The cockfights were one of the most interesting and horrific experiences I have had (does anyone remember me crying my eyes out after the movie Saw? It was sort of like that). It was intriguing to see this way of life, the seediness of it (it IS a lot like the dodgeball tournaments), but I couldn't stand watching the animals just attack and attack when the other was so obviously dying. Finally I was crying pretty badly and insisted upon leaving.