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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.