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On Friday night, Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford secured the most significant victory of his young mixed martial arts career submitting UFC veteran Pete Spratt in the second round of their welterweight showdown.The first round saw Ford looking for the takedown while Spratt continuously tried to defend. The chess match took place for the majority of the round aside from 2-3 solid head kicks landed by Spratt. Some controversy ensued at the end of the first round. The bell rang but referee Herb Dean didn’t hear it and because of that, Spratt was nailed with two late shots.

Finally as Dean stepped in, Ford made his way back to his corner while Spratt lay on the canvas visibly shook. Spratt was given time to recover before making his way out for the second stanza. The second round looked a lot like the first and about partway through Ford hopped on Spratt’s back and secured the rear naked choke.

With the victory over Spratt, Ford upped his record to 5-0. After the bout Ford said, “Hey you know, I want to thank god because without him I wouldn’t have this ability. Nine months of training,” Ford proceeded to point in Spratt’s direction and say, “Nine years, you know what I’m saying?”

Prior to the bout both Ford and Spratt exchange pleasantries through the media and when asked if the victory was bittersweet, Ford said, “Oh big time, I came out here and knew what I was doing, I just had to put in the work. He’s a strong guy but not strong enough.”

In the co-main event, UFC veteran Jesse Forbes secured a miraculous comeback to earn the submission victory early in the third round. The first round was a rather slow paced battle which saw Camozzi bloody Forbes early before spending the remainder of the first on his back while Forbes controlled from the top.

The second took a different turn as Camozzi worked his strikes landing a variety of hard kicks, knees, and punches opening another cut on the face of Forbes. Aside from a few takedowns, Forbes did very little while working from the top position.

The tides took a sudden turn in the third round when a visibly battered Jesse Forbes took Camozzi to the canvas before eventually taking his back and transitioning it into an armbar. Camozzi attempted to defend but the submission was too deep and the referee jumped in to call a halt to the action.

After the bout Forbes said, “How about that ass kicking I was getting, did you guys see that? We got into a scramble off one of my takedowns and I ended up taking his back and I jumped over for the armbar and he didn’t follow my hips around so I got the submission tonight. I didn’t have a gameplan to tell you the truth, I was just going to come out, stand up, feel him out and go from there.”

MFC 15: Rags to Riches Results

Ryan Ford def. Pete Spratt – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Jesse Forbes def. Chris Camozzi – Submission (Armbar)
Mike Maestas def. Ryan Heck – Unanimous Decision
Ryan Jimmo def. Craig Zellner – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Ryan McGillivray def. Jason Zorthian – Submission (Armbar)
Jason Kuchera def. Allan Hope – TKO (Strikes)
Gavin Neil def. Josh Groves – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Dave Nippard def. Carlos Espinosa – TKO (Strikes)
Keto Allen def. Doug Page – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Mike Tubbs def. Alec Peletsov – Unanimous Decision