After a break from regular competition last week, the Professional Bull Riders Unleash The Beast Tour regained steam with another Midwest stop here in St. Louis, Missouri for the U.S. Border Patrol Invitational.  While some of the contestants here this weekend were able to nurse their aches and pains during the week off, others are coming in hot from a fantastic Global Cup event where select individuals were hand-picked to represent their respective countries in a very unique setting.  While much of the event was dominated by the bovine athletes in Texas one week ago, the top 35 bull riders in the world standings came into St. Louis ready to put their best feet forward and right the ship that was overshadowed last weekend inside of AT&T Stadium in Arington, although, the event itself provided many more opportunities for the cowboys to be roughed up which might cause even more problems here this weekend.

Coming into this weekend’s event, the main focus of a majority of those watching and following the action is that of the race at the top of the world standings between Jose Vitor Leme and Jess Lockwood, which continues from the PBR WOrld Finals this last November.  Each and every event so far in the 2020 season has had these two trading blows and, for the most part, matching ride for ride making the early-season world title race another one for the record books.  Looking at the match-ups here this weekend, we can expect to see much more of the same between these two with the only question of who will outperform the other, not only round to round but throughout the entire weekend to see who will come out of St. Louis with more world title race points than the other.

Claudio Montanha Jr. Takes Home The Round One Win In St. Louis

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

As round one was set to begin, the top bull riders in the world looked to outshine their bovine counterparts as the bucking action began down on the arena floor in front of a sold-out St. Louis crowd.  Once the opening ceremonies and introductions were complete it was time for the evening’s pairings to take center stage, which all in all, looked like a round to test out newer bucking bulls and give up and coming bull riders a shot at stardom.  The reason I say this is because throughout the round the bucking bulls looked like they were nursing hangovers from the night before or were just learning how to act inside of the arena.  Although there were some nice rides and outs by the bulls, that was all overshadowed by the fact that the performance of the bovine athletes, minus a few select outs, was considered less than stellar with a large number of re-ride opportunities that were presented to the riders throughout the entire round on Saturday night.

All in all, there was not much to talk about performance-wise which left the fans watching live and on Ridepass hoping for more as Championship Sunday was the next thing on the list to close out the weekend here in St. Louis and the U.S. Border Patrol Invitational.  Things began very slowly and that momentum never really changed as the rides were ended prematurely as the sections continued to go by the wayside.  After all was said and done, there were only seven qualified rides made in round one that did not give the fans in attendance much to cheer about as their favorite riders were outmatched all night long.  Following the conclusion of round one, Claudio Montaha Jr. would take home top honors with a mediocre 87 point ride aboard Blake Sharp /Buckwild Bucking Stock’s Constant Sorrow, followed closely by six others who managed to make the eight-second buzzer.

COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF ROUND ONE QUALIFIED RIDES IN ST. LOUIS

Claudio Montanha Jr. (87.00)

Jess Lockwood (86.50)

Jose Vitor Leme (84.75)

Cole Melancon / Marcus Mast (83.75)

Lucas Divino (82.25)

Aaron Kleier (81.50)

Daylon Swearingen Brings Home The 15/15 Bucking Battle Win

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

Following round one earlier in the evening, the top fifteen bull riders in the world standings were given the chance to compete in another 15/15 Bucking Battle in hopes of earning some extra world title race points.  Hoping that their performance would not match the efforts put out in round one, where only seven total riders were made, they came into the round with a new confidence which absolutely showed as the ride totals in this edition of the 15/15 Bucking Battle were quite grand.  Things began to heat up right away and after all was said and done and the dust settled there would be another seven qualified rides made, which is half of the field in this particular round, which allowed the fans watching to finally get up off their seats and cheer a little bit on a Saturday night.  Daylon Swearingen would be the man to take the walk to the top of the shark cage after a round-winning 91.75 point ride atop of Bloyd Land & Cattle Company Inc.’s I’m Legit Too, closely followed by the rest of the field who put up impressive scores of their own.

COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF 15/15 BUCKING BATTLE QUALIFIED RIDES

Daylon Swearingen (91.75)

Matt Triplett (91.50)

Jose Vitor Leme (89.75)

Jess Lockwood (89.25)

Kaique Pacheco (87.75)

Dener Babosa (87.50)

Derek Kolbaba (85.75)

Jose Vitor Leme Brings Home The Round Two Top Ride

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

Following a disastrous round one performance by most of the top 35 bull riders in the world, each and every one of them came into Championship Sunday with a chip on their shoulder and with something to prove to the loyal fans that cheer them on each weekend and to themselves for that matter.  Coming into round two, the chance of making the championship round later in the day was still wide open and they all knew that after only seven qualified rides were made, leaving eight open spots still available.  On paper, the parings looked extremely favorable for the cowboys but the bovine athletes looked to continue the dominant trend that they have established over the last two weekends, both here and in Arlington, Texas at the PBR Global Cup event last weekend.

