This is the shocking moment a woman was punched by a bouncer after lunging at him during a street brawl outside a bar in Liverpool.

The sickening video shows the woman in a tight-fitting dress and heels lunging towards the doorman in the city's Mathew Street.

The bouncer ducks under her swinging arm then lands a sharp right hook to her face, causing her to stumble backwards.

Shocking footage of the incident has been shared more than 150,000 times on social media.

A spokesman for Merseyside Police said they had received reports of an assault in Liverpool city centre on Sunday April 16.

They said: “At about 6.50pm, a report was received that a woman had been assaulted by a man close to Hardy’s Bar on Mathew Street.

“Officers attended and enquiries into the matter are ongoing.”

Anyone with information can contact Merseyside Police on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.