UFC bantamweights John Lineker and John Dodson waged war for the entirety of the scheduled 5 rounds of their UFC Fight Night: Portland main event match. Both athletes had their moments but it was who took the Split Decision victory. It should be noted that John Dodson made weight while his opponent John Lineker did not.
Check out Tim Burke's play-by-play from round 5 of John Dodson vs. John Lineker:
Round 5 - Man hug to start the final stanza. Lineker swinging wildly. Body kick and left hook from Dodson. Leg kick from Lineker. Lineker has lost a little bit of steam finally. He did connect with a right hook though. Lineker's eye is getting uglier. Straight right from Dodson. Dodson circles and scores with a stinging right hook. Lineker back to chasing. Dodson to the body. Lineker just spamming shots, and connects with a left hook! Dodson with his own. A right from Dodson staggers Lineker! THIS IS SO MUCH FUN. Dodson with an uppercut and a beautiful counter shot. Dodson with a takedown, and he's on Lineker's with Lineker standing. He just gets off with 30 seconds to go. Dodson with yet another right hook. Another head kick! Lineker going wild, ripping to the body. I have it 48-47 Dodson, but that was an epic war.
John Lineker defeated John Dodson by split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)