String matchScore = "<span class=\"dddd\">P</span>                            0 - 0                            <span class=\"eeee\">P</span>";

  Pattern p = Pattern.compile( "<[^>]+>([^<]*)</[^>]+>");
  Matcher m = p.matcher(matchScore);
   while(m.find()){
    matchScore = matchScore.replaceFirst( "<[^>]+>([^<]*)</[^>]+>", m.group(1).toString());
  }
  System.out.println(matchScore);

 

 

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