Bouncers at a high-profile Melbourne venue have been caught on camera bashing a man in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Seven News Melbourne has obtained CCTV footage of the assault outside The Emerson club and cocktail bar on Chapel St, South Yarra.





An argument between a patron in a white shirt and security staff turned into a fist fight that spilled onto Commercial Rd.

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The victim was pushed further away then dragged onto the road as bouncers kicked and punched him as he lay defenceless on the ground.

The apparently unconscious victim was then left on the road as security staff returned to the door of the hotel.

Stunned bystanders rushed to help the man.

View photos Fight between patron and bouncers at The Emerson escalated quickly. Photo: Supplied More

It's the second heavy-handed encounter at The Emerson this month.

Just two nights earlier a patron, who apparently spat at bouncers, was slammed into a postbox and then shoved to the ground.

Emerson contracts its bouncers through Montel Security, which didn't return calls today.

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