Woah! Looked like a ‘palm strike’ to the nose! I hope the yob had the nasal bones reversed! LOL!
Palm strike to the nose!! Got it. And that seems very very painful.
To me it appeared to be a throat strike. That would certainly account for “taking the fight out of him” so quickly.
Notice, folks, that the man had his hands crossed in front of him, open hand over a closed fist. That closed fist can come out LIGHTNING fast if you train in this move.