Bo Nickal delivered a head kick KO for the ages towards BJJ standout Rodolfo Vieira within the UFC 322 featured prelim.
Nickal acquired off to a fast begin, instantly wrapping up Vieira and taking the Brazilian off his ft earlier than sending him crashing again to the canvas. Nickal instantly went on the assault, unleashing a sequence of strikes close to the fence, however Vieira cleverly lined up, mitigating any potential harm.
Nickal additionally landed a slicing elbow throughout a mid-round change, busting Vieira open close to his left eye.
After a comparatively quiet spherical from Vieira within the first, he got here out swinging within the second, touchdown a couple of proper palms. Nickal got here proper again, connecting with a pleasant mixture adopted by a stiff jab that caught Vieira on the nostril. After a few minutes of getting busted up by Nickal’s jab, Vieira shot in for a takedown, urgent the previous Nittany Lion towards the fence.
It didn’t take lengthy for Nickal to fend off the takedown try and circle away. By the top of the second stanza, Vieira was 0-6 on takedown makes an attempt and certain down 2-0 on the scorecards.
With Nickal seemingly minutes away from an enormous bounce-back victory, the previous NCAA nationwide champion delivered a thunderous head kick that linked clear and instantly rendered Vieira unconscious.
Official Consequence: Bo Nickal def. Rodolfo Vieira by way of KO (head kick) at 2:24 of Spherical 3.
