Aparecido wins PBR’s BFTS event in Kansas City for second year in a row
Defending PBR World Champion Davis places second to jump into the Top 5 of the PBR World Standings
Aparecido used a perfect 3-for-3 performance to
seal the victory. He rode Swashbuckler (Dakota
Rodeo/Rosen/Struve/Berger) for 85.5 points in Round 2 before conquering
Cooper Tires Brown Sugar (Dakota Rodeo/Rosen/Struve/Berger) for 88.75
points in the Built Ford Tough Championship Round. It was the first time
this season that Aparecido turned in a perfect weekend and it earned
him 540 world points and $36,400.
With the win, Aparecido jumped from sixth to
third in the world standings and is just 617.5 points away from world
leader Jess Lockwood, who did not record a ride in Kansas City.
2016 PBR World Champion Cooper Davis continued
his resurgence by finishing in second place in Kansas City after his own
3-for-3 performance. Davis rode Cheese Bandit (Dakota
Rodeo/Berger/Struve) for 82.75 points in Round 2, and capped his weekend
with an 89.75-point ride on Jailhouse Jr. (Peck/Kaplow
Insurance/Viducic Bucking Bulls) in the championship round.
The defending World Champion earned 400 world points and jumped from 11th to 5th in the world standings and trails Lockwood by 835 points. Davis also took home $20,080 in winnings over the weekend.
Three-time PBR World Champion Silvano Alves went
3-for-3 and finished third in Kansas City. Alves rode Strong Heart
(Dakota Rodeo/Berger/Struve) for 83.75 points in Round 2 before he
reached 8 seconds aboard Wicked (J.A.R.S. Bucking Bulls/Gene Owen) for
87 points in the championship round. For the effort, Alves earned 225
points toward the world standings and $9,185.
Last weekend’s Anaheim, California, event winner
Shane Proctor, continued his hot streak by placing fourth in Kansas
City. Proctor went 2-for-3 and won the championship round after an
89.75-point ride on Coopers Comet (J.A.R.S. Bucking Bulls/Gene Owen).
BFTS rookie Claudio Montanha Jr. rounded out the
Top 5 after going a perfect 3-for-3 in his debut on the PBR’s top-flight
tour. Montanha rode Colorado Chrome (Owens/Wyatt) for 85.75 points in
Round 2 before covering Jack Daniel’s After Party (Dakota
Rodeo/Berger/Struve) for 85.5 points in the championship round. The
rookie picked up 170 world points over the weekend and jumped from 30th to 20th in the world standings. Montanha also took home a $6,000 paycheck for the effort.
World Champion Bull Contender Pearl Harbor was
named the YETI “Built for the Wild” Bull of the Event title after
turning in a monstrous 46.25-point bull score when he tossed Rubens
Barbosa in Saturday’s 15/15 Bucking Battle. It was the second time this
bovine has collected top honors at an event this season.
The Top 35 bull riders in the world will now head deep in the heart of Texas for the second PBR Major of the season. AT&T
Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, Texas,
will host the Frontier Communications Iron Cowboy on Saturday, Feb. 18,
where extra points and $100,000 will be on the line. ~ PBR Media
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