For the first time in thirteen years, the Professional Bull Riders Unleash The Beast Tour made its way back to the bold north with a stop in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Coming into this weekend’s event we are in the process of watching one of the best years in the history of the organization in all races, including the world title race and the rookie of the year race which makes this weekend that much more powerful on all fronts.  Including this weekend, we only have three events left for those needing and wanting to make moves to do so and this is the weekend to do it.

Last time the Professional Bull Riders were in Minnesota, retired bull rider Matt Bohon managed to pull out the win in this very arena, Target Center, that has a much different look than it did thirteen years ago in 2006.  This stop will play host to many memorable moments all while closing the door on the last 15/15 Bucking Battle of the 2019 season, which allows the top fifteen in the world standings a chance to gain some extra world title race points while chasing a world title spotlight that they all want!

Dalton Kasel Brings Home The Round One Win In Minneapolis

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

Friday night gave the fans in attendance and watching from their homes all across the country on Ride Pass something to cheer about as some virtual unknown bulls made their way to the arena dirt along with some of the very best in the business vying for their very own World Champion Bucking Bull title.  Although the list of injuries and notable absents were large the contestants that were here did everything that they could to take advantage of the situation at hand.  I was able to catch up with Dalton Kasel following his round one win to see what he had to say about his time thus far riding alongside his heroes of the bull riding world so check it out below!

Things started off with a bang as Cooper Davis would lead the field of 35 for the first round and set the tone for the rest of the evening as the crowd roared with excitement.  Once everything was all said and done there would be 15 of the top 35 bull riders in the world that would take qualified rides into the second round of action tomorrow night here at the Target Center.  That being said, only one, rookie of the year contender Dalton Kasel, could outlast the others in the line-up by putting up the top-scored ride of Friday night.  He would be able to do that by conquering Check Bucking Bulls’ Really Western to the tune of 87 points to bring home the round one win and the 100 world title race points that went along with it.

Complete List Of Round One Qualified Rides:

                                                                                                    Dalton Kasel (87.00)                                        Rubens Barbosa & Junio Quaresima (86.75)

Brady Sims & Chase Outlaw (86.25)            Alan de Souza & Matt Triplett ( 85.75)

Ruger Piva (85.50)                                           Mason Taylor (85.25)

Dakota Buttar (84.75)                                     Cody Nance & Kurt Shephard (84.25)

Cody Teel (83.25)                                             Lucas Divino (80.50)

Marco Eguchi (76.00)

Jess Lockwood Claims His Fourth 15/15 Bucking Battle Win Of 2019

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

If round one of the Minneapolis Invitational was not enough to leave the fans inside of the Target Center speechless there was more yet to come on night one with another championship-caliber round to come.  Tonight we would all watch the end of a 2019 era come as the last 15/15 Bucking Battle unfolded before our very eyes.  Once the dust settled from all the action of round one, the top 15 bull riders in the world had another chance to earn some extra world title race points.

That being said, that task would not be easy on the bull riders as the bovine power was on display as many of the bucking bulls contending for a world title showed what they had.  Just as all other 15/15 Bucking Battles, the ride counts would be slim but the bull scores and excitement that the round brings left 7 qualified rides with Jess Lockwood coming out victorious.  He would earn the round win and 150 world title race points with an amazing ride atop of Phenom Genetic’s Bad Beagle to the tune of a whopping 91.50 points!

Complete List Of 15/15 Bucking Battle Qualified Rides:

                                                                                                                          Jess Lockwood (91.50)                            Derek Kolbaba (90.25)

Joao Ricardo Vieira (89.25)                   Jose Vitor Leme (88.50)

Cooper Davis (88.00)                              Alisson de Souza (87.50)

Luciano De Castro (85.50)

Cody Teel Takes Home The Round Two In In Minneapolis

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock media

Following a fantastic round one last night, the action was about to heat up even more as the final stretch of the 2019 Minneapolis Invitational was set to begin.  Every cowboy in the locker room area knew the time was now or never to begin the final countdown to the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas.  After tonight’s conclusion, the top bull riders in the world only have two more events to make the needed moves to guarantee their spot in the line-up that happens just one month from now.

Once the lights began to shine brightly down on the arena floor and the opening ceremonies concluded, it was time to get down to business to see who would finish round two in one of the top fifteen positions to earn a spot in the Championship Round later in the evening.  Coming into round two fifteen riders brought qualified rides with them making the second round one to watch as we shook out how the standings would look.  Tonight, 11 of the 35 riders would make the buzzer with Texan Cody Teel coming out above all others with an 88.75 point ride aboard  Painted Moon.

Complete List Of Round Two Qualified Rides:

                                                                                                                    Cody Teel (88.75)                                                       Cooper Davis (88.25)

Mason Taylor & Dalton Kasel (87.25)                   Jess Lockwood (87.00)

Keyshawn Whitehorse (86.50)                               Kurt Shephard (85.75)

Alan de Souza (85.00)                                              Ruger Piva (84.00)

Taylor Toves (83.75)                                                 Alisson de Souza (83.25)

Cooper Davis Secures The Championship Round Win In Minneapolis

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Once the Championship Round was set it was time to see who would take full advantage of earning some late-season world title race points here in Minneapolis.  Once the draft concluded atop of the shark cage it was time to watch the top 15 bull riders from the first two rounds square off for the 2019 Minneapolis Invitational title.  Once things were all said and done there were only 4 of the 15 competing who would manage to earn yet another qualified ride here inside of the Target Center.  That being said, no one could match the effort that Cooper Davis was able to put up on Speed Demon to take home the championship round win with a 90.25 point ride here in Minneapolis.

Complete List Of Championship Round Qualified Rides:

                                                                                                                      Cooper Davis (90.75)                                       Jess Lockwood (89.00)

Alan de Souza (88.50)                                     Cody Nance 988.25)

Alan de Souza Is Your 2019 Minneapolis Invitational Event Champion

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When we talk about how important late-season dominance becomes that was made clearly evident here this weekend at the Minneapolis Invitational.  Once all was said and done one man stood taller than the rest while staking claim to an event win in Minnesota for the first time in thirteen years.  Even though the PBR has not been to the bold north for many years, the loyal fans in Minnesota knew exactly what to expect before any of them made their way home.  Everyone knew that a new event champion had to be crowned and an interview to take place.  Tonight, that lucky man would be non-other than Alan de Souza who would walk out of Minneapolis after going a perfect 3-for-3 and while earning a combined 259.25 points.  His efforts would land him 460 world title race points and place him into the number 24 spot in the world standings, moving up from 41st, with only two events remaining in the 2019 Professional Bull Riders Unleash The Beast season.

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After a much-needed two week break which we are not used to seeing in the past years, it has come time again to head back to the loudest arena that we are accustomed to throughout the year as we make our way back to Albuquerque.  Each and every year the top bull riders in the world look forward to a very unique arena as they visit one of the smallest arenas throughout the year when the Dreamstyke Arena, otherwise known as “The Pit” plays host to the Unleash The Beast Tour.  This is proven to be a pivotal event in the world standings race every year as it can single-handedly change the course of a bull rider’s season in just three straight days.  Along with the iconic Ty Murray Invitational, for the first time in seven years, Albuquerque will play host to a special addition to the 2019 season stop with giving the fans a glimpse at their very own 15/15 Bucking Battle!

