An MMA street fight descended into chaos with a shocking act following a brutal knock out.
The bizarre incident took place at RXF 50, which is the largest MMA promotion in Romania. But it was not the punches and kicks inside the Octagon that caught most of the attention.
The fight itself between two fighters - Tigu and Super Purice - was labelled as having 'street rules' before the duo took to the octagon on Tuesday (30 October).
Super Purice landed a heavy shot on Tigu that knocked him straight down to the floor, out cold. But it was the moment that followed which caught the attention of fans.
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Instead of celebrating in a typical fashion, or backing away, Super Purice stood over his opponent and began thrusting his hips in the face of his knocked out opponent.
The obscene act caught the attention of both the commentator and those in the crowd, with audible gasps.
The referee was forced to intervene and put an end to the shocking action, doing his own MMA style moves on Super Purice.
In dramatic fashion, the official wrapped his arms around Super Purice and threw him to the floor.
While Super Purice returned to his feet to celebrate, Tigu remained flat on the floor, trying to cover from both the knockout and shocking act.
How did MMA fans watching react?
On social media, fans flocked to give their reaction to the incident.
One user wrote: "Why he rub his n*** in his face like that?"
Another added: "Beautiful spinning back kick in jeans! did not go the way I thought it was going.
But one aspect that fascinated fans just as much as the obscene gesture was the bizarre choice of clothing inside the cage.
Both fighters chose to wear jeans, a belt and shoes and ordinary shoes. One comment read: "Weight class? Why? We have jeans, belt, shoes… How not love it?"
Another joked: "New Denimweight champ."
Others were left confused at who the two people were that were fighting topless in the ring.
"They just pick random from the crowd to fight or something?" one user asked.
Not everyone saw the fight in a positive manner, with some fans believing that it painted Romanian sport in a bad light One fan wrote: "Please stop promoting this, it’s a disgrace to the sport in our country."
While MMA has long beem known for producing unpredictable moments, the action at RXF 50 will have shocked even the sport's most committed fans.
From the jeans and belt to the obscene post-knockout act and a referee flooring a fighter, it was a strange night in Romania.
James Taylor