FORT WORTH, Texas — After three rounds of competition over the first two days of the PBR World Finals, three men have prevailed in the wild card rounds of the Ultimate Bullfighters Fort Worth Freestyle.

Jacorey Golden (Houston, Missouri), Rico Mathis (Hillard, Florida) and Dylan Idleman (Madill, Oklahoma) have run the gauntlet, all three facing three bulls in the tent outside Will Rogers Coliseum over two days. 

With 15 bullfighters competing in the wild card rounds, Day 1 on Friday featured five flights of three, with the top two advancing from each round. On Saturday, those top ten faced off against each other in two-man fights, with the top man moving on to the Championship Round. In said Championship Round, the top three moved on for their shot at the $50,000 top prize on the second weekend of competition starting on May 20.

In the first round on Saturday, Golden put up the highest-marked fight of the day at 89 points against Wayne Ratley, who would not finish his fight. Idleman’s 85 was a point and a half better than the eliminated Austin Ashley, while Mathis may have only been 72.5, but it was enough to edge the 64 of Seth Wilson.

As the Championship Round began, Golden, Mathis and Idleman were joined by Cauy Kraut and Colby Lindsey.

Golden once again owned the Championship Round, taking the top spot with a big 88 points. Idleman was second at 86.5 points, with Mathis in the third and final qualifying spot at 86 points. Kraut missed the cut by a single point, and Lindsey was two back at 83.

Having already paid out $20,000, the first weekend complete, all eyes now look to the Fort Worth Freestyle Semifinal Rounds, where the 15 seeded athletes have already qualified via the UBF and Bulls Gone Wild events at the Cowtown Coliseum that started on March 10.

On Day 1 of the second weekend, May 20, all 18 will fight one bull, with the top 12 advancing to Saturday night. After a first round of head-to-head matches, the top six will fight one more bull for the remaining share of the $140,000 total purse.

On the final Saturday night, $100,000 will be paid out to the top six bullfighters on the richest night in freestyle bullfighting history, as follows:

1^st $50,000
2^nd $25,000
3^rd $10,000
4^th $7,000
5^th $5,000
6^th $3,000

Qualifiers - UBF Fort Worth Freestyle Semi-Final Rounds - May 20-21

May 20 at Will Rogers Tent; May 21 at 10:30 p.m. at Cowtown Coliseum

1. Colton Orcutt - Kersey, CO
2. Alex McWilliams - Paso Robles, CA
3. Trenton Ross - Jackson Hole, WY
4. Chance Moorman - Lytle, TX
5. Dakota West - Weatherford, TX
6. Wagner Miqueline - Zacarias, Sao Paulo
7. Justin Martin - El Paso, TX
8. Roper Rich - Eaton, CO
9. Tyler Mansell - Caldwell, ID
10. Clay Moore - Belen, NM
11. Noah Krepps - Jasper, AR
12. Aaron Mercer - Calgary, Alberta
13. Trent King - Mineral Wells, TX
14. Dekevis Jordan - Madill, OK
15. Ely Sharkey - Ainsworth, NE
16. Jacorey Golden - Houston, MS, Qualified via Wildcard Round
17. Rico Mathis - Madill, OK, Qualified via Wildcard Round
18. Dylan Idleman - Hillard, FL, Qualified via Wildcard Round

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Official results from the Ultimate Bullfighters’ Fort Worth Freestyle Wildcard Rounds in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 13-14, 2022. (Name – Score, Payout)

FRIDAY

Gus Kluttz, $500, Eliminated
Tucker Lane, $500, Eliminated
Tate Shaw, $500, Eliminated
Tyler Washburn, $500, Eliminated
Dexton Draper, $500, Eliminated

SATURDAY

Round 1
Cauy Kraut — 87.5, Advances to Championship Round
Blake Starrett —81, $750, Eliminated

Round 2
Rico Mathis — 72.5, Advances to Championship Round
Seth Wilson — 64, $750, Eliminated

Round 3
Colby Lindsey — 88, Advances to Championship Round
Ryan Fizer — 0, $750, Eliminated

Round 4
Jacorey Golden — 89, Advances to Championship Round
Wayne Ratley — 0, $750, Eliminated

Round 5
Dylan Idleman — 85, Advances to Championship Round
Austin Ashley — 83.5, $750, Eliminated

Championship Round

1. Jacorey Golden — 88, $5,000, Advances to Semifinals
2. Dylan Idleman —5, $3,000, Advances to Semifinals
3. Rico Mathis — 86, $2,500, Advances to Semifinals
4. Cauy Kraut — 85, $1,750, Eliminated
5. Colby Lindsey — 83, $1,500, Eliminated