When the lights began to grow bright down on the arena floor it was time to get down to business and, hopefully, see more qualified rides than we did last night in round one.  Every one of the cowboys here this weekend was looking ahead to what they had to do to make it to the Championship Round later in the afternoon which was still wide open as round two began on Championship Sunday.  The action began quickly and the ride totals slowly began to creep up, looking to fill all of the available fifteen sots for the championship round.  Once all was said and done there would be other 13 qualified rides being made with Jose Vitor Leme standing tall as the round two winner with an 89 point ride on K-C Bucking Bulls / Spark-lin Acres’s Inferno.  As round one looked glim, round two gave us some excitement which ended with a combined 16 riders making the eight-second buzzer in at least one of the two rounds, filling out the needed fifteen spots in the Championship Round.

COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF ROUND TWO QUALIFIED RIDES

Jose Vitor Leme (89.00)

Jess Lockwood (88.50)

Claudio Montanha Jr. (87.75)

Colten Jesse (87.50)

Mason Taylor / Brennon Eldred (86.25)

Ramon de Lima (85.75)

Daylon Swearingen / Eduardo Aparecido (85.50)

Matt Triplett (83.75)

Taylor Toves (83.00)

Dakota Louis (81.50)

Lucas Divino (59.00)

Daylon Swearingen Rides To The Championship Round Victory

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

The championship round here in St. Louis was one that would change the tide of how the weekend would be remembered by all the fans watching either live, on Ridepass or on CBS Sports Network.  The top fifteen bull riders from the first two rounds put out some great effort while combining to earn six qualified rides that brought the crowd to their feet in the excitement of what they were witnessing.  Throughout the round, many great performances were seen but none could beat the amazing ride that Daylon Swearingen put up aboard JD Nix / Sosa Buckers’ Sosa’s Alley Cat to the tune of 90 huge points to win the championship round here at the U.S. Border Patrol Invitational.  The 15/15 win and the championship round win shot him up the world standings leaderboard as we head towards Kansas City next weekend.

COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND QUALIFIED RIDES

Daylon Swearingen (90.00)

Jose Vitor Leme (88.75)

Lucas Divino (88.50)

Taylor Toves / Brennon Eldred (87.00)

Ramon de Lima (83.50)

Jose Vitor Leme Is Crowned The 2020 U.S. Border Patrol Invitational Champion

Photo Credit: Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media

Fighting through a tough weekend seemed to be the name of the game here in St. Louis but after all was said and done the rides began to total up and things began to swing back towards the cowboys favor as the weekend drew to a close.  Through thick and thin there were a handful of cowboys that would manage to leave St. Louis with a renewed confidence that will be needed as we head across the state next weekend.  Ine of those men, Jose Vitor Leme, would be one of only two men to cover all of their bulls this weekend and would extend his world title race lead with a huge event win here at the U.S. Border Patrol Invitational after the dust settled and the last bull had been bucked out here in St. Louis.

After another event is in the books here in St. Louis as the U.S. Border Patrol Invitational has drawn to a close, we have a small trip ahead of us as we make out way across the state over to Kansas City, Missouri next week’s event.  Things may begin to look a little different as the first major change and shift in the atmosphere is upon us.  Now we will begin to see changes every five events as the bottom five in the Unleash The Beast standings will be knocked down to the Velocity tour while the top five performers in the Velocity Tour will be given a chance to make their names known on the Unleash The Beast Tour.  Each year we watch this happen and we begin to see new start emerge that may be able to stay on tour for a very long time if they can do enough to rank themselves up in the middle of the UTB standings.

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Following the 2019 PBR Global Cup, where the United States teams underwhelmed, they looked to come into this year’s edition with the attitude of they had something to prove and to bring the trophy back home to the host country soil.  After last night’s events, one of the two United States teams would manage to do just that but the other is having the same type of luck as they did just one year ago.  Talking about a tale of two teams, the United States Team Eagles have soared to the number one spot among the six teams while the United States Team Wolves come into day number two nursing their wounds and looking to change the tide after only going one for eight and currently in the last place in the six-way standings.  It will be interesting to see how all the teams respond to their performances and efforts that they put up last night in front of a sold-out crowd.

Night number one gave us all many things to think about, some things to cheer about and a few things to even pray about following a brutal yet exciting night of action down on the arena floor as the 2020 season continues to rack up notable injuries and outstanding rides.  On the good side of this equation, we get to talk about a pairing that continues to take center stage, just as they did until the very last ride of the season one year ago in 2019.  Jess Lockwood and Jose Vitor Leme continue to lay cat and mouse with each and every ride that they make with both of them posting up 90.25 point rides last night, giving each of them a share of the high-marked ride of the night.  On the other hand, it was a brutally tough night on the cowboys as many were banged up and injured, most notably  Cody Teel who has to be cleared for competition through the concussion protocol to see if he can continue after being knocked out last night.

Team Brazil’s Jose Vitor Leme Puts Up Highest Mared Ride For Day Two

Photo Credit: Jeana / Rokin’ K Photos

Even newer fans of professional bull riding can agree with die-hard and seasoned fans of the sport that what we saw last night in round one was both nail-biting and exciting mixed with concern and wonderment.  Some of the most notable things that were taken away from last night is that of the Team Canada and Team Brazil performances.  Team Canada came going a perfect two-for-two, being the only team to post any scores on the board, raising some eyebrows as a possible team to beat throughout the weekend.  On the other hand, Team Brazil did all that they could to raise some concern about how they were performing after winning it all in 2019 and only going one-for eight last night.  All that would be forgotten very quickly when two of the best bull riders in the world went toe to toe to steal the show for their respective country teams.

