TUF 12: Live Finale

Live Finale Recap:


TUF12 Final:
-(Team Jon's) Jonathan Brookins (GSP) def. (Team Roy's) Michael Johnson (GSP) via unanimous decision for 14pts.

Other TUF12 Fights:
-Leonard Garcia def. (Team Roy's) Nam Phan (KOS) via split decision (robbery) for 0pts.
-(Team Tammy's) Cody McKenzie (GSP) def. (Team Jon's) Aaron Wilkinson (KOS) via submission (guillotine choke) in Round 1 for 10pts.
-(Team CJ's) Kyle Watson (GSP) def. (Team Jen's) Sako Chivitchian (KOS) via unanimous decision for 7pts.
-Team Roy, Team Jen, Team Tammy, and Team Jon each earn 4pts for having GSP as their coach.

With the win by Brookins, Team Jon wins Fantasy TUF 12, $80, and the Wookie Cup. Team Roy finishes in 2nd place for $40, and Team CJ finishes in 3rd place for $20.

And here are the final scores:

• 64 - Jon ($80)
  
• 52 - Roy ($40)
  
• 35 - CJ ($20)
  
• 34 - Tammy
• 21 - Jen
• 18 - Tommy
• 09 - Adam
  

TUF 12: Live Finale this Saturday

Last night's final episode of The Ultimate Fighter 12 saw Jonathan Brookins and Michael Johnson advance to the finale in Las Vegas this weekend, where they'll square off for the Season 12 lightweight crown. MMA Junkie now reports that several of their castmates will be joining them on the undercard of the finale.

Semifinalist, Nam Phan will drop down to featherweight to meet the WEC's resident 145 lb brawler, Leonard Garcia, on the televised main card. Meanwhile, guillotine master, Cody McKenzie faces Aaron Wilkinson, and judo specialist, Sako Chivitchian takes on the other semifinalist, Kyle Watson. The full card is below:

Main card:
Stephan Bonnar vs. Igor Pokrajac
(Team Roy's) Michael Johnson (GSP) vs. (Team Jon's) Jonathan Brookins (GSP)
Demian Maia vs. Kendall Grove
Ricky Story vs. Johny Hendricks
(Team Roy's) Nam Phan (KOS) vs. Leonard Garcia

Preliminary card:
Will Campuzano vs. Nick Pace
Fredson Paixao vs. Pablo Garza
Rich Attonito vs. Dave Branch
Tyler Toner vs. Ian Loveland
(Team Tammy's) Cody McKenzie (GSP) vs. (Team Jon's) Aaron Wilkinson (KOS)
(Team Jen's) Sako Chivitchian (KOS) vs. (Team CJ's) Kyle Watson (GSP)

TUF 12: Episode 11

Episode 11 Recap:

Semi-Final Bout
(Team Jon's) Jonathan Brookins (GSP) vs. (Team CJ's) Kyle Watson (GSP)
-(Team Jon's) Jonathan Brookins (GSP) def. (Team CJ's) Kyle Watson (GSP) via decision for 7pts.
-Team Roy, Team Jen, Team Tammy, and Team Jon each earn 1pt for having GSP as their coach.

Semi-Final Bout
(Team Roy's) Michael Johnson (GSP) vs. (Team Roy's) Nam Phan (KOS)
-(Team Roy's) Michael Johnson (GSP) def. (Team Roy's) Nam Phan (KOS) via decision for 7pts.
-Team Roy, Team Jen, Team Tammy, and Team Jon each earn 1pt for having GSP as their coach.

And with that the Finals are now set. The Live Finale will be this Saturday night on Spike. The TUF12 tournament final will be between (Team Jon's) Jonathan Brookins (GSP) and (Team Roy's) Michael Johnson (GSP).

Here are the scores going into the Live Finale:

• 48 - Roy
• 46 - Jon
• 28 - CJ
• 20 - Tammy
• 18 - Tommy
• 17 - Jen
• 09 - Adam

TUF 12: Episode 10

Episode 10 Recap:

Quarter Final Bout
(Team CJ's) Kyle Watson (GSP) vs. (Team Jon's) Aaron Wilkinson (KOS)
-(Team CJ's) Kyle Watson (GSP) def. (Team Jon's) Aaron Wilkinson (KOS) via submission (rear naked choke) in Round 1 for 10pts.
-Team Roy, Team Jen, Team Tammy, and Team Jon each earn 1pt for having GSP as their coach.

