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The Eric Priest vs. Luis Arias round-by-round updates have arrived. They provide fans of 'The Sweet Science' with real-time coverage and live scoring of the upcoming middleweight boxing match, scheduled for 10 rounds. The bout won't feature any world title on the line.
However, what will be at risk is Priest's undefeated 15-0 record, with 8 of his wins coming via TKO/knockout. Arias, by comparison, is not undefeated, but is more experienced at 22-4-1. Though he is also slightly less powerful, with 11 stoppage wins, or at the very least a slightly less effective puncher.
Arias is also much older. So, it comes as no surprise that the oddsmakers at DraftKings Sportsbook have Priest as a staggering -800 favorite, while Arias is a +500 underdog. The card begins at 9:00 PM E.T. (Eastern Time) / 6:00 PM P.T. (Pacific Time), while the bout is at around 11:30 PM E.T. / 8:30 PM P.T.
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Eric Priest vs. Luis Arias
Round 1: Jabs from Priest to start things off, while Arias applies careful pressure, hiding behind a high guard. Body jabs from Arias, while Priest tries fire back with a combination. More body shots from Arias, who follows with a good left hook. Heavy body jabs from Arias.
He has Priest against the ropes and cracks him wih a big left. Priest manages to escape and gets right back to jabbing. Priest with a one-two. A partial right hand lands for Arias. Body shots for Arias, but Priest starts backing him up with a quick jab and a one-two.
Our Score: 10-9 Arias
Round 2: Aggression from Arias, which is answered by jabs from Priest. One-two for Priest, who then eats a body jab. They clinch and break. Arias lands a good body shot, but Priest snipes him with a counter. Arias lands well with his right, backing Priest up.
Another clinch ensues but they break. Quick jabs from Priest. Meanwhile, a two-punch combination lands for Arias. Priest continues to land with the jab. Body jab for Arias. They clinch, and Arias refuses to listen to the referee's instructions and hits Priest in the back of the head on the break and gets a point taken away.
Our Score: 10-8 Priest, 19-18 Priest overall
Round 3: Both men pumping out their jabs. Arias digs into the body, but Priest catches Arias with a good right hand. Combinations from Priest, who has Arias on his heels. Priest is swarming him, but Arias wasn't hurt at any point. He continues the onslaught before giving himself a moment.
Arias tries to come back with something of his own, swinging wild and missing. Check hook from Priest. They clinch and break. A right hand lands for Arias. Body shots for Arias. They clinch and break. Jabs from Priest.
Our Score: 10-9 Priest, 29-27 Priest overall
Round 4: Jabs from both men, but Priest quickly takes the initiative. Arias, though, lands a good right hand. They clinch and break. A sloppy combination lands for Arias. Stiff body jab lands for Arias, who is trying to trap Priest against the ropes. Body shots and a right hand upstairs land for Arias.
Arias with an overhand right. He overextends on the follow-up and ends up clinching. They break and Priest lands a jab. Arias batters him with body shots. This is such a competitive fight.
Our Score: 10-9 Arias, 38-37 Priest overall
Round 5: Jabs from Priest, who is on the front foot. Arias tries to lunge in with a combination, but Priest counters him. Jabs land for Priest, but Arias catches him with a left hook. They clinch and separate, with Priest returning to a stiff jab. The two men trade, and Priest seems to get the better of it.
A right hand lands for Priest. Combinations from both men. Arias lands a good right hand, while Priest cracks him with a jab. Combinations from Arias. A clinch ensues and they break.
Our Score: 10-9 Arias, 47-47 overall
Round 6: Sharp jabs from Priest, followed by a slick combination. More jabs from Priest, but Arias fires back with body shots. They clinch and break. The referee warns Arias against repeated rabbit punches. A good combination lands for Priest. More clinching and they break.
Arias, though, failed to follow the referee's instruction again and gets warned about a possible point being taken if repeated. Arias lands a good right as they resume. Jabs and a one-two from Priest. However, Arias lands with a flurry to the body. The commentary team is making this sound like a shutout for Priest, but it isn't.
This is far more competitive than they're giving it credit for.
Our Score: 10-9 Priest, 57-56 Priest overall
Round 7: Arias tried to up the aggression but gets countered by Priest. More counters from Priest, who has Arias trapped against the ropes. He's landing the sharper shots, cracking Arias who is getting sloppier. They clinch and Arias fails to obey the referee again and draws a hard warning.
Jabs to the body from Priest as they resume. Priest is walking him down now, showing no respect for Arias' punching power at all. However, Arias lands a decent overhand right. Unfortunately, there was no sting behind it. Body shots for Priest, with Arias dropping his elbows. He didn't like those body shots.
Our Score: 10-9 Priest, 67-65 Priest overall
Round 8: Arias seems slightly reinvigorated, but Priest continues to crack him with jabs and one-twos. Arias is coming up just short with his shots. Arias with pitter-patter body shots, while Priest blasts him withh much harder ones. Pressure from Priest, who eats a two-punch combination from Arias.
A big left hook to the body lands for Priest, who follows up with a right cross upstairs. He's cracking Arias now. Arias is tired and is a lot sloppier than now. Priest is outworking him, landing decent combinations. Good uppercut from Priest.
Our Score: 10-9 Priest, 77-74 Priest overall
Round 9: Jabs to the body and head land for Priest, who is piecing Arias up with clever punch selection. Arias is trying to fire back but is just out of range. When he isn't, he's eating counter-combinations. Overhand right from Arias lands on the shoulder, but he does dig into the body with a jab.
Jabs land for both men. Body shots from Arias, followed by another one. Big body shot from Arias. More body shots, but Priest stays in his face, backing him up and landing a check hook after a very labored punch from Arias.
Our Score: 10-9 Priest, 87-83 Priest overall
Round 10: There's almost certainly not going to be a stoppage, but Priest is at his best tonight. He's still landing his jab and combinations. Check hook for Priest cracks an aggressive Arias, backing him up. Jabs land for Arias, but they end up in the clinch and separate.
Jabs from Priest, but Arias rips to the body with hooks. It's too little too late though. Another big body shot for Arias. They clinch and break. A big right hand lands for Priest, followed by another. But Priest its both of them. They're trading and Priest lands a big right himself.
Our Score: 10-9 Priest, 97-92 Priest overall
Official Decision
Eric Priest def. Luis Arias via unanimous decision (99-90, 99-90, 96-93)
