| Kazunari Murakami | |
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| Born | Kazunari Murakami (村上 一成, Murakami Kazunari) November 29, 1973 Nei District, Toyama, Japan |
| Native name | 村上和成 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Judo, Kickboxing, Sumo |
| Team | Universal Fighting-Arts Organization (UFO) |
| Teacher(s) | Yoshinori Nishi |
| Rank | 4th Dan Black Belt in Judo |
| Years active | 9 (1995-2003) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 10 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Kazunari Murakami | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 29, 1973 Toyama, Japan[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kazunari Murakami Big Murakami |
| Billed height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Billed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
| Trained by | Antonio Inoki Satoru Sayama NJPW Dojo[1] |
| Debut | 1998[1] |
Kazunari Murakami (村上 一成, Murakami Kazunari, ring name: 村上 和成) (born November 29, 1973) is a Japanese professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah. Murakami is best known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) during the late 1990s and early 2000s, where he primarily competed as a member of the villainous Makai Club stable. Aside from pro wrestling, Murakami was also part of the first fight in PRIDE history, defeating John Dixson by submission in 1997.
After leaving NJPW in the fall of 2004, Murakami subsequently competed for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX (ZERO1-MAX) and Big Mouth LOUD, of which he was a founding member. Murakami has also made sporadic appearances in Dramatic Dream Team (DDT), Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) and Chō Sentō Puroresu FMW (FMW).
- ^ a b c Philip Kreikenbohm. "Big Murakami". cagematch.net.