The betting begins, a stirring among the spectators around the ring. When the handlers release the cocks, the ruckus dies down and the crowd settles in to watch the fight. This particular combat is uneventful, but only until after it ends. As the owners take their birds out of the ring, an uproar ensues. The crowd presses toward the entrance, shouting and shoving.
Policemen appear, stern faced, and drag one man out.
Half the crowd gathered at the door rushes out after them. A tall man in white pants extracts himself and paces about the ring, gesticulating wildly. Apparently, he was the other party in the fight. His white pants are smeared with blood, though it's not clear whether it is from the passing rooster or from his own fight. A burly man seated at ring's edge points out the smear, and the tall man curses.