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before the fight

bull warming up before the bull fighting in Fujairah, UAE. Fujairah's bullfighting is more like bull-wrestling or head-butting, where two bulls lock horns in a three to four-minute fight that usually ends with no bloodshed. The rule of the game is simple: The bull, which forces the opponent to run away or back down, is declared the winner. If neither backs away, then it is a draw and around 10 men from each side will drag the bulls with ropes.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Camera: PENTAX K20D
Copyright: © Alberto Mesirca