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TPC Begins ARMED CONFLICT

– October 12, 2011Posted in: Armed Forces Boxing, Close Combat

By MC2 Elliott Fabrizio



Pentagon Channel

Bring on the pain!

The Pentagon Channel isn’t all policy briefings and live Senate hearings, it’s also packed with hours adrenaline-fueled, head-to-head combat.

Begining Oct. 29, every Saturday we’re airing back-to-back marathon coverage of the Armed Forces Boxing Championships and the Army’s Championship Combatives Tournament–that adds up to two and a half hours of take-downs, submissions and knockouts.

Every Saturday, forget your favorite libation station and join TPC for Armed Conflict at 1200ET and 2100ET.

Capt. Jason Norwood, from Fort Sill, put David Stefl in a chokehold, leading to a submission during round one of the 2010 U.S. Army Championship Combatives Tournament.

Capt. Jason Norwood, from Fort Sill, puts David Stefl in a chokehold, leading to a submission during round one of the 2010 U.S. Army Championship Combatives Tournament.

According to the tenets of the Army Combatives Program, “The defining characteristic of a warrior is the willingness to close with the enemy.”

When these boxers and warriors step into the ring, they parade that trait in their unwillingness to back down in the face of fear, exhaustion or pain.

For those downrange, grab your buddies, snacks and sit back while you size up your fellow warriors on TPC’s Armed Conflict.

See below for alternate schedules:

Afghanistan timezone show times are Saturday at 2030 and Sunday at 0530.

Iraq timezone show times are Saturday 1900 and Sunday 0400.

Central European timezone show times are Saturday at 1800 and Sunday at 0300.

Japan Korea timezone show times are Sunday 0100 and 1000.

Pacific timezone show times are Saturday at 0900 and 1800.

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Fight Fridays: David Mason vs. Sean Stebbins

– January 14, 2011Posted in: Close Combat

 

Pentagon Channel

Welcome to the final Fight Fridays preview. Close Combat is only two weeks from its premier on January 28th! 

The show will air that Friday at 2200ET and will be availble Friday morning to stream or download on our website: www.pentagonchannel.mil.  

Close Combat will consist of eight episodes highlighting the military’s combat training and showcasing the finals of the 2010 U.S. Army Championship Combatives Tournament.

This week’s preview is from the first episode and features round one of the bantamweight championship fight between David Mason, from Fort Hood, and Sean Stebbins, from the Minnesota National Guard.

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Fight Fridays: Joe Clark vs. Thomas Soto

– January 7, 2011Posted in: Close Combat

 

Pentagon Channel

The Close Combat premier is only a few short weeks away. The series will premier on The Pentagon Channel Friday, January 28th at 2200ET, and and the show will be available on www.pentagonchannel.mil Friday morning.

‘Close Combat’ is an 8-week series on the physical and mental benefits of military combatives training.  Each hour-long episode shows how training is helping save lives downrange.  Topics include the history and evolution of the Modern Army Combatives Program, safety precautions used in combatives training and competition, plus all the ringside action from the 2010 Army Combatives Championship Competition at Fort Benning, GA.

For this weeks Fight Fridays preview, we have round one of the lightweight finals consolation match. In this fightJoe Clark, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, faces off against Thomas Soto, from Fort Bliss, Texas.

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Close Combat’s Christmas Card

– December 23, 2010Posted in: Close Combat

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Fight Fridays: Francisco Mercado vs. Erik Cabal-Garibay

– December 17, 2010Posted in: Close Combat

 

Pentagon Channel

Welcome to another Fight Fridays post on TPC’s Blog. For several weeks we’ve been uploading raw footage of fights from the 2010 U.S. Army Championship Combatives Tournament. As our series Close Combat gets closer to its debut date, we’re now uploading fight previews from our finalized Close Combat episodes, so now they include announcer commentary and Close Combat graphics. This will give you a peak into how awesome this series will look when it premieres in January 2011.

In this fight, Francisco “Frankie” Mercado (blue belt), from Fort Bragg, N.C. fights Erik Cabal-Garibay (red belt) for the gold medal in the flyweight division.

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Fight Fridays: Anthony Aqoun vs. Jason Kwast

– December 10, 2010Posted in: Close Combat



Pentagon Channel

This week’s Fight Friday’s features the 2010 U.S. Army Championship Combatives Tournament’s welterweight bronze medal fight.

In this fight returning two-time champion Jason Kwast fights for redemption in the consolation bracket against his opponent  Anthony Aqoun.

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Fight Fridays: Scott Eclavea vs. Jessie Thorton

– December 3, 2010Posted in: Close Combat

 

Pentagon Channel

It’s Friday. That means the weekend is coming up, and it also means The Pentagon Channel is faithfully adding another round one fight from the 2010 U.S. Army Championship Combatives Tournament.

These fights are previews from our upcoming series Close Combat which premieres in January 2011.

This preview features Scott Eclavea, from Guam, fighting against Jessie Thorton, from Fort Hood, in the consolation finals of the fly weight class.

Who will win? Watch Close Combat to find out–although if you’re really over the moon with suspense as to which fighter took 3rd in this consolation round, you may be able to find the answer by snooping around to some older blog posts.

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Fight Fridays: Daniell Cook vs. Tony Martin

– November 26, 2010Posted in: Close Combat



Pentagon Channel

Tony Martin, of Fort Lee, VA, andDaniell Cook, from U.S. Army Recruiting Command, fought for redemption and third place in the consolation bracket.

Close Combat, The Pentagon Channe’s upcoming multi-week series on the Modern Army Combatives Program, features the full fights from the 2010 U.S. Army Championship Combatives Tournament. The series premieres January 2011.

Connect with The Pentagon Channel on Facebook and Twitter for updates on new blog content. To watch the full fight check out Close Combat, premiering in January 2011.

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Close Combat Trailer 2.0

– November 22, 2010Posted in: Close Combat



Pentagon Channel

Our editors have had some time to work with the awesome footage we captured at the 2010 U.S. Army Championship Combatives Tournament and we have a new Trailer availible.

This promo is great–it’s bloody, violent and has girls. What more could you ask for?

Close Combat Premieres January 2011.

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Fight Fridays: Aaron Jackson vs. Ngozi Collins

– November 18, 2010Posted in: Close Combat



Pentagon Channel

This week’s sneak peak into some of Close Combat’s fights from the 2010 U.S. Army Championship Combatives Tournament features round one from the heavyweight championship bout.

Close Combat is The Pentagon Channe’s upcoming multi-week series on the Modern Army Combatives Program.

These guys are huge too! There was no other round where the fighters seemed more likely to come crashing through the ropes.

I was very concerned that 400 pounds of Army Soldiers was going to come crashing out of the ring and onto the folding table where I was blogging.

This fight features Aaron Jackson (red belt), from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and Ngozi Collins (blue belt), from Schofield Barracks, Ha.

Connect with The Pentagon Channel on Facebook and Twitter for updates on new blog content. To watch the full fight check out Close Combat, premiering in January 2011.

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