Much the same as last night, the main focus would be on which country would leave AT&T Stadium here in Arlington, Texas with the Global Cup title and trophy following this afternoon’s festivities but we still want to dedicate a moment to the day’s top ride that would begin to set the tone for the day.  Yesterday it was two, Jose Vitor Leme and Jess Lockwood, that would split the high-marked ride of the day but today there would be only one.  After posting a whopping 89.50 point ride aboard Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve’s Jive Turkey Team Brazil’s Jose Vitor Leme would walk out of the event with the distinction of providing the highest marked ride of day two that would help his team out tremendously in the overall standings.  Even though that was celebrated with his team inside of the arena there was still a bigger prize to award later in the day.  You can see a complete breakdown of day two below as we looked to crown a new Global Cup Championship Team.

BREAKDOWN OF DAY TWO AND COMBINED TEAM POINT TOTALS BELOW:

United States Team Eagles

TEAM TOTAL (Day One): 346.75 – 4 Rides

Matt Triplett (88.75)

Cole Melancon (88.25)

OVERALL TEAM TOTAL: 523.75 1st Place

 

United States Team Wolves

TEAM TOTAL (Day One): 85.25 – 1 Ride

OVERALL TEAM TOTAL: 85.25 6th Place

 

Team Canada

TEAM TOTAL (Day One): 259.75 – 3 Rides

OVERALL TEAM TOTAL: 259.75 4th Place

 

Team Australia

TEAM TOTAL (Day One): 169.75 – 2 Rides

Lachlan Richardson (88.50)

Nathan Burtenshaw (87.00)

Troy Wilkinson (84.75)

Aaron Kleier (84.50)

OVERALL TEAM TOTAL: 514.50 2nd Place

 

Team Mexico

TEAM TOTAL (Day One): 89.00 – 1 Ride

OVERALL TEAM TOTAL: 89.00 5th Place

 

Team Brazil

TEAM TOTAL (Day One): 90.25 – 1 Ride

Jose Vitor Leme (89.50)

Jose Vitor Leme (89.00)

Eduardo Aparecido (87.50)

Kaique Pacheco (79.50)

OVERALL TEAM TOTAL: 435.75 3rd Place

 

Team United States Eagles Wins The 2020 PBR Global Cup

Photo Credit: Jeana / Rokin’ K Photos

This year’s Professional Bull Riders Global Cup was one that will not be soon forgotten for all those that were able to watch the action live or through Ride Pass or CBS platforms as the action was hot and heavy both night this weekend.  For the six teams from five countries that competed, whether you win or lose the cup, they had the honor of representing their home countries on an international basis so it is easy to say that each and every one of them came out of this weekend as winners in our book.  That being said, we still have to crown a winning country’s team and this year that was not an easy task to complete.  After all the dust settled and the fans were able to take a deep breath, we finally crowned Team United States Eagles the 2020 Professional Bull Riders Global Cup-winning team and congratulations to them for a job well done to bring the trophy home for the season!

To say that the 2020 Professional Bull Riders Global Cup event was a huge success would be an absurd understatement after what all of us were able to watch over the last two days of action inside AT&T Stadium here in Arlington, Texas.  We can not say thank you enough to Jeana with Rokin’ K Photos for deciding to renew her partnership with us here at Rodeo Round-Up as it helps expand our live coverage that we are able to bring you each year across the country, not to mention the amazing shots that she is able to get to share with us all as well.  Now that we are all able to relax and take a deep breath we are getting ready to share a huge amount of event pictures with you on social media so stay tuned and keep an eye out for that.  A huge congratulations go out to Team ______ on an outstanding 2020 Global Cup win that will be remembered for years to come!

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Once again this year. the top hand-picked bull riders in the Professional Bull Riders organization will take a step back from the Unleash The Beast Tour to have the honor of competing for their home countries as the Global Cup makes its way back to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.  The format here this weekend is quite different from what we see every other weekend across the country as there will be absolutely no points available for the event, just the honor of taking home the Global Cup trophy for their country at the end of Sunday afternoon.  There are six different teams competing, the United States Eagles, the United States Wolves, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, and Australia each with seven contestants from each visiting country and fourteen for the home country team, six riders and one alternate with home country team doubling up on that number.

The six above named teams with each send out six riders in four rounds over the two day period with two bonus rounds each day with two more opportunities for riders from each country to get a score up on the board.  Now, here is where it gets tricky and it can be hard to begin to figure out who will win the Global Cup until the very last ride on Sunday afternoon.  Even though there may be more than ten qualified rides put up per country, only the top ten scores over the two-day event will count towards their combined total.  That being said, the more qualified rides a team can make the better chances they have to take home the cup for the 2020 edition of the PBR’s Global Cup.  You have seen over the course of the last few weeks teams change and the dynamics heighten as early-season injuries have forced a whole new look about who needs to step up and make a name for themselves inside of AT&T Stadium.

