A bouncer attacked a couple who refused to stop vaping inside a city centre bar.
Robert Morris left one woman with a fractured ankle after punching her partner in the face at Smokie Mo's on Great Charlotte Street.
A court heard there was "significant provocation" after the couple refused to stop vaping when they were asked to by staff.
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After the 31-year-old swept a woman's leg from under her it took her two years to recover and she refused to go to Liverpool for a night out afterwards.
Nick Cockrell, prosecuting at Liverpool Crown Court, said Morris was working on the door on July 22, 2019 when Gary Roberts and Alison Coy were drinking there after going out for a meal.
He said it was around 11pm and "coming towards the end of the evening and the bar was being cleared by staff".
Mr Cockrell said: "Mr Roberts and Ms Coy were having drinks and vaping and it seemed that a disagreement then ensued about whether or not they should have been vaping."
Morris came over from the door and was "quite unpleasant and aggressive from the start", according to witnesses.
He then "swung a chair out of the way" and when Mr Roberts stood up Morris punched him in the face.
Mr Cockrell said: "That started a series of events. Mr Roberts was clearly unhappy about being punched and Ms Coy was certainly unhappy about what had unfolded."
A second doorman ushered Morris from the bar but he "struck Mr Roberts to the chest" prompting Ms Coy to "swing her left arm at him".
Morris pushed the woman to the floor during which she "banged her head on a table" and as the brawl continued Ms Coy "appeared to pursue the defendant around the bar".
Mr Cockrell said: "The defendant, using his right left, swept the left leg of Ms Coy, it was a kicking type motion, or sweeping her."
Ms Coy fell on her ankle and was left with a minimal displaced spiral fracture.
In a statement on August 23 last year Ms Coy said she was "no longer able to go running" and has "suffered from anxiety".
She said she was also left "fearful of doorstaff" and would "no longer go out in Liverpool city centre".
Mr Cockrell confirmed that she has now made a full recovery but is "still anxious about going out".
Morris, of Longmoor Lane, Fazakerley, admitted assault causing actual bodily harm and assault.
Michael Bagley, defending, said there was "significant provocation" and Morris "acknowledged he lost full control".
He said Morris is "prepared, willing and able to do whatever it takes to make amends to the community".
Mr Bagley said Morris "seems to be moving on with his life" and has a new job.
The court heard Morris has three dissimilar previous convictions not for violence.
Judge Robert Trevor-Jones, sentencing, noted after the incident Morris lost his licence to work as a doorman and he now works in the hospitality industry.
Morris was handed 13 months suspended for 18 months and must complete 100 hours of unpaid work.
He was also ordered to pay £1,250 in compensation.
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