Oleg Taktarov Taps Out Mark Kerr at Yamma Pit Fighting

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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