Ridge Rider Days
PBR came back to Glendale, Arizona October 8-10 for three days of exciting bull riding action at the Desert Diamond Arena. In Game One, the Nashville Stampede got the win over the Oklahoma Wildcatters 177.45 - 173.65 thanks to an 88.60 point ride by Alan de Souza on Boomtown (Richardson Land & Cattle Co) and an 88.85 point ride by Riquelmi Silva on Money Hustler (Sweet Life Farms / Pro Genetics Bucking Bulls). Eduardo Matos had an 88.40 point ride atop Mayor of Hogeye (Viducic / Ogden Ranch / Rankin) and Brock Poulin had an 85.25 point ride aboard Little Tony (Cooper/ Scruggs Bucking Bulls) for Oklahoma.
The Carolina Cowboys dominated in Game Two, defeating the Texas Rattlers with a final score of 265.30 - 175.00. Guilherme Valleiras got the Cowboys on the board first with his big 88.25 point ride on Sunrise (Blake Sharp / Michael Floyd), followed by a huge 90.10 point ride by Clay Guiton on Mystified (TNT Bucking Bulls / Hart Cattle Co), and an 86.95 point ride by Jess Lockwood matched with Love County (Mo Betta Rodeo Co). Jean Carlos Teodoro and Daniel Keeping both had qualified rides for the Rattlers. Teodoro had an 87.65 point ride on Margin of Error (TNT Bucking Bulls / Hart Cattle Co) and Keeping had an 87.35 point ride on Tijuana Two-Step (Blake Sharp / Michael Floyd).
In Game Three, Kansas City Outlaws got the upper hand against the Florida Freedom 262.40 - 85.85. Sandro Batista stuck first for the Outlaws with 87.60 points aboard Young Buck (Cooper/ Scruggs Bucking Bulls), followed by an 87.40 point ride by Eric Henrique Domingos on Hay Walker (Culp Bucking Bulls), and an 87.40 point ride by Maikon Calixton Rocha atop Bayou Boy (3B Cattle Co). Murilo Henrique de Oliveira was the only Freedom able to make it the full 8 with his 85.85 points on Rank Hank (Blake Sharp / Hanks).
The Missouri Thunder shut out the New York Mavericks 336.20 - 0. Paulo Eduardo Rossetto kicked off the hot streak for Thunder with his strong 89.20 point ride matched with Cookie (Blake Sharp / K&S Bucking Bulls / UB Bucking Company / Self Made Bucking Bulls), followed by an 85.65 point ride by Julio Cesar Marques aboard Tchoupitoulas (Hart Cattle Co / Hale), a 77.45 point ride by Macaulie Leather on Freight Train (Aduddell Bucking Bulls), and an 83.90 point ride by Angelo Rossetto on Buckwheat (Sweet Life Farms / Pro Genetics Bucking Bulls).
The Arizona Ridge Riders also shut out the Austin Gamblers 175.90 - 0 in Game Five with Everton Natan da Silva's 87.25 point ride atop Husky (Edge of 8 / Ogden / Viducic) and Elizmar Jeremias' 88.65 point ride on Wild Country (Farris Cattle / Big Schott Rodeo).
Day 2
The New York Mavericks kicked off Game One on Day Two defeating the Carolina Cowboys 260.05 - 174.40. The Cowboys struck first with Guilherme Valleiras' 86.90 point ride atop Party Down South (Blake Sharp). The Mavericks responded with an 86.55 point ride by Afonso Quintino on Smooth Violation (Farris Cattle / Big Schott Rodeo), an 86.55 point ride by Marco Rizzo aboard Swisher (EMM Bucking Bulls / BS Cattle Co), and an 86.95 point ride by Leonardo Castro on Cedar Breaks (Mann Creek Buck N' Bulls). The Cowboys got another qualified ride from Ezekiel Mitchell's 87.50 points on Radical Reel (Mann Creek Buck N' Bulls) but were unable to capitalize on a third to upset the Mavericks' lead.
The Missouri Thunder shut out the Texas Rattlers in Game Two by one ride with Julio Cesar Marques' 88.90 point ride matched with Reserve Not Met (Farris Cattle / Big Schott Rodeo).
Game Three was close with the Kansas City Outlaws beating the Nashville Stampede 176.35 - 171.40. The Outlaws got on the board first with an 87.00 point ride by Sandro Batista aboard Lari's Speck (Lari Crane / Lucky Blue Crab / Gene Owen). The Stampede answered back with an 83.45 point ride by Gustavo Luiz da Silva paired with Frito Bandito and an 87.95 point ride by Riquelmi Silva on Me More Cowboy (Farris Cattle / Big Schott Rodeo). Heitor Santos Ferreira got the win for the Outlaws with his 89.35 point re-ride on Mike's Motive (Blake Sharp / High Voltage / Wetzel / Knott).
