World No. 1 Leme and No. 2 Lockwood Remain Locked in Heated World Title Race with Top 5 Finishes during Round 1 of the 2019 PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Finals

Photo courtesy of © Andre Silva
Photo courtesy of © Andre Silva

In front of a historic, sold-out crowd inside South Point Arena & Equestrian Center, the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) world title race intensified Saturday evening during Round 1 of the 2019 Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Finals with world No. 1 Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil) and No. 2 Jess Lockwood (Volborg, Montana) both posting Top-5 scores.

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Cooper Davis’ Unleash The Beast Event Win and Epic Jess Lockwood Ride in Greensboro Significantly Tighten PBR World Championship Race 

Photo courtesy of Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media
Photo courtesy of Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media

With just one regular-season event remaining prior to the 2019 PBR World Finals, the already historically tight World Championship race significantly intensified as 2016 PBR World Champion Cooper Davis (Jasper, Texas) went a perfect 3-for-3 to win the Unleash The Beast’s Wrangler Long Live Cowboys Classic inside Greensboro Coliseum. Meanwhile, 2016 PBR World Champion Jess Lockwood (Volborg, Montana) picked a bull who’s been impossible to ride on the premier series, conquering him for 93.75 points to halve Jose Vitor Leme’s (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil) lead atop the world rankings.

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2016 PBR World Champion Cooper Davis Wins Round 1 of Wrangler Long Live Cowboys Classic in Greensboro

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Photo courtesy of Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media for PBR

In front of an electric Tar Heel State crowd, 2016 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) World Champion Cooper Davis (Jasper, Texas) captured his ninth round win of the 2019 season, victorious in Round 1 of the Unleash The Beast’s Wrangler Long Live Cowboys Classic inside Greensboro Coliseum.

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Alan de Souza Wins PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s Portland Chute Out

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Photo courtesy of ©Andre Silva

As one of two riders to deliver a flawless performance across the two days of competition inside Cross Insurance Arena, Alan de Souza (Taubate, Brazil) captured his second PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour event win of the 2019 season Saturday evening, victorious at the Portland Chute Out in Portland, Maine.

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Kolbaba, Eguchi and Kasel Tie for Round 1 Win at PBR’s U.S. Border Patrol Invitational

Photo Courtesy Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media
Photo Courtesy Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media

On a night that saw 15 qualified rides, three riders – Derek Kolbaba (Walla Walla, Washington), Marco Eguchi (Poa, Brazil) and Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas) – tied for the Round 1 win at the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast’s U.S. Border Patrol Invitational inside EagleBank Arena after each recorded matching 87.25-point scores.

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Jose Vitor Leme Reclaims No. 2 Spot in World Standings with Win at Window Rock

Photo Courtesy of ©Andre Silva, BullStock Media
Photo Courtesy of ©Andre Silva, BullStock Media

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona – As a raucous crowd looked on from Dean C. Jackson Memorial Arena at the kickoff of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whiskey Velocity Tour (PWVT) second half, 2017 Rookie of the Year Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas Do Rio Pardo, Brazil) turned in a flawless 2-for-2 performance to win the annual Bucking On The Rez 2019, presented by the Navajo Nation Department of Agriculture.

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