Every time a bull with rider aboard jumps into the arena, there are two or three colorfully dressed bull fighters within a few feet and ready to spring into action. When the bull rider completes his ride or gets thrown, the bull fighter’s job is to distract the bull so the cowboy can hurry to safety. If the bull rider is hurt and can’t move, the bull fighters jump in front of the bull to keep him occupied while cowboy is rescued. Sometimes the rider’s hand gets “hung up” in the bull rope and the bull fighters go into action to free him. Frequently bull fighters enter “free style” bull fights which are competitions staged just for them. A bull is let out into the arena and a bull fighter attempts to perform the most daring and dangerous maneuvers possible in front of him. Points are awarded for difficulty and risk and the bull fighter with the most points wins. Bill Bass originally planned to become a bull rider. He did so in high school and then continued at various levels of the sport until he qualified to ride bulls on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Circuit. It was then that he decided to switch from riding them to fighting them. Today he fights bulls at professional and amateur rodeos, Professional Bull Riders events and freestyle bull fights throughout the country. He also conducts bull riding and bull fighting schools for people who want to learn the skills the sport requires.