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00:00Supervisor for this contest, title fight Peter Hanson, referee Ignatius Misalides.
00:05I want you to protect yourself at all times and obey my commands.
00:08Touch gloves and good luck.
00:10Can you just fix up that lace?
00:12Yep.
00:12Thanks.
00:13So it is Blake Wells and Apai Cook here at Middleweight.
00:2110 and 2 is Wells as they attend to his shoelaces and 3 and 1 is Cook.
00:28Plenty of power into both of them.
00:31Yeah.
00:32All the talk about Wells being at a whole new level in this preparation that he's done alongside Jayaprata.
00:39Yeah, well Ben, the fact that he's dropped to middleweight, you know, from light heavyweight,
00:43he's always been a, you know, very good light heavyweight.
00:46And he looks fantastic at middleweight, seems to have made the weight comfortably.
00:50Yeah, completely different looking physique on the scales yesterday for Wells.
00:56I spoke to his trainer, Turk Carroll.
00:58He says he just looks like an athlete now and he certainly does that.
01:02Yeah, but he has to be careful against Cook who can seriously punch
01:07and who sits down on a right hand to the body there.
01:12Just 21 years of age is Cook and he's got some skills as well as we see
01:18as he turns around that right hand and throws it over the top.
01:22Then Wells goes 1-2.
01:24Good stuff from Wells.
01:26You look at Wells' record, he's had a split decision and a majority decision loss
01:31both to Tej Pratap Singh who's a very crafty southpaw indeed.
01:35And a bomber Wells is a southpaw as well for our viewers out there.
01:42He's just punching with Cook here.
01:47And Cook expected to go forward and lead the action.
01:57There's a good little shot from Wells and another to the body.
02:02And over the top with his power hand, the left hand of the southpaw.
02:07Cook just can't quite find him and then he jabs away nicely to the body.
02:13Wells looking good here at this lighter weight.
02:15A bit of a shock to me for him to drop a whole division
02:18but he's looking exceptionally good.
02:21Nice handspeed.
02:23To the body goes Cook.
02:25A couple of good shots downstairs.
02:27Tries to find another right hand on to Wells.
02:31That's it.
02:44They just worry each other out of the shots there at centre ring
02:47and now Cook comes towards him, finds a left hand to the body.
02:52Wells jabbing away.
03:01And to the body again is Wells after Cook found the right hand over the top.
03:08Wells just biding his time looking for that opening.
03:13Looks pretty relaxed up there.
03:14He certainly does that.
03:16He's just a completely different looking fighter in this fight.
03:24Can't find the body of Cook who shuffles backwards.
03:30Now he shots the pair of them to finish the opening round.
03:33Funny opening round.
03:35Threatened to take off a couple of times and didn't quite get there.
03:40No.
03:41And Wells will stand in his corner between rounds.
03:47This is out by Cook.
03:55What did you make of the opening round Barry?
03:57Well I think Blake Wells would have got the points in the first round.
04:01But he wasn't overly dominant.
04:04He's still feeling his opponent out a bit.
04:06And Cook had his moments.
04:08He did land a few good shots as well.
04:11Trained by Igor Potek in the corner there.
04:27So this one, eight three minute rounds.
04:40He switches to Cook and he throws well.
04:44And he comes back.
04:50Cook certainly knows his way around a ring.
04:52He's defensively pretty good.
04:54Cook knows how to fight a southpaw.
04:56He's not stepping into the left hand.
04:59He's moving away from it, which is a good thing.
05:03He switches there dramatically a couple of times.
05:06Switching his stance.
05:08Didn't really provide anything for him.
05:12Wells didn't catch him.
05:14Really finds him there.
05:15A couple of good little right hands.
05:16Right hand on the body first.
05:17Then a little straight right to the chin.
05:21That's better stuff from Cook.
05:25Wells needs to get his jab working.
05:27And set his opponent up for that left hand in the southpaw scene.
05:31Good counter shot there from Wells.
05:33That was brilliant. Beautiful.
05:35Cook did really nicely to start the action.
05:37But Wells came back with a beautiful counter shot.
05:40Just picked him off.
05:42One of the more meaningful shots of his fight so far.
05:46But there's a lot to like about what Cook is doing.
05:50He knows he's going around the ring.
05:52He's certainly just firing.
05:54He's trying to work the southpaw out.
05:56He's doing the right thing at the moment.
05:58He's looking for that right hand.