Quarter Final Bout
(Team Roy's) Michael Johnson (GSP) vs. (Team Tommy's) Alex Caceres (GSP)
-(Team Roy's) Michael Johnson (GSP) def. (Team Tommy's) Alex Caceres (GSP) via Unanimous decision for 7pts.
-Team Roy, Team Jen, Team Tammy, and Team Jon each earn 1pt for having GSP as their coach.

And with that the Semi-Finals are now set. The final two hour episode with be Wednesday December 1st starting at 9pm. The bouts will be (Team Jon's) Jonathan Brookins vs. (Team CJ's) Kyle Watson and (Team Roy's) Nam Phan vs. (Team Roy's) Michael Johnson. And the Live Finale will be Saturday December 4th at 9pm.

TUF 12: Episode 9

Episode 9 Recap:

Quarter Final Bout
(Team Jon's) Jonathan Brookins (GSP) vs. (Team Jen's) Sako Chivitchian (KOS)
-(Team Jon's) Jonathan Brookins (GSP) def. (Team Jen's) Sako Chivitchian (KOS) via submission (rear naked choke) in Round 1 for 10pts.
-Team Roy, Team Jen, Team Tammy, and Team Jon each earn 1pt for having GSP as their coach.

Quarter Final Bout
(Team Tammy's) Cody McKenzie (GSP) vs. (Team Roy's) Nam Phan (KOS)
-(Team Roy's) Nam Phan (KOS) def. (Team Tammy's) Cody McKenzie (GSP) via TKO in Round 2 for 9pts.
-Team CJ, Team Tommy, and Team Adam each earn 1pt for having KOS as their coach.

TUF 12: Episode 8

Episode 8 Recap:

Wild Card Bout
(Team Jon's) Aaron Wilkinson (KOS) vs. (Team CJ's) Marc Stevens (KOS)
-(Team Jon's) Aaron Wilkinson (KOS) def. (Team CJ's) Marc Stevens (KOS) via submission (guillotine choke) in Round 2 for 9pts.
-Team CJ, Team Tommy, and Team Adam each earn 1pt for having KOS as their coach.

Next week the Quarterfinals begin:

• Team GSP's Jonathan Brookins vs. Team Koscheck's Sako Chivitchian
• Team GSP's Kody McKenzie vs. Team Koscheck's Nam Phan
• Team GSP's Kyle Watson vs. Team Koscheck's Aaron Wilkinson
• Team GSP's Michael Johnson vs. Team GSP's Alex Caceres

TUF 12: Episode 7

Episode 7 Recap:

This season's coach's challenge was a home run derby and Josh Koscheck crushes GSP. And with that victory Team CJ, Team Tommy, and Team Adam each earn 5pts for having KOS as their coach.

(Team Jen's) Dane Sayers (GSP) vs. (Team Jen's) Sako Chivitchian (KOS)
-(Team Jen's) Sako Chivitchian (KOS) def. (Team Jen's) Dane Sayers (GSP) via unanimous decision for 7pts.
-Team CJ, Team Tommy, and Team Adam each earn 1pt for having KOS as their coach.

Next week's wildcard match up will be (Team Jon's) Aaron Wilkinson (KOS) vs (Team CJ's) Marc Stevens (KOS)

TUF 12: Episode 6

Episode 6 Recap:

Episode 6 featured two fights with two quick submissions.

(Team Tammy's) Cody McKenzie (GSP) vs. (Team CJ's) Marc Stevens (KOS)
-(Team Tammy's) Cody McKenzie (GSP) def. (CJ's) Marc Stevens (KOS) via submission (guillotine) in Round 1 for 10pts.
-Team Roy, Team Jen, Team Tammy, and Team Jon each earn 1pt for having GSP as their coach.

(Team Jon's) Jonathan Brookins (GSP) vs. (Team Adam's) Sevak Magakian (KOS)
-(Team Jon's) Jonathan Brookins (GSP) def. (Team Adam's) Sevak Magakian (KOS) via submission (rear-naked choke) in Round 1 for 10pts.
-Team Roy, Team Jen, Team Tammy, and Team Jon each earn 1pt for having GSP as their coach.

