boat he heard a yelp. >> i looked down there, i said, seen a gator. i seen him in the gator's mouth. >> reporter: murphy didn't call for someone to help him. there wasn't time. >> i immediately thought, that gator is not getting my dog. i came running over. jumped over the rope and landed on top of the gator right there. >> reporter: a 72-year-old man versus a seven-foot gator. >> i landed on the gator's head, back here, man, the gator's mouth came open, and doogie took off. >> all the way down this side you can see where the teeth got him. punctured a big one underneath. he has got a pretty good one on his belly where they got him. >> friday morning, doogie wasn't doing well. he took him to the vet. >> he is my by, iake just a guy owan prt now you have heard the story, would you fight an alligator to save your pet? if not, you better hope gary murphy is around. >> i probably would have done it for anybody, except a politician. >> good call