Down on Vacation Back on Probation: Scuffle at Porky's Bayside

Marathon, Florida -- In a rare event, a fist fight slash wresting match with a touch of martial arts action briefly broke out at Porky's Bayside restaurant Monday night. Michael James McAlister of Greenville, S.C., took a punch at a Porky's diner starting a brief but entertaining scuffle.

Per Mark Rowden, an eyewitness employed at Captain Pips Marina and Hideaway: "I was just sitting at the bar enjoying a cold beer when this drunk idiot jumps up and punches this smaller guy at another table. The smaller guy's buddy about six foot five inches tall and close to three hundred pounds jumps up and throws the drunk idiot to the ground in a one arm sleeper hold. The drunk idiot was just about out cold when he pulls a knife from his pocket. While this was going on drunk idiot's wife jumped on the big guy flailing away and ripping the big guy's shirt. Dan Sullivan jumps down from the stage and kicks the knife away from the drunk idiot. It looked like everything was calming down. Then the drunk idiot starts yelling. Katie yells at me to do something so I jump in between them holding them apart. I yell "enough" and everythings gets quiet. Within a few seconds the deputy had the drunk idiot in handcuffs. These guys were big. Katie said I got away without getting whipped by giving them the Manson eye" Mark does bear a resemblance to Charles Manson.

Dan Sullivan is a local musical and martial artist that was performing at Porky's. Dan has a black belt in tae kwan do and plays a pretty mean guitar. His kicking the knife away before law enforcement arrived may have saved McAlister an additional charge. As it stands, per the Monroe County Sherrif's Office, McAlister was booked into county jail in Marathon on a misdemeanor battery, touch or strike instead of assault with a deadly weapon. Bail has been set at $1500.

Johnny Maddox, co-owner of Porky's Bayside, confirmed Rowden's report: "I missed the main event, but got over here quick enough to find out what was going on. When Mark told me he separated the two guys I had to laugh. The two guys were big! One was six-five 300 pounds the other was at least six-three and 250 pounds. Mark is five-seven and weighs 150 pounds soaking wet. Mark said once he got between them he was thinking it wasn't the smartest thing he has done lately. This is only the second fight at Porky's in forever. I can't believe I missed it."