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Fans compare Real Madrid star to Brock Lesnar as basketball clash descends into chaos in astonishing Euroleague brawl
REAL MADRID and Partizan Belgrade players got into a heated brawl during their Euroleague basketball clash.
Real and Partizan met in their second quarter-fina at the WiZink Center where the Serbian giants were set for a dominant victory.
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But all hell broke loose with under two minutes to go when Sergio Llull fouled Kevin Punter with an underhanded move.
The Partizan star didn't take kindly to Llull's move and the two basketball players had a heated confrontation.
That led to both sets of players breaking out into a brawl that quickly descended into chaos.
The referees struggled to maintain order during a scuffle that quickly got out of control.
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The fight fired up after Real's Guerschon Yabusele floored Dante Exum with a WWE-like move.
Yabusele grabbed Exum from behind and practically body slammed him to the floor.
That moved looked a lot like WWE legend Brock Lesnar's German Suplex.
Basketball and WWE fans noticed that similarity as they flooded social media.
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One tweeted: "Yabusele> Brock Lesnar."
Another commented: "Yabusele stealing the Suplex from Brock Lesnar."
A third wrote: "Yabusele has been possessed by the spirit of Brock Lesnar."
This fan posted: "Yabusele is Brock Lesnar."
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And that one said: "Yabusele aka Brock Lesnar."
Yabusele had to be pulled away from the brawl and was ultimately escorted to the back.
Partizan ace Mathias Lessort also pushed Dzanan Musa to the ground from behind during the melee.
The game had to be forfeited in Partizan's favour while the Serbian giants were leading with a score of 95-80.
Referees decided they'd have to eject almost the entire squads, including players and coaching staff.
Therefore, the officials made the decision to call the game with Partizan leading by two victories in their best-out-of-three tie.
Real and Partizan have both been fined €50,000 (£44,000) for "unsportsmanlike conduct" that prevented "the normal conclusion of the game".
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Yabusele has been hit with a five-game ban, with Punter being suspended for two and Gabriel Deck one.
Euroleague have confirmed that these punishments are not subject to appeal.
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