Joao Ricardo Vieira Earns Bad Boy Mowdown Opening Round Win

Photos courtesy of Andy Watson, BullStock Media - PBR
Photos courtesy of Andy Watson, BullStock Media - PBR

Vieira Collects 20 World Points to Close No. 1 Jose Vitor Leme’s Lead

Keeping his early-season winning ways going, Brazilian João Ricardo Vieira (Itatinga, Brazil) took home the Round 1 win at the 2020 Bad Boy Mowdown inside Simmons Bank Arena, on the banks of the Arkansas River. The veteran Vieira was able to make it to the 8-second whistle aboard Crossover (GT Bucking Bulls) in section six of action on night one of two. Masterfully conquering his bovine counterpart, Vieira was marked 89.5 points for his efforts, good enough to hold off Colten Jesse (Konawa, Oklahoma) by 2.25 points.

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Daylon Swearingen hoists first Unleash The Beast Buckle with Chicago Invitational Win

Photos Courtesy of Andy Watson, BullStock Media for PBR
Photos Courtesy of Andy Watson, BullStock Media for PBR

Pacheco Finishes Second, Earning 68 Points to Become New World No. 1
One of PBR’s (Professional Bull Riders) brightest young stars, Daylon Swearingen (Piffard, New York), the No. 3 finisher in the 2019 Rookie of the Year race, demonstrated perfection on the dirt with a 3-for-3 performance and his career-first Unleash The Beast (UTB) event win at the Chicago Invitational.

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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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