Bull 1, man 0

[BadBlueBird*]

Julio Aparicio, one of Spain's most famous matadors, was gored in the throat today during a bullfight. The horrific injury has left him in critical condition:

"[The horn] went though the tongue and penetrated the roof of the mouth, fracturing the jawbone," one of the medics who worked on Aparicio told AFP news in Madrid.
[UPDATE: After two operations, it appears leading surgeon Maximo Garcia Pedros has saved Aparicio's life. The bull, however, was quickly killed by other matadors.]

The incident took place during the Festival of Saint Isidro, considered to be the most important event in the bullfighting calendar, at the Plaza de Toros las Ventas bullring, which can seat up to 24,000 people.

Scroll down for photos and video of the goring. WARNING: they are not for the faint of heart.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_585941.html



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[Nhra Firebird]

If you play with fire you're gonna get hurt

[86 IROC-Z]

holy fuck

[KahanaReef]

I think that's a horrible 'sport'. I don't have much sympathy for him

[blackSS01]

I think that's a horrible 'sport'. I don't have much sympathy for him

^ +1 That sport and whoever participates is garbage. Worthless as cancer.

[SeVeReDiStOrTiOn]

now that's getting fish hooked

[raynor139]

Kinda sad the matador wins and hes a hero the bull wins and they gang up on it and kill it. Bunch of bad sportsmanship right there.

[OreoLt1]

Thats what the fucker gets. Too bad it wasn't worse for his dumbass!

[408WS6]

damn, that's why I don't do that..

[SteveCZ28]

as my dad always says...mess with the bull youll get the horns

[LoneGunman]

holy fuck

this...with exclamation points

[kickflippin1]

Too bad the bull didn't start thrashing around while his horn was still through his neck/mouth. Would have been sweet to see his head get ripped off. No sympathy for those people and the cruelty they put those bulls through.

[allbaugh_04]

Seen this on another forum...saying it's not cool to fight bulls for sport, but ok to kill them for hamburger patties.

[DrMilhouse]

Eh... the guy is still alive. The bull still lost. I cheer for the bull. That's a sick "sport".

[doberman 152]

To bad it didnt come out his is eye socket, now thats entertainment

[SteveCZ28]

yea, i never understood this sport either...lets throw jevelin like spears at a 1000 pound animal, then tease the shit out of it with a red cloth like object. then when it gores me cuz i teased it to the point that it is near insanity, i get all my buddies to spear it and kill it....awesome sport man. two thumbs up.....NOT

[Spaz]

To bad it didnt come out his is eye socket, now thats entertainment

[allbaugh_04]

yea, i never understood this sport either...lets throw jevelin like spears at a 1000 pound animal, then tease the shit out of it with a red cloth like object. then when it gores me cuz i teased it to the point that it is near insanity, i get all my buddies to spear it and kill it....awesome sport man. two thumbs up.....NOT

It's almost as cool as tossing a pigskin around and running into each other.

[Promise517]

My co-worker sent me that this morning....smh.....wonder what he was thinking at that moment.

[korndawg]

Hell ya! Serves the dumbfuck right. I hate that 'sport'