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and some knees to the head. After thirty minutes, the match was ruled a draw due to the absence of judges. Nonetheless, Shoji got acclaimed by the crowd for his performance, which included grabbing the mic after the match and yelling "What do you say now, Gracies? Who said the Japanese were the
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for the first round, with Shoji reversing him every time. At the second round, however, the Japanese got the upper hand over a tired Ismail and landed multiple answered punches, which prompted the referee to stop the match for a win for Shoji.
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Despite his losing record, Shoji was a constant favourite of the audience, and was nicknamed "Mr. Pride" for his popularity and adherence to the mixed martial arts promotion. He was known for his mic performance, die hard spirit, stellar
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and Kurodaman, he was put on a trial by Shimada and threatened with expulsion if he lost a next singles match against Sakata, which eventually became a 3-way match with fellow Monster Army member
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at the first event of Pride in 1997. Though clearly outclassed, Shoji held his own and escaped from numerous submission attempts through the match, including an
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along with Pride, and became a regular roster of the promotion. He debuted as a participant the Hustle Grand Prix tournament, being invited by famous idol
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in the second round. Both Misaki and Shoji broke out in tears after the fight, overwhelmed by emotions, knowing it was Shoji's final match.
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While working as a fighting referee in Dream, Shoji considered a final retirement match. He got his will at
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and a fighting spirit demonstrated by his willingness to take on all comers. According to fight commentator
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and several former officials and wrestlers of Hustle. On January 30, 2011, Shoji lost to
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Shoji's last match in Pride would be in its very last event in 2007, fighting
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in a tag team match. remained as his ally until the end of the promotion.
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At the Pride Grand Prix 2000 tournament, Shoji was first pitted against
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He returned at the next two events of Pride, submitting Juan Mott via
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in 2000. Shoji was consistently a regular in Pride, and moved from
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and granted the ring name of "Koβ™₯Riβ™₯Taβ™₯N", but he was defeated by
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in his final match before retiring from professional wrestling.
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before every competition in case he is killed during the fight.
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from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
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and drawing with Takada Dojo understudy and fellow underdog
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Shoji was in Pride 1 to Pride 7, and was part of the first
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which were almost fully locked, while regularly landing
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since highschool, Shoji firstly dreamed with being a
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and losing by TKO after a brief grappling exchange.
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