Middlesbrough thug strips to his underpants during street brawl

This is the puzzling moment a thug strips down to his underpants during a violent street brawl – a move which leaves his rivals thoroughly confused.

The fight in Middlesbrough town centre starts with two men circling each other and weighing up their opponent.

Then two more men enter the skirmish and the group starts pushing and shouting at one another.

But one of them who is being dragged around suddenly escapes and randomly starts to strip off.

Then two more men enter the skirmish and the group starts pushing and shouting at one another

He is soon left to only his underwear in what appears to be freezing cold weather, as snow covers the ground in the bizarre clip. 

The mostly undressed man then waves his arms up in celebration as if he has completed some sort of victory.

Moments later, the brawlers are chased by police officers and tackled to the ground.

Cleveland Police say they are unable to locate a record of the arrest, reported Mirror Online.

But one of the men who is being dragged around suddenly escapes and randomly starts to strip off

Moments later, the brawlers are chased by police officers and tackled to the ground