Sense Sonnet - Chiller

And in this Corner...

A ringside seat is hard to get
For this daily desert fight bout.
A sidewinder rattlesnake's set,
A kangaroo rat hops about.
And when the rat hops close enough,
The snake lunges in an attack.
The rat must quickly show its stuff,
Using its hind legs to kick back.
Sometimes the snake does bite the rat,
And the rat becomes the snake's meal.
Sometimes the snake is kicked and that
Lets the rat escape that death deal.

Fighters fight again and again,
And one will lose and one will win.