Along with the return of many fan favorites here this weekend, after being out or weeks due to injuries, we will also be able to see a good amount of up and coming bull riders that will grace the arena on the Unleash The Beast Tour for the very first time.  Those that have been invited to the upper-level tour, as well as those that have won their way here through the Professional Bull Riders Velocity Tour events, will try and make the most of their opportunities in a place that has skyrocketed many young up and coming careers of those that have been here before them!  It will be fun to watch what this year’s Ty Murray Invitational does to shake up the world standings once Sunday afternoon’s Championship Sunday performance is complete inside of the iconic Dreamstyle Arena at the end of the weekend.

Chase Outlaw And Jess Lockwood Split The Round One Win In Albuquerque

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

Once the lights and music began to spread around “The Pit” the feeling among the fans and bull riders alike was that of a world finals feel knowing what this event means to all those involved and the return of some of the fan favorite bull riders after an extended break due to injuries.  One of those bull riders, World Champion Jess Lockwood, would make a triumphant return to the arena looking to regain the world number one spot at the end of the weekend.  He would start out the right way after splitting the round one win with fellow competitor Chase Outlaw while each earning 80 world title race points after dominating their bovine opponents for the required 8-seconds, thus earning huge 89.50 point rides for their efforts.  Lockwood would take the top headline of the night after doing this feat aboard a previously unridden Legit which gave him all the confidence he needed after coming back from a broken collar bone injury.

Matt Triplett Takes Home The Round Two Win At “The Pit”

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

Following a very exciting round one just 24-hours ago, the sold-out crowd inside of the Dreamstyle Arena were looking for the very same type of outcome here on a Saturday night in round two once the action continued down on the arena floor.  Once things began, the fans would get exactly what they wanted after the top thirty-five bull riders in the world would match up for twelve qualified rides, the exact same number that we were able to see just twenty-four hours earlier.  After all was said and done, it would be another fan favorite that would take home the top honors after Matt Triplett would earn the round win with a whopping 88 point bull ride aboard Crazy Times that would give him another 100 world title race points to add to his season total which would continue to make this year’s race one for the record books.

Joao Ricardo Vieira Earns The Round Three Victory In Albuquerque

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

Following two straight nights of fantastic bull riding action, it was time to close out another three-day event here in Albuquerque with the Championship Sunday performance where we would eventually crown a 2019 Ty Murray Invitational event champion.  Throughout the first two nights of action we were able to see right around a third of the total outs result on qualified rides which would make for an interesting Sunday afternoon and a championship round later in the day.  Once the dust settled and the action concluded, round three looked as if the top bull riders in the world had all that they could handle as only seven qualified rides were able to be made.  No one could match up to the effort that Joao Ricardo Vieira put out atop of Sitting Bull while earning the round three win and another 100 world title race points along with an invitation to the 2019 Ty Murray Invitational Championship Round with an 88.75 point effort!

Jose Vitor Leme Brings Home The Championship Round Win

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Following some confusion during the draft on the Ride Pass stage with Luke Kaufman and Colby Yates the stag was set for the 2019 Ty Murray Invitational Championship Round on Sunday afternoon to see who would leave Albuquerque with a fist full of money and a pocket full of world title race points but before we could do that we would need to award our last round winner of the weekend.  Once everything was figured out and the correct riders were with the correct bucking bulls the stage was set for an exciting Championship Round here at TH PIT!  The top fifteen bull riders from the first three rounds would go head to head in the final round of the weekend where four of them would manage to make t to the eight-second buzzer to earn a qualified ride and add to their weekend total.  The bull power was phenomenal and they gave the bull riders all that they could handle earlier this afternoon but nothing could stop Jose Vitor Leme as he would leave the arena floor with another round win and another 100 world title race points after covering his bovine counterpart for a solid 92.75 point score.

Round One:

Jess Lockwood & Chase Outlaw (89.50)

Mason Taylor (88.50)

Jose Vitor Leme (87.75)

Joao Ricardo Vieira (87.50)

Marco Eguchi (86.75)

Eduardo Aparecido (86.25)

Colten Jesse (85.50)

Kaique Pacheco (85.25)

Joe Frost (84.25)

Ezekiel Mitchell (82.75)

 

Round Two:

Matt Triplett (88.00)

Marco Eguchi (87.75)

Joe Frost (86.50)

Stetson Lawrence (85.50)

Kaique Pacheco (85.25)

Chase Outlaw (85.00)

Dener Barbosa (84.75)

Luciano De Castro (81.50)

Taylor Toves (80.75)

Cody Jesus (80.25)

Jose Vitor Leme (76.50)

Eduardo Aparecido (55.50)

 

Round Three:

Joao Ricardo Vieira (88.75)

Jose Vitor Leme (88.25)

Emilio Resende & Taylor Toves (87.50)

Matt Triplett (87.00)

Daylon Swearingen (80.50)

Scottie Knapp (71.25)

 

Championship Round:

Jose Vitor Leme (92.75)

Chase Outlaw (90.00)

Stetson Lawrence (89.50)

Colten Jesse (88.25)

Jess Lockwood Earns A 15/15 Bucking Battle Win In Albuquerque

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

As if the Ty Murray Invitational was not enough in itself for the fans here in Albuquerque to watch live inside of Dreamstyle Arena, for the first time in seven years the Professional Bull Riders Unleash The Beast Tour decided that they would say thank you to the loyal fans in New Mexico in a very deserving way.  After round two on Saturday night, the action was not done down on the arena floor as another installment of a 15/15 Bucking Battle would commence, giving the top fifteen bull riders in the world a chance to earn even more world title race points.  After all was said and done, three would manage to do their jobs to earn a qualified ride and some much-needed world title race points but no one could extinguish the flame that was burning bright within Jess Lockwood.  Lockwood would take home the win, earning 150 world title race points and moving him up solidly into the third spot in the 2019 PBR World Standings!

Qualified Rides From The 15/15 Bucking Battle:

Jess Lockwood (91.25)

Cody Teel (90.00)

Ryan Dirteater (75.00)

Jose Vitor Leme Is Crowned Your 2019 Ty Murray Invitational Event Champion

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

As always, for well over twenty years running, the event here in Albuquerque always provides bull riding fans with the best entertainment that you can find throughout the entire Professional Bull Riders Unleash The Beast season as this has always been considered a special event by everyone involved.  Not only is it because of the fans, the venue, the riders, and the atmosphere but it is also because New Mexico is the epicenter of some of the best bucking stock in the world which is all easily accessible for this event.  Another reason for the excitement is strictly because of the iconic name that is associated with it as each year this is deemed the Ty Murray Invitational.  This year your 2019 Ty Murray Invitational event champion is Jose Vitor Leme who had a fantastic weekend at THE PIT while earning 700 world title race points and lengthening his lead in the world standings race!

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After having to take a step back from our coverage over the last two weeks, we are very happy to be back once again to finish out the year strong all while bringing you the best event recaps from throughout the Professional Bull Riders Monster Energy Unleash The Beast Tour.  We are first and foremost very sorry that we had to have a lapse in coverage but with daily life and “real job” work requirements, I was unable to have access to the needed items to provide you all with the recaps and coverage that you all deserve.  That being said, there has been a lot that has happened over the past two weeks that we feel we have to the required items to keep you updated on so I will do my best in this section before we dive head first into this weekend’s Bad Boy Mowers Mowdown from Little Rock, Arkansas.

Two weeks ago, we all witnessed history as the professional bull riding world paid tribute to one of the best cowboys that any of us had the honor of knowing after Mason Lowe lost his life doing what he loved in Denver, Colorado.  The St. Louis event would take an extra special meaning to all the bull riders on tour as the partook in the first ever Mason Lowe Memorial as the Unleash The Beast ultimately crowned Mason’s long-time friend Chase Outlaw the event winner.  Keeping along the line of making history, last week Joao Ricardo Vieira would leave Los Angeles your 2019 Iron Cowboy, capping off a first-ever event in that city and making Joao the first ever three-time Iron Cowboy champion.  Both of these wins over the last two weeks really began to shake up the look of the world standings which will continue to change here this weekend as well!

