What happened next? Williams blocked Romanowski; Romanowski grabbed Williams by the neck of his jersey; Williams disengaged, and then, Williams says, he raised his arms as if to say, It's over. But it wasn't. Romanowski stepped toward Williams and grabbed his face mask. Williams grabbed back before quickly letting go. But Romanowski continued pushing on Williams' helmet, so violently that his head jerked back. As Williams' helmet flew off and his head recoiled forward, Romanowski's right fist smashed into his face. The 6'4", 250-pound Williams fell to the ground unconscious, his left eye socket shattered, a tooth chipped. He came to within seconds, felt blood on his cheek and saw Romanowski standing over him, shouting, "Don't ever fin' hold me!"