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DESPICABLE footage has emerged showing two young boys being forced to brutally fight each other by a gang of adults.

They can be heard desperately crying as they each land shocking flurries of punches -- with one appearing to suffer a broken nose.

They are watched and even encouraged by a group of sick men who are seen picking the children up when they fall, forcing them to continue brawling.

Crying kids are forced into brutal fight as one appears to suffer a broken nose
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Crying kids are forced into brutal fight as one appears to suffer a broken noseCredit: Central European News
Weeping boys are egged on by gang of cruel adults
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Weeping boys are egged on by gang of cruel adultsCredit: Central European News
Shocking footage is being investigated by police
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Shocking footage is being investigated by policeCredit: Central European News

Police in Kyrgyzstan are believed to be investigating after the brutal footage emerged online.

It shows a pair of boys that look no older than seven years old in a violent fistfight surrounded by a ring of adult men.

Mixed Martial Arts or MMA is hugely popular in the central Asian state.

Ramzan Kadyrov, 40, the controversial President of the Chechen Republic -- a disputed area in southern Russia -- is fan of the bloodthirsty sport.

Three of his own children, Akhmad, 11, Zelimkhan, 10, and nine-year-old Adam, recently fought at a televised MMA tournament in the city of Grozny.

Bloodthirsty Mixed Martial Arts is hugely popular in central Asia
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Bloodthirsty Mixed Martial Arts is hugely popular in central AsiaCredit: Central European News
Gang of cruel adults look on and even pick the boys up when they fall to make them continue fighting
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Gang of cruel adults look on and even pick the boys up when they fall to make them continue fightingCredit: Central European News

Irish child psychologist Arlene Naughton recently warned parents not to enrol their children in MMA classes.

Her advice came as Dublin fighter Connor McGreggor's UFC success led to the sport booming in popularity in Ireland.

She said: "This exposure to violence at a young age makes them desensitised to it.

"What children are seeing is brutal violence, blood and then the unusual reaction which is the crowd cheering. That is really damaging."


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