Daniel Spitz

Daniel Spitz vs. Tanner Boser

Round 1
We begin the night at the heavyweight division, where Spitz (6-2, 1-2 UFC) will try to spoil Boser's (16-5-1, 0-0 UFC) second attempt at making his debut. Boser was originally set to appear at UFC 240, but his opponent Giacomo Lemos tested positive for drostanolone (an anabolic steroid) on fight week. Refereeing this sizeable matchup will be Gary Forman. We touch gloves, and the night has officially begun. The two men trade left jabs immediately, as Boser's mullet waves majestically behind him. A right from Boser comes over the top to click Spitz on the chin, and then he throws a heavy leg kick to follow it. Boser wings a left hand that falls short, as he is trying to combat the range of his far longer opponent, but he is able to reach with a few more leg kicks. As Spitz commits to a body kick, Boser sits down on a huge right hand that just comes short of the mark. The Canadian then sets up his own body kick, so Spitz comes back with a head kick that misses the mark. The two then throw leg kicks, but Boser's is more impactful, as he uses it to back away his taller adversary. Despite Spitz holding a significant reach advantage, it is largely Boser who is able to score more effectively with his punches. Another vicious body kick comes from Boser, and Spitz is unable to block it in time as it lands with an audible pop. After setting up a few kicks, Boser cracks Spitz with a left hand that sends him staggering back, but the American regains his composure and walks his man down. Spitz ends the round with a combination that mostly misses, and a head kick that also falls shy.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Boser
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Boser
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Boser

Round 2
Like the opening round, we again begin with twin jabs from the two heavyweights. Boser immediately backs away to start up with his kicking game again, knowing that if he can't connect with punches, his kicks will still reach his opponent. Spitz finally responds with a solid kick of his own, throw a front kick right down the middle that pushes Boser away. The Canadian wears it well, as he circles away to try to find his way in. As Boser presses forward, Spitz is finally ready with a response, throwing a slick one-two that makes Boser backpedal. "The Bulldozer" keeps his leg kick flowing, as Spitz's knee is starting to welt up and turn red quickly. A big right hand from Boser causes the crowd to gasp, but Spitz shakes it off and continues to walk forward. As Spitz presses forward, that inside leg kick is adding up quickly for Boser. The damage on that lead leg of Spitz is growing, as the swelling is start to make his knee expand and lift his leg up more often to prepare for kicks coming his way. The Canadian ducks down and slips in an overhand left, and Spitz tries to roll through it but is caught fairly flush. He is no worse for wear, and as he throws a low kick to respond to all that have come from Boser, Boser does not let him get away with it by throwing a few leg kicks back. With the 10-second clapper sounding, Spitz stalks his man down, but he is unable to do anything with it as the round concludes.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Boser
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Boser
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Boser

Round 3
Spitz opens the last round with a front kick, as it has been arguably his most effective weapon in the contest. When Spitz tries to sink in a leg kick, Boser checks it and throws one right back at that already damaged knee. Boser blitzes forward with a combination but does not connect significantly, although he breaks off with yet another leg kick. Despite the visible damage, Spitz seems unaffected, and is not limping or favoring the leg to any degree. The two men trade body kicks, and each block them, as Boser unleashes a spinning back fist that glances off the chin of his opponent. Boser sends a few more kicks to that knee of "Daddy Long Legs," as the Canadian has his sights set on those aforementioned long legs with kick after kick on the inside and outside. Boser chains together several one-two combinations that Spitz rolls away from, but he eats two leg kicks that finally show the kicks are getting to him with a wince. As Boser ducks down, Spitz tags him with an uppercut, but he does not follow it up as he eats a couple more constant leg kicks. Boser alternates body kicks with each of his legs that both land flush, so Spitz tries to slow down his adversary's movement with a leg kick. Keeping that leg kick flowing as seconds tick off the clock, Boser sits down on one final -- and possibly the heaviest -- leg kick to punctuate the bout. As the horn sounds to end the bout, Spitz limps away, but is quick to greet and congratulate Boser for a tough fight.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Boser (30-27 Boser)
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Boser (30-27 Boser)
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Boser (30-27 Boser)

The Official Result
Tanner Boser def. Daniel Spitz via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)