Tokoro (19-13-1), nicknamed "Cinderella Boy," went from being a janitor to knocking out former Shooto champion Alexandre "Pequeno" Nogueira with a spinning back fist in the opening round of the 2005 K-1 Hero's Grand Prix. Soon after, Tokoro became a full-time fighter and the attention landed him high-profile bouts against Royce (draw) and Royler Gracie (win) at K-1 New Year's Eve events.
Uyenoyama (4-1), a Jiu-Jitsu instructor in San Francisco, competed twice for Strikeforce this year and won both fights by submission. He is currently number one in the USA Wrestling rankings for grappling in the 136.5-pound division.
Also officially announced for DREAM 4 is the grappling bout between Mirko "Cro Cop" and Ralek Gracie.
DREAM 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan
Grappling Match
Mirko "Cro Cop" vs. Ralek Gracie
Featherweight Bout
Hideo Tokoro vs. Darren Uyenoyama
Middleweight Grand Prix
Gegard Mousasi vs. Dong-Sik Yoon
Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Melvin Manhoef
Zelg Gelasic vs. Taiei Kin
Jason "Mayhem" Miller vs. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza
Lightweight Grand Prix
Shinya Aoki vs. Katsuhiko Nagata
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