Welterweight action on the UFC Nashville prelims found the surging Jeremiah Wells paired up with Guyanese standout Carlston Harris.
Wells was undefeated in the UFC through his first four fights, had won six straight overall, and was coming off a win over Matthew Semelsberger. Harris, also a four-fight UFC vet, was 3-1 inside the octagon and was last seen picking up a unanimous decision victory against Jared Gooden.
The first round started with things getting started early in the grappling department for Wells, who seemed to take down Harris with ease. Harris did not seem to have much for Wells in the first round on the mats. Wells was able to sink into a tight darce choke and roll around with it for a bit, but Harris was able to get up just to go back down because it did not take Wells long to get him back down to the mat and finish the round on top.
The second round started exactly the same as the first round, with an early successful takedown by Jeremiah Wells. Wells looked for another dare, but Carlston Harris read it and was able to get out this time. Wells did not land a whole lot of damage for the time he spent on top, but Harris spent most of the second round trying to get up because Wells was relentless with the top pressure in round two. Going into the third round, Harris had a lot of work to do after being down two rounds.
The third round started on the feet, but Wells quickly had Harris against the cage, looking to go back to his grappling, but he gave up his neck, and Harris sunk in an anaconda choke and choked Jeremiah Wells to sleep for a comeback victory!
This fight is exactly why MMA is the most interesting sport in the world. Jeremiah Wells was dominating this fight all the way to the third round, and as soon as he thought he had Harris defeated, Harris made him pay with a submission victory and a come from behind victory.
Official Result: Carlston Harris def. Jeremiah Wells via R3 Submission (Anaconda Choke) 1:50
