cock fighting in leon

one night we decided to go watch some cock fighting. we only stayed for two fights because it took so long in between fights and after a couple, you just had enough of the blood and the crowds. you can see from the photos below that they took this sport seriously, the bottom pictures illustrates the owner tieing a razor blade to the chicken's foot. the discussion between cock owners on how big of blade they will be using was a lengthy process. i was told that the cocks usually fight 'til death, altough we didn't see that happen. there was also side games in which you could partake in gambling.