Dakota Buttar Brings Home The Round One Win In Little Rock

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

Coming into round one on Friday night, the talks regarding the cut line began to come to the forefront which, in turn, would cause even more pressure to those that are sitting on it or below it as the Bad Boy Mower Mowdown began in Little Rock.  Throughout the night, the action down on the arena floor would provide us with thirteen qualified rides, many of which would leave the crowd speechless as the scores were tallied and announced to those inside of the arena.  After all was said and done, we would be able to watch one of the highest marked regular rounds of competition that we have seen so far in the 2019 season.  All qualified rides would be just short of the 89.75 point ride that Canadian Dakota Buttar managed to put up after taming Jo-Z Bucking Bulls/K Bar C’s Handsome Jeff, leaving him as the number one man heading into Championship Saturday 24-hours later!

Cooper Davis Heads Into The Championship Round With A Round Two Split

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

As the fans began to pile into the arena here in Little Rock, the buzz that was generated last night continued to shine brightly as the fans were hoping to see much more of the same as round two began earlier this evening.  Once things began to happen on the dirt of the arena floor, it was apparent that what was witnessed last night was not going to be seen again here a Saturday night as y nine qualified rides were made while the scores coming down from the judges were much lower than what we saw less than 24-hours ago.  After all was finalized and the last bull bucked, round two would end with two of the top bull riders in the world splitting the round win, ramping up the excitement of the world title race.  Cooper Davis and Marco Eguchi would each earn an 87.50 point ride score to leave Little Rock with a part of the round two win.

Round By Round Rides From Little Rock:

Round One:

Dakota Buttar (89.75)

Luciano De Castro (88.50)

J.B. Mauney (88.25)

Colten Jesse (87.50)

Cody Nance & Eduardo Aparecido (87.25)

Derek Kolbaba (87.00)

Joao Ricardo Vieira (86.25)

Kaique Pacheco (86.00)

Alex Marcilio (84.75)

Cody Teel (84.25)

Alan de Souza (83.75)

Stetson Lawrence (81.00)

 

Round Two:

Cooper Davis & Marco Eguchi (87.50)

Cody Jesus (87.25)

Cody Teel (86.50)

Taylor Toves (85.75)

J.B. Mauney (84.50)

Jose Vitor Leme (82.25)

Kaique Pacheco (75.00)

Colten Jesse (73.75)

 

Championship Round:

Luciano De Castro & J.B. Mauney (90.75)

Stetson Lawrence (89.75)

Eduardo Aparecido (88.50)

Cody Nance (87.75)

J.B. Mauney Is Crowned The 2019 Bad Boy Mowers Mowdown Event Champion

Photo Credit: Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media

Once the dust settled and the roar of the crowd died down just enough to hear the in-arena announcers, it was time to not only watch the top fifteen bull riders from the weekend competing in the Championship Round but to crown another 2019 PBR event champion.  In the final round of the weekend, we would see five of those fifteen competing do what they had to do to earn a qualified ride and post more points up on the leader board.  While the efforts of all were amazing we would see another tie for a round win with Luciano De Castro along with J.B. Mauney out-perform everyone else and top out the round with 90.75 point rides.  While winning the round and having an outstanding weekend, being the only bull rider to go a perfect three-for-three, J.B. Mauney would leave Little Rock with the event title and earn 545 world title race points that he absolutely needed after coming into the weekend well out of the top thirty-five in the world, making a cut a very good possibility!

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After a fantastic start to the 2019 Professional Bull Riders Global Cup last night, everyone began filing into the AT&T Stadium hoping to see much more of the same here on Sunday afternoon as the second and final day begins that will close out this year’s United States event.  Last night, we were able to see twenty qualified rides, but that is not what the big picture is all about here this weekend but about how many qualified rides each country’s team can put up on the board to ear t most overall points with up to twelve qualified rides being counted.  Last night, Brazil would post up seven followed by the USA Eagles and Wolves with four and then Mexico, Australia, and Canada in that order.  Hopefully, Team Canada can turn the train around after only making one qualified ride on the first day of competition.

Along with fantastic rides and team celebrations, there also comes injuries that can be sustained within the sport of professional bull riding and we, unfortunately, had to witness a few of those last night that would change the look of some teams as alternates would be called up.  One of those injuries we had to watch last night was that of world number one Jess Lockwood sustaining a broken left collarbone and will be replaced by the five-time PRCA World Champion Sage Kimzey.  While other strategies play out we will also see some changes to Team Mexico, Team Brazil and Team Australia, leaving Team Wolves the only team that will not make any changes for the second and final day of action to determine who will walk out of the United States with AT&T Stadium dirt in their sphere as it adds to the history of the Global Cup trophy!

The Global Cup Trophy Is Up For Grabs On Sunday Afternoon

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Each and every year, the best bull riders from five countries converge on one arena to determine who has the best bull riders in the world and that is all part of the history that the Global Cup brings to the table each year.  As the Global Cup trophy makes its way to the United States soil for the first time, two home country teams compete against each other in hopes of winning it in front of their very own fans but that may be a daunting task with the other athletes they must fight against.  Coming into the second and final day, Team Brazil looks to carry on the tradition of keeping the cup for themselves as they are a full three bulls ahead of the two United States teams, Team Eagles and Team Wolves, while largely leaving the other three teams in the dust, almost without a hope of any chance at all of leaving AT&T Stadium with the Global Cup.

Ryan Dirteater Rides To The Top Combined Score Of The Weekend

Photo Credit: Jeana Wilson Kilcrease

Although the Global Cup title and trophy are the main focus of what is up for grabs here this weekend in Arlington, Texas, there is still another distinction that is quietly up for grabs for each of the cowboys participating here this weekend as well.  Even if a cowboy is on a losing team he will still have the opportunity to earn a cool $30,000 to line his pockets with just by putting out the best effort of all competitors here at AT&T Stadium.  That being said, you can see why every cowboy competing are putting out the extra little efforts they are finding, not only to bring home the title of Global Cup champions for their home countries but also for the chance to walk out of the weekend as the top point scorer and leave Texas with a little bit of extra money to make this weekend even that much more special to them.  This weekend that man that we would talk about in dominating fashion would be non-other than U.S.A. Team Wolves team member Ryan Dirteater who would outlast all others to take home that huge cash prize and knowing he fared better than every other cowboy at the 2019 Global Cup inside of AT&T Stadium!

Jose Vitor Leme Rides To The Top Ride Score Of The Weekend

Photo Credit: Jeana Wilson Kilcrease

Even with all of the hype that the Global Cup brings to the countries it visits each and every year, there are a few underlying things that can get missed and go unnoticed throughout the two-day event that we would like to take time to point out to you all.  One of those instances is that of how the top bull riders in the world perform individually as they try to bring home the Global Cup win for their very own country.  Over two days of action, each cowboy has the chance to climb aboard four bucking bulls while a majority of them will receive two chances.  In a feature that we will call the Performance Ride Of The Weekend, The Rodeo Round Up Team would like to congratulate Jose Vitor Leme on earning the high point marked ride of the weekend after staying aboard his bovine opponent for eight seconds to the tune of a huge 90 point ride score, making history as the first 90 point ride in Global Cup history!

