An emcee was knocked over by a bull while speaking into the mic at a rodeo.
Pascoal Marques de Souza was in the middle of announcing when the animal was released from its pen and headed straight towards him.
In footage taken at the scene, the 53-year-old can be seen stumbling backwards in a bid to get away from the muscular beast.
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Before he can jump to the side, the bull kicks him to the ground with its legs.
The audience can be heard shrieking as the MC lands on the sand with a thud.
Luckily, Marques is able to pick himself up straight away.
Seconds later, the rider is bucked off the bull and lands on his feet in Paranaíba, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Marques later said it was the first time something like this had happened to him in his 32 years of rodeo announcing.
He told local media: “It all happened in a matter of seconds.
“The fear kicks in right away but there’s no time to think.
“It’s dangerous but it comes with the territory.
“That’s rodeo for you.”
The bull’s powerful kick left Marques with a swollen left leg, as reported by Need To Know.
The organisers of the amateur event offered to take him to hospital but the hardy host declined and carried on with the job.
He added: “I wasn’t seriously hurt.
“I got up just as I fell, microphone in hand and kept on narrating.”
The scare on Wednesday night (11 Dec) hasn’t fazed Marques in the slightest as he adds that he loves rodeo and “we’ll keep moving forward”.
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