LAS VEGAS - Anthony Njokuani had to avoid the takedown and Danny Castillo needed to nullify his opponent's striking. Wrestling usually thwarts good standup and it did tonight at UFC 141.
The stronger grappler Castillo took the fight to the ground enough and controlled things on his way to a split decision win, 29-28, 28-29 and 29-28, over Njokuani in the first fight UFC 141 on the Spike broadcast.
Castillo got a little irked with UFC analyst Joe Rogan, who called the decision controversial.
"It was that close to you?" asked Castillo. "I thought it was close but not controversial."
Castillo (13-4, 3-1 UFC) got further annoyed when the crowd began to boo. He was quick to point out that he took three fights on short notice this year. The fans in attendance were clueless, they were just booing to boo.
Castillo took this fight on Decmeber 7 when Ramsey Nijem had to back out of the fight. He wasn't at 100 percent with his stamina, but it was good enough to control the pace of the fight.
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