Complete Breakdown Of The Action From Night Number Two:

Team Wolves:

Ryan Dirteater (83.50) – Section Two

Colten Jesse (85.25) – Section Three

Cody Jesus (88.50) – Section Five

Ryan Dirteater (89.25) – Bonus Round Section Two

(691.25 Total Points)

 

Team Eagles:

Brennon Eldred (81.00) – Section One

Cody Teel (87.00) – Section Two

Sage Kimzey (87.75) – Section Four

Cooper Davis (88.00) – Section Five

Chase Outlaw (86.00) – Section Six

Cody Nance (87.00) – Section Seven

(867.00 Total Points)

 

Team Mexico:

Juan Carlos Contreras (80.50) – Section Three

Francisco Garcia Torres (86.75) – Section Six

(337.75 Total Points)

 

Team Australia:

Brady Fielder (85.25) – Section Two

Cliff Richarson (85.00) – Section Three

Lachlan Richardson (88.00) – Section Four

Cody Heffernan (86.50) – Section Five

(514.25 Total Points)

 

Team Brazil:

Bruno Scaranello (83.75) – Section Two

Eduardo Aparecido (84.25) – Section Three

Joao Ricardo Vieira (86.50) – Section Four

Jose Vitor Leme (89.25) – Section Seven

(939.25 Total Points)

 

Team Canada:

Dakota Buttar (86.00) – Section Two

Jordan Hansen (85.00) – Section Five

(258.00 Total Points)

Team Brazil Are Your 2019 PBR Global Cup Champions

Photo Credit: Jeana Wilson Kilcrease

Coming into the second day of action, it all but seemed that Team Brazil was in the driver’s seat to complete their own destiny as they looked to be the only team that would even have a chance to fill all twelve available scores for their team, essentially handing the 2019 title to that country for the second year in a row.  After going 7-for-9 last night, Team Brazil came in riding a high wave of momentum looking to cap off a dominating weekend here at AT&T Stadium.  Once day two began we would sit back and watch much more of the same as the defending Global Cup champions, Team Brazil, would come in on cruise control and place the arena dirt from AT&T Stadium in their sphere on top of the Global Cup trophy they came in defending.  Moving forward, they look like they are unstoppable as we continue through the rest of the 2019 PBR Monster Energy Unleash The Beast Tour season.

Closing Thoughts

After a long and grueling weekend of professional bull riding action, many of the top bull riders in the world will be leaving Arlington, Texas banged up, bruised and broken but the spirit that the Global Cup event brings to the five countries will continue to write its own legacy.  Speaking of legacy, the Rodeo Round Up team are writing ou own version after introducing you to another new member of our team we are all excited to introduce you to our newest member and media correspondant Kat Fell.  We can not say enough about what whe will bring to our team in the future and would like to thank our entire team that made the trek to Texas to cover this exciting event as it hit United States soil for the very first time.  Between our amazing photographer Jeana Wilson-Kilcrease and Kat Fell handling a majority of the interviews, we are proud to say we have brought another exciting event to a close and get ready for the remainder of the 2019 PBR season!

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Every year there is that one event that will draw more attention across not only the country but the world as the best bull riders from around the globe converge on one arena to fight for the distinction of their country supplying the best bull riders in the world.  This will be the third time that the Global Cup has come around after visiting Canada and Australia in the previous two years before making its way to Jerry’s World, AT&T Stadium here in Arlington, Texas!  Things have already started off with a bang with numerous events happening around town and at Texas LIVE! just down the road.  Yesterday, we were officially introduced to all of the teams that will be competing, including two separate teams from the United States.  Along with them will be teams from four other countries that will make for a fantastic event over the next two days!

Those two different teams from the United States each have a specific meaning to those that are representing them as we will see specific nationalities being showcased throughout the next two nights that will make that honor have that much more meaning!  The first team, The Wolves, will represent those cowboys that we have the honor of watching that have Native American descent, which will mean so much to those folks watching around the world.  The second team, The Eagles, will give you a look at some of the best American bull riders in the world as they look to take home the victory tomorrow afternoon.  Along with these two fantastic teams will be teams representing the countries of Canada, Australia, Mexico and Brazil that will showcase many of the top bull riders in the world!

The title of Global Cup champions will not be the only things that these top-level cowboys will be competing for as the Global Cup trophy is something of honor and much different than any other awards that these cowboys have ever received.  As you can see above, the Global Cup trophy gives each of the five counties competing for their very own spere atop of the iconic trophy that each country is striving to win.  The main difference of this trophy is that each sphere will twist off and allow the winning team to place the dirt of their home country arena dirt if they happen to take home the victory in their home country.  Like each and every other year, the home country is given a competitive edge while being allowed to have twice as many bull riders as the other countries which is exactly why you will see two United States teams competing here this weekend.

Jose Vitor Leme Rides  His Way To The Brazil Team Lead After Night Number One

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

To say that Brazil is a country to be reckoned with in the bull riding world would be a huge understatement after what we all have witnessed here tonight inside of the legendary AT&T Stadium in Arington, Texas!  The team came into the 2019 Global Cup with one thing on their mind, that was to come into the United States and make their presence known after winning the very same event just one year ago.  Following the first night of action, Team Brazil would be able to do just that by besting all other teams and head into the last day of competition with a huge three bull lead after covering seven of the nine bulls placed underneath of them tonight, capped off by an amazing ride put out by Jose Vitor Leme in the second section of the Bonus Round here earlier this evening that left the crowd stunned and the Brazil team flying high.

Complete Breakdown Of The Action From Night Number One:

Team Wolves:

Cannon Cravens (87.00) – Section One

Ryan Dirteater (85.75) – Section Two

Cody Jesus (87.00) – Section Four

Stetson Lawrence (85.00) – Section Six

(344.75 Points)

 

Team Eagles:

Cody Teel (89.00) – Section Two

Brennon Eldred (86.00) – Section Four

Cooper Davis (85.75) – Section Six

Cooper Davis (89.50) – Bonus Round Section One

(350.25 Points)

 

Team Mexico:

Jorge Valdiviezo (84.75) – Section Two

Alvaro Aguilar Alvarez (85.75) – Section Three

(170.50 Points)

 

Team Australia:

Aaron Kleier (82.75) – Section One

Lachlan Richardson (86.75) – Section Five

(169.50 Points)

 

Team Brazil:

Bruno Scaranello (87.50) – Section Two

Marco Antonio Eguchi (79.00) – Section Three

Kaique Pacheco (83.50) – Section Four

Fernando Henrique Novias (85.00) – Section Six

Eduardo Aparecido (82.00) – Section Seven

Eduardo Aparecido (88.50) – Bonus Round Section One

Jose Vitor Leme (90.00) – Bonus Round Section Two

(595.50 Points)

 

Team Canada:

Jordan Hansen (87.00) – Bonus Round Section Two

(87.00 Points)

Team Brazil Leaves Night Number One As The Team To Beat

If the green and yellow flags were not flying high inside of AT&T Stadium on Saturday night, one could only imagine that you were snoring away in your sleep while one of the greatest bull riding events in the history of the business was taking place.  The 2019 Professional Bull Riders Global Cup began earlier tonight as it graced the soil of the United States for the very first time in front of a huge crowd of professional bull riding fans!  Once all was said and done, Team Brazil would be dominate and lead the way with 595.50 points besting the United States Eagles and Wolves who would manage to put up 350.25 points and 344.75 points respectively.  Following them would be Team Mexico with 170.50 points, Team Australia with 69.50 points and then Team Canada who would only manage to put up one score on the board in night one with an 87.00 point ride.

