PBR Teams Freedom Days
- Megan Nicole Larson
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Night One
The bull riders took over the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida August 7-9. On opening night, the Oklahoma Wildcatters got the lead over the Kansas City Outlaws 88.60 - 84.35 thanks to Eduardo Matos' re-ride atop Tijuana Two-Step (Blake Sharp / Michael Floyd) which gave them the edge over the Hayden Welsh's ride on Rank Hank (Blake Sharp / Hanks).
In Game 2, Nashville Stampede had their 5th consecutive victory with their 263.30- 226.65 win over the Austin Gamblers. After three buckoffs, Dalton Kasel got the Gamblers on the board first with his 47.65 point ride on Real Deal (Blake Sharp / Huff Bulls). The Stampede fired back with an 87.60 point ride by Daniel Feitosa atop MF Butterbean (Blake Sharp / MF Buckers). Gamblers got on the board a second time with Kaique Pacheco's 88.45 point ride on XIT Knock Out (Blake Sharp / XIT Ranch). The Stampede got their second qualified ride of the night courtesy of Riquelmi Silva with his 87.35 point ride aboard Feeds Red River (Folsom Point Bucking Bulls). Jose Vitor Leme had an absolutely incredible 90.55 point ride on Flapjack (Herndon Bucking Bulls), but ultimately the Stampede took the lead with Rogério Venâncio's re-ride on Whiplash (Blake Sharp / CB and Traci Lee / RLC).
The Arizona Ridge Riders got the win over the Carolina Cowboys in Game 3 269.55-178.75. Thiago Salgado scored the first points for the Cowboys with his 89.35 point ride atop Cowboy Playboy (Blake Sharp / K&S Bucking Bulls). The Ridge Riders responded with a big 90.20 point ride by Luciano De Castro on Cramer (McCoy Rodeo / Yellowstone Bulls) and an 89 point ride by Everton Natan da Silva on Bullistic (Blake Sharp / Hanks). The Cowboys got their second qualified ride of the night courtesy of Adriano Salgado's 89.40 point ride on Show Biz (TJ Bucking Bulls / Davis Rodeo Ranch) but in the end the Ridge Riders got the win from Elizmar Jeremias' huge 90.35 point ride on Enter Sandman (CG Bucking Bulls).
In Game 4, the New York Mavericks absolutely dominated over the Texas Rattlers 348.70-91.35 with an 86.80 point ride by Leandro Zampollo on No Socks (Checkered Flag / Richardson Land & Cattle), an 85.60 point ride by João Henrique Lucas on Snappy (Conaway / Ogden Ranch / Viducic), an 88.70 point ride by Mauricio Gulla Moreira on Hang Time (Cord McCoy / McCoy Rodeo), and an 87.60 point ride by Marco Rizzo on Sava (Folsom Point Bucking Bulls). Daniel Keeping had the only qualified ride for the Rattlers with his phenomenal 91.35 point ride aboard Game Over (Blake Sharp / K&S Bucking Bulls) which earned him MVP of Night One.
In the final game of the night, the Florida Freedom beat the Missouri Thunder 268.40-178.05. Paulo Eduardo Rossetto got the Thunder on the board first with his 89.70 point ride on Scrappy (Edge of 8 Bucking Bulls / Viducic Bucking Bulls). The Freedom got their first qualified ride from Austin Richardson with his 89.45 point ride on Feel the Magic (Folsom Point Bucking Bulls) followed by an 89.80 point ride by Boudreaux Campbell atop Bad Boy (Richardson Land & Cattle Co). The Thunder got back on the board with Julio Cesar Marques' 88.35 point re-ride on Dirty South (Blake Sharp / Brantley Gilbert) but Alex Cerqueira sealed the win for the Freedom with an 89.15 point re-ride atop Mayor of Hogeye (Viducic / Ogden Ranch / Rankin).
Night Two
In Game 1 of night two, the Austin Gamblers beat the Missouri Thunder 178.10-90.60 thanks to an 89.05 point ride by Jose Vitor Leme on Linebacker (Blake Sharp) and an 89.05 point ride by Sage Steele Kimzey on King Ding A Ling (MD Bucking Bulls). Felipe Furlan got the only qualified ride for the Outlaws with his impressive 90.60 point ride on Geralt (Herndon Bucking Bulls), which earned him MVP of the night.
The Nashville Stampede continued their winning streak on night two with their 259.45 - 89.15 win over the Texas Rattlers courtesy of an 87.20 point ride by Alan de Souza on Dealer's Choice (McCoy Rodeo / Geiman), an 88.55 point ride by Rogério Venâncio on Political Cowboy (Chad Prather / Boots for Troops / CG Bucking Bulls), and an 83.70 point ride by Daniel Feitosa on Lights Out (Blake Sharp / Henry Wilson / Hanks). Brady Fielder had the only qualified ride for the Rattlers with his 89.17 point ride atop Texas Slim (Richardson Land & Cattle Co).
