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First bout announced for Sengoku X on September 23rd: Kazunori Yokota (9-2-3) vs. Ryan Schultz (20-11-1) Both have fought newly-crowed Sengoku lightweight ace Mizuto Hirota in the past, with Yokota winning a decision in the semifinals of the 2008 LWGP and Schultz being KO'd by a Superman punch. An emphatic win here could put either man at the top of the heap for a title shot. Other confirmed participants for the event: - Antonio Silva (12-1) - Joe Doerksen (42-12) - Hiroshi Izumi (debut) - Makoto Takimoto (5-5) source: Sengoku Official

Sengoku lightweight contender Kazunori Yokota (left) dropped a unanimous decision to Yu Hirono as the superfight of Friday's Krush kickboxing event in Tokyo. Yokota could be next in line for a shot at Satoru Kitaoka's Sengoku belt, should Kitaoka defeat Mizuto Hirota on August 1's Sengoku IX. Yokota previously lost a unanimous decision to Kitaoka in the finals of last year's lightweight grand prix. photo via GBRing