Willie McGinest ambushes a man and hits him with a bottle in a nightclub

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Willie McGinest beat the hell out of a man in an L.A. hotspot — an attack that got him arrested on Monday — and shocking video, obtained by TMZ Sports, shows him punching the guy in the face and later hitting him in the head with a bottle.

The wild altercation unfolded on Dec. 9 at Delilah in West Hollywood...when the former NFL star and several of his apparent acquaintances could be seen in the footage unloading on a man who sat at a table in the popular lounge.

In the clip, you can see McGinest approach the guy and appear to exchange words with him - before throwing a left hook right in his face.

At least three other men could be seen in the video immediately jumping into action, unleashing a flurry of blows at the man over and over.

The punches rarely stopped for about 30 seconds, despite attempts by bystanders to try and separate the men from each other.

At one point during the melee, McGinest appeared to pick up a bottle...then repeatedly slammed it into the man's head. The 51-year-old former linebacker can be seen in the footage tossing him onto a nearby couch, before finally walking away from the scene.