Closing Thoughts

Things are beginning to look interesting as the final day of competition of the 2019 Professional Bull Riders Global Cup is just hours away from the United States soil of AT&T Stadium here in Arlington, Texas, the home of the Dallas Cowboys.  This event will come down to the very end as only the top twelve qualified ride scores of each team will be counted while all others will be thrown to the wayside.  That being said, if a team does not make a total of twelve qualified rides, they will virtually be eliminated from contending for the Global Cup trophy and championship title that awaits us at the end of tomorrow afternoon’s performance.  Our Rodeo Round Up Team will again be on site and down in the trenches bringing you all of the up-to-date action and pop-up video snippets on our Facebook page that you can follow through the link below!

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Coming into this weekend’s Express Ranches  Invitational, the overall look of contestants will be m different than what we have been accustomed to seeing since the start of the 2019 Monster Energy Unleash The Beast Tour a little over a month ago.  Following the drama that unfolded in the Championship Round last week, Clauido Montanha Jr. was suspended by the PBR Championship Committee for excessive time in the chute after not even attempting to ride his bull.  Along with him, nine other athletes would not be in action which includes recently retired Guilherme Marchi and Valdiron de Oliveira along with a slew of others that are competing for a 2019 world title.  Reigning world champion Kaique Pacheco, 2016 world champion Cooper Davis and Matt Triplett who is planning on making his return to the arena at the Iron Cowboy are just a few others that would miss the action here in Oklahoma City.

When we talk about the shake-up that we would see here at the Express Ranches Invitational, we also begin to watch how all the new faces and injuries would affect the overall look of the teams that we will see next week at the Global Cup event in Arlington, Texas.  It was announced just before the start of round number one that Joao Ricardo Vieira and Brennon Eldred would be replacements at AT&T Stadium which will give them a huge boost heading into next weekend!  All of that being said, the main focus for the next  two nights is that of earning the distinction of the 2019   Express Ranches Invitational event champion which will not be an easy task for the banged up and bruised bull riders in the world that represent the best we have on the Monster Energy Unleash The Beast tour.

Cody Jesus Begins A Great Run In OKC

Photo Credit: Jeana Wilson-Kilcrease

As round one was set to begin inside of the Chesapeake Energy Arena, it was known that this would be a round that would give the top bull riders in the world all that they could handle as the ABBI Classic bucking bulls would, once again, make their names known on a Friday night.  Historically, these rounds show fewer qualified ride totals than others and that would be the case again here in Oklahoma City.  Once things were said and done, there would be only six qualified rides that would be made leaving the fans watching at home and in person hoping o see a much better outcome in round number two Saturday night.  One of those men although, would continue a great season after Cody Jesus would walk away with his third round win of the 2019 season while U.S.A Wolves teammate Ryan Dirteater would place second which would mean this would be the second weekend in a row that these two had split the top two in a round.  His round one win made history as Jesus has tied Jess Lockwood for the most round wins of the 2019 season so far with an astounding four each that will make the world title race very interesting later in the season!

 

Chase Outlaw Splits The Round Two Win In Oklahoma City

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

After a scary get off last night in the 15/15 Bucking Battle, Chase Outlaw came into round two a little beat up and sore after possibly breaking some ribs after being slammed into the back of the bucking chute but began round two with the first qualified ride before it went quiet for quite some time, much like what we saw just 24-hours ago in round number one.  Although the qualified ride totals were still not to where we all wanted them to be we were able to watch another eight qualified rides being made on Saturday night.  The bull power has been phenomenal but tonight, both Chase Outlaw and Cody Teel would be able to outlast all the others to split the round two win and head into the championship round following their solid efforts earlier in the evening at the 2019 Express Ranches Invitational.

Ryan Dirteater Takes Home The Championship Round Win In OKC

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

For the first time in the 2019 Professional Bull Riders Monster Energy Unleash The Beast tour, we were not able to fill all fifteen open spots in the Championship Round after two rounds of qualifying action.  Heading into the final round here in Oklahoma City, only twelve would do what they needed to do to advance to compete for the 2019 Express Ranches Invitational event championship.  Although we have seen a lackluster performance on the bull riders side of the arena, we have seen some amazing outs put out by the bucking bulls that continued here in the Championship Round again.  After all was said and done, four would be able to make it to the eight-second buzzer lead by Ryan Dirteater who would post up a round winning 91.00 point bull ride to walk out of the arena with another 100 world title race points.

Round By Round Rides From Oklahoma City:

Round One:

Cody Jesus (88.25)

Ryan Dirteater (87.25)

Jess Lockwood (86.00)

Joao Ricardo Vieira (82.50)

Luciano De Castro (82.00)

Alex Marcilio (68.00)

 

Round Two:

Chase Outlaw & Cody Teel (86.75)

Colten Jesse (86.50)

Ryan Dirteater (86.00)

Luciano De Castro & Emilio Resende (85.75)

Lucas Divino (83.75)

Tanner Byrne (77.25)

 

Championship Round:

Ryan Dirteater (91.00)

Jess Lockwood (89.50)

Luciano De Castro (86.25)

Tanner Byrne (85.75)

Cody Jesus Is Victorious In The 15/15 Bucking Battle

Photo Credit: Jeana Wilson-Kilcrease

Heading into the  Global Cup event next weekend, U.S.A. Wolves teammate Cody Jesus is riding a high wave of momentum after beginning his weekend in Oklahoma City a perfect two-for-two during the first night of the Express Ranches Invitational.  Not only did he win the round one performance earlier in the evening on Friday night he would turn around a couple of hours later and be one of two to make qualified rides in the 5/15 Bucking Battle round to take home his second consecutive round win of the night.  He would be able to do this in grand fashion after covering his bovine counterpart Cochise to the tune of 91.50 points to leave the crowd with something to cheer about as we look ahead to a Championship Saturday performance in just 24-hours time as we crown a 2019 Express Ranches Invitational champion!

Ryan Dirteater Is Crowned Your 2019 Express Ranches Invitational Champion

Photo Credit: Jeana Wilson-Kilcrease

When we talk about dominance we must now bring one man to the forefront of our minds so far here during the 2019 Professional Bull Riders Monster Energy Unleash The Beast tour, especially when we talk about the event here in Oklahoma City.  Home state cowboy Ryan Dirteaterthrives on the pressures of competing in front of his home state crowd and it showed again here this weekend as he was crowned the 2019 Express Ranches Invitational champion.  He came into Oklahoma City as the reigning event champion from 2018 and did not look back while earning 600 world title race points which, in turn, moved him all the way up the world standings leaderboard into the fifth position in the world standings.  He heads into the Global Cup next weekend riding with confidence as he heads up his U.S.A. Wolves team inside of AT&T Stadium!

As we are preparing to leave Oklahoma City and head down the road a couple of hours, we begin to look ahead to a full weekend of professional sports action that will end with a huge Global Cup event in Texas.  Before we can begin our journies to the Lone Star State, we will all come together and enjoy the Superbowl festivities tomorrow afternoon and then begin the trek to AT&T Stadium to be a part of a legendary event.  Our  entire Rodeo Round Up team will be making our way to Arlington to bring you in-depth coverage over the two days of action as the Global Cup makes its way onto U.S. soil as a host of stacked teams will compete to bring home the Global Cup to their own countries until it goes up for grabs again in the 2020 Professional Bull Riders Monster Energy Unleash The Beast season!

