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Oleg Taktarov beat Mark Kerr at Yamma Pit Fighting (Dailymotion.com Video)

On Friday, April 11 in Atlantic City, N.J., former UFC champion Oleg Taktarov (16-5-2) stretched his winning streak to two fights with a victory over MMA veteran Mark Kerr (15-7) at Yamma Pit Fighting.

Since coming off a 10-year absence from the sport in November 2007, "The Russian Bear" has won two fights by submission. Last year, Taktarov scored a kneebar win over John Marsh (8-7) at Bodog Fight: USA vs. Russia.

Although Kerr was able to dominate the early minutes of the fight, a scramble late in the first round saw the crafty Russian snatch a kneebar out of nowhere, forcing Kerr to tap out.

In other action, 45-year-old octagon veteran Patrick Smith (15-13-0) pounded out a grotesque win over 400-pound turkey Eric "Butterbean" Esch (10-6-1).

Heavyweight Travis Wiuff (52-11-0) won an eight-man tournament.

Official Results for Yamma Pit Fighting
Friday, April 11 – Atlantic City, N.J.

• Travis Wiuff def. Chris Tuchscherer by Unanimous Decision
• Pat Smith def. Eric “Butterbean” Esch by TKO at 3:17, R1
• Travis Wiuff def. Ricco Rodriguez by Unanimous Decision
• Chris Tuchscherer def. Olexey Oleinik by Unanimous Decision
• Oleg Taktarov def. Mark Kerr by Kneebar at 1:50, R1
• Ricco Rodriguez def. George Bush by Unanimous Decision
• Travis Wiuff def. Marcelo Pereria by Unanimous Decision
• Chris Tuchscherer def. Tony Slyvester by Unanimous Decision
• Olexey Oleinik def. Sherman Pendergarst by Choke at 4:18, R1
• Brian Vatell def. Antwan Britt by Unanimous Decision
• Lamont Lister def. Oleg Savitsky by TKO at 0:34, R1

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