"Amazing performance" - Fans fully impressed with Kade Ruotolo's growing MMA arsenal in submission win over Ahmed Mujtaba
Kade Ruotolo's constantly improving striking arsenal was on full display during his second MMA stint at ONE 169 last weekend against Ahmed Mujtaba in their lightweight scrap inside the legendary Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Although he won by submission in the opening round, the ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion's atomic right hand opened up the opportunity for him to get the finish.
ONE Championship posted the fight highlights and post-fight interview on their YouTube channel with the video's description:
"THAT POWER 😱 Kade Ruotolo clubs and subs Ahmed Mujtaba in just over a minute!"
The reigning ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion capitalized on the exposed neck of the Pakistani MMA star and quickly transitioned into a D'Arce choke, which Mujtaba tapped to.
This outstanding performance by one-half of the famous Ruotolo twins has hyped up the fans, especially users @mmafan87, @Babili-mansa, @traviss9059, @PjXu98, and @AbdullahShah-kj6uw, who commented:
"A knockdown and submission in 64 seconds 🔥Amazing performance"
"The highlight was the entire fight 😂😂😂"
"When your ground game is so good the faint takedown makes your opponent forget which country he's in."
"That takedown faint to right overhand is such a signature grapplers move 🤩"
"Kade killed it no doubt ❤️ respect for Ahmed too"
Kade Ruotolo bagged another $50,000 bonus from ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong
Apart from securing his second consecutive triumph in mixed martial arts and keeping his record clean under the world's largest martial arts organization, the Atos representative also secured another $50,000 performance bonus from ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong.
The 21-year-old BJJ phenom also received the bonus from his MMA debut against Blake Cooper last June at ONE 167. Ruotolo joined Ayaka Miura and Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida as the recipients of the coveted $50K bonus from the event.
North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can watch and relive all the action from ONE 169 via the free event replay.