Controversial alt-right provocateur Mike Cernovich appears to have been punched in the face at an anti-Trump rally in Austin, TX on Saturday after repeatedly yelling "Bill Clinton is a rapist" at the crowd.

The right-wing vlogger livestreamed his protest of the rally calling for President Trump to release his tax returns, and the footage appears to show rally goers shouting obscenities, pushing and shoving protest signs in front of Cernovich's face.

The livestream on Periscope then abruptly ends when Cernovich's phone falls after seemingly taking a hit.

Click through reactions to the incident here:



7 PHOTOS Reactions to Mike Cernovich incident See Gallery Reactions to Mike Cernovich incident @Cernovich @Rambobiggs Good job Mike you had the right to free speech and to protect yourself when attacked.. I saw… https://t.co/hyMdbIuLbF @Kimberl05453181 @Cernovich @Rambobiggs The the looks of Mike's knuckles he had a very good right! @Cernovich @Rambobiggs My gosh.... be safe Cernovich those idiots are crazy!!!!👌🏻 @Cernovich @Rambobiggs that guy behind you yelling "show your taxes" is so creepy! @Cernovich @Rambobiggs You both had every right to #FOS and to self defense. 👊🏻 @Cernovich @Rambobiggs Tweeting about yourself in the third person is telling. And unsurprising. @Cernovich @Rambobiggs I guess free speech isn't really free #murica Up Next See Gallery Discover More Like This HIDE CAPTION SHOW CAPTION of SEE ALL BACK TO SLIDE

"Somebody attacked me and I had to hit them back," said Cernovich while showing his slightly bloodied fist to the camera on a separate livestream after the altercation.

Multiple witnesses claim to have seen Cernovich get "ambushed."

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"You guys were leaving, you said your piece, some guy came in and coldcocked you," said one witness on Cernovich's stream.

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Footage has also emerged that shows a protester throwing a punch into the crowd, but the camera does not capture who's on the receiving end or if it connects.

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