You Got Knocked Out!

Here it was, the biggest fight of Paul Thompson's life. He had never been so nervous for a fight. The last time he felt nervous was when he started out, it was because of the risks of underground street fighting. But he was the best around, undefeated so far, he had great talent for fighting. Winning this fight would get him 3 grand, and he needed the money. As he stepped into the cage, he looked into the eyes of his opponent, he  was at least 4 inches taller than Paul and looked like someone who if you saw on the street you would cross immediately. Before he knew it, the ref said "fight!" Paul kept his guard up as he bounced toward the other fighter. He waited for the first punch to fly. It never came, instead it was a kick to the leg. Paul stumbled backwards. He had never been kicked that hard, but he didn't show his pain. A punch followed that hit Paul behind the ear. He heard ringing in his ears, but recovered quickly. He shot for a takedown and took the legs from under the fighter. Paul broke out of the other fighter's grip and started whipping punches at his face. He got kicked off of him and got back up. Paul was feeling confident and he charged in for a big punch. Next thing Paul knew he was on his back. He asked the ref, "What happened?" The ref replied, "You got knocked out!"