06:00Leading with the jab.
06:02He's obviously hard to hit as well.
06:05Because Wells is struggling to find him.
06:09You do get the impression he's looking for something.
06:12You do get the impression he's looking for something meaningful here.
06:16Blake Wells.
06:18Body shot.
06:20Good shots from both of them.
06:22Power shots the pair of them.
06:24That got through.
06:27And it is Cook who sits down on the right hands.
06:30Wells happy to back away now as he takes a shot.
06:33And it's Cook going to work.
06:35And he's on the chase.
06:37And this is what we expected from Apai Cook.
06:39As he takes a body shot.
06:42Countered with a nice straight right to the body of Blake Wells.
06:48Rounded cleanly.
06:51Nice left grip from the body there.
06:56Body shot again.
06:57Right onto the belt line from Wells.
06:59And then he finishes over the top.
07:01Good stuff from Blake Wells.
07:03Excellent body punching there.
07:04Really good round this one.
07:06The fight getting started for us.
07:09Cook finds the body now.
07:11He goes again.
07:12Good left grip to the body.
07:14Rips in as Wells goes over the top.
07:16He finds the body as well as Blake Wells.
07:19Big punching manner by both fighters here.
07:22This one has caught fire here in Melbourne.
07:27Wells and Cook training at Middleweight.
07:34Really strong second round of action between Wells and Cook.
07:39Both had big moments.
07:41They certainly did.
07:45Blake Wells standing again between rounds.
07:48Not electing to take the seat.
07:55Take us through what you saw in that second round, Barry.
07:58And did you see enough for Apai Cook to get a decision
08:03from the judges in that round or another Wells round?
08:06It could have been an even round.
08:09Both fighters had their moments.
08:10Landed very good clean shots.
08:12Depends how the judges see it.
08:14But I think it was a very even round.
08:16And Cook is impressive.
08:18He's thrown some good body shots and some good counter head shots.
08:22But saying that, Blake Wells looks confident.
08:24He looks fresh.
08:26What advice would you have for Blake Wells in the corner heading into round three?
08:30Any time he'd like to go toe-to-toe with this guy and to try and use the jab
08:34and set him up for the left hand of the body and the head.
08:38He's obviously a tricky target is Cook.
08:41Yes.
08:43He moves nicely and he punches hard.
08:45Blake Wells takes a couple of body shots.
08:49Returns fire with his own left hand.
08:52Cook really concentrating on the body now.
08:54Just going to say that.
08:55He's really whacking the body well.
08:57Look at that.
08:58And he goes again.
09:00Just about hit him in the knee.
09:01But the others were good shots from Cook.
09:05Turns one around again.
09:07Here he goes to the body as Wells finds him.
09:10Good shots.
09:11These from Cook.
09:12This is good work from Cook.
09:13And Wells comes back.
09:15A three-punch combination.
09:18Look at the power in that left grip from Cook and the right drive to the body.
09:22These could take their toll on Wells.
09:24Those good clean body shots.
09:26Cook having some success here in the neutral corner.
09:28Yes, really good body shots from Cook.
09:30And that's the story of this round.
09:32Big body shots from Cook.
09:33Wells trying to find him in counter over the top.
09:36And it is Cook.
09:37He goes to work now.
09:38Really ripping him with that left hand.
09:40Now he gets a right hand away as well.
09:42He finds him with that left grip to the body.
09:44Head over the top.
09:45Good stuff from Cook.
09:47We've got a war here.
09:48This is great stuff.
09:50Wells trying to find him with his powerful left hand over the top.
09:53Cook still having a lot of success to the body.
09:56Cook's best round so far by far.
09:58I think he's winning this round at the moment.
09:59Look at that beautiful right hand and left hand as well.
10:02He's starting to find Wells over the top as well as to the body in this round.
10:08His best round of the fight by far.
10:10Timing is really landing well on Blake Wells.
10:15There's a good shot from Wells.
10:17He's caught him on the inside with a little right hook.
10:20White eyes of Cook.
10:26He's on the chase now.
10:28Yeah, he's really keen.
10:29He's had a lot of success this round.
10:31Definitely his best round by far.
10:37There's the body shot from Wells.
10:39And a tap will come straight back from Cook.
10:42There he goes again.
10:43And there's a body shot from Wells.
10:46Both boys over the top goes Cook.
10:50This is quality stuff.
10:52Well, we knew he was a banger.
