some distance, and when his opponent sits up to get the underhook, he immediately wraps his arm around the neck and grabs the chin. He posts with his free hand, steps his outside leg up and frees his other knee. As his opponent struggles to get his head out and tries to put Rodrigo off balance, Rodrigo throws his other arm under the chin and squeezes to finish the guillotine.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 11 - Setting Up a Back Take from Turtle
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While attempting the guillotine from turtle, many times his opponent will put his forehead on the mat to defend. Rodrigo responds by jumping over his opponent's back, while staying connected, and immediately turning to get on the side, ready to attack the back.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 10 - Loop Choke from Turtle
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From the same top turtle position as the last technique, Rodrigo now reaches for the collar after grabbing the chin. Now he moves to the side, placing his opponent's head under his armpit, before diving underneath and rolling to set up the choke. With his free hand, he grabs the triceps, brings both of his elbows together, bridges and walks to the side to finish the choke.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 9 - Guillotine from Turtle
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From the turtle position on top, of which he shows a few ways to get there, Rodrigo drops his belly on the back of his opponent's head and reaches under his chin. He spreads his fingers and where the base of thumb meets the hand goes right on the throat. With his other hand, he grabs his fingers, before walking forward and sitting his weight back to finish the guillotine.
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 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 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.