Jose Vitor Leme & Jess Lockwood Make The High Marked Rides Of Night One

Photo Credit: Jeana from Rokin’ K Photos

Every cowboy coming into this weekend knows that they are not riding for themselves but for their country they are representing and the effort and grit that we saw in night one was significant of what the true meaning was for each of them.  There were eight opportunities for each country and team to post up points in night number one and after all was said and done, that is exactly what had happened, making tomorrow’s action one to pay close attention to.  Team Canada came out with guns blazing beginning the event with the first two qualified rides, being the only team to post any scores up on the board.  After night one was concluded, it would be Team United States Eagles that would take the early lead posting up four qualified rides and setting themselves up great for a nice run to the finish with a full one bull lead ahead of all other teams.  You can see a complete breakdown of qualified rides per team below heading into Sunday afternoon’s final day of action.

Even though the main focus of the weekend will be the overall team scores and the total amount of rides posted for each, it is also important for team morale to take away small wins each day here in Arlington, Texas.  Many of those small victories will be in personal bests, amazing feats and, of course, high-marked rides.  Tonight we want to focus some attention on just that, the high-marked ride of the night as our team member Jeana from Rokin’ K Photos is in the house to capture all of the action and excitement through her lens.  Tonight, the man taking center stage of our Rodeo Round-Up focus would be Team Brazil’s Jose Vitor Leme and United States Team Eagle’s Jess Lockwood who would both ride to the tune of 90.25 points to bring home the highest marked rides of the night for their teams, sending them into Sunday afternoon full of energy and confidence!

TEAM SCORES FROM NIGHT ONE OF THE 2020 PBR GLOBAL CUP

United States Team Eagles

Jess Lockwood (90.25) * Round 1 *

Jess Lockwood (88.50) * Bonus Round *

Cole Melancon (86.00)

Cody Teel (82.00)

TEAM TOTAL: 346.75 – 4 Rides

 

United States Team Wolves

Colten Jesse (85.25) * Round One *

TEAM TOTAL: 85.25 – 1 Ride

 

Team Canada

Zane Lambert (87.75)

Jake Gardner (87.00)

Jordan Hansen (85.00)

TEAM TOTAL: 259.75 – 3 Rides

 

Team Australia

Cliff Richarson (85.50)

Aaron Kleier (84.25)

TEAM TOTAL: 169.75 – 2 Rides

 

Team Mexico

Edgar Durazo (89.00)

TEAM TOTAL: 89.00 – 1 Ride

 

Team Brazil

Jose Vitor Leme (90.25) * Round One/Ride One *

TEAM TOTAL: 90.25 – 1 Ride

Now that round one is in the books and the dust has settled, we are beginning to see the glimpse of light about how things may play out tomorrow afternoon as the Rodeo Round-Up and Rokin’ K Photos team are in the house to bring you up to date on all information related to the 2020 PBR Global Cup.  Jeana and crew will once again be in attendance tomorrow to keep you all updated with some amazing pictures from the arena floor as well as any breaking news or announcements live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.  We are excited to be covering this huge event again this year and hope that you will continue to enjoy our in-depth and personal coverage that each of our team members strives to bring to you throughout the year as we travel from coast to coast!

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Throughout the first six rounds of the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo we have seen some of the best performances that we have seen in recent memory from inside of the Thomas & Mack here in Las Vegas.  As everyone knows, as the last few rounds of the event continue to draw nearer to a close all of the world title races begin to take shape and the event average begins to bring on a whole new meaning to how that will all look at the end of Saturday night.  As we look at rounds seven through nine we may be able to officially announce some world champions prior to round ten but that will be very few if any as almost every world title race is just way too close to call before we even conclude the tenth and final round here in just a few short days.  To say the anticipation is at the max would be an understatement as everything heats up over the next four nights of action.

Following six rounds of action, we are accustomed to seeing a slew of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo veterans having an event to end their season in spectacular fashion but that has been overshadowed this year by a group that we are not used to talking about so much this late in the event.  As the rounds begin to click down the 2019 WNFR rookie class is putting on a show of their own with multiple go-round wins and steady climbs up the world standings leaderboard, having a few of them reach the number one spot in the world along with the number one spot in the average.  Knowing that these young guns are giving everything that they have got to see if they can put that world champion belt buckle around their waist at the end of Saturday night’s tenth performance of the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Zeke Thurston Wins Round Seven In The Saddle Bronc Riding

Photo Credit: cowboysindians.com

Coming into round seven of the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo we usually begin to see the world title races begin to play out and can almost guarantee at least one race as the rounds get later and later into the event.  This year that is far from the truth as world leaders have made huge mistakes while up and coming WNFR rookies have taken full advantage of those mistakes along with many others chasing them in the world standings race with just four rounds remaining in the 2019 professional rodeo season.  Every one of these cowboys and cowgirls knew that it was beginning to enter into the now or never moment of the season.  It would be interesting to see who would step up to the plate on an action-packed round seven performance inside of the Thomas & Mack Arena.

That is exactly what many did tonight as a few of those professional rodeo athletes did tonight that came into round seven barely sitting in the number one position in the world standings race.  Bareback rider Clayton Biglow split the round three ways last night and followed that up with a round seven win earlier tonight to pad his lead atop of the world standings leaderboard while Zeke Thurston would do the very same in the classic cowboy event of saddle bronc riding.  Along with these world leaders doing what they had to do there were also a few that would have either their first taste of WNFR go-round monies or better yet their first WNFR go-round win as well as the rookies continuing to impress as we look ahead to the last three rounds of action where the average will surely make a huge impact just three nights from now!

