FORT WORTH, TEXAS – The Austin Gamblers (15-10) rode three bulls to defeat the hometown Texas Rattlers (13-12) 265.20-87.85 during the second night of PBR Teams: Rattler Days presented by Germania Insurance at Dickies Arena Saturday.
Meantime, as the playoff race heats up, the No. 1 Missouri Thunder (18-7) defended their spot atop the PBR Teams standings Saturday by defeating the No. 2 Nashville Stampede (16-9) by less than two points, 174.45-172.70, to move two games in front of the Stampede in the league standings.
The Land.com Texas Cup matchup between the Lone Star State rivals featured an early 90-point conversion from Austin’s veteran Sage Steele Kimzey (Strong City, Oklahoma) on Bowser during the opening out of the game. 2018 PBR World Champion Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, Brazil) doubled down for the Gamblers shortly after, scored 89.70 points aboard Woody to earn the Gamblers a two-score lead.
A bottom-of-the-first conversion from Brady Fielder (Clermont, Australia) would turn out to be the only score for the hometown contingent, while Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas) added a third score for the Gamblers in the fourth to cement Austin’s win over their in-state rivals. The Gamblers have won four straight.
In the Missouri’s win over Nashville, Gustavo Luiz da Silva (Inocência, Brazil) and Rogério Venâncio (Paranaita, Brazil) got the Stampede off to a hot start, with scores in the first and third, respectively. But PBR Teams MVP contender Paulo Eduardo Rossetto (Colorado, Brazil) got his Thunder on the board during Missouri’s first out to thwart Nashville’s momentum. Macaulie Leather (Calliope, Australia) provided crucial support later in the contest with 85.85 points on Train Robber, which proved to be the game-winning ride.
The Arizona Ridge Riders (11-14) defeated the Florida Freedom (10-15) 89.35-86.65 in Saturday’s fourth game. Murilo Henrique de Oliveira (Pereira Barreto, Brazil) recorded his first ride with the Freedom after being acquired by Florida via trade earlier in the week. Matching Bex Red Eye step for step, Oliveira logged the first score of the game, granting Arizona an early advantage. However, Everton Natan da Silva (Viradouro, Brazil) remained red-hot and took advantage of a re-ride opportunity aboard Glitch to recapture the lead for Arizona, scored 89.35 points. Following a lengthy stretch of re-rides and challenges, Silva’s ride was the game-winner.
The Carolina Cowboys (15-10) rode four bulls to defeat the Kansas City Outlaws (9-16) courtesy of a dominant 4-for-5 performance at Dickies Arena. Thiago Salgado (Naviraí, Brazil) went the distance during the first out of the night, scored 88.60 points on Easy Come, Easy Go for the Cowboys’ early lead. His teammate Guilherme Valleiras (Pirassununga, Brazil) added 87.75 points on Feel the Magic to advance Carolina to 2-for-2. Staying perfect to start Game 1, 20-year-old Clay Guiton (Cherryville, North Carolina) snapped a six-out buckoff streak with a big 89.25-point conversion aboard Benjamin Ranklin.
With the game already decided, two-time PBR World Champion Jess Lockwood (Volborg, Montana) saved the best for last, closing out Carolina’s high-scoring night with an epic, PBR Teams season-high 93.90-point ride on Lights Out.
“When Kansas City bucked off, Coop (Cooper Davis) said, ‘Hey we’re putting Ethan on,’” Lockwood said on the Paramount+ broadcast following his ride. “Excuse my language, I said, ‘Like hell you are. I’m ridin’ this bull. I’m gonna be a pile of points.’ I know after I said that it was time to back it up. Got the job done and stayed healthy and safe. Praise God.”
Kansas City’s only score came in the third when Eric Henrique