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Stickup Man Smacked Down by CustomersTuesday, November 02, 2004FOX NEWSAn alleged restaurant holdup man found tougher customers than he'd bargained for, according to police in Vancouver, Wash. Russell R. Rogers, 64, walked into Elmer's Restaurant (search) in the Portland, Ore., suburb at about 2 p.m. Oct. 24, brandishing a gun and demanding money, customers and staffers told the Longview, Wash., Daily News. Enjoying a late Sunday brunch at the restaurant were "extreme fighting" pro Benji Radach (search), 25, and his sparring partners, Dennis Hallman, 28, along with two women. As other customers ducked under tables or ran out the doors, and the cashier started to hand over money, Radach and Hallman snuck up behind Rogers. "I kind of went over it in my mind, and walked over there," Radach told the newspaper. Rogers looked to his left and shouted out that he had a gun. Radach came up behind on the right, grabbed Rogers with a wrist lock and punched him in the face knocking him unconsciouse. Then took the gun from him. Radach then put "Rogers" hands behind his back as Hallman frisked him for more weapons. Police booked Rogers for first-degree robbery. "You see it in movies and you go over it in your mind," Radach later said, "but you never deal with it in real life." Radach is an expert in Pankration (search), an ancient Greek combination of boxing, kickboxing and wrestling. Also known as "The Razor," he has a 23-3 record in Ultimate Fighting. "I just know that I've been training for a long time and more than most people," said the 6-foot, 185-pound Radach. "Especially more than someone who's a crook and probably doesn't train at all." He later admitted that his decision to take on an armed man was kind of "stupid." "All he had to do was to turn to his right and he could have shot me," Radach told the Daily News. "But for some reason I felt I could do it. I saw the way [he was looking] and I felt that if I could just get his gun, I could get him to the ground." His father agreed. "I should be proud, but the things that goes through a parent's mind," said Kim Radach. "That guy could have turned around and [Benji] could have been bleeding or dead on the ground." Lorrie Whitlow, the restaurant manager, said the heroes' brunch was on the house, but also had her doubts about future customer heroics. "I wouldn't recommend that anyone do that," Whitlow said. "But this time, it was a positive result."

My Interests

clubs, Halloween, hot springs, camping, music, chill, att, jesus, money, victory athletics,adrenaline, team quest, Electronica, good food, airports, trance, jungle, local celebrity, slip and slide, beaches, Christmas, bed spring olympics, metal, Ultra Music Festival, new, good company, riding my dirtbike, kyaking, mma, extreme athletics, Electrical work, working out, taxi's, something new, one more chance, skydiving, go big, spirituality, what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger, lessons in life, good people, family, pushing farther than anyone else.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone not too proud to hit a beer bong once in a while. lol... Actually I'm down to meet anyone, who is fun, can make a good time out of a horrible situation. I guess someone like myself. I always seem to find myself surrounded by good people. I tend to run away from people that look down upon others, party killers, unthankful, ungreatful, disrespectful, and people who seem to take every situation for granted. Live your life! Make today memorable for yourself and others! I believe success in life isn't how much money you make, what movie you've played in, how many people you can step on, or what degree you have earned. I believe success is about how many peoples lives you can touch in a way that they will never forget you for the rest of their lives! When someone thinks of you they should be smiling.... Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

Music:

the pixies, D4L, motorcycle, speculum, judgeD, nicholas van orton, wiggles, Oscar G, coldplay, sander van doorn, jonathan peters, royksopp, richard dinsdel, sebastien leger, chris lake, max graham, timo garcia, sia, steve lawler, james zabiela, roman pushkin, ian carey, saeed younan, slipknot, dj rooster and sammy, sasha and digweed, dave spoon, pixies, olivier giacomotto, parantula, axwell, phonetic music, Eric prydz, reflekt, the egg, bob sinclar, pantera, primer 55, Cedric garvais, david grey, helmet, daunald glaud, dj irene, paul oakanfold, tiesto, etc

Movies:

Nepoleon D., Full Metal Jacket, Jenna loves Bella, Dumb and Dumber, Old School, Saw, The Hills Have Eyes, Fight Club, etc.

Television:

To tell you the truth I usually watch 0 tv a week. I just have too much going on in my life at this time in my life to have time to sit and waist it.

Books:

It's not about the bike by Lance Armstrong

Heroes:

Jesus, my parents: Debbie Jacobs and Kimbal Radach, family and friends, Lacey Mayfield, sponsors and everyone who has contributed to my work and fighting career. I really wouldn't have been able to get through all my hard times if I didn't have the friends and family that I have. God has possesed me with the ability to find the most true hearted, loving, good people on the face of the earth.