ROUND SEVEN WINNERS IN EACH EVENT

Bareback: Clayton Biglow (91.50)

Steer Wrestling: Stetson Jorgensen (3.40 Seconds)

Team Roping: Cody Snow & Wesley Thorp (3.60 Seconds)

Saddle Bronc Riding: Zeke Thurston (92.50)

Tie-Down Roping: Tyler Milligan (7.50 Seconds)

Barrel Racing: Hailey Kinsel (13.60 Seconds)

Bull Riding: Sage Steele Kimzey (90.00)

Clayton Biglow Continues His Dream WNFR

Photo Credit: prorodeo.com

Throughout the n rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, each year we see many cowboys and cowgirls fight through pain and disasters as the rounds get deeper into the week as ten straight nights begin to take a toll on the athletes here in Las Vegas.  So far this week we have been fortunate enough to only see two contestants have their 2019 WNFR finished early due to injuries while others make huge strides in their own professional rodeo careers.  In the cowgirl professional barrel racing, everyone all but wrote Hailey Kinsel out of the world title race but she has silently climber her way back up to the number one spot in the world standings and is projected to take home another world title much to many people’s surprise her in Las Vegas at the 2019 WNFR.

When we talk about a storybook Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, we are all seeing that play out before our very eyes over the last four rounds in the bareback riding event that starts off each and every one of the ten performances.  Clayton Biglow had one goal before round one began last Thursday night and that was to leave Las Vegas ten days later with a new world championship title and Montana Silversmith belt buckle to go along with it.  After coming in and winning the last four consecutive rounds he is not only doing that but is also in line to take home a beautiful 2020 Dodge RAM pick-up truck for bringing home the e2019 RAM Top Gun award as well.  This award goes to the top money-earning contestant at the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in which he is dominating with three rounds of action remaining in the season.

ROUND EIGHT WINNERS IN EACH EVENT

Bareback: Clayton Biglow (90.00)

Steer Wrestling: Will Lummus (3.60 Seconds)

Team Roping: Brenten Hall  & Chase Tryan  (4.30 Seconds)

Kaleb Driggers & Junior Nogueira

Saddle Bronc Riding: Jake Watson (89.50)

Tie-Down Roping: Cooper Martin, Tyler Milligan & Riley Pruitt (7.50 Seconds)

Barrel Racing: Hailey Kinsel (13.54 Seconds)

Bull Riding: Sage Steele Kimzey (94.00)

Zeke Thurton Rides For J.R. Verzain Into The Round Nine Win

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Each and every year, as the rounds continue to wide down, the mistakes begin to dash hopes of many cowboys and cowgirls at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo here in Las Vegas and tonight’s action was just that.  There were many instances that we were all left scratching our heads as to what exactly we just witnessed down on the arena floor when we thought a few of the world titles were all but secured then the infamous round nine happens.  One of those cowboys who had a disastrous round nine was bull rider Sage Steele Kimzey who gave up the average lead after coming down early but luckily he had a big enough lead that it would not affect his world title race standing.  On the other side of the fence, steer Tyler Waguespack came into round nine only needing to have two clean runs to secure his world title and he had a no time here tonight dropping him out of the race going into round ten tomorrow night.

Along with all of the well-known disasters that round nine can give the contestants, there are also some great and inspirational stories that we see unfold both down on the arena floor and throughout the interviews that follow the conclusion of the round.  Tonight, that story would take place in the classic event of saddle bronc riding where an emotional story would play out in Zeke Thurston’s round nine win.  The horse he drew was the exact same horse that he helped his friend and fellow bronc rider J.R. Verzain win a round on here at the WNFR before his untimely accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down.  During his emotional interview, he would dedicate his ride and win in tonight’s round nine to him after receiving some words of encouragement prior to the round by Verzain’s wife.

ROUND NINE WINNERS IN EACH EVENT

Bareback: Jake Brown (89.50)

Steer Wrestling: Ty Erickson (3.60 Seconds)

Team Roping: Kaleb Driggers & Junior Nogueira (3.60 Seconds)

Saddle Bronc Riding: Zeke Thurston (91.00)

Tie-Down Roping: Marty Yates (7.00 Seconds)

Barrel Racing: Stevi Hillman (13.53 Seconds)

Bull Riding: Boudreaux Campbell (91.00)

2019 World Championship Leaders Through Nine Rounds

Bareback: Clayton Biglow

Steer Wrestling: Ty Erickson

Team Roping: Clay Smith & Junior Nogueira

Saddle Bronc Riding: Zeke Thurston

Tie-Down Roping: Shane Hanchey

Barrel Racing: Hailey Kinsel

Bull Riding: Sage Steele Kimzey

All-Around: Stetson Wright

2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Average Race Through Round Nine

Bareback: Clayton Biglow

Steer Wrestling: Matt Reeves

Team Roping: Cody Snow & Wesley Thorp

Saddle Bronc Riding: Brody Cress

Tie-Down Roping: Haven Meged

Barrel Racing: Ivy Conrado

Bull Riding: Boudreaux Campbell

All-Around: Stetson Wright

RAM Top Gun Award: Clayton Biglow

We have seen nine rounds of fantastic professional rodeo action From Las Vegas this year as the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo has played out inside of the Thomas & Mack Arena but we are far from done as the most important night in these cowboys and cowgirls season is just 24-hours away.  Tomorrow is the tenth and final round of the WNFR and a night that we will crown all of our new world champions that will definitely include some talented 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo rookies.  A majority of these world title races will not be decided until the final ride is completed down on the arena floor which will make for one of the most exciting round ten performances that we have been able to witness in the history of the sport and of the WNFR ever!  Keep an eye out on our facebook page for up to the minute world champion announcements throughout the performance tomorrow night.