10:55And he's showing that here in Melbourne tonight as he scores with an uppercut as well.
11:00Wells, he will need to box.
11:03He needs to stay away from that power.
11:05Yes.
11:06Because Cook is having success more and more.
11:09Yeah, and those body punches, Ben, they've got to take their toll.
11:14Clean body shots.
11:16Powerful left grips and right drives.
11:18Quality stuff.
11:21Hands have dropped for Cook as the confidence picks up.
11:25He takes a couple there.
11:28Oh, there's a big shot, Wells.
11:30Big, powerful left hand near the end of the round from Blake Wells.
11:35But it was an athletic hook round.
11:39No doubt his best of the five.
11:41And he's loving it.
11:42Yeah, he really is.
11:44He's really having a great time out there.
11:47Igor giving him the words in the form.
11:52And we are joined in commentary again by Jazzy Fah.
11:55You can see the big smile on Appai Cook.
11:58It must remind you of yourself when you're having a good time out there.
12:01Yeah, when you're building that confidence scoring effort exhilarating feeling,
12:04you can see he's really going to come full on there.
12:06Listen to me.
12:07I want you to go second.
12:08If nothing's happening, just jab.
12:10Jab, just get in range.
12:11As soon as he goes, go second.
12:13You understand me?
12:14Let's fucking get it, brother.
12:15Let's back out there.
12:16You understand?
12:17Round four coming up.
12:18Round four coming up.
12:20Press this kid.
12:21Press this kid.
12:24Your time.
12:25Let's go.
12:28So urgency being urged in the Cook corner.
12:33A big round he just had.
12:36And they want him to press.
12:39Yeah, he's standing as a southpaw.
12:41He just did for a second.
12:42Then he had his right foot forward.
12:43I thought he was going to try to switch it.
12:45Yeah, he's done that a few times.
12:46Just explodes into southpaw.
12:47But doesn't seem to do much from there.
12:49He's having so much success as an orthodox boxer.
12:53Let's see if he sticks around as he leads with the right hand.
12:56Goes again.
12:57Turns around a hook.
12:58There's a big hook as well from Wells.
13:01And now they go back to war.
13:04Monster shot with the right hand misses from Cook.
13:08Body shots galore.
13:10He chose two and three left grips every time.
13:12And they're powerful.
13:14And those body shots really start to break the fighter down as well.
13:16You can see Wells getting a bit fatigued here from those body shots.
13:19Yes, definitely.
13:21Absolutely bruising shots they are from Apai Cook.
13:25Targeting the body.
13:26He has been the last couple of rounds.
13:29And Blake Wells, he is in a serious fight here.
13:35Definitely is.
13:36It's a very tough opponent, Apai Cook.
13:39Switch hits well.
13:40He punches exceptionally good body shots.
13:42He got nailed by a left hand from a well-done clean shot.
13:46Yes, he took a big shot over the top with that power left hand from Blake Wells.
13:51And as he drops his gloves, that is something he'll need to avoid.
13:56Cook, but he continues to chase to the body and over the top.
14:01Wells just trying to pick him off as he does so.
14:06Cook extremely confident.
14:07Look with his hands down, countering.
14:09Nice shots from Apai Cook.
14:12He's got a good eye.
14:13No doubt about that.
14:15He's watching the shots of Wells.
14:17But it is a risky business he's involving himself in
14:21by standing in front of a puncher with his hands down.
14:26Oh, what a success that he's having.
14:34And the top goes good.
14:36Left hook as well.
14:37Body shot.
14:38And another from Cook.
14:39And over the top.
14:40Wells finds one in between, but it's Apai Cook.
14:43He's doing the damage.
14:44And he's on the chase again.
14:46Beautiful.
14:47Look at that.
14:48Keeping the pressure on the ropes is excellent.
14:50Oh.
14:51Doubles up that left hand is Blake Wells.
14:54Vicious shot from Blake Wells.
14:57He needed that suited Wells.
14:59That two-punch combination.
15:02Have a look at Apai Cook goading his opponent with his hands down.
15:06Oh.
15:09Big shot from Blake Wells.
15:11Yeah, and he thinks it's funny, but that was a knockdown.
15:15No doubt about that.
15:16He's just got more confidence.
15:18And he's smiling almost.
15:20Laughing is Cook, but he needs to get the gloves up.
15:23We are late in this round.
15:25Might be saved by the bell here.
15:27Yes.