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Once again the CINCH World’s Toughest Rodeo made its way to the Xcel Energy Center as many of the world’s top cowboys and cowgirls competed for their share of the money that was up for grabs at this weekend’s tour stop.  As many people may have or have not noticed, this year provides the fans and athletes a different feel as a new and improved sanctioning body has taken hold of the organization.  Every other year, we have seen the same cowboys compete on both Friday and Saturday nights but one of those major changes that fans were able to witness was that each night would provide different cowboys each night which will give everyone a chance to see that many more top rodeo athletes throughout a two-night event that is held annually with the St. Paul Winter Carnival that give fans an option to head outside before or after the event to make even more memories.

WNFR Contestants Competing Saturday Night

Coming into the weekend’s event, all of the fans making their way to the Xcel Energy Center came with excitement as the rodeo arena was open for fans to walk around and enjoy some interactive participation options prior to the start of the rodeo action.  During that time on Saturday night, I was able to catch up with producer Dave Morehead to talk about some of the settle and major changes that we will be seeing as the weekend progresses.  One of the major points that we talked about what that of the new sanctioning body as the World’s Toughest Rodeo would align with the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association for the first time in years.  This exciting news means so much more for the fans of the sport which you can see in the picture of the huge cast of previous Wrangler National Finals Rodeo contestants that were in the house on Saturday night!

One of the four events that fans would be able to see over the two nights of action would be that of the bareback riding event in which we would see many of the top ten riders in the world standings compete in by the end of the weekend.  In night number one, on Friday night, all of us would be able to see some great action and solid qualified rides as many notable names would be in action on a cold Minnesota winter night.  Even though it was cold outside, the action inside of the Xcel Energy Center was quite hot once the bareback riding began as the 2019 World’s Toughest Rodeo began its festivities.  After all was said and done, ten of the twelve riders would cover in the long round  Winn Ratliff and Jared Keylon leading way into the Crown Royal Bonus Round.  Those two would fight it out as Jared Keylon would walk out of St. Paul with the Friday night win after covering Showboat for 89 points.  See what he had to say about his win and competing alongside his best friend and traveling partner Winn Ratliff here in St. Paul below.

Round number two provided even more excitement in the bareback riding as many past Wrangler National Finals Rodeo contestants came together to provide all the fans with a night to remember here in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Just in the bareback riding event, there would be three of those cowboys and gave the bucking horses all that they could handle on a Saturday night as the round kicked off in grand fashion.  Once the qualifying long round was completed the two that would last to advance to the Crown Royal Bonus Round would be WNFR qualifier Ty Breuer, who would ultimately win the round, and young gun Jesse Pope who we were able to catch up with following his long round ride of 86.50 to top the leaderboard early on in the night.  See what he has to say about the night in our interview below.

Another rough stock event that fans were able to see was the legendary and classic sport of saddle bronc riding where you can watch some of the rankest bucking horses that you can see throughout the year match up with the top saddle bronc cowboys in the world.  During night number one, the horses would give the eleven cowboys here all that they could handle as four of those would come down early leaving only seven making qualified rides.  Of those seven rides, two would be able to outlast the others to earn their invitation to the Crown Royal Bonus Round where we would determine a night one champion.  Young gun Colt Gordon would go head to head with a seasoned veteran and Minnesota-raised cowboy Tyler Corrington to see who could outperform the other to leave St. Paul with the win on Friday night.  After all was said and done, fan favorite Tyler Corrington would ride WNFR bucking horse Prom Night to the tune of 88 points to take home the event title for night number one!  See what he had to say about the night’s events and his big win here in St. Paul in our interview below!

In the classic professional rodeo vent of saddle bronc riding, night number two gave us a huge sley of past Wrangler National Finals Rodeo contestants and was thought to be one of the best rounds that we have ever seen here at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.  The action was hot and heavy from the very first buck out to the very last ride as ten of the twelve cowboys would be able to make qualified rides to wow the crowd that packed the seats to watch some of their favorite rodeo athletes. Once things settled down there would be two past WNFR qualifiers, Sterling Crawley and Zeke Thurston, that would make it back to the Crown Royal Bonus Round.  As the two went head to head, it was a close competition where Sterling Crawley would edge out Zeke Thurston 88 points to 86 points to take home the event win on Saturday night.

The last rough stock event that fans would be able to watch at a World’s Toughest Rodeo would the that of the much-anticipated event of professional bull riding where with the sanctioning body change for the 2019 year would provide fans with many of the top names in the industry. In the first night of action on Friday night, there would be ten of the best bull riders in the world competing against one another to try and earn an event win here in St. Paul.  Once the dust settled and the scores were tallied there would be half of those, five in total, that would make the eight-second buzzer to earn a score in the long round.  Brett Custer and Roscoe Jarboe would advance to the bonus round later in the night where neither would be able to cover their bovine athletes for the required eight seconds but would, in turn, split a nice pocket full of earnings for their efforts.  I was able to catch up with both of them prior to the beginning of the Crown Royal Bonus Round to see what they had to say and wanted to share our conversation with all of you in our interview posted below.

Coming into Saturday night’s bull riding action, the contestants were unknown until we were able to get to that point of the night even though the sightings backstage and behind the chutes left those that could see very excited for what was about to come.  Just as in the other two events, twelve would compete and of those twelve was especially one cowboy that has made a name for himself both within the ranks of the PRCA as well as the PBR.  Fan favorite Shane Proctor would end up doing what it would take to advance to the Crown Royal Bonus Round to pair up against a bright-eyed Coleman Rude where he would be able to outlast Proctor while earning the sole score of 91 points to take home the event win on Saturday night.  I was able to catch up with Shane Proctor prior to the start of the action to find out what he has been up to since leaving the PBR and get caught up on what is happening in his life in our interview that I will post below!

Although the two nights of World’s Toughest Rodeo action would center around the three traditional professional rodeo rough stock events we could not have a weekend full of what everyone wanted to see without some beautiful looking girls on some very fast horses.  The cowgirls of women’s professional barrel racing would take center stage for a few moments each of the two nights to try and earn their own share of the pot here in St. Paul. Each night, we would watch twelve of the most talented ladies make a cloverleaf pattern run all while trying to keep each of the three barrels standing upright to make the fastest run possible.  These ladies put on an amazing show of athleticism and blazed one of the quickest trails that we have seen over the years here at the Xcel Energy Center to leave the crowd speechless heading into the Crown Royal Bonsu Round!

Along with all of the exciting rodeo action, Dave Morehead and company spare no expense to bring some of the best rodeo and musical entertainment that you can find anywhere in the country all to one place on one given weekend.  This year, the World’s Toughest Rodeo graced its St. Paul, Minnesota stop with a couple of the fan-favorites from year’s past which generated a lot of buzz with fans, media outlets, and the general public all weekend long.  Roman and trick rider from the Dolly Parton Stampede made her return to the Xcel as Dusti Dickerson graced us with her presence once again while up and coming country music artist Travis Denning showed us the pipes that have been making him famous in recent years as he closed out the weekend Saturday night with a free concert for all of the rodeo-goers that came through the doors.

Even with those two talents, there was still one more that needed no introduction what so ever, even if you are not a rodeo fan as Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey and his trusty dog Boogie would make their way back to the frozen tundra of St. Paul.  This has been a magical place for the famous monkey as he had previously been crowned a knight of the St. Paul Winter Carnival festivities that happen right outside if the arena doors and is very popular among media venues.  I was able to catch up with Kenny Pettit, owner of Whiplash, along with Whiplash himself to talk about the excitement they bring to towns across the country and to the vast majority of families that may see him on television from time to time as well.  Take a listen to see where you can find them next and how you can get your hands on some of the famous Whiplash merchandise that is available for purchase in our exclusive interview below!

