AUSTIN, Texas – Roger Narvaez couldn’t quite get the finish, even after dropping Luke Barnatt in the final round and nearly sinking several rear-naked chokes. But after three rounds against a game Barnatt (8-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Narvaez (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) did get the split decision victory (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) thanks to the two judges who saw it in his favor after a bout that wasn’t so easy to call. The middleweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 57 event at Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. It aired on FOX Sports following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of a main card on FOX Sports 1. The action-packed final round turned out to be a very important one here, since the first two frames at times resembled an extended feeling-out process.
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