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The 8 man middleweight tournament that just took place in Melbourne tonight was one of the best nights of action I've seen in a while down here in Oz. Wonderful stuff.
QUARTER FINAL
Sam "Shotgun" Harvey W3 Jenk Behic
Chris Collard KO 2 Steve Dale
Shane Chapman W3 Baris Nezif
Daniel Dawson W4 Wayne Parr (extra round decision)
Dawson was out of it after his fight (threw up in his corner) and had to withdraw. Parr advanced in his place.
SEMI FINALS
Chris Collard W4 Sam Harvey (extra round decision)
Shane Chapman W3 Wayne Parr
FINAL
Shane Chapman W5 Chris Collard
All the fights were brilliantly fought. In particular Dawson vs Parr, Parr vs Chapman (knockdowns galore) Nezif vs Chapman, Chapman vs Collard.
A couple decisions were somewhat questionable. Dawson vs Parr was razor close and a very strong case could have been made for Parr, but after getting shafted so many times in the past, I was happy that Dawson finally got a decision. Although it made no difference as Parr advanced anyway.
Also on the card Warren Elson defeated Dale Westerman when Dale retired after the third round. Dale announced his retirement after the fight, and this time it's definitely for keeps. I'll miss this guy, by far and away one of the nicest guys in the sport.
Overall this show was a classic.