The Fort Knox tournament was a rousing success for both soldiers and spectators.
The top fighters from Fort Knox stepped into the cage Sunday to battle for combatives glory — and battle they did.
The finals of the post’s first combatives tournament produced a series of heart-stopping, cheer-inducing fights as the soldiers pushed their mixed martial arts skills, stamina and courage to the limit.
They also achieved at least two firsts for this Kentucky post — this is the first time Fort Knox has had a post-wide combatives tournament, and it also is the first time the finals of an official Army combatives tournament took place in a cage instead of a boxing ring.