Xande's Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2017 Review 6 - Cross Choke from the Mount

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Xande has passed the guard and has his opponent mounted. Now it's time to go for his all time favorite choke. Pulling the lapel down, Xande slides his other hand down the neck, with his thumb inside the collar and four fingers outside. Next he traps the elbow and slides to the technical mount position. Here he uses his forearm to open the neck, and slides his other collar grip in place with the thumb inside again. He now connects his wrists with the forearm across the throat, and drops his forehead to the mat as he tightens the choke.

Inside the University 326 - Trapping the Arm while Taking the Mount

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Saulo breaks down a key detail about the previous position of taking the mount from the back. After grabbing the lapel and stepping his leg over the body, Saulo stresses the importance of trapping the arm between his elbow and leg, and pinching it tight to his body. By keeping control of the arm, he can neutralize any of his opponent's potential defenses.

Inside the University 325 - Mounting from Back Control and Finishing with a Choke

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Saulo has back control, and his opponent starts to escape by laying his back on his Saulo's leg. The first thing Saulo does is reach across to make a grip on the collar, and then his top leg goes across the body with his foot finding leverage in his opponent's hip. From here, he pulls himself up to the mount, trapping his opponent's arm between his elbow and body. Next, his free hand grabs the collar across the neck, with his thumb in, and he leans forward to use his body pressure to help finish the choke.

Giva Santana Arm Collector Series 8 - Belly Down Armbar from Mount

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From the mount, Giva gives his opponent a little room on one side to turn his body to try to escape. Giva squeezes his knees and traps him on his side, then swims his arm underneath the wrist and grabs his own lapel. The first option to finish is by simply stepping his leg behind the back and applying pressure, twisting the arm. It's likely his opponent will defend this, so his second option is to lay forward over his opponent, extending the arm as he goes belly down. Here he can put pressure with his hips to finish the straight armbar.

Yuki Nakai Series 4 - Monoplata from Mount

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From the mount, Yuki weaves his arm through his opponent's arm, and wraps it underneath his own leg to trap his opponent's arm. He slides his foot toward his opponent's head, and with the help of his free hand, he places his ankle on his opponent's neck. From here he can place his free foot on top of his choking foot, and pull the elbow up to finish the monoplata, or he can sit up and put his weight on the throat to finish a choke.

Xande's Defensive Series 8 - Escaping the Technical Mount

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Xande goes for the hip block mount escape, but now his opponent reacts by switching to the technical mount. Xande's immediate reaction is to turn away and use his elbow to block his opponent's thigh. Now he brings his leg to bump his opponent and open space for him to slide his knee underneath the leg. From here, Xande has a few options to replace the guard, depending on how his opponent reacts.

Xande's Defensive Series 7 - Grapevine Mount Escape

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Xande now talks about when your opponent uses the grapevine while mounting you, which happens when he drops all his weight in his hips and ties up your legs with his feet. The overall process is the same as the hip block escape, but he must address the grapevine. His first step is to bump his hips and get his frame in place on his opponent's hip. Now he can clear his legs of the grapevine by stretching one leg, bringing it around and using it to push his opponent's other hook off him. Now he can finish escaping the mount as shown before.

Xande's Defensive Series 6 - Hip Block Mount Escape

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Xande now begins the mount escape series with the hip block mount escape. First he makes a frame on his opponent's hip, and straightens his own leg on that same side, while turning just a bit on to his hip. Now he bumps with his hips and slides his leg underneath to trap his opponent's leg. Then he can turn back into his opponent and work to replace the guard.

Fredson Paixao Series 3 - Wrist Locks Part 1

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Fredson talks about his favorite submission, wrist locks, and shows a few that he hit in different competitions, including some from the closed guard, the mount and even while your opponent has side control and is attacking your arm.

Tarsis Humphreys Series 3 - Armbar from the Mount

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Tarsis shows an armbar that is his favorite submission from the mount. His first priority when getting the mount is to point his feet inward and drop his hips to put a lot of pressure on his opponent. Next he puts his forearm on top of his opponent's head, and pulls himself up to a high mount position. Now he chooses an arm, and pushes it to the side and drops his hips on it. From here he brings his knee up and pivots his body to the S-mount. Then he brings his leg over the head to finish the armbar.

Xande's Competition Year In Review 9 - Choke from the Mount (Arnaldo Maidana)

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Xande has covered his guard pass and mount take in his first fight at the World Championships, and now he shows how he finished Arnaldo Maidana with his favorite choke from the mount. First he focuses on controlling the mount by pointing his toes inward and keeping pressure with his hips. Then he secures his collar grips with his thumb in, which is his preference, and lowers his chest to finish the choke.

Xande's Competition Year In Review 8 - Mounting from Side Control (Arnaldo Maidana)

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Xande continues discussing his first fight at the World Championships, against Arnaldo Maidana. In the previous video he showed how he was able to pass the guard, and now he is working to get the mount from side control. Xande uses his knee to trap his opponent's arm, before sliding his other knee across the belly. He makes sure to keep heavy pressure on his opponent and open the far side arm before windshield wiping his foot to gain the mount.