Two cockerels circle one another in a dusty arena, their feet strapped with blades.
As they attack each other, the action is caught on camera, as a commentator's shrill exclamations in Tagalog accompany every move.
Within seconds, one cockerel drops dead and the surviving one is declared the winner - and punters stand to win thousands in Malaysian ringgit.
The cockfighting match is taking place in the Philippines, but it is being live-streamed to a betting audience - including in Singapore.
The blood sport is just one of many gambling services offered by an illegal gambling site, which had a Malaysian address it used to list on its social media page but has since been removed.
The operator's website promotes itself as a gambling platform for Singaporeans, with copious references to the Republic, including the SG suffix in its domain name and promises of the "highest 4-D odds in Singapore and Malaysia".
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