out of the mercedes, said creech.r: and there was something in his hand. >> it was like a ten to 12-inch stainless steel thing that at the time i thought was a knife. we fell in the ground, and we went at it for about ten or fifteen seconds exchanging punches.12 >> at some point did you get that weapon?e se >> i kept punching him until heo let go of it.il >> okay. and what'd you do with the weapon? >> i threw it over the back wall of my property. >> reporter: such a weapon was never recovered, by the way.y. but creech insisted there was one, a multi-purpose tool of some kind, and it was gavin who provoked the fight.chl >> i was defending my life. i didn't go there looking for a fight.fo i was just defending mine. >> i think he lied about everything that he said. >> reporter: on t cross-examination, the am prosecutor went straight for that so-called multipurpose tool.e >> so tell us why in the world would you get rid of this weapon that gavin smith had used to attack you with? why...