It was like someone sinking a grappling iron into my guts. The actual pain of the punch was left far behind on the surface of my skin and a sickening numbness raged through the muscles in my stomach. On top of the sickness from the stunner, it was crippling. I staggered back three steps arid crashed onto the mat, twisting like a half-crushed insect. Vaguely, I heard the crowd roaring its approval.