Early Ken Shamrock vs Masa Funaki fight. Work or shoot?

[sugarngold]

I've run across an early pre-UFC, pre-Pancrase match between Ken Shamrock and Masa Funaki on Youtube. This was conducted under the early shoot fighting rules that Pancrase later used to great effect.

My question to you is do you think this is a real match or is it a work with a predeterminded ending?

Check it out and decide for yourself.

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[OuterDrake]

worked.Those strikes were being pulled back.

[sugarngold]

The ending is a bit of a giveaway as well - but they did a good job with it.

[rusty nails]

its worked but ken says in his book they used to give eachother a hard time before the winner got put over..

[chuffy]

I've run across an early pre-UFC, pre-Pancrase match between Ken Shamrock and Masa Funaki on Youtube. This was conducted under the early shoot fighting rules that Pancrase later used to great effect.

My question to you is do you think this is a real match or is it a work with a predeterminded ending?

Check it out and decide for yourself.

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Thanks! :D

[ryanty22]

damn thatd be cool as hell if brock lesnar pulled out the old boston crab to beat frank mirs ass

[J_Roth]

Def a work but pretty cool.

[liger05]

Yeah its a work. Nice little pro-wrestling match.

[wentz]

You mean, is it acting? Yes it is.

Acting fans use terms like work to cover the fact that "pro wrestling" is just a few actors putting on a show, no different than a jackie chan movie in practice.