- MAX ▁( Z ER O 1 - MAX ) ▁and ▁Big ▁M outh ▁LO UD , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member . ▁Mur ak ami ▁has ▁also ▁made ▁sp or adic ▁appearances ▁in ▁D ram atic ▁Dream ▁Team ▁( DD T ), ▁Pro ▁Wrestling ▁No ah ▁( No ah ) ▁and ▁Ch ō ▁Sent ō ▁Pur ores u ▁FM W ▁( FM W ). ▁ ▁M ixed ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁career ▁A ▁trained ▁jud oka ▁and ▁wrest ler ▁since ▁high ▁school , ▁Kaz un ari ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁j udo ▁team ▁in ▁Tak ush oku ▁University . ▁He ▁met ▁W aj y ut su ▁Ke ish uka i ▁founder ▁Y osh in ori ▁N ishi , ▁who ▁convinced ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁his ▁team , ▁and ▁Mur ak ami ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁mixed ▁mart ial ▁arts . ▁ ▁Mur ak ami ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁fighting ▁for ▁the ▁L um ax ▁Cup : ▁Tournament ▁of ▁J ▁' 9 5 ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁where ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁first ▁fight ▁to ▁A ki hi ro ▁G ono ▁by ▁knock out . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Mur ak ami ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁L um ax ▁Cup : ▁Tournament ▁of ▁J ▁' 9 6 . ▁He ▁f ared ▁better , ▁defe ating ▁Is am u ▁Os ug i ▁by ▁submission ▁and ▁a ven ging ▁his ▁loss ▁to ▁G ono ▁by ▁decision