Game Four was also a tight one between the Florida Freedom and Austin Gamblers with the Freedom getting the win 86.35 - 83.10. The Gamblers got on the board first with an 83.10 point ride by Jose Vitor Leme on Bruised and Confused (3B Cattle Co). Alex Cerqueira got the win for the Freedom with his 86.35 point ride on Stab Wound (Richardson Land & Cattle Co).
The Arizona Ridge Riders got the victory over the Oklahoma Wildcatters in Game Five 179.20 - 88.80. Kaiden Loud got Oklahoma on the board first with his 88.80 point ride atop Texas Slim (Richardson Land & Cattle Co). Arizona responded back with a huge 90.50 point ride by Elizmar Jeremias on American Made (3B Cattle Co) and an 88.70 point ride by Cody Jesus on Carlos Danger (Farris Cattle / Big Schott Rodeo) for the win.
Day 3
The Kansas City Outlaws started Day Three off with a big win over the Texas Rattlers in Game One 263.35 - 175.30. Daniel Keeping got the Rattlers on the board first with his 88.85 point ride matched with Bad Bob (D4 Cattle Co / Double F Ranch). Sandro Batista answered back with his 86.55 point ride on Young Buck (Cooper/ Scruggs Bucking Bulls). Brady Fielder got the second qualified ride for the Rattlers with his 86.45 point ride atop Hay Walker (Culp Bucking Bulls). Ultimately, the Outlaws got the lead with an 87.50 point ride by Bruno Carvalho on Dead Red (Blake Sharp / Steven Hassett) and an 89.30 point ride by Hayden Welsh on Ghost Face (Bierema Rodeo Inc. / Cooper/Scruggs Bucking Bulls).
In Game Two, the Austin Gamblers got the win over the New York Mavericks 177.85 - 88.65. Jose Vitor Leme struck first for the Gamblers with his 88.30 point ride on Flossin (Cooper/ Scruggs Bucking Bulls) followed by teammate Sage Steele Kimzey's 89.55 pint ride atop Cookie (Blake Sharp / K&S Bucking Bulls / UB Bucking Company / Self Made Bucking Bulls). Marco Rizzo was the lone man for the Mavericks able to go the full 8 with his 88.65 point ride paired with Walk The Line (Pro Genetics Bucking Bulls LLC).
The Oklahoma Wildcatters had a crushing victory in Game Three defeating the Florida Freedom 352.80 - 85.95. Eduardo Matos got the first qualified ride for Oklahoma with his 87.10 point ride on J Lazy S (Lari Crane / Gene Owen), followed by teammate Winy dos Santos' 87.70 point ride on Intoxicated (Richardson Land & Cattle Co), an incredible 91.90 point ride by Brock Poulin on The Paint (Cooper/ Scruggs Bucking Bulls), and an 86.10 point ride by Alex Marcilio matched with Tijuana Two-Step (Blake Sharp / Michael Floyd). The Freedom's single qualified ride came from Murilo Henrique de Oliveira's 85.95 point re-ride on Dirty Honey (Farris Cattle / Big Schott Rodeo).
Game Four was another close match between the Missouri Thunder versus the Carolina Cowboys with the Thunders getting the win 179.20 - 175.60. Jess Lockwood got the Cowboys on the board first with his 86.45 point ride aboard Mayor of Hogeye (Viducic / Ogden Ranch / Rankin). Paulo Eduardo Rossetto responded with an 89.55 point ride paired with Boomtown (Richardson Land & Cattle Co) for the Thunder followed by Felipe Furlan's 89.65 point ride atop Fury (Richardson Land & Cattle Co). Clay Guiton got a second ride for the Cowboys with his 89.15 point ride on Bowser (D-J Long Ranch / TP Cattle Co), but unfortunately it wasn't enough to secure the win.
In the final game of the event, the Arizona Ridge Riders were victorious over the Nashville Stampede 175.70 - 88.00. Everton Natan da Silva got the Ridge Riders on the board first with his 88.15 point ride atop Holy Shift (3B Cattle Co). The Stampede answered back with an 88.00 point ride by Rogério Venâncio on Sky Diamond (Aduddell Bucking Bulls). Cody Jesus got the win for the home team with his 87.55 point ride atop Ferdinand (Viducic Bucking Bulls).
Wicked Intentions was crowed Bull of the Event for his 47.4 point score with Gustavo Luiz da Silva.