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OC Fair 2018: It is rodeo week at the Action Sports Arena

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Rodeo shows continue at the OC Fair through this weekend in the Action Sports Arena.

Friday night, Aug. 3, for the second night, is the Extreme Rodeo. The show first kicked up arena dirt on Wednesday night.

  • Chris Byrd, of Compton, competes in the Wild Ride during the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Carlos Hernandez hangs on to his chair during a game of Bull Poker during the Extreme Rodeo show at the Action Sports Arena during the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  • Cole Denning keeps a wary eye on the bull during a game of Toro Totter during the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Carlos Hernandez gets knocked around by a bull during the Extreme Rodeo show at the Action Sports Arena during the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Bobby Kerr shows off his gun skills during his Mustang Act, part of the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Carlos Hernandez just misses the bull during a game of Toro Totter during the Extreme Rodeo show at the Action Sports Arena during the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Fans cheer during the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Ricardo Munoz is about to lose this game of Bull Poker during the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A cowboy watches the performance during the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Carlos Hernandez, left, and Zak Hunter, celebrate surviving a game of Toro Totter during the Extreme Rodeo show at the Action Sports Arena during the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Chris Byrd, of Compton, competes in the Wild Ride during the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Two mustangs trot around the arena as Bobby Kerr and his Mustang Act perform during the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The crowd at the Action Sports Arena applauds Jesse Lopez during the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A belt buckle and a pair of jeans wait for their owner during the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The crowd applauds after the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Chris Byrd, of Compton, competes in the Wild Ride during the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Fans pose with members of the Hand to Horn Combat team, an extreme rodeo team made up of bull fighters who are active duty military members and veterans, after the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Announcer Luke Kaufman works the crowd during the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Fireworks go off behind Bronc Boehnlein, of Riverside, during the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Cotten Rosser, founder of the Flying U Rodeo Company, rides with an American Flag after the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Kids say hello to Cotten Rosser’s horse Roscoe after the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Rosser purchased the Flying U Rodeo Company in 1956. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A sky diver brings in the American Flag before the start of the Extreme Rodeo show at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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The Broncs & Bulls Rodeo makes its second appearance this week on Saturday, Aug. 4. And on Sunday, the Fiesta del Charro is scheduled.

These shows require a ticket, which includes entrance to the fair.

Next week, the pedal gets put to the metal for a series of demolition derby shows Aug. 8 through the fair’s closing day on Aug. 12.