Shocking moment irate taxi driver brawls with helmet-wearing cyclist at red light before throwing him violently against his car

This is the shocking moment an irate taxi driver confronted a cyclist at a red light in a heated brawl, before throwing him violently against his car. 

The fight broke out for unknown reasons at an island by a set of traffic lights near Jubilee Way in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, which saw the two trade blows. 

The footage of the bust-up showed the two men squaring up to each other, before the fight is sparked by the cyclist who aims multiple right-handed shots towards the head of the driver.

But the cyclist is quickly overpowered and unable to get many hits in as the motorist lands a series of blows before grabbing hold of his opponent and slamming him into his vehicle in a makeshift wrestling move.

The driver is seen stumbling after being struck by the cyclist, before he regains his composure and pushes the cyclist up against the car and unleashing a flurry of quick strikes.

The cyclist, dressed all in black and still wearing his helmet, appears frazzled after the motorists lands a blow on his jaw, and leans against the red car for stability.

But the merciless punishing does not end there as the driver proceeds to grab the cyclist by the waist before performing a belly to back suplex – a move known as a ‘backbreaker’ in professional wrestling. 

The driver, who is the smaller of the two men, shows impressive strength to whip his opponent off the floor and bundle him into the driver’s seat of his motor.

Car horns can be heard blasting as the driver throws three punches with his right hand before the cyclist manages to get back to a standing base.

The shocking video was shared to social media yesterday and received over 8,900 likes with more than 570 comments from social media users who were quick to offer their views on the bout.

One user reacted: ‘That suplex though.’

Another added: ‘Taxi driver kept the metre running and all.’

Another added: ‘Always nice to see the underdog come out on top, cyclist had all the advantages but bottled it.’

A fifth commented: ‘Cyclist won’t be proud from this.

‘Taller, longer reach, helmet on, must have a weight advantage, surely fitness with all the cycling he does to then be German suplexed into the taxi driver’s domain. Unreal.’

MailOnline has approached West Yorkshire Police for comment.