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Now that the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is in full swing we have started to see a unique pattern beginning to develop here inside of the Thomas & Mack with a slew of contestants showing consistent effort night in and night out.  Over the first three performances records were broken and great displays of athleticism have been displayed down on the arena floor in front of nightly sold-out crowds.  Not only have we seen great effort on the cowboy and cowgirl side of things but the level of animal superiority had again been top-notch in which we will continue to see throughout the rest of the week here in Las Vegas.  that being said, when these contestants compete for ten straight days the injuries have began piling up but each of them are fighting through the pain in search of a world championship title of their own.

One thing that we have not touched on too much this year or even years in the past is the huge demand that the top rodeo athletes in the world have each day outside of the arena even before they make their way to the Thomas & Mack each night.  Many may not know but the competing may be the easiest time each day that those competing have as many will be pulled many different directions from sun up to sun down for the ten straight days they are in Las Vegas.  They have obligations to appearances, autograph signings, television interviews, Justin Sports Medicine visits and numerous other things.  The schedule that these cowboys and cowgirls are required to keep would be enough to make any of us throw in the towel early on and hope and pray for a short breather at any point in time.

Rusty Wright Wins Round Four In The Saddle Bronc Riding

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During the first three rounds of action, we have watched a select few of the athletes have a start to the 2019 Wrangle National Finals Rodeo that one could only dream of and as the fourth round progressed it looked like we would continue to see much more of the same.  Not many times in recent memory can we think about having the amount of multi go-round wins by the same person that we have seen so far here in 2019.  A majority of the seven events have already seen one contestant earn two or more go-round wins which gives each of them a legitimate shot at taking home a beautiful Dodge RAM pick-up truck for earning the RAM Top Gun Award.  That trend would continue as round four played out Sunday night inside the Thomas & Mack that would earn each event winner a trip to South Point Hotel and Casino later in the evening.

Tonight we would see exactly what we just talked about above three times out of the seven chances as tie-down roper Shane Hanchey, barrel racer Emily Miller and bull rider Stetson Wright would each earn their second go-round win throughout the first four performances.  Making this even more special, two Wrangler National Finals Rodeo rookies are part of those honors as Miller and Wright re each competing for the first time here in Las Vegas.  Tonight, however, Rusty Wright would make memories after earning a go-round win in the saddle bronc riding after having his dad, Cody Wright, behind the bucking chutes with him giving him some words of encouragement.  Those words must have worked as Rusty would ride his horse to the tune of 89.50 points on Sunday night.

ROUND FOUR WINNERS IN EACH EVENT

Bareback: Orin Larsen (90.00)

Steer Wrestling: Bridger Chambers (3.60 Seconds)

Team Roping: Chad Masters & Joseph Harrison (3.70 Seconds)

Saddle Bronc Riding: Rusty Wright (89.50)

Tie-Down Roping: Shane Hanchey (7.50 Seconds)

Barrel Racing: Emily Miller (13.64 Seconds)

Bull Riding: Stetson Wright (91.00)

Tyson Durfey Competes In Round Five

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Coming into the fifth round of the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo we are seeing the WNFR rookies perform like we have not seen in many years here inside of the Thomas & Mack on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas.  Before the round started we saw two of these rookies holding down not only the number one spot in the WNFR average race but with the efforts that they have put in here they also were holding down the number one position in the world standings race as well.  If they can keep up their actions here over the last half of the event we will see not only a new world champion but we will also send them home with a huge pocket full of cash and a brand new Dodge RAM truck for winning the RAM Top Gun Award for the 2019 season at the conclusion of Saturday night’s tenth and final round.

Every year, night number five of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo takes on a whole new meaning for every contestant competing as well as thousands of professional rodeo fans watching live or from home as the Thomas & Mack turn pink.  The annual Tough Enough To Wear Pink night supports and remembers all those lost, battling or surviving breast cancer.  There are a few contestants that come into the fifth round with even more passion after having family members that have a history of this disease.  One of the most notable is tie-down roper Tyson Durfey who has worn a pink shirt all season long for many seasons due to his own family dealing with breast cancer and he wears it proudly to represent all those having to deal with the terrible diagnosis.  That being said, this is why the spotlight has been on him tonight in our round five segment but you can see the complete list of event go-round winners below.

