Ultimate Fighter Finale: Artem Lobov vs. Ryan Hall

And he looked to take advantage of his surprise opportunity when an early takedown attempt looked set to bring victory but Lobov, his face reddening by the second, managed to fend off the choke attempt.

In the end Hall - who, like Lobov, was given a second chance after losing on the show - won a unanimous decision, moving his record to 5-1 overall as a pro fighter.

By the age of 30, Ryan Hall had become a decorated black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, gone through the ups and downs of being in that world, and had even been involved in a viral video that saw him subdue a belligerent patron while at a restaurant on the Jersey shore.

Team Faber fighters went 3-0 against their rivals from Team McGregor on last night's card, with Julian Erosa and Chris Gruetzemacher also securing decision wins against Marcin Wrzosek and Abner Lloveras respectively.

"The show was a learning experience, but what was most important to me was to fight well and to also prepare myself to fight in the UFC one day", Hall added. Hall dives for another heel hook, but time expires. Lobov is a powerful striker with three knockouts on the show. In the later rounds, it was the same struggle, as Hall was aggressive in his efforts to get the fight to the ground, but he was unable to get an arm under the neck of Lobov for a choke. I've trained very hard for this fight; I've had to overcome a number of difficulties in this camp health-wise, but I'm ready to put on a show on Friday.

"I was walking my way out the door of martial arts, which was pretty sad for me, to be honest", he said.

'I've thought about this moment for years, ' he said.

The episode opens up with the two coaches talking to their respective teams about their upcoming fights.

"Artem is an incredibly risky opponent... and I did my best with him", he said. I have about 100 friends and family here from my hometown, not to mention the fans I don't know that I've gained from The Ultimate Fighter.

'I hope the UFC will have me back and give me another chance, but I won't blame them if they don't. "In jiu-jitsu, if I want to get into Abu Dhabi, it's simple - win the trials". It feels great to be able to get this win for all of them.

True, Hall is not scary looking, but there may be nothing more frightening than his trademark heel hook. It took me two attempts to get into the house and maybe this is the way it's meant to be.

Maybe I'm not meant to do things first time.