Dream 8: Hideo Tokoro vs DJ Taiki

Dream 8: Hideo Tokoro vs DJ Taiki

K-1 Dynamite: Hideo Tokoro vs Daisuke Nakamura

K-1 Dynamite: Hideo Tokoro vs Daisuke Nakamura

Dream 6: Atsushi Yamamoto vs Hideo Tokoro

Dream 6: Atsushi Yamamoto vs Hideo Tokoro
Round 1: Tokoro counters a low kick from Yamamoto with a stiff left. Atsushi charges forward with a left-right combo that drops Hideo and nearly sends him bouncing through the ropes. Yamamoto follows him down, Tokoro working rubber guard, now a very tight closed guard, opening up to look for an armbar. Yamamoto extracts himself and jogs around the ring a bit as the crowd cheers. The featherweights keep their distance and exchange, Yamamoto connecting with jabs but no combinations. Now a nice flying knee from Atsushi but it doesn’t hit squarely. Tokoro misses with a wild left, Yamamoto clinches and Tokoro jumps guard. On the floor, Hideo keeps it tight but Yamamoto still manages to escape and stand, where he continues to send solo hard jabs and straight lefts down the chute at Tokoro. 1:00 left and Tokoro’s nose is streaming blood. Yamamoto stuns Tokoro with a cracking left, and a dazed Tokoro responds with a wild somersault kick. Tokoro pulls and maintains guard as the round expires.

Round 2: Tokoro comes out agressively with crisp stand-up to begin the second round, then attempts another spinning flip kick, this time with more success. Tokoro again pulls guard and is controlling Yamamoto’s right arm as the ref stands the featherweights for the doctor to inspect Tokoro. The docs appear somewhat hesitant but allow Tokoro to continue. Yamamoto scoops a single leg, straight into Tokoro’s guard, then thinks better of it and escapes back to his feet. Tokoro ties up and pulls guard (or did he slip?), and rolls Yamamoto over. From the mount, Tokoro secures Atsushi’s left arm and rolls over for the armbar but his legs are entangled in the ropes and Yamamoto is posturing strongly. The bout expires with Tokoro upside down, hanging onto Yamamoto’s arm like a koala, and Yamamoto launching hammerfists downward.

Atsushi Yamamoto def. Hideo Tokoro via Decision (Unanimous)

Dream 5: Takeshi Yamazaki vs. Hideo Tokoro

Dream 5: Takeshi Yamazaki vs. Hideo Tokoro

DREAM 4: Hideo Tokoro v Darren Uyenoyama

DREAM 4: Hideo Tokoro v Darren Uyenoyama