Back in April, I was jumped from behind by two guys. Happened to have a 4 D cell MagLite with me. Got in a couple of good hits on the first guy before the second took the MagLite away. I ended up on the deck getting kicked. Grabbed the cuff of the second guy's pants to put him down, at least briefly. Hit me with the MagLite and broke my wrist. As I was getting up, he hit me in the head about three times. After that, I was still getting up, and I think that's why they ran. Never lost consciousness,Ended up with about 30 staples in my head.
Just my 2 cents...