PORTLAND, Oregon - Not only did Matt "The Law" Lindland and the SportFight crew produce a great night of fights here on December 22, 2007 at the Rose Garden Arena here, but two champions were crowned.

HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
Former UFC fighter Jeff "The Snowman" Monson was the previous SportFight heavyweight champion until he retired his belt to move on to the UFC.

On this night, Jeremiah Constant and Josh Queen were matched up to compete for the heavyweight belt. Queen withstood Constant's aggressiveness. After a few devastating strikes, Queen secured the rear naked choke with only 4 seconds left in Round 1.

WELTERWEIGHT TITLE
In the main event, Mike Pierce defeated SportFight welterweight champion Ed Nuno by decision.
Pierce was able to take Nuno down and control the fight on the ground, which eliminated Nuno's incredible striking ability.

NEW CHAMPS
Pierce and Queen are the new SportFight champions, and HDNet Fights is now part of the SportFight family, and 2008 promises to be a monumental year for Matt Lindland's SportFight.

SPORTFIGHT, HDNET FIGHTS
After reaching a major milestone last October with their 20th production of SportFight, "The Law" now has some new partners that pack a big punch. HDNet Fights is now joining the SportFight team and broadcasting the fights LIVE on HDNet.

Next year's schedule is set for five shows to be aired in high definition television and on the Internet at www.hdnetfight.com.

SportFight 21 definitely began a new era for the Northwest's best MMA show that was founded by Matt Lindland and Randy Couture. What began as a small event at the National Guard Armory has now evolved to a LIVE National Television Broadcast. Matt Lindland was quoted as being very excited to work with Guy Mezger and the HDNet television network.

HOW IT STARTED
The night started with some great amateur fights that got the crowd excited to see the pros bang it out.

Aaron Stark, former IFL Wolfpack team member, was a definite crowd pleaser and the Portland fans expressed their support for him after he secured a guillotine choke over Dallas Browning in 47 seconds of Round 1.

Lodune Sincaid, a previous contestant on "The Ultimate Fighter," survived a slugfest with Corey Devala that left his face a bloody mess. Both fighters fought hard; however, the judges awarded Devala with the decision.

FOR MORE INFO
As always, log onto sportfight.tv and gregsphoto.com for photos and full results. You can also check out HDNet to get a complete schedule of upcoming MMA shows and replay times for SportFight 21 "Seasons Beating."BODY COPY GOES HERE