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He lifted me off the mats and slammed me down in a last effort to save his place in the tournament, and it worked. The intense slam made me loosen my grip on his arm and he took the opportunity to pull his arm out. Within the scramble, I got my guard back and kept him close as I sucked in his head to my chest to catch a breath. From there, I saw the perfect opening to my favorite move. I reached around his arm and pushed it across his face with my left hand as I sucked in his head with my right hand to lock it in, known as the “head & arm triangle.” From this point, there was a lot of pressure on his neck, choking him out, but I took it a step forward to gain more leverage. I popped my hips and twisted to the left to roll him on his back to reverse our positioning so that I was on top, keeping a lock on the head & arm triangle. I simply proceeded to the side mount, where I went to the same side of the choke to apply extra pressure, and I knew he was done. About two seconds later, he tapped. I immediately let go of the choke and he took a big breath of air deep into his lungs. I just made my place in the finals.