17 January 2023 , 16:02
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Video footage of a bloke flooring a brawling punter in pub with pool cue during a brawl at a boozer has gone viral.
The horrifying footage caught the moment a man knocked another gentleman out with as he "adjusts his grip on cue".
He ended up bringing the brawl to a brutal end, after flooring the reveller with a pool cue, who seemed to be aggravating other punters, report Daily Star.
The savage fight broke out in a pub in South Shields in South Tyneside on the evening of December 30, 2022, as police say their inquiries are "ongoing".
The man took one swipe at the aggressive punter (Twitter/ @AgentOrd)Viral footage of the incident, which was taken from the pub's CCTV, shows a man in a black hat, a grey jacket and black shorts gesturing aggressively towards another person.
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He can then be seen nearing the pool table, as he grabs one of the balls and pelts it towards a pubgoer - who is out of frame - as others look on.
The man in the black hat is then seen turning to another person, as he squares up to him and makes gestures, before taking a swing and attempting to punch him.
The bloke in the hat was seen trying to throw a pool ball at another person (Twitter/ @AgentOrd)He luckily misses, but is unluckily wiped out by a pool player who was standing next to him.
In one clean swipe, the bloke with the pool clue floors the aggressive reveller, as he collapses to the ground.
Following the incident, Northumbria Police have said that they are reviewing the footage.
Officers also added that no injuries were reported to authorities.
It is thought the incident took place at the Derby Pub (Twitter/ @AgentOrd)A spokesperson for the force said: "On the evening of December 30th 2022, we were alerted to an altercation taking place within a pub on Prince Edward Road, South Shields.
"Officer attended the premises but those involved had already left and no reports outlining any injuries were made to police.
The video garnered plenty of attention on social media, with Twitter users congratulating the man with the cue for landing the "perfect shot".
The footage has gone viral, after it was caught on the pub's CCTV (Twitter/ @AgentOrd)One person wrote: "Good mate who had the cue. Doesn’t want to get involved but backing his boy."
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Another added: "The composure of the lad in the black t shirt, biding his time for the perfect shot. That’s the difference between great pool players and us mediocre folk."
Meanwhile a third chimed in: "Soon as that ball is thrown man adjusts his grip on cue."
It is thought the incident took place at the Derby Pub, but this has not been confirmed by police.