SUCCESS! John thought as he grabbed a handful of Courtney's hair. This might very well be the determining point of the fight, and he wasn't going to give it up. So he ignored the hand on his wrist, knowing it's primary purpose was to releive a bit of the strain on her hair. He saw the punch coming and ignored it, taking a short step forward to get inside the arc of her punch and as he did, he brought a knee up, intending to knee her in the stomach and knock the wind out of her. That woudl give him the opening to take her down to the ground, where hsi greater reach and weight woudl work even more to his advantage.