Fort Bragg Combatives Tournament 2018 (Championship Round)

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Credit: Sgt. R.W. Hairston | Date Taken: 03/03/2018
Service members from across the Department of Defense compete in the finals of the annual Fort Bragg Combatives Tournament at Sports USA on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 3, 2018. This tournament, the largest in the U.S. Army, allows service members the opportunity to showcase hand-to-hand combat techniques used to fight and win against the enemies of the United States. The winners of the 2018 championship bouts included: Sgt. Cody Goodale, assigned to 86th Combat Support Hospital, in super heavyweight; Spc. Benjamin Bourque, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, in heavyweight; Spc. Jonathan Forbes, assigned to the 704th Military Intelligence Brigade, in light heavyweight; Staff Sgt. Jacob Grove, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, in middleweight; Sgt. Kenry Trowers, assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps in welterweight; and Sgt. JoDoniss Edwards, assigned to the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, in flyweight. The winners of the 2018 undercard bouts included: Spc. Fernando Sivado, from Fort Belvoir, in super heavyweight; Pfc. Nathan Nouta-George, assigned to the 7th Infantry Division, in heavyweight; Pvt. Todd Bevan, assigned to the 7th Infantry Division, in light heavyweight; Sgt. Argelio Chappotin, assigned to U.S. Cyber Command, in middleweight; Master Sgt. Calvin Cunningham, assigned to the U.S. Army Central Command, in welterweight; and Sgt. Tyler Cannan, assigned to the 7th Infantry Division in flyweight. (Video by Sgt. R.W. Hairston)

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