, ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Mas an ori ▁S uda ▁by ▁submission . ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Mur ak ami ▁then ▁began ▁fighting ▁for ▁Ext reme ▁Fight ing ▁where ▁he ▁defeated ▁Bart ▁V ale ▁At ▁EF 3 : ▁Ext reme ▁Fight ing ▁ 3 ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁by ▁T K O . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁at ▁EF 4 : ▁Ext reme ▁Fight ing ▁ 4 ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Mur ak ami ▁lost ▁to ▁future ▁U FC ▁He avy weight ▁Champion ▁Maurice ▁Smith ▁by ▁K O . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Mur ak ami ▁made ▁history ▁by ▁joining ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁PR IDE ▁Fight ing ▁Championships ▁and ▁won ▁in ▁the ▁company ' s ▁first ▁fight ▁by ▁defe ating ▁John ▁D ix son ▁at ▁PR IDE ▁ 1 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁PR IDE ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁at ▁PR IDE ▁ 1 0 ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁where ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁Mas a aki ▁S ata ke ▁by ▁T K O . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁fighting ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁at ▁U FO : ▁Leg end ▁in ▁a ▁losing ▁effort ▁to ▁Wall id ▁Is mail ▁by ▁T K O . ▁He ▁last ▁fight ▁was ▁at ▁Jung le ▁Fight ▁ 1 ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁where ▁he ▁defeated ▁Lee ▁Young