Round 8:

Francis with the jab. Gbenga flurries, but only lands a right to the body. Francis with a short few shots, lands a left uppercross. Good right hook from Francis, but he immediately reverts to jabbing. Francis on points. Comfortable. Dull. That's where it seems to be going. Gbenga with an overhand right, and he feels Francis is in trouble, and lands another right, and charges forward. Francis lands a left hook, and it's finally showing some promise. They've settled down again, and nothing doing. Gbenga lands another right hand.

Gbenga's round there. 78-74

Round 9:

Gbenga feeling a little more confident, and throws a right upper wildly missing. Gbenga does land a decent right hand. Francis looking a little more tired. A haymaking right narrowly misses Francis. Francis with the jab. The pace is now back to walking. Not a brisk walk, just strolling pace. Gbenga misses with a few more shots. Two jabs from Francis. And another. I think my prayers for a KO will not be answered. Good overhand right from Gbenga. I need to pee, so KO would be ideal. Body shot from Francis, then a one-two with the right. Gbenga comes forward and Francis runs around the ring. Francis jab then a left hook. Jab on the bell from Francis.

Francis. 88-83