The Carolina Cowboys beat the Oklahoma Wildcatters 261.95-175.45. Trace Redd got the Wildcatters on the board first with his 88.50 point ride on Diamond Back (Blake Sharp / K&S Bucking Bulls). After two buckoffs, Guilherme Valleiras got the Cowboys their first qualified ride with his 84.95 point ride on Organized Chaos (MD Bucking Bulls) followed by Keyshawn Whitehorse's 88.95 point ride on Hoobastank (Blake Sharp / Hanks) and Adriano Salgado's 88.05 point ride on Hay Train (Haywood / Davis Rodeo Ranch). The Wildcatters were able to get one more qualified ride from Kase Hitt, who scored 86.95 points on XIT Socks In A Box (Blake Sharp / XIT Ranch).
In Game 4, Arizona Ridge Riders got the win over the Kansas City Outlaws 266.90-174.40. Luciano De Castro got the Ridge Riders on the board first with his 89.55 points on The Heat (Blake Sharp / Hanks). The Outlaws struck back with an 87.05 point ride by Sandro Batista atop Free Flight (JI Bucking Bulls). The Ridge Riders got on the board again with Eduardo Aparecido's 88.60 points ride paired with Chili Mango (BuzzBallz LLC. / McCoy Rodeo). Outlaws responded with an 87.35 points by Hayden Welsh on Strawberry (Lucky Clover Cattle Ranch). Elizmar Jeremias got the winning ride for the Ridge Riders with his 88.75 point ride on Power Trip (Blake Sharp / Hanks).
In the final game of night two, the Florida Freedom beat the New York Mavericks by just 2.2 points with Austin Richardson's 89 point ride on Blazin Halos Late Night Toss (Waller Brothers Cattle and Land) getting the win over Leonardo Castro's 86.80 point ride atop EmmDee (MD Bucking Bulls).
Night Three
Austin Gamblers got the win over the Missouri Thunder 178.10-90.60 in game 1 thanks to Jose Vitor Leme's 89.05 points on Linebacker (Blake Sharp) and Everton Natan da Silva's 87.60 point ride on Mayor of Hogeye (Viducic / Ogden Ranch / Rankin). Daniel Keeping got the lone ride for the Gamblers with his huge 90.20 points on Game Over (Blake Sharp / K&S Bucking Bulls) to be the night's MVP.
In Game 2, the Kansas City Outlaws won over the Missouri Thunder 266.90-179.00. Sandro Batista was the first to cover his bull for the Outlaws with an 88.60 point ride matched with MF Cupcake (Blake Sharp / MF Buckers). The Thunder responded with Paulo Eduardo Rossetto's 89.50 points on Special Ops (Blake Sharp / K&S Bucking Bulls) and Felipe Furlan's 89.50 points on Bad Boy (Richardson Land & Cattle Co). The Outlaws got back on the board with Eric Henrique Domingos' 88.95 point ride on Scrappy (Edge of 8 Bucking Bulls / Viducic Bucking Bulls) and Natanael Serra Aires' 89.35 point ride on Baldy (Blake Sharp / UB Bucking Company / Huff Bulls) for the win.
The Nashville Stampede stayed white hot through night three with a huge 356.30-89.55 win over the New York Mavericks. Mauricio Gulla Moreira got the Mavericks on the board first with his big 89.55 point ride on Flyin' Solo (CCL Bucking Bulls / McCoy Rodeo). The Stampede fired back with an 88.20 point ride by Alan de Souza on Organized Chaos (MD Bucking Bulls), an 89.95 point ride by Daniel Feitosa on Slick Rick (Richardson Land & Cattle Co), an 89.85 point ride by Rogério Venâncio on White Out (Blake Sharp / Wyloh Ranch), and an 88.30 point ride by Riquelmi Silva on Big Dawg (McCoy Rodeo / TLG Livestock).
In Game 4, the Austin Gamblers beat the Oklahoma Wildcatters 350.45-173.10. Dener Barbosa got the Gamblers on the board first with his 86.50 point ride atop Ground Pounder (Blake Sharp / UB Bucking Company). The Wildcatters struck back with an 87.80 point ride by Eduardo Matos paired with Geralt (Herndon Bucking Bulls). The Gamblers got back on the board with Sage Steele Kimzey's 88.60 point ride aboard Texas Slim (Richardson Land & Cattle Co) and Kaique Pacheco's 87.35 point ride on Sniper (Blake Sharp / Huff Bulls). Kase Hitt netted 85.30 points for the Wildcatters with his ride on King Ding A Ling (MD Bucking Bulls) but Jose Vitor Leme sealed the win for the Gamblers with his 88.00 points on Getcha Some (Blake Sharp / K&S Bucking Bulls).
In the final game of night three, the Carolina Cowboys got the victory over the Florida Freedom 263.85-89.50. The Cowboys had the first qualified ride with Thiago Salgado's 88.35 point ride matched with Bullistic (Blake Sharp / Hanks) followed by Adriano Salgado's 87.55 point ride atop Louisville Slugger (Waller Brothers Cattle and Land) and Guilherme Valleiras' 87.95 point ride on Washita Red (Blake Sharp / UB Bucking Company). Bruno Carvalho was the only rider for the Freedom to successfully cover his bull with his 89.50 point ride on Husky (Edge of 8 / Ogden / Viducic).