Video: Brazilian Fighter DQ’d for Throwing Referee, Attacking Defeated Opponent

Some fighters just don’t know when to stop.

Brazilian heavyweight Junior Coelho is in hot water after continuing to strike his opponent, MMA debutant Tiago Garcia, even after the referee had stopped their fight. The incident took place during the main event of Sept. 2’s PMW Ultimate Fight card, which occurred in Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil. As a result of his actions, Coelho was ultimately disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct, in addition to the illegal punches he threw after the referee had halted the contest.

Just a few seconds into their main attraction, Coelho (1-2) had the upper hand, hurting Garcia with a cross followed by a straight punch. As Garcia (1-0) crumpled to the floor with the cage at his back, Coelho raining down punches all the while, referee Andre Madeira tried to stop the fight right around the 14-second mark.

While Madeira stepped in, Coelho continued to drop down punches on his defeated foe. In a display of recklessness and carelessness, the heavyweight tossed the referee aside and continued to bombard Garcia with additional blows. Madeira rushed to get back to his feet, where he wrapped both of his arms around Coelho from behind to tackle him to the mat away from Garcia. Whether due to the right leverage or mixed martial arts training of his own, Madeira was able to put Coelho on his back and sit on top of him in a crucifix position until Coelho calmed down.

A member of Garcia’s Shogun Team leapt atop the fencing and jumped into the cage at that time in case Madeira needed assistance, but by then, tensions had cooled. When he stood up, as if nothing was wrong, the 42-year-old Coelho celebrated his victory with his local crowd. Although a belt was on the line for this PMW main event, the organization elected not to award the actual victor, Garcia, a title due to disqualification. It is unclear at this time whether Coelho will suffer any additional punishment from the overseeing Brazilian federation.