Next week, we get the coaches challenge (home-run derby!), our final 2nd round fight (Team Jen vs Team Jen!), and the announcement of this season's wild-card picks.

TUF 12:Episode 5

Episode 5 Recap:

(Team Tommy's) Spencer Paige (GSP) vs. (Team Roy's) Nam Phan (KOS)

-(Team Roy's) Nam Phan (KOS) def. (Team Tommy's) Spencer Paige (GSP) via unanimous decision for 7pts.
-Team CJ, Team Tommy, and Team Adam each earn 1pt for having KOS as their coach.

And with that win Roy jumps out to a big lead.

TUF 12: Episode 4

Episode 4 Recap:

(Team CJ's) Kyle Watson (GSP) vs. (Team Tammy's) Andy Main (KOS)

-(Team CJ's) Kyle Watson (GSP) def. (Team Tammy's) Andy Main (KOS) via submission (rear naked choke) in round 2 for 9pts.
-Team Roy, Team Jen, Team Tammy, and Team Jon each earn 1pt for having GSP as their coach.

And with that win Team GSP is up 3-0.

TUF 12: Episode 3

MMAjunkie's episode 3 recap.

(Team Roy's) Michael Johnson (GSP) vs. (Team Jon's) Aaron Wilkinson (KOS)

-(Team Roy's) Michael Johnson (GSP) def. (Team Jon's) Aaron Wilkinson (KOS) via submission (rear naked choke) in round 3 for 8pts.
-Team Roy, Team Jen, Team Tammy, and Team Jon each earn 1pt for having GSP as their coach.

TUF 12: Draft and Episode 2

Here are the results of the draft:
01- CJ - Marc Stevens
02- Jen - Sako Chivitchyan
03- Tommy - Alex Caceres
04- Tammy - Cody McKenzie
05- Roy - Michael Johnson
06- Jon - Jonathan Brookins
07- Adam - Jeff Lentz

08- CJ - Kyle Watson
09- Roy - Nam Phan
10- Jen - Dane Sayers
11- Tammy - Andy Main
12- Tommy - Spencer Paige
13- Adam - Sevak Magakian
14- Jon - Aaron Wilkinson

15- CJ - Josh Koscheck
16- Roy - Georges St-Pierre
17- Jen - Georges St-Pierre
18- Tammy - Georges St-Pierre
19- Tommy - Josh Koscheck
20- Adam - Josh Koscheck
21- Jon - Georges St-Pierre

Here is MMAJunkie's recap of episode 2.

And here is an awful recording of the fight:


(Team Tommy's) Alex Caceres (GSP) vs. (Team Adam's) Jeff Lentz (KOS)

-(Team Tommy's) Alex Caceres (GSP) def. (Team Adam's) Jeff Lentz (KOS) via submission in round 2 for 9pts.
-Team Roy, Team Jen, Team Tammy, and Team Jon each earn 1pt for having GSP as their coach.

And with that Team Tommy jumps into the lead, and the defending champ is down a fighter.

Fantasy TUF 12: The Rules

The 12th season of The Ultimate Fighter is about to start again, and this means it is time for Fantasy TUF 12. The rules will be similar to last season. It will cost just $20 per team. There will be 14 fighters in the house this season, so we will have 7 teams with 2 fighters per team. Your draft order must be emailed to me by midnight on Tuesday 9/21.

Prelim Elimination Round: This season there will be 28 fighters competing for 14 spots in the house. Last week's episode contained the Prelim Elimination Round. Here are the fighters that advanced to the house.

Draft: here is the draft order:
01- CJ (7)
02- Jen (6)
03- Roxanne (5)
04- Tammy (4)
05- Roy (2)
06- Jon (2)
07- Adam (1)
08- CJ (5.75)
09- Roy (5)
10- Jen (4.5)
11- Tammy (4)
12- Roxanne (4)
13- Adam (3)
14- Jon (3)
15- CJ (5.75)
16- Roy (5)
17- Jen (4.5)
18- Tammy (4)
19- Roxanne (4)
20- Adam (3)
21- Jon (3)
Choose the people you want in order of best to worst -Email Jon your list by midnight Tuesday. Don't forget a coach.


