Clerk fights off armed robber

A convenience store clerk in California put up the fight of his life in an armed robbery and it s all caught on security camera

You see the clerk identified only as Jose grab the would-be robber s rifle and struggle hand-to-hand with him

The two fought for nearly five minutes and all but about a minute of it is caught on tape

Jose finally got the weapon and the robber ran off into the night

Jose had pushed an emergency call button in the store but deputies didn t arrive until after the struggle was over

He was pretty banged up but returned to work after a couple of days off