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Spc. Saquan Bufford (with the red belt) fights Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Beal in the lightweight championship. Bufford, a Soldier in the Chicago-based 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery, is a tattoo artist with Ink My Image in Chicago. Beal is a Soldier in the 634th Brigade Support Battalion, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, but works full-time as a supply NCO for the Peoria-based 65th Troop Command Brigade. Bufford defeated Beal in the Aug. 23 lightweight title bout during the Illinois Army National Guard’s TAG Combatives Tournament at American Jujitsu in Springfield. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Brad Leighton, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs.)
| Date Taken: | 08.23.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.28.2026 15:02 |
| Photo ID: | 9895946 |
| VIRIN: | 260823-A-OH563-5417 |
| Resolution: | 3343x4000 |
| Size: | 3.46 MB |
| Location: | SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, US |
| Web Views: | 1 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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Grit, Courage and Resilience Define Illinois Army National Guard Combatives Champions
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