15:28Big shot again.
15:30In goes Wells.
15:31Wow.
15:33Awesome stuff.
15:35A huge round for Cook.
15:37But a big finish to Wells, who scores the knockdown.
15:41And it will be 10-8 to him.
15:43After you finish punching, tight guard, and go again.
15:46You nearly had him there.
15:48And you got happy.
15:49You dropped your hands.
15:50Listen to me.
15:51You just lost two rounds there.
15:53You understand?
15:54Apai, stay focused.
15:56Break the body.
15:57Keep pressuring him, brother.
15:59Please.
16:01We're four rounds down.
16:02We're halfway through it.
16:04Okay?
16:05We need to pick up that work right now.
16:07Stay at that range.
16:08Keep pressing him.
16:10Let him go and jump on his feet.
16:13These are those big moments that we saw in the previous round.
16:17Apai Cook having so much success.
16:20Wow, there it is.
16:21And he just found himself flat-footed in front of Blake Bomer-Wells.
16:26And down he went.
16:28Just onto a glove.
16:29And he was up and laughing.
16:30But as he was told in his corner, the points start to drip away.
16:35Exactly.
16:36That's a 10-8 round against him.
16:37So he can't afford that sort of round.
16:39And look, we've got a seesawing fight here.
16:42But you have to have Blake Wells in front of the stage.
16:45Well, after that, you do.
16:47And he will have gained plenty of confidence as well.
16:51Because things were starting to go against him in the previous round.
16:55And then he scored with that big shot.
16:57Let's see what version of Wells we get here.
17:00And whether Cook continues forward and has that same sort of success
17:05as another one gets through.
17:07Big shots from Blake Wells.
17:09Beautiful timing.
17:12Cook wore those well.
17:14And he walked straight into a shot.
17:18And there is a bit more confidence about the Wells work in this round.
17:21Definitely.
17:22Wells is with the knockdown.
17:24He gave him two points.
17:26And he's boxing extremely well this round.
17:28Picking his opponent off.
17:32Another shot there from Wells.
17:34Cook comes forward.
17:36He takes another shot as Wells turns around his right hand.
17:47Marching forward.
17:48Up by Cook.
17:50Not throwing anywhere near as much leather as he was before, though.
17:55There's a good shot and another.
17:57Big exchange.
17:58Big power shots.
17:59Big left hook it was from up by Cook.
18:01It goes back to Southpaw for a moment.
18:03Now back in orthodox as he shuffles back.
18:06He'll try and find that right hand over the top.
18:08But Wells will wait to it.
18:10He leans forward and hangs on for a moment.
18:17Wells tries to get off his jab.
18:19Hasn't done a lot of that as he turns around a left hand.
18:22Dropping left hand over the top.
18:30The shot got through there from Cook.
18:33And another.
18:34He turns around a left hook.
18:36And there might be a little cut as well for Blake Wells over the right eyebrow
18:40as they trade now in this neutral corner.
18:42Big body shot.
18:44It is from up by Cook.
18:46Cook is a fantastic body puncher and very strong.
18:50He's had some success again here.
18:52He's opened up that cut over the eye of Wells.
18:55And he's marching forward and throwing big shots.
18:58And Wells, he breathes deeply.
19:02Missing there is Cook.
19:05Wells goes to the body.
19:06They tangle again.
19:08Cook needs to, if he's going to have a chance of winning,
19:11he needs to continue that body assault because it was taking its toll.
19:15You know, Blake Wells, when he's out of distance,
19:17that's where he's at his best.
19:19He's at that distance now.
19:21Let's see what he can do.
19:22He takes a shot.
19:23Took a flash right hand here.
19:26A bit of clarity coming from that eye.
19:29They'll try and finish this round.
19:32A seesawing round.
19:36Really good action.
19:39But damage there is for Blake Wells.
19:42Yeah, the eye's not looking too good.
19:45Right over the right eye as well.
19:49A cut in and above the eyebrow.
19:54Yeah, it's going to bleed straight into that eye.
19:57They should be able to stop the bleeding with adrenaline.
20:00That was the shot, I think, that did it.
20:04That right hand that he led with by Cook.
20:08You wanted to be next to him.
20:09Brother, we need you to do this for us.
20:10This is his daughter.
20:11I need you to fucking end this shit.
20:12He's trying to counter you, all right.
20:14Use your right glove and catch.
20:16Check hook, right, catch again.
20:19You're getting caught as shit.
