Shocking footage of wild strip club shirts-off bikie brawl emerges
Shocking footage has emerged of a wild shirts-off bikie brawl at a strip club in Canberra that allegedly involves a senior Victorian bikie.
About 100 members of the Comancheros were in the ACT capital for the bikie gang’s memorial run last August.
Celebrations at the Capital Men’s Club in Fishwick turned violent after an argument began between Comanchero affiliates in the club's smokers area about 3am.
Footage released to Fairfax Media by an ACT court on Thursday showed punches were thrown and the fight spilling into the public section of the club, where dozens of Comanchero bikies were drinking.
One man was knocked to the ground unconscious, where he was then kicked and beaten.
He regains his footing, only to be attacked again.
Meanwhile, punches are thrown all over the place, the men are yelling, bum bags are flying, some are aggressively taking their shirts off and the dancers are ducking out of the way.
At one point, a skirmish crashes onto the dancer’s podium and one of the men clings to the stripper pole to get leverage to kick someone.
Allegedly among the group was Hasan Topal, a former male model and now commander of the club’s Victorian chapter.
In details about the brawl that emerged from a separate Victorian case last year, police alleged Mr Topal smashed glass into his own forehead and removed his shirt before re-entering the fight where he allegedly punched and kicked a semi-conscious associate.
Jailed national president Mick Murray can be seen in the footage standing in the background watching the affray.
The brawl finally ends with a group of men leaving the club, but one last glass is hurled in their direction and hits a wall.
One of the men, Paul Talakai, 27, pleaded guilty to affray in the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Another five, including Mr Topal, are expected to appear before the court next month.
Fairfax Media understands the melee is believed to be linked to significant internal ruptures within the club in the months that followed.
The specific reason for the fight is not known, nor was it revealed in court, but has been described as a dispute between Victoria and NSW.