ROUND FIVE WINNERS IN EACH EVENT

Bareback: Clayton Biglow (92.50)

Steer Wrestling: Kyle Irwin (3.70 Seconds)

Team Roping: Chad Masters & Joseph Harrison (4.20 Seconds)

Saddle Bronc Riding: Jake Watson (92.00)

Tie-Down Roping: Ty Harris (7.40 Seconds)

Barrel Racing: Dona Kay Rule (13.56 Seconds)

Bull Riding: Daylon Swearingen (92.00)

Boudreaux Campbell Brings Home The Bull Riding Go-Round Win In Round Six Of The 2019 WNFR

Photo Credit: PRCA Media/Todd Brewer

Following a very exciting and dramatic round five last night it is time to turn towards the home stretch as the back half of the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo takes center stage which should be another fantastic time to be a professional rodeo fan.  Throughout the first five rounds, the WNFR rookies have proven to have what it takes to compete inside of the Thomas & Mack Arena as many of them make big moves up the world standings leaderboards and are poised to receive a huge payday on Saturday night for placing well within the event average race as well.  Tonight, the sold-out crowd was once again treated to another hard-fought round of professional rodeo action as the top fifteen contestants in each of the traditional seven pro rodeo events brought their talents to the arena floor.

Tonight we finally get to focus on the favorite event of many fans, the sport of professional bull riding as the pen of buckers that the bull riders consider “rider-friendly” make their way to the Thomas & Mack floor.  That being said, there really is no such thing as a rider-friendly bucking bull when it comes to the livestock that is featured here at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.  In tonight’s round six, ten of the fifteen riders managed to make it to the eight-second buzzer that left the crowd in awe of what they just witnessed on a Tuesday night in Las Vegas.  After all was said and done, it was Boudreaux Campbell who would come out atop of the rest of the field earning him a go-round win and a cool $26,000 and a trip to the South Point Hotel and Casino to go along with it.

ROUND SIX WINNERS IN EACH EVENT

Bareback: Caleb Bennett/Tilden Hooper/Clayton Biglow (88.50)

Steer Wrestling: Tyler Waguespack (3.70 Seconds)

Team Roping: Riley Minor & Brady Minor (4.00 Seconds)

Saddle Bronc Riding: Dawson Hay (88.50)

Tie-Down Roping: Ty Harris (7.10 Seconds)

Barrel Racing: Amberleigh Moore (13.55 Seconds)

Bull Riding: Boudreaux Campbell (92.50)

2019 World Championship Leaders Through Six Rounds

Bareback: Clayton Biglow

Steer Wrestling: Tyler Waguespack

Team Roping: Clay Smith & Jade Corkill

Saddle Bronc Riding: Zeke Thurston

Tie-Down Roping: Shane Hanchey

Barrel Racing: Hailey Kinsel

Bull Riding: Sage Steele Kimzey

All-Around: Stetson Wright

2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Average Race Through Round Six

Bareback: Clayton Biglow

Steer Wrestling: Tyler Waguespack

Team Roping: Brenten Hall & Chase Tryan

Saddle Bronc Riding: Rusty Wright

Tie-Down Roping: Haven Meged

Barrel Racing: Emily Miller

Bull Riding: Sage Steele Kimzey

All-Around: Stetson Wright

RAM Top Gun Award: Amberleigh Moore

Things are surely heating up in Las Vegas as the rounds begin to wind down and the time for advancing up the world standings leaderboards are drawing to a close.  That being said, the average race here at the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo begins to play a big role in that and we will see how it all begins to play out in our next segment following round nine on Friday night.  This will bring us all to our last feature following the conclusion of round ten when we crown our new 2019 professional rodeo world champions to end a spectacular 2019 professional rodeo season that will be remembered for years to come!

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After a long and hard-fought battle throughout the 2019 professional rodeo season, the top cowboys and cowgirls in the world converged, once again, on Las Vegas for the superbowl or rodeo, the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.  Athletes from both the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the Womens Professional Rodeo Association began a te-night competition to determine who would walk out of Las Vegas with a new World Champion title to take home.  As many of you know, only the top fifteen contestants in the world standings are invited to this prestigious event held each year inside of the Thomas & Mack Arena on the campus of the University of Nevada – Las Vegas.  With world title races as close as ever and a slew of rookies mixed in with seasoned veterans, this year’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo will be one to watch!

You may notice that the Rodeo Round Up’s coverage may be a little different this year and this is because I was unable to make the trip out west due to other obligations but that will not change the fact that we will still be covering the event.  One change you may see is that we will break our coverage up into four different parts that will all come to a head on the tenth and final night of action as we crown our new world champions.  The first segment will be rounds one through three while four through six will be the next update with seven through nine following that.  The final recap that will be offered this year is from the tenth and final night to announce the new world champions in each of the seven events.  That being said, we will still be providing updates on our social media platform each night that a story is not published.

Richie Champion Wins Round One In The Bareback Riding

Photo Credit: PRCA Media/Clay Guardipee

Things started off with a bang in round one on Saturday night as the jitters and nerves seemed to not be much of a factor as we have seen in years past with the rookie Wrangler National Finals Rodeo contestants.  This speaks volumes about the character of the veterans in the field as they act as mentors to those experiencing this honor for the first time.  Round one was truly one for the record books as the round one record was broken three times in one single event which was absolutely something to witness and that will be remembered for years to come.  It all started with the bareback riding where this happened to kick things off in a huge way with Richmond Champion breaking it for the third time of the evening with his re-ride aboard Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Night Crawler to the tune of 91.50 points, a horse that he had never been on before.