20:20You know how to block that, okay.
20:22Let's go.
20:25Seconds down.
20:31So it's all on the line here in a very good middleweight contest
20:35between Cook and Wells.
20:39You can't forget there has been a knockdown in the credit of
20:44Blake Wells.
20:45Yep.
20:47That could be so important.
20:50Cook leads again with that right hand.
20:55Yeah, Blake Wells, he could easily bring that right hook out
20:58of the closet again and land flushes for another knockdown.
21:03Good shot.
21:06Wells working hard.
21:08Taking shots all the while.
21:14And the body shots of Cook have been so important in this fight
21:19so far.
21:20Can he bring them back?
21:21So impressive, too, the power.
21:23And, you know, throwing double left rips and, you know,
21:27three or four good body shots.
21:30Excellent work.
21:31Good shot with the left hand.
21:32Got through there from Cook.
21:33And he just sort of threw Wells around for a moment.
21:35Oh, that's a good shot.
21:36And another.
21:37Good shot.
21:38Good punches from Apai Cook.
21:39Now he goes to the body.
21:41So over the top and then downstairs for Cook.
21:44And they are menacing blows.
21:46Oh, look at those body shots.
21:48Here he goes, Apai Cook, pressing Cook.
21:51Cook.
21:53Oh, a huge left hands.
21:54Yeah, no, good work from Apai Cook this round.
22:02Wells is feeling that.
22:05He's feeling the blows and he's feeling the pace as well.
22:12Not much on these punches from Blake Wells.
22:17There's not much on these punches from Blake Wells.
22:20No, I think he's really feeling the pace, Ben.
22:22On those coming from Appai Cook.
22:27This fight's been fought at a really heavy pace.
22:29And it may have just turned a corner for Cook,
22:33who is having some really decisive success,
22:37but takes a big shot.
22:39Wells desperately trying to keep him away.
22:42Oh, and there's a huge shot from Wells.
22:44And Cook lands a bomb back.
22:46It's you hit me and I'll hit you.
22:48This is unbelievable.
22:51Cook scoring with blow after blow.
22:53And Blake Wells hitting him off with one big shot at a time.
22:57This is toe-to-toe stuff.
22:59Look at this.
22:59The crowd's loving it.
23:04Oh, another from Wells.
23:07He just about bought that from his corner.
23:10That was a bomb.
23:11Can Cook find him again?
23:14Or has he run out of gas for this round?
23:16Cook just nailed him with a flush right hand.
23:19And he goes to the body.
23:21Left grip, left hook.
23:2210 seconds to go.
23:25Really good stuff from Cook.
23:28Wells, he's in a bit of trouble here.
23:30And Appai Cook.
23:32Wow.
23:33Bouncing around for much of the second half of that round.
23:38Yeah, we've got three rounds to go.
23:40And Blake Wells is really seriously feeling the pace,
23:42isn't he, Ben?
23:43He's feeling the pace.
23:44And he's feeling the body shots.
23:46Yeah, he is.
23:46Three of those over the top as well.
23:48Here's his corner.
23:49Get your front end up, start boxing.
23:50Use your IQ, yeah?
23:53Breathe.
23:54Just look at this.
23:56He's sitting there and trading, yeah?
23:58Use your fucking IQ, yeah?
24:00Yeah.
24:02He's hitting a bad move.
24:03Yeah, I got it.
24:03I got it.
24:04I got it.
24:05Don't sit in there.
24:06If you're going to sit in there, you've got to punch wheel.
24:08Breathe.
24:08Breathe.
24:10Breathe.
24:12He's as cooked as you, yeah?
24:14Breathe.
24:17Big ones.
24:17Big ones.
24:20Come here, guys.
24:21Go with it.
24:22Step on Blake.
24:23Put that on your faces, yeah?
24:25Telling him what to do, yeah?
24:26Well, he's telling him that he's as cooked as you.
24:28I don't know if that's the case.
24:29Yeah, well, no.
24:30I think that Applied Cook looks the fresher of the fighters.
24:33No, I agree with you, Ben.
24:34At the end of the round there, Blake Wells really looked gassed.
24:37Let's see if he can come back from that.
24:39Let's see if Cook can get back to that body
24:42because that is what is breaking apart Wells in this fight.
24:47Definitely is.
24:48It's just wearing him down with those vicious body shots.
24:50What are you seeing, Jazzy Parr?