Closing Thoughts

Another year of the World’s Toughest Rodeo has come and gone here in St. Paul, Minnesota but along with the closing of another year brings excitement for what is to come in the future years as it gains momentum for change.  We saw the first of those changes with the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association as the sanctioning body that brought many of the top rodeo athletes in the country to St. Paul over the last two days along with some of the best entertainment that could be offered in one place.  I was able to get even more one on one interview with some of those individuals and would like to direct you to our Facebook page and other related social media platforms over the next couple of weeks to be able to watch them in their entirety so that you can see even more of what goes on behind the scenes of the World’s Toughest Rodeo throughout the country!

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Over the first two weekends of Professional Bull Riders Monster Energy Unleash The Beast Tour we have seen some amazing things on the arena floor and look for much more of the same this weekend here in Glendale, Arizona.  The 2019 season has started off with a bang for World Champion Jess Lockwood while being a perfect two for two on event wins early on in the season and has set himself up for a great run at another championship title.  Although he has started hot there are others that have done the same thing and one of those having a fantastic early start is that of Chase Outlaw.  Along with the fast starts also come some things that we don’t like to talk about and injuries that may have a huge impact on the season standings.  One of those injuries that we will be watching closely is that of the broken hand the J.B. Mauney is competing with that is doing nothing more than lighting a fire inside of him since last weekend.  All of that being said, this weekend’s Ak-Chin Invitational should be a very interesting one to watch LIVE from Glendale, Arizona!

As we look to keep the 2019 season rolling along we must begin a healing process that nobody involved in any faction of western sports want to ever have to do after losing one of our very own earlier this week in Denver, Colorado.  Missouri cowboy and PBR superstar Mason Lowe was competing at a PBR event at the Denver Stock Show and Rodeo and sustained a fatal injury after being drug underneath of his bull and getting his chest stepped on in the process.  He was immediately taken to a local Denver hospital where he was pronounced at which the news traveled quickly throughout the industry.  This will be the first Unleash The Beast event that we will have to be a part of since the fateful day and I can guarantee that each and every bull rider in the locker room along with every single fan in the house will honor Mason Lowe the way he would want us to, all having the notion that the “Show must go on”.

Luciano De Castro Brings Home An Emotional Round One Win In Glendale

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

Coming into the Ak-Chin Invitational this weekend everyone making their way here came in with heavy hearts while still knowing that they had a job to do as night one of the best bull riding that the world has to offer began.  Everyone was hoping that we would see the qualified ride counts that we have seen over the past two weeks but no one knew quite what to expect as our hearts and minds were in a different place but would still give their all in honor of their fallen friend.  Tonight, round one would provide us with another whopping eighteen qualified rides where the cowboys proved that they still had what it took to let them shine during difficult times.  That being said, Luciano De Castro would outperform all of the others while earning a nice 88 point ride aboard Hart Cattle Company’s Kern River to bring home the round one win that would ultimately be dedicated to the late Mason Lowe in an emotional in-arena interview atop the shark cage on Saturday night.

Jose Vitor Leme Earns The Round Two Win At The Ak-Chin Invitational

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

If last night’s round one ride totals are any indication of how the cowboys are feeling and who they are riding for we were going to be in for another awesome round of bull riding on Sunday afternoon here in Glendale!  After eighteen qualified rides less than 24 hours ago the nerves of those in the locker room are right back to where they have been over the last two weekends with huge numbers being posted up on the leader board.  In today’s round two, that very same trend continued as another fifteen qualified rides were made that set the stage for a very exciting championship round to come later in the day.  Once the dust settled and the numbers were crunched it was announced that Jose Vitor Leme had outperformed all others on the arena floor with an 87.50 point ride aboard Hart Cattle Co / Clapp Cattle’s In For Life to earn the round two win and head into the championship round full of confidence and 100 world title race points in his back pocket!

Jose VitorLeme Scores The Third Championship Round Win Of The 2019 PBR Season

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

To say that even making into the championship round so far in the 2019 Professional Bull Riders Monster Energy Unleash The Beast tour would be a severe understatement as we have seen one of the best starts to a season in the history of the organization.  Coming into today’s championship round, half of the fifteen invited back would show up to the final round riding a perfect two for two here in Glendale which is continuing the trend we have seen so far this year.  Even though we have been amazed by the rides totals the championship rounds have historically been producing fewer rides but earlier today we were able to see only four of the fifteen here make it to the eight-second buzzer.  That being said, no one could match the effort that Jose Vitor Leme  would give to earn his second straight round with a huge 90.50 point ride atop Dakota Rodeo / Chad Berger / Clay Struve / H&C Bucking Bulls’ Wicked Stick to leave the sold-out crowd in Glendale already talking about what they will see next year as the PBR embarks on its 22nd year in Arizona!

Round By Round Rides From Glendale:

Round One:

Luciano De Castro (88.00)

Colten Jesse (87.00)

Rubens Barbosa, Lucas Divino & Koal Livingston (86.50)

Claudio Montanha Jr. (86.25)

Alex Marcilio (86.00)

Joao Ricardo Vieira & Chase Outlaw (85.50)

Eduardo Aparecido (85.25)

J.B.Mauney (85.00)

Alisson De Souza & Ramon de Lima (84.50)

Jess Lockwood (84.25)

Cody Nance  (83.75)

Keyshawn Whitehorse (83.00)

Silvano Alves (82.50)

Cooper Davis (81.50)

 

Round Two:

Jose Vitor Leme (87.50)

Paulo Lima & Cody Jesus (86.50)

Claudio Montanha Jr. & Ramon de Lima (86.25)

Lonnie West (86.00)

Chase Outlaw (85.75)

Ryan Dirteater (85.25)

Lucas Divino & Alisson De Souza (84.50)

Marco Eguchi (84.00)

Alex Marcilio (83.00)

Juan Contreras (82.75)

Joao Ricardo Vieira (82.00)

Silvano Alves (58.50)

 

Championship Round:

Jose Vitor Leme (90.50)

Joao Ricardo Vieira (87.50)

Rubens Barbosa (85.00)

Lucas Divino (83.50)

Alisson De Souza Brings Home The 15/15 Bucking Battle Win In Glendale

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Not only did we see some great bull riding action as the top bull riders in the world competing for the 2019 Ak-Chin Invitational event title but we were also treated to the second installment of the 15/15 Bucking Battles that we will have the joy of watching throughout the year.  This weekend, the bovine power was at an all-time high as the top fifteen bull riders in the world standings has the opportunity to earn some extra world title race points and a huge payday as well.  One the round was all said and done, there would be five of those fifteen that would manage to make it to the eight-second buzzer that they were all striving to make it to with one coming out better than all others.  This week=end, that man would be Alisson De Souza who would post up an astounding 89.75 point bull ride to earn 150 more world title race points and earn a cool $7,000 for his efforts Saturday night!

Complete List Of 15/15 Bucking Battle Qualified Rides From Glendale:

Alisson De Souza (89.75)

Brennon Eldred (89.50)

Dakota Buttar (88.25)

Cody Jesus (87.75)

Jess Lockwood (87.00)

Joao Ricardo Vieira Is Crowned Your 2019 Ak-Chin Invitational Champion

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

This weekend’s event brought even more meaning as usual with the untimely death of one of our very own that passed away doing exactly what he loved to do just a few short days ago with Mason Lowe giving his life for the sport that he loved.  That feeling was mutual among all the bull riders competing in Glendale and while we were able to crown a 2019 Ak-Chin Invitational event champion, the spotlight was unselfishly turned to the Lowe family as the event win was dedicated to Mason along with his friends and family.  Joao Ricardo Vieira would have a weekend to remember after going a perfect 3-for-3, earning a total of 255 points for his efforts to walk away with the event title and another 460 world title race points.  That being said, Vieira would turn the attention away from him and praise his fallen friend as we all look to head to Missouri to say our final goodbyes.

