This MMA knockout is yet another reminder of how painful a shot to the midsection can be

• Body shots can be the absolute worst if you're on the receiving end.
• Just ask Kevin Arreola, who buckled from a brutal blow to the midsection Thursday.

In some ways, knockout shots to the body are worse than those to the head simply because you're fully conscious when you're experiencing the pain.

When a thunderous blow to the midsection lands cleanly, you see fighters grimace, make backward steps of retreat, and then drop to the floor as if to submit before further punishment can take place.

It's a nasty reminder that fighting can produce brutal outcomes.

And a bout between Jonas Ortega and Kevin Arreola in Mexico at the Lux Fight League 22 event Thursday showcased that brutality beautifully.

You see, prizefighting is a sport but also an art form.

That art form becomes priceless when an attacking fighter places their feet in the optimum positions to allow a switch between defense and attack before landing a fight-finishing shot to the body.

For Ortega, that all happened within 30 seconds of their featherweight contest — the third match at Lux Fight League 22 — at the Pepsi Center in Mexico City.

Watch the finish right here:

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Victory advanced fledgling 145-pounder Ortega's pro MMA record to two wins (one knockout and one submission) against one loss.

Sergio Cossio scored a buzzer-beating first-round knockout over Edgar Delgado in the main event.

Lux Fight League, which has held three shows so far in 2022, airs on UFC Fight Pass.