The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo rookies also had a very nice outing in the first round on Saturday night with two of them taking home round winning honors on their very first try inside of the Thomas & Mack.  In the cowgirl barrel racing, WNFR rookie Emily Miller made her mark on the record books with a round winning run of 13.63 seconds, which is one of the best round one runs in the history of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo!  That was immediately followed by another WNFR rookie in the bull riding as a classic last name in professional rodeo made a mark outside of their classic event of saddle bronc riding.  Young gun Stetson Wright would deviate from family tradition and qualify for this year’s WNFR in the bull riding in which he would win his first go-round winning buckle with a huge 92.50 point rides atop of 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Monte Walsh.  A complete list of go-round winners from each event are listed below.

ROUND ONE WINNERS IN EACH EVENT

Bareback: Richmond Champion (91.50)

Steer Wrestling: Dakota Eldridge (3.60 Seconds)

Team Roping: Tyler Wade & Cole Davison (4.0 Seconds)

Saddle Bronc Riding: Zeke Thurston (88.00)

Tie-Down Roping: Shane Hanchey (7.60 Seconds)

Barrel Racing: Emily Miller (13.63 Seconds)

Bull Riding: Stetson Wright (92.50)

Dona Kay Rule Leads The Way In Barrel Racing IN Round Two

Photo Credit: PRCA Media/James Phifer

Following a fantastic start to the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in round one last night, the energy, enthusiasm, and expectations were set for another exciting round on Friday night as the action continues in night number two.  While things began to ramp up and the contestants began to settle into their rhythm, the average look was the furthest thing from most of their minds before round two started but that all quickly changed in a few of the events with misguided runs and the show of what pure cowboy heart is.  The sold-out crowd witnessed it all in the second round s things began to happen at a rapid pace throughout the night.  One of those was Hunter Cure’s run in the steer wrestling when he gave everything he had to complete his run and not fall out of the average race early on but left everyone wondering how much damage he did to his body following the incident down on the arena floor.

The feel-good story from round two here on Friday night has to be that of the lovely and talented Dona Kay Rule in the cowgirl professional barrel racing as she came into the Thomas & Mack proving that age is just a number that does not matter as long as you have heart.  Rule, who has also qualified for the RFD-TV’s The American says that at her 60+years of age she feels as good as ever in which she proved just that earlier in the evening.  She would bring the crowd to their feet after winning the second go-round with a blazing 13.69-second run that would set her up nicely for the rest of the week after getting the go-round win she needed early on in the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo event.  The complete list of event go-round winners are once again posted below.

ROUND TWO WINNERS IN EACH EVENT

Bareback: Trenten Montero (90.50)

Steer Wrestling: Tyler Waguespack (3.60 Seconds)

Team Roping: Clay Smith & Jade Corkill (4.40 Seconds)

Saddle Bronc Riding: Jesse Wright (89.50)

Tie-Down Roping: Marty Yates (7.30 Seconds)

Barrel Racing: Dona Kay Rule (13.69 Seconds)

Bull Riding: Garrett Smith (91.50)

Tyler Wade & Cole Davison Win Round Three In The Team Roping

Photo Credit: The Team Roping Journal

As the lights shined brightly down on the arena floor and the crowd began to file in, the anticipation of what was going to happen underneath the Saturday night lights filled the air with the energy that was expected at the biggest professional rodeo event in the world.  After the conclusion of round three, the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo would be a third of the way over and the look of the average and how it will come into play began to be something major to watch as the world title races tightened tremendously.  We began to see many more uns at the barriers and tighter turns round barrels but the rough stock event cowboys were just hoping to get through round three as the eliminator pen was out and they always give the cowboys all they can handle which begins to stack up on the aches and pains on the Justin Sports Medicine report coming into round four.

We spoke earlier about making extreme runs at barriers to try and get a leg up on the competition and tonight in round three we will maintain focus on just that as we look at the team roping and feature two outstanding athletes.  Tyler Wade and Cole Davison who are making their 2nd and 3rd Wrangler National Finals Rodeo appearances are having a 2019 WNFR that they could only dream of over the first three rounds.  They would win round one on Thursday night and come back two nights later to do the very same thing with a go-round win n Saturday night with a very fast 3.70-second run that put all other contestants n notice early on in the event.  That is not the only race to keep an eye on so we have again given you the full rundown of go-round winners from round three below.

ROUND THREE WINNERS IN EACH EVENT

Bareback: Tanner Aus (90.00)

Steer Wrestling: Hunter Cure (3.80 Seconds)

Team Roping: Tyler Wade & Cole Davison (3.70 Seconds)

Saddle Bronc Riding: Chase Brooks (90.00)

Tie-Down Roping: Tuf Cooper (6.90 Seconds

Barrel Racing: Amberleigh Moore (13.62 Seconds)

Bull Riding: Koby Radley (92.00)

As we look ahead to our next complete 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo recap following the conclusion of round six, we will begin to monitor the overall average race and include that into our coverage as well throughout the last two editions as we lead up to the tenth and final night.  Be sure to watch for any updates and catch all of the action on CBS Sports Network if you are able to.  For those that do not have that channel, there are other ways to watch as well including a week trial of Hulu Live that will allow you to watch all of the action as it happens inside of the legendary Thomas & Mack Arena.  This year’s event is one that you will not want to miss a second of as we march forward to crown our 2019 professional rodeo world champions a week from tonight!

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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

Photo Credit: Mike Lawrie/Getty Images

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

Photo Credit: PBR

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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