Daniil Donchenko got here out firing in Spherical 1 at UFC Paris towards Punahele Soriano. The Ukrainian fighter saved up nonstop ahead strain and punished Soriano as he tried to safe a takedown.
Donchenko dropped Soriano with a clear proper hook and unleashed quite a few follow-up strikes. By some means, Soriano survived by clinging to Donchenko’s leg and shopping for himself sufficient time and canopy to get well.
For the remainder of the primary body, an already gassed-out Soriano remained on the again foot as Donchenko punished him with physique photographs, leg kicks, and elbows, making Soriano hesitant to throw something important.
Spherical 2 was one other action-heavy spherical from each fighters, with related output. After a quick timeout following a low blow, Soriano got here out robust and fought a significantly better spherical, going toe-to-toe with Donchenko.
Spherical 3 was one other dominant spherical for Daniil Donchenko. He landed vicious mixtures and continued to do harm even when Punahele Soriano took him down by touchdown photographs from the bottom and firing elbows within the clinch.
Soriano completed the ultimate stanza on a excessive be aware by carrying Donchenko on his shoulders and slamming him to the canvas and touchdown follow-up photographs.
Nevertheless, 33-year-old “Puna” didn’t do sufficient to get forward on the judges’ scorecards and acquired his 4-fight UFC win streak snapped.
Official decison: Daniil Donchenko defeated Punahele Soriano by unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) at UFC Paris.
In the meantime, after tonight’s win at UFC Paris, Daniil Donchenko prolonged his win streak to 9 and referred to as out Daniel Rodriguez for a showdown on the Meta Apex later this yr.
UFC Paris: Daniil Donchenko vs. Punahele Soriano – Highlights
