ENOCH, Alta. -- Edmonton welterweight Ryan (The Real Deal) Ford choked out American veteran Pete (The Secret Weapon) Spratt in the second round Friday night at MFC 15: Rags to Riches.

Ford, 25, improved to 5-0 while Spratt, 37, slipped to 17-11 after the mixed martial arts bout at the River Cree Resort and Casino.

The bigger Ford outmuscled Spratt in the first round, only to be stunned at one point by a Spratt knee. But the biggest damage was done after the bell when Spratt absorbed a Ford elbow to the face. Referee Herb Dean did not take a point away, saying he had not heard the bell. Instead Dean gave a prone Spratt a couple of extra minutes to recover from the elbow.

Dean did deduct a point from Ford in the second round for repeatedly grabbing Spratt's shorts. It made no difference. Spratt was on the defensive for most of the fight and had no answers when Ford slipped on a rear naked choke at 4:01 of the second round.

"Strong guy but not strong enough," said Ford, who had UFC middleweight Jason MacDonald, a native of Red Deer, Alta.. in his corner.

Earlier, a bloody Jesse Forbes rallied to submit Chris Camozzi in an all-American middleweight battle. Forbes (7-2), a graduate of "The Ultimate Fighter" reality TV show, was getting the worst of it before locking an armbar on Camozzi (5-1) at 1:45 of the third round.

Both men were cut in the first round, with Forbes leaking more blood. Forbes' facial cuts got worse in the second round, especially after taking a knee to the face. The fight was briefly halted during the round so the doctor could check Forbes' face, which was masked in blood.

"What an ass-kicking I was getting. Did you guys see that?" Forbes said in the ring afterwards.

American lightweight Mike Maestas (5-1-1) won a unanimous decision over Edmonton's Ryan Heck. It was Heck's first loss in six fights.

Friday's card marked the first in a deal between MFC and Mark Cuban's HDNet TV network, which aired the show live..