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Spc. Blaze Schubert, Fort Campbell, Ky., fights from the bottom position against Sgt. Jesse Hertzog, Fort Bragg, N.C., in the third-place bout of the lightweight division during the finals of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship July 28 at Fort Hood. Hertzog won the match after referee stoppage in the first round. For complete story, see D1. Daniel Cernero, Sentinel Sports Editor

Sgt. Jose Espinosa, Fort Hood, and Spc. Julio De la Cruz, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., fight in the cage in the third-place bout of the light heavyweight division during the finals of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship Saturday at Fort Hood. Espinosa’s win was one of five third-place victories for III Corps. Daniel Cernero, Sentinel Sports Editor

Sgt. Philip Platt (blue), Fort Hood, delivers an open-handed slap to Sgt. 1st Class Jason Klenk (red), 5th Special Forces Group, in the semi-final rounds of the welterweight division during the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship Friday at Fort Hood. Platt won the match and moved onto the next round. Daniel Cernero, Sentinel Sports Editor

Staff Sgt. Shane Lees, Fort Hood, fights from the bottom in the championship bout against Staff Sgt. Glenn Garrison, Fort Carson, Colo., in the lightweight division during the finals of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship July 28 at Fort Hood. Garrison won the match by decision after three rounds. Daniel Cernero, Sentinel Sports Editor

III Corps coach Jarrod Clontz (right) talks with his fighter Sgt. Philip Platt in between rounds of his fight with Spc. Hobert Wilmotf, 5th Special Forces Group, in the third-place bout of the welterweight division during the finals of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship Saturday at Fort Hood. Platt won the match by judge’s decision after three rounds Daniel Cernero, Sentinel Sports Editor

Sgt. Jason Reyes, Fort Hood, gets hoisted into the air after defeating Staff Sgt. Lonnie Kincaid, Fort Riley, Kan., with an arm-bar submission in the semi-finals to gain a spot in the championship bout of the heavyweight division during the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship Friday at Fort Hood. Daniel Cernero, Sentinel Sports Editor

Staff Sgt. Shane Lees hugs III Corps coach Jarrod Clontz as the team celebrates in the cage after being announced winners of a third-consecutive All-Army tournament. Lees finished in second place at the lightweight division. Daniel Cernero, Sentinel Sports Editor

Lt. Gen. Don Campbell Jr., III Corps and Fort Hood commanding general, chats with KCEN sports anchor Pierre Noujaim during the live broadcast of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship July 28 at Fort Hood. Daniel Cernero, Sentinel Sports Editor

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