A 9-year-old Bakersfield boy is being called a hero after he saved a girl and her dog from a pit bull attack.
Drew Heredia said he and a friend were walking a small dog Dec. 30 when a pit bull jumped on the dog. The unidentified 12-year-old girl reportedly tried to save her dog, prompting the pit bull to turn on her.
Heredia said he jumped on the pit bull and applied a choke hold that he learned while taking classes at a Brazilian jujitsu studio in southwest Bakersfield.
"It was kind of a hear-pounding moment," Heredia said. "It was very scary."
He said he held the dog for 20 minutes until an animal control officer arrived.
"At first, I wanted to kick it, but then I thought it's not a good idea, because it could get my leg," Heredia said.
The girl was taken to Mercy Southwest Hospital where she was treated for puncture wounds.
The pit bull was quarantined at the animal control office, where it will be euthanized after 10 days. No one has claimed the dog.
The girl's dog was injured, but it's expected to survive. The dog ran away during the attack but returned home Friday afternoon.
reported by the Associated Press
Damn crazy story and what an impressive kid.
But here at mmapost.blogspot we have the exclusive play by play of the encounter!
Boy enters ring and looks timid as the pitbull enters. The pitbull eyes the boy vigorously. The bell is rung and the pitbull immediately goes for a take down and succeeds. The boy pulls guard and attempts to secure one of the pitbulls arm in a lock. Dog begins to ground and drool. Boy sweeps dog and controls it's back. Boy gets hooks in and begins to lock a rear naked choke. Pitbull begins to tap. Boy wins by submission!
Not really sure if that's the way it went down but that's how I imagine it.
Does anyone else want to have this boy as their son? and I really wish the article would have told us what hold the boy used.
1 comment:
that is amazing. this is exactly why my daughter is going into MMA. who knows she might be walking to school one day and with the right training she'll know exactly what to do.
thanks for the play by play that was awesome, "Dog begins to ground and drool" good stuff.
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