Danny Castillo vs. Jim Miller

Round 1
Miller walks Castillo toward the fence with leg kicks, then catches a kick from the Team Alpha Male product and runs him to the ground. Thirty seconds into the fight, Miller works from Castillo’s half guard, going heavy as Castillo tries to use an elevator sweep. Miller passes to full mount, looks like he’ll go for an armbar, then gets heavy again and secures the position with knees on the ground. Castillo tries to bump and escape, nearly gets caught in a triangle as he rolls to his knees, then slips out of a reverse triangle and rushes forward to take top position. Miller puts him in closed guard, then creeps his legs up Castillo’s body with two minutes left in the round. Miller goes back to closed guard and hits Castillo with an elbow to the face along the way. Miller spins and grabs for a heel hook, forcing Castillo to bail, and now the lightweights are back on their feet with one minute to go. There’s not much clean offense between them as the round ends, but a leaping knee from Castillo appears to graze Miller’s cup as the round ends.

Sherdog Scores
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Miller
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Miller
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Miller

Round 2
Miller ducks under a high kick and charges Castillo with a pair of punches. When Castillo tries to step into range, Miller sweeps him out with a check right hook. Miller knocks Castillo off balance, making him miss on a combination thanks to an inside leg kick. Now, Miller goes to the outside of the leg with a kick, misses with an overhand left. Castillo comes down the center with a clean right hand and follows with a hard body kick. Miller backs up Castillo to the fence and scores with a body kick, then blocks a Castillo right high kick. Miller is keeping the pressure on, forcing Castillo to the outside, and now he defends as the Team Alpha Male product grabs for a double-leg. Down to the final minute of the round, Miller continues to press forward on Castillo with leg kicks. He gets clipped with a right high kick from Castillo, tries to catch it but can’t convert to a takedown. Castillo goes to the body with a right kick, partially catching the arm of Miller.

Sherdog Scores
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Miller
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Miller

Round 3
Miller closes the distance on Castillo but has to back out as the Californian lands a right cross of his back foot. Castillo tries a takedown, gets stuffed and comes back to meet Miller in the center of the cage. Miller backs him up with a pair of punches and a leg kick, then catches a kick and takes down Castillo in the middle. Castillo scrambles back to his feet, gets caught in a headlock and takes a few knees from Miller before being released. Miller whiffs on a high kick, lands a hard one to the inside of Castillo’s lead leg. Castillo shoots again and is stuffed by Miller, pushed the New Jerseyan to the fence but has to disengage when Miller grabs for his neck. The 155ers are back in the middle with two minutes remaining, and Miller pushes Castillo backward with a lead uppercut. Castillo lands an outside leg kick and gets one right back from Miller, then eats a jab and gives Miller one in return. A body kick catches Miller on the arm, followed by a right hand upstairs by Castillo. “Last Call” is coming on strong in the latter half of the round, and now he stuffs a shot from Miller. The subsequent scramble yields top position for Castillo in the last half minute of the round, and he ends the fight in side control.

Sherdog Scores
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Castillo (29-28 Castillo)
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Castillo (29-28 Miller)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Castillo (29-28 Miller)

The Official Result
Jim Miller def. Danny Castillo via Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29) R3 5:00