Finals.

So the second day of the fight was cool for Kaden and me because Daddy got to sit with us and watch. As usual, Kaden was a perfect angel. He had more VIP water and enjoyed watching the fights.

There were LOTS of winners from the UAE overall, so all the coaches and participants were in a good mood. Afterward, the guys got a week off of training, so we got even more Daddy time!

Kaden enjoying his "royalty" chair with his VIP treatment.

Stu and Ahmad talking before Ahmad had to get ready for his match.

VIP Stu. :)

Just had to share our table... notice the three different selections of water... and the nuts and dates... and flower arrangement, lol.

Group photo of the competitors going into Finals.

I just liked this picture of one of the matches... we don't know either of these guys... one is from Jordan, the other from Bahrain.

Carlos presenting some sort of award (they announced it in Arabic but never translated it for us... so I have no idea what it was for)

Ahmad after winning his match.

Jarrett after winning his match.

VIP

So the first day of the fight was upon us! Dun dun dunnnn…

Kaden and I got to sit in VIP seating with the Sheiks and other higher-up people. That was pretty cool. We sat in large decorative cushy chairs and were served a selection of water (in case we prefer Dasani to Perriere), nuts, and dates (sort of like prunes… yuck). Kaden really just liked crawling around bothering people.


I was really excited for Stu to be doing this. I was very proud that he decided to go ahead with it even though he was so worried about how green his skills were in Jiu-Jitsu. This is him warming up before his match.

A group photo of all of the fighters on the first day of fights.

Stu talking to Carlos and Olavo right before his fight.

Stu’s fight came up pretty quickly it seems and he was obviously very nervous. But he went out there and did it anyway. He ended up losing by an armbar submission hold, but he put up a good fight.

Stu and his opponent bowing before the fight.

After the fight.

One of Stu's Emirate teammates, Ahmad, after winning his preliminary fight.

Another teammate, Jarrett, winning by an armbar submission.

Kaden after the fights, supporting the UAE with his wristband that Ahmad gave him.