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In
Mexico, cockfights are a
legal activity, regulated from a central entity in the Federal
District which licenses the sponsor
and gives him the right and responsibility of assuring the
regulations are followed and that order is
maintained.
The
stages of a cockfight are several:
- Cocks
are weighed in and matched
up with their prospective contenders based on weight.
- Stainless
steel blades are selected
and lashed securely onto the spurs of
the birds. This step is carried out in the "ring" under the observation of the crowd and cockfight officials.
- The
officials check the cocks and the manner
in which the blades have been secured and assure all is
according to regulation.
- A
bird is brought out which will not participate in the
fight, but which is used to bait the
actual fighting cocks into action and build up it's excitement
and adrenaline.
- After
baiting, the two fighting cocks are faced off
in the center of the ring and the fight begins. Depending
on the cocks, the fight can be a quick
flurry of flying feathers and dust, or can last into a
series of timed "rounds" until
either one cock comes out the clear victor,
or a stalemate is declared.
Photos taken by Zihrena Systems at the Expo 2000 cockfights on January 29, 2000
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