Points: Each player will receive points if their fighter does the following on the show or in the Live Finale:
10pts Victory in the 1st Round
9pts Victory in the 2nd Round
8pts Victory in the 3rd Round
7pts Victory by Judge's decision
These points will be doubled for the tournament championship fight on the Live Finale.
Also, each time one of your coach's fighters wins a fight you will receive 1pt. If your coach wins the Coach's Challenge you will receive 5pts. If for some (rumored) reason a coach does not finish the season, the team will continue to earn points for the coach's original fighters.
There will be no negative points this season.
The winner will be whichever team has acquired the most points at the end of the Live Finale.

Prize Money:
Most Points: $80 plus the coveted Wookie Cup!
2nd Most Points Points: $40
3rd Most Points Points: $20

TUF 12: The Cast

Marc Stevens (12-5) trains at Team Balance in Philadelphia, where he studies under a Relson Gracie black belt. Stevens has four wins by knockout/TKO and a pair of submissions. He wrestled for Josh Koscheck at the University of Buffalo.

Spencer Paige (7-2) trains at Central NY MMA. Paige has four wins by knockout and TKO and two submission victories. One of those submissions, however, came via strikes: a first-round defeat of Nathan Schut in the main event of a Northeast MMA card last November in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Nam Phan (15-7) fights out of Ma Du Academy. Phan has battled on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, with some of his losses coming against the likes of "Razor" Rob McCullough and Gesias Cavalcante. Phan has seven wins by knockout/TKO, four by submission and he's never been submitted.

Andy Main (4-1) trains with Dan and Jim Miller at AMA Fight Club. Main turned pro last year and won his first four fights, finishing three of his four opponents (two submissions, one knockout). The judges handed him a loss in February against Lester Caslow.

Jonathan Brookins (11-3) trains at Gracie-Barra Orlando. He has seven submissions and also knows how to finish a fight from his feet. He proved that in his pro debut – a 19-second knockout – and has two other TKOs on his record. He hasn't lost since November 2008, when he got TKOed by WEC Champ Jose Aldo.

Sako "The Chainsaw" Chivitchyan (5-0), also known as "The Armenian Psycho," is undefeated with three submission wins to go with a TKO and a decision. All five of his fights have taken place in California, but it won't be too arduous a trip to Las Vegas where the judoka is well equipped to handle the pressure.

Jeff Lentz (5-1) won his first five pro fights out of Kurt Pellegrino MMA, finishing all five of his opponents, before falling to Anthony Morrison last November. Lentz has two knockouts, a pair of TKO victories, and a submission due to strikes.

Alex Caceres (4-2) from Miami trains out of the little-known Young Tigers Foundation. "Bruce Leroy" has never gone the distance in any of his fights. He's split his wins evenly between TKO and submission, but he's fallen prey to an armbar in both of his pro losses.

Michael Johnson (8-4) from Springfield, Missouri is an assistant coach at the Springfield Fight Club, a Gracie Barra affiliate. He comes to TUF with an 8-4 record, including four TKOs and two submissions, and is riding a three-fight win streak.

Aaron Wilkinson (6-3) fights out of Wolfslair Academy. Wolfslair is home to Michael Bisping, David Faulkner, Rampage Jackson and Mike Dolce. With his training at Wolfslair, Wilkinson has produced a pro MMA record with four submissions and a pair of unanimous decisions among his six wins.

Kyle Watson (12-6-1) is the jiu-jitsu instructor for Matt Hughes' HIT Squad training camp, and has used his submission skills to produce 10 of his 12 wins in the cage (the other two were by TKO). Watson has been knocked out by Spencer Fisher in his career, but hasn't lost since 2007.

Sevak Magakian (8-3) has all but one of his wins have come by submission. Magakian has displayed a wide array of chokes, armbars and leglocks to produce his victories. A TKO loss to Bobby Green last November is his only loss in his last eight fights.

Cody McKenzie (11-0) a native of Cordova, Alaska, has finished all 11 of his professional opponents, including nine straight with his own variation of the guillotine choke, which he calls a "McKenzi-tine". McKenzie fights out of Spokane, Washington.

Dane "Red Horse" Sayers (7-1) brings a record with six submission wins and a TKO to his name. His only loss, to Indalecio Tat Romero in January, was a split decision after five rounds of action. Sayers brings ground skills, toughness and stamina to the cage.