A man fought off two would-be robbers in the early hours of Monday morning, suffering a kick to the face, but managing to hold onto his wallet in the scuffle, police said.

The victim, a 26-year-old Mountain View man, was walking home from work on El Camino Real near Mountain View Avenue at about 1 a.m. on Nov. 12, when he was approached by two men who asked him for some change, police spokesman Sgt. Sean Thompson said. When the man took out his wallet to give the men some money, the men tried to grab it.

In the struggle that followed, the victim fell down along with one of his attackers, and the other attacker kicked him in the face, Thompson said. Despite the blow, the man did not let go of his wallet and both of his attackers ran away empty handed.

The two men were described as being in their early to mid-20s, and both around 5 feet, 7 inches tall, Thompson said. The man who fell down with the victim was said to be black with short hair. The man who kicked the victim in the face was said to be Hispanic and bald.

The victim did not immediately report the crime, but was talked into going to police by his girlfriend at around 7 p.m. the same day of the attack, Thompson said.

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