"Beat him like he stole something" - Fans loving Kade Ruotolo's blistering finish of Ahmed Mujtaba at ONE 169

Current undisputed ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion Kade Ruotolo performed flawlessly against lightweight MMA contender Ahmed Mujtaba in their battle at ONE 169 last Friday evening.

Ruotolo appeared in his second MMA match, showcasing his well-rounded martial arts skills to produce a 64-year-old finish over Mujtaba inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

ONE Championship has posted the ending sequence of this remarkable performance by Ruotolo, and they captioned the Instagram post with:

"THAT POWER 😱 Kade Ruotolo clubs and subs Ahmed Mujtaba in just over a minute! @ruotolobrothersjiujitsu"

The 21-year-old phenom has set up an atomic overhand right-hand punch by faking the takedown attempt that knocked down his Pakistani opponent.

Then, Ruotolo swiftly transitioned to a D'Arce choke, one of his signature submission techniques, to secure the victory in just one round.

Fans have nothing but praise for the Atos representative, as users @marquiskwallace, @lylecarlsonsurfboards, @iiitsmickey, and @chadrybar sent their reactions through their comments:

"Damn! He beat him like he stole something. 😂 well he won a million bucks and turn into a non stop machine. ❤️🔥"

"Meanwhile one of the nicest guys you would ever meet. Lion in war too 🦁"

"I felt that from here 🤕"

"He's not getting out of that darce"

Screenshot of fans' comments

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Kade Ruotolo intends to carry over his exciting fighting style in BJJ to his MMA fights

Following his victory against Mujtaba, Ruotolo opened up about his goal of becoming an exciting MMA fighter, similar to what he is doing with jiu-jitsu.

He shared this during his in-ring interview with Mitch Chilson as the young American declared:

"I appreciate that. Yeah, that's obviously some really big shoes to fill. But in jiu-jitsu, our goal is always to be as exciting as possible, putting on the best performances possible. And that's my goal in MMA as well."

North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can relive all the action from the ONE 169 card via the free event replay.