Beat it: Michael Jackson impersonator whoops butt in Las Vegas

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MJ’s MMA-style whooping currently boasts 1.6 million views on Twitter.“WELCOME TO FREEMONT STREET !! hee hee,” reads the caption to the comical clip, which was filmed on the gambling mecca’s legendary Fremont Street.Santana Jackson, a popular Michael Jackson tribute artist and pro wrestler, has since posted about the incident on his Instagram.

He explained that the ruckus began after a “guy came out of nowhere and started hitting” him while he was performing, adding that he had “to put him down for his own good.”The clip begins with an older man in a green shirt, which ironically sports the tagline “Can’t Fix Stupid,” squaring off with the white-clad King of Pop-pelganger on the busy strip.

He throws a couple of windmill punches and a lackadaisical leg attack, only to have Jackson sweep him to the ground with an expertly timed “Billie Jean kick.”Once the tussle hits the floor, the “Bad” singer’s facsimile quickly assumes control.

He eventually clamps on a bulldog choke — a headlock-style submission hold — causing the assailant to go to sleep as the crowd cries, “He’s out.”At this point, the camera begins to get shaky; however, bystanders eventually disentangle the combatants, whereupon the loser stands up and tries to walk off the walloping.Needless to say, the wannabe Gloved One’s beatdown made waves online, with many referencing his legendary songs.“Why’d he wanna be starting something?” joked one commenter, while another quipped, “MJ apparently did ‘fix stupid,'” in reference to the alleged assailant’s shirt.“Damn, Michael wasn’t kidding when he said he was bad,” said another of Jackson’s pugilistic expertise.Another social media gawker mused, “If ever got choked out by a Michael Jackson impersonator I think I might.