The Weekly Wrap: Nov. 11 - Nov. 19

TUF 12 Semis Set

Season 12 of “The Ultimate Fighter” will come down to the two winners of Nam Phan vs. Michael Johnson and Jonathan Brookins vs. Kyle Watson.

The lightweight semi-final fights were set on the Nov. 17 episode. Johnson used takedowns to neutralize Alex Caceras and take a unanimous decision in the season’s big grudge match. Watson swiftly took Aaron Wilkinson down from the clinch, got to back control and secured the tapout with a rear-naked choke. Phan defeated Cody McKenzie to advance to the semi-finals, and Brookins toppled Sako Chivitchyan on the Nov. 10 episode.

Both semi-final fights will take place during a two-hour final episode that will air in two weeks on Dec. 1. The live finale airs Dec. 4 from Las Vegas on Spike TV.

The latest episode scored a 1.3 rating and average of 1.8 million viewers on Spike TV, the same as Nov. 10, maintaining what looks to be a healthy season average. In addition to more antagonizing from Josh Koscheck towards Georges St. Pierre, the episode also saw a visit from famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach, who worked with Team GSP fighters on the focus mitts.