Shock moment two Brit women brawl on Tenerife street as leering yobs spur them on sparking local fury on holiday island

THIS is the shocking moment two unruly Brits start fighting each other in Tenerife while getting cheered on by immature yobs.

The violent footage taken in Playa de Las Américas sparked fury among locals on the popular holiday island.

At the start of the astonishing footage, one of the women dressed in white is seen lunging at another tourist.

She brazenly tackles her face-first onto the ground.

Dressed in a black and red dress, the blonde woman appears to try to fight back.

But she is seemingly overwhelmed by the black-haired Brit, who then starts to pummel the tourist as she tries to defend herself on the floor.

After taking several hard blows, the helpless woman then attempts to get up.

She instead throws herself on another part of the street before she is hit again.

At this point, the cheering yobs stop the violence and separate the brawling pair.

They pull apart the two Brits, who appear to be still holding each other by the hair.

The blonde woman then eventually escapes a brutal headlock as the two stand up.

She is pulled away to safety by another bystander and she then stumbles off.

The footage has highlighted growing concerns over tourist behaviour in Tenerife, Spain's largest Canary Island. 

A social media account that regularly posts reports of misbehaving Brits visiting the holiday hotspot shared the footage to outraged locals.

The brutal fight was recorded opposite Las Verónicas - the main area for nightclubs in Playa de Las Américas.

The pair were then subject to a barrage of criticism from local residents.

Social media users poured out in the comments, branding the tourists as "a disgrace".

One user said: "This is becoming unbearable."

Another appalled viewer said: "What a disgrace, and it's only getting worse."

This latest example of poor tourist behaviour has intensified calls for more police presence and tighter regulation of nightlife activity in Tenerife.

In May, thousands of fed-up locals flooded the streets of the Canary Islands in Spain's third wave of protests against overtourism this year.

Locals across the Canaries cried that their home had been turned into a playground for tourists.

Demonstrations took place across the Spanish archipelago's islands, including Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura.

Holidaymakers awkwardly watched from the sidelines as the marches progressed through towns.

In Santa Cruz alone, Tenerife's capital, around 7,000 people were estimated to be on the streets by Spanish security forces.