Carlos was released into the stadium first, but he did not move, and a guard had to encourage him with an electric baton. The tiger was released next, and it attacked right away. He is dead - thought Crystal - he does not even know where he is.
Suddenly, and to everyone's great surprise, Carlos's survival instinct kicked in. He dodged the attack and punched the tiger in the face.
The tiger growled. Carlos growled right back at him, and they began to circle each other and assess each other's strengths and weaknesses.
The tiger was caught off guard when Carlos took the offensive. Carlos jumped through the air and landed on the beast with his nails extended. His movements were so fast that Crystal could not see what was going on. It was not until the final stroke had been struck that things slowed down.
The tiger collapsed at Carlos's feet.
"Did you see that!" Crystal exclaimed. "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes... How did he do that?"
