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MMA Trained Teen Takes Down Ax-Wielding Maniac at Carwash
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2:01Now PlayingAn ax-wielding Florida man allegedly stormed toward two teen brothers closing an Ocala car wash Sunday night before being quickly overpowered by the older brother, an 18-year-old MMA-trained military recruit.
Video released by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office allegedly showed the suspect, later identified as Bryce Thayer, 36, approaching car wash workers Leodan Pino, 18, and his 16-year-old brother as they were closing for the night. “Once he lowered, that’s when I shot the take-down, and I got on top of him and I controlled the situation,” said Pino, who is trained in mixed martial arts (MMA). “Once I realized he wasn’t letting go, that’s when I threw a couple elbows until he was incapacitated … I got him to his back, put him in a body triangle, held a rear naked choke on him and waited until the cops got there.” Thayer’s mugshot showed heavy bruising to the face supposedly incurred during the struggle. Pino, who recently enlisted in the military, said Thayer “got what he deserved.”
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