Junior Assuncao Earns SD Over Late Replacement Pete Grimes at Shine Fights

Junior Assuncao (9-4) won a three-round split decision over late replacement and underweight Pete Grimes (6-5) of Matt Hughes‘s (41-7) H.I.T. Squad at Shine Fights in Miami Friday night.

“The guy had a good performance definitely,” admitted Assuncao after the fight.

Grimes came out aggressive throwing wide hooks that zipped in front of Assuncao, but also a powerful right body kick that crashed into Assuncao’s ribs twice. Grimes threw a spinning backfist that Assuncao shot beneath for a takedown. On the mat, Assuncao landed elbows to Grimes’s head while passing Grimes’s guard.

The second round had the urgency of an exhibition sparring match as Grimes waved his hands tauntingly and Assuncao raised his hands to urge the crowd’s participation. Grimes thre a spinning high kick, blocked by Assuncao and followed by an Assuncao takedown. From inside Grimes’s full guard, Assuncao landed a double-hammer fist.

In the third round, Assuncao tripped Grimes and passed to half guard and worked furiously to earn a stoppage with elbows to Grimes’s head. But, Grimes held on to avoid the stoppage, though he left the cage with split open from the last Assuncao flurry.