Closing Thoughts

Even though each and every bull rider, PBR staff member and all the loyal fans came into Glendale with nothing but thoughts of Mason Lowe on their minds they all knew that they were still needing to put their best feet forward and give all that they had to honor him and his family.  Now that the event has concluded, it is now time for all of us to change gears for a few days and make our way to the Midwest to celebrate the life of a PBR superstar.  We will all be making our way to Missouri Tuesday and Wednesday to support the friends and family of Mason Lowe but will come back next weekend with clear minds as we get ready to, once again, make sure that the show goes on.  The Rodeo Round Up team wishes all those traveling a safe and uneventful trip as we look to lay one of the very best to rest.

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As we look to begin the second event of the very early 2019 Professional Bull Riders Monster Energy Unleash The Beast season, not only the best bull riders in the world invade the Windy City but many of the best and iconic professional rodeo athletes came along for the ride as well.  Although the focus of the weekend would be that of the Chicago Invitational, the World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) would begin the history-making weekend inside of the Allstate Arena here in Chicago.

In one night of action, the WCRA awarded nearly one million dollars to some of the best that have ever graced the arena floors over the past several years.  In the bull riding side of things, it would be Derek Kolbaba that would manage to win the first-ever Windy City Round Up and collect an estimated 200 world title race points and $50,000 for his efforts while conquering two bulls in one night.

Injuries?

Usually, as the season begins, we are fortunate enough to be able to stay away from having to talk about injuries that may begin to play a part in how a bull riders season will end up but in the 2019 season that is far from the truth.  Coming into this weekend, Jose Vitor Leme was nursing a calf injury after aggravating it last weekend in New York City but he has said he has been doing therapy all week and his only concern is getting caught up in the chute.

Last night, Derek Kolbaba was victorious but paid a huge price for his efforts and was involved in an accident that left many wondering how he would fair over the two night of action here at the Chicago Invitational.  All of those questions and more will be answered over the next two nights as we look to crown a new 2019 PBR event champion!

Although the qualified ride totals in round one were not quite as many as what we were able to watch last weekend in New York City, the action down on the arena floor inside of the Allstate Arena still left the fans excited on a Saturday night.  One of the reasons may be what the riders had gone through just 24-hours ago but everyone knows you will never here a bull rider complain or make excuses but it clearly showed tonight how bad these top athletes are hurting already this season.

That being said, round one left us with seventeen qualified rides which leave a little wiggle room for those that did not make the eight here in round one to come back tomorrow night and right the wrongs that they suffered earlier tonight.  One of those cowboys that would manage to have a good start to the Chicago Invitational would be Jess Lockwood who would leave the Allstate Arena with the round win after riding TCB Ranch / K-C Bucking Bulls’ Show Me Homie to the tune of 88.50 points to head into round two in the number one spot!

After another round last night where we were able to see a whopping seventeen qualified rides being made round two was going to be a major player on who would advance to the championship round and who would leave Chicago hoping for better results.  As the top bull riders in the world took center stage, it was apparent that the numbers we have seen, starting last weekend back in New York City, were not a figment of our imaginations as another nineteen riders were able to make it to the eight-second buzzer again here in round two.

Although the numbers were astounding, there was a Brazilian that would head into the championship round after slaying his bovine counterpart to earn the round two win.  Today that man would be Rubens Barbosa who needed a solid showing in Chicago to make sure his spot on the Unleash The Beast tour would be his for the foreseeable future!

Splitting The Championship Round

As we came into the championship round of the 2019 Chicago Invitational, we were witnessing some deja vu that we had seen just one week ago, where it was a major feat just to qualify for the final round with the amazing qualified ride totals we have been watching over the past two weekends.  Once the round began inside of the Allstate Arena, we could all feel that the momentum would be shifting quite rapidly back towards the bovine athletes’ direction as we watched some of the very best bucking bulls in the business take center stage to round out the weekend here in Chicago.

That being said, the top fifteen riders from the first two rounds did all the ould to hold on but only three would be able to do just that with all three of the qualified rides being over the 90 point mark. After all was said and done, two world champions, Jess Lockwood and Cooper Davis, would split the championship round win with amazing 90.50 point rides with Chase Outlaw continuing his historic comeback with a 90.25 point ride!

Round By Round Rides From The Windy City:

Round One:

Jess Lockwood (88.50)

Jose Vitor Leme (87.25)

Dakota Buttar, Cooper Davis & Chase Outlaw (87.00)

Koal Livingston (86.50)

Derek Kolbaba (86.00)

Colten Jesse (85.75)

Paulo Lima & Eduardo Aparecido (85.25)

Ryan Dirteater (85.00)

Tanner Byrne & Ramon de Lima (83.75)

Sean Willingham (83.50)

Cody Teel (82.50)

Claudio Montanha Jr. (81.50)

Marco Eguchi (76.25)

 

Round Two:

Rubens Barbosa (88.50)

Jess Lockwood (88.00)

Keyshawn Whitehorse, Marco Eguchi & Chase Outlaw (87.50)

Jose Vitor Leme (87.25)

Cody Jesus (87.00)

J.B. Mauney (86.75)

Tanner Byrne & Emilio Resende (86.00)

Koal Livingston (85.50)

Ramon de Lima (84.75)

Luciano De Castro (84.00)

Stetson Lawrence & Sean Willingham (83.75)

Joao Ricardo Vieira (83.50)

Derek Kolbaba (82.50)

Eduardo Aparecido (79.25)

Cooper Davis (70.75)

 

Championship Round:

Cooper Davis & Jess Lockwood (90.50)

Chase Outlaw (90.25)

 

Jess Lockwood Takes the Crown in Chicago

Following a grueling weekend in New York City that began the 2019 Professional Bull Riders Monster Energy Unleash The Beast tour, a few came into this weekend’s event in Chicago already banged up and bruised.  This weekend began with the WCRA Windy City Round Up in which Derek Kolbaba earned a $50,000 check, but that was just the start to an amazing weekend we were able to be a part of as the best bull riders in the world competed for an event win.  After all was said and done, Jess Lockwood would, once again, be the cowboy who would earn the event championship title at the second event of the young 2019 season.  He would be able to outlast all other competitors to go on a -for-3 run throughout the weekend, earning a total of 267 points and taking home the Chicago Invitational championship title.  Along with the title, he would earn 640 more world title race points, distancing himself even further in the number one position in the world standings and a cool $41,280.00 to line his jean pockets as we head down the road and invade Glendale, Arizona next weekend for the Ak-Chin Invitational Presented By Cooper Tires.

Closing Thoughts

After an exciting start to the 2019 Professional Bull Riders Monster Energy Unleash The Beast season we are already beginning to see some of the top bull riders in the world have a strong start and raise some eyebrows among those sitting with them in the locker room.  For the second weekend in a row, we have had much to cheer about while watching some of the best action we have seen in recent years during the start of a new PBR bull riding season.

Not only are some of the seasoned veterans showing off their skills but a few Unleash The Beast rookies are also showing everyone that they do, in fact, belong to share the stage with those that they have looked up to throughout the years in hopes of being able to compete in the same arena as them which has now made their dreams a reality!

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