Melbourne Cup: Punches thrown after wild brawl breaks out at Flemington

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A number of men were involved in a wild brawl at the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday afternoon.

Footage shared by 3AW showed multiple men piled on top of each other throwing punches and wrestling outside the Uber tent at Flemington around 5:45pm.

Security guards can be seen rushing in to try and drag the men apart before two women also get involved and try and break the fight up.

Meanwhile, large groups of shocked onlookers can be seen trying to steer clear of the wild brawl.

A number of racegoers were forced to contend with a crash which occurred on Uber late in the afternoon, with a GPS failure meaning patrons were unable to book drivers.

Police made six arrests in total among the 81,408 people in attendance, with four related to drunken beahviour. 

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