A flag football tournament in Arizona descended into a 100-person brawl as players, parents, and spectators went to blows on the field.
The incident occurred in Mesa on Sunday when a fight broke out between 20 players on two youth football flag teams that only escalated once parents and spectators got involved, per ABC News.
Off-duty officers at the tournament reported that about 100 people were fighting on a soccer field, and they requested multiple units to respond.
Police believe that during one of the games, about 10 players from each team began to fight.
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Parents and spectators also got involved, escalating the fight further.
Roughly 70 officers from the Mesa, Gilbert, Queen Creek, and MCSO police departments were needed to break up the fight
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