Katie Price’s husband Alex earns respect by going five rounds with reigning BAMMA4 champion Tom Watson

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Alex Reid had described it as ‘the fight of his life’ and Katie Price’s husband had trained for months in order to have a chance to prove that he was a serious Mixed Martial Arts fighter and not simply a ‘celebrity wannabe’.

He did that on Saturday night, by going five rounds with the current BAMMA4 champion Tom ‘Kong’ Watson, who beat ‘The Reidinator’, but only on a judge’s decision.

Reid came out strongly and looked every inch the fighter that he has claimed to be in the first couple of rounds, but after that Watson’s stamina and superior style began to take over.

The champion subjected the challenger to some big blows in the third round, with a knee to the face causing a gash to Reid’s left eye, from which he was unable to see out of thereafter.

To his credit, Alex fought on and lasted for the full 5 rounds, which saw both he and his opponent finish beaten and bloodied. Reid earned the respect of both Watson and the fans, but unfortunately for the watching Katie Price, the judges awarded the fight to her husband’s opponent.