24:52Sometimes going toe-to-toe isn't always the best answer.
24:55You've got to punch out of there and use your jab
24:56and use the range rather than brawling.
24:59He's going to really gas himself out here,
25:00but I feel like if he goes back to normal boxing,
25:03use the jab nice and fast, he can get a bit better.
25:05But yeah, Cook's really coming through with that pressure
25:08and breaking that body down.
25:09Yeah, that's the advice from the corner as well.
25:11Get back out there, use your IQ and box
25:13and stay away from the banger that is Afai Cook
25:16who continues to pull forward and throw with power.
25:22That's exactly what Paul Carroll said,
25:24Paul the Turk said to Blake Wells,
25:26use your boxing IQ, get out there and use your reach.
25:29And saying that, he's still getting caught quite a bit.
25:34He's staying at range though, at least.
25:36Oh, he's not there, he's not.
25:38Come on, come on, come on!
25:41This fight could just, it's only bone fire.
25:45Anything could happen at any stage here.
25:50Now he's trying to jab his Blake Wells,
25:52trying to stay at range as he was told
25:54and to jab away on a shorter opponent.
25:59We've also seen that Blake Wells' left hand
26:01can put his opponent down if he gets him cleanly coming in.
26:04It's all about the timing.
26:06Much better stuff at range from Wells,
26:09but he's still severely fatigued.
26:13And he needs to stay outside.
26:15He needs to box from here.
26:17He needs to feed that jab
26:20and that long left hand to Cook who wants to get inside.
26:28Yeah, but Cook's work rate has dropped dramatically too.
26:31He's not, hasn't for a while,
26:33launched an all-out body attack.
26:36He hasn't been able to get close enough to do so,
26:39but he does there and he goes over the top.
26:41Big shots from Cook and Wells.
26:43He felt those.
26:44He certainly did.
26:45He might have been hurt there, Blake Wells.
26:46He's a bit rocky here is Wells.
26:48Yes.
26:49The referee gives a warning at a very good time for Wells
26:53because he's feeling those shots again
26:56as Cook tries to go to work.
26:58Approach Cook, gives himself a moment.
27:00He's waiting on an opening here.
27:05He misses with his left hook.
27:07They're right in front of each other, exchanging blows,
27:12missing by centimetres and landing a lot of shots as well.
27:16Hanging on desperately is Wells.
27:19Yes.
27:22Maybe the moment just passed there for Cook.
27:26Cook's work rate has dropped dramatically
27:28this second half of this round.
27:30Good left counter.
27:32Wow.
27:37Much better boxing at times for Blake Wells,
27:41but Cook found him eventually and here's his corner.
27:43Shots.
27:44You haven't got a mark on your face.
27:45His face is busted up.
27:47Pick your shots.
27:48Be smart.
27:49Go for it.
27:50I need you to give me everything in this round,
27:52but wait until he's got it.
27:53Listen to me.
27:55Keep going up and down.
27:56Okay.
27:57Three.
27:59Last round.
28:00Hey.
28:03Blow your nose.
28:05Go.
28:09Hey.
28:10You've got one more round.
28:11Let's finish smart.
28:12You understand me?
28:13Catch.
28:14That's all.
28:15Move your feet.
28:16Roll.
28:16Cut the angles.
28:17Give me an eight count, please.
28:19I beg you.
28:20Do this for me, not for you.
28:21Do it for me.
28:22Let's get this shit.
28:23Hey!
28:24Three minutes.
28:25Smart.
28:26Catch and go.
28:27Catch.
28:28Touch gloves.
28:29Touch gloves.
28:30Last round.
28:31Touch gloves.
28:32Touch gloves.
28:33Eighth and final round.
28:34Come on.
28:35Let's make some noise.
28:36Come on.
28:37This is the eighth and final round.
28:43And it's been a seesawing battle.
28:45Yeah.
28:46Both fighters have had huge success,
28:48but Apai Cook is finishing the stronger of the two.
28:53He gets out searching for something big.
28:55He certainly is.
28:57His last round, he's letting his hands go, Apai Cook.
29:01It's going to be interesting to see how the judges have got it.
29:04Blake Wells scored a knockdown,
29:06definitely won some rounds clear,
29:08but also lost some rounds fairly clearly, too.
29:10So it's going to be interesting.
29:12Yeah, that's if we get that far,
29:13because if Apai Cook has his way,
29:15he'll finish it with something big.
