How Does Sabong Work? (Sabong Arena)
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Online Sabong
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Sabong Game
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00000597
Sabong matches take place in fighting pits, but the fights themselves, like their Philippine boxing counterparts, take place in three stages. These are the ulatan, the ruweda, and the fight itself.
Ulatan – The ulatan is the pre-fight “tale of the tape,” or faceoff. Here, the fighting fowl are paired up based on their physical characteristics. These include height, size and weight, wingspan, and so on. For fair contests, the gamecocks should be similar in these attributes. This is also where the knives or blades are fitted to the animals’ left legs. Blades can be of varying sizes, and they can be single- or double-edged. Depending on agreements between owners, blades can be attached to the cocks’ right legs or even both legs.
Ruweda – The ruweda comes next, as the birds are primed for entry into the arena, or cockpit. The owners of the cocks hold their birds in the ring, allowing the audience of fans and bettors to get a look at the animals’ temperaments in order to make informed sabong betting decisions. The announcer, called the casador, declares the terms of the fight, and the referee – who is also the sole judge (aka the sentensyador or koyme) – stands ready to oversee the fight and declare the winner. Bets are taken by a third person called a kristo, who takes wagers from the crowd and often remembers the terms and payouts from memory, though many use handwritten ledgers for this purpose.
Fight! – After the bets are taken and the terms are set, the birds are simply dropped into the ring and duke it out, pecking with their beaks and slashing at one another with the blade or blades attached to their legs. The referee will call the fight when an obvious winner emerges, and there are no appeals allowed. Contrary to popular belief, sabong bouts are not always “fights to the death.” Often, the losing bird survives in the ring, but due to their injuries, they are almost always killed afterwards. The winning bird may also suffer terminal injuries during the fight.
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