Our Madrid visit would not have been complete without a trip to the bullring. First, we must say this is not a sport; and not really a fight. It is staged drama, and, in the end, the bull always dies. It was tough to sit through, but the first bullfight of the night featured a brand new matador on his first solo outing. Much to our surprise, he was knocked on his butt on the bull's first pass! Ultimately, the new matador was not hurt, but could have been. His brilliant white costume was dirtied and bloodied, and after he got back in the ring, he took on the bull shoeless and on his knees (the matador, not the bull) It was a most interesting turn of events to see the young matador (Damon's age) trying to make up for his embarrassing tumble by giving himself a mobility disadvantage. In the end, the bull met his end; but to the bull's credit, he made it a fight, after all.
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| Bullfighter helped by others after getting knocked down by bull |
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| The blood is the bull's, not the matador's |
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| So he goes out shoeless and on his knees to demonstrate courage |
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| One angry hombre |
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| Going in for the kill |
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