An attacker who stamped on, kicked and punched a doorman while he was on the ground has been jailed for two years.

The victim was knocked unconscious and suffered bruises to his head as well as damaged teeth.

Dean Finnemore launched the attack when he saw the bouncer throwing his friend out of Yates's Wine Lodge, in Belvoir Street, in the city centre.

He set upon the victim, who was grappling with Finnemore's friend on the ground outside the pub, at 11pm on August 30.

CCTV footage of the incident was shown at Leicester Crown Court yesterday.

Alan Murphy, prosecuting, said the incident began when three girls were involved in a fight in the bar.

Finnemore's friend became involved and was then removed by the doorman. Finnemore followed.

Mr Murphy said: "The defendant can be seen aiming several kicks and stamps towards the victim's head and throwing punches."

The footage showed Finnemore and his friend making off as the victim lay on the ground.

When the police arrived they used pepper spray to restrain Finnemore nearby.

In interview he said he had drunk 10 bottles of lager and claimed he had been trying to stop the violence – but after being shown the footage he admitted the attack. The victim has since returned to his homeland of Hungary, and is training to become a police officer.

Sentencing, Judge Charles Wide QC, said: "Any thought of simply defending your friend was very quickly abandoned and it quickly turned into an attack by you repeatedly using your feet as weapons, kicking and stamping over and over again.

"You were also punching this man when he was lying defenceless on the ground. "People using their feet in this way, especially towards vulnerable areas, such as the head are committing a very serious offence.

"This is your seventh offence of violence against the person to go before a court."

Finnemore, 28, of Mossgate, New Parks, admitted causing actual bodily harm and also breaching a conditional discharge for harassment.

James Bide-Thomas, mitigating, said: "There's no justification for what can be seen on the CCTV footage.

"It's clear that behaviour is totally and utterly unacceptable and he is deeply sorry."

He said there was another side to Finnemore, who has done voluntary work and mentored young people at the New Parks Boxing Gym.

References described him as reliable, trustworthy and responsible.

Mr Bide-Thomas said Finnemore had also sought counselling to help deal with the way he handles stressful and difficult situations.

He said he had initially gone to his friend's assistance.