29:19Oh!
29:20Gets nailed off.
29:21Fires back.
29:22He scored big, did Wells,
29:25and Apai Cook came back even bigger.
29:27Straight away.
29:36He's waiting now, Apai Cook.
29:39Wells tries to stay away, takes the right hands.
29:42Wells comes forward.
29:43He scores with the left hands.
29:47Hands down again from Cook,
29:49and Wells tries to take the target.
29:51Good work from Wells.
29:55Oh, big shot there.
29:57Apai Cook with the left hands.
30:00I'll tell you what, nothing wrong with Blake Wells' chin.
30:02He's never batted an Olympic.
30:11Cook losing his feet.
30:13He still looks the fresher of the pair.
30:19Wells is looking for big shots as well.
30:22Oh, big left hand from Cook.
30:25Big bombs exchanged.
30:29Powerful shot over the top again from Apai Cook.
30:32Oh, the body shot.
30:35He's one of the best body punchers I've seen for a long time.
30:40It's been a body punching clinic from Apai Cook at stages
30:44in this fight, and that is absolutely drained Blake Wells.
30:50Good round for Cook so far.
30:55There's a good shot again.
30:56One and two goes Apai Cook.
30:58And he continues.
31:00Wells, he gets him away and throws a big left hand.
31:06Now standing front of the scene at middleweight,
31:10and they will trade throughout.
31:12Apai Cook and Blake Wells, toe to toe,
31:16throwing big shots.
31:19Looking for something decisive.
31:22A knockdown for Wells earlier in the fight.
31:25Cook with huge moments.
31:27And throughout an entertaining and dramatic battle
31:32at middleweight, Blake Wells and Apai Cook.
31:37Wow.
31:38What a war.
31:40An outstanding fight.
31:42Wow.
31:43And Apai Cook very confident.
31:47He's much, much fresher.
31:49To finish the fight is Apai Cook.
31:51But Blake Wells did score a knockdown
31:55in a round that Cook was winning.
31:57So how important will that shot prove to be?
32:01Or has Apai Cook in his fifth professional fight
32:05done enough to cause what is a significant upset
32:09if it goes that way?
32:11Yeah, it could go either way, I reckon.
32:13Here's some of the highlights.
32:14Barry Michael and Jazzy Parr take us through what you saw.
32:19Cook's left hook.
32:20That was crazy.
32:21All those hooks that landed through.
32:22But then Wells got through with that right hand as well.
32:24And that was definitely detrimental for the fight.
32:27So we'll see what the judges have to think.
32:29What do you think, Barry?
32:30Well, to be honest with you, it was a seesawing bout.
32:33The knockdown is going to prove very important
32:36because that's a 10-8 round.
32:37I mean, it's going to be close, I think, on the scorecard.
32:40Oh, it was definitely close.
32:41Had me on the edge of my seat the whole fight.
32:43Yeah, brilliant fight.
32:44Great body punches from Apai Cook.
32:47One of the best body punches I've seen in a long time.
32:49Look at those ribs.
32:50Yeah, the exchange of part going head and body
32:52was really working and breaking him down.
32:54So it was excellent to watch.
32:56And, you know, that's Blake Wells' first fight
32:58dropping from light heavyweight to middleweight.
33:00He looked terrific condition,
33:01but that was a tough middleweight bout indeed.
33:04Oh, definitely.
33:06I think the fans want that one.
33:08They certainly love it.
33:11Yeah, an outstanding fight between Wells and Cook.
33:16And we heard all about this new, improved Blake Bumble Wells.
33:21Well, he came up against a 21-year-old banger,
33:25and Apai Cook, he calls himself the Tom and Spartan.
33:31And he'll earn plenty of fans out of a performance
33:34like that here this evening as well.
33:38Wells and Cook in an outstanding eight-round fight
33:41at middleweight.
33:42We can find out what the judges made of it with Stephen Payos.
33:46Ladies and gentlemen, after eight magnificent title rounds,
33:50we go to the judges' scorecards for the decision.
33:54Judge Jeff Chadwick scores the contest 76-75.
34:01Wells.
34:04Judge Martin O'Malley scores the contest 76-75.
34:10Cook.
34:13Judge Andrew Bartlett scores the contest 76-75.
34:20We have a split decision victory.
34:23It goes in favour of the new Victorian ANBF
34:28state middleweight champion,
34:31Blue Corner,
34:34Blake Bumble Wells!