“I was already yelling D’Arce” - Tye Ruotolo gets ecstatic watching twin brother Kade Ruotolo’s stunning finish of Ahmed Mujtaba

ONE welterweight submission grappling king Tye Ruotolo was in his twin brother and fellow world champion Kade Ruotolo's corner in his second MMA match last week that the latter won by D'Arce choke in the opening round over Pakistani opponent Ahmed Mujtaba. It was a finish that Tye said he called once he saw the opening.

Following Kade's impressive submission victory at ONE 169: Malykhin vs. Reug Reug on Nov. 8 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. While they were reviewing the match, he relayed that at one point, he shouted out at his brother to go for a D'Arce finish.

He said:

"Right here, I was already yelling D'Arce, you know? It's funny, I just, I immediately started yelling D'Arce. But wait, on second thought, no, you should hit him. And then you D'Arced him. Okay, there you go."

ONE Championship shared a video of the Ruotolos' conversation about the match at ONE 169 on its official Instagram account.

Check out the video post below:

The victory over Mujtaba at ONE 169 was the second straight for Kade Ruotolo in MMA after his first-round submission win over fellow American fighter Blake Cooper in his debut in June.

Against Mujtaba, he showed his improving stand-up game in the early goings, which paid huge dividends as he landed a overhand right that sent 'Wolverine' crashing to the canvas. From there, Ruotolo lorded over his opponent with ferocious ground and pound, which eventually led to an opening for a D'Arce choke and subsequently, the finish.

The full replay of ONE 169 is available on demand for Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada.

Kade Ruotolo grateful for corner in latest MMA win

Kade Ruotolo credited the tremendous help and support of his corner, including twin brother Tye, for his victory over Pakistani fighter, Ahmed Mujtaba. He made this known during the post-fight interview inside the ring with ONE's Mitch Chilson following his submission win via D'Arce choke, saying:

"We started off with a big shot and finished with the D'Arce. It's our favorite finish and will forever be our favorite finish. Super, super thankful. I have the best corner in the world, I mean, look at my corner -- Tye Ruotolo, Tyler Wombles and Eric Paulson. You can't ask for a better corner. Beyond thankful for them and I couldn't have gotten the result without them today."

Following his latest MMA win, Kade Ruotolo, the ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion, said he is looking to fighting in more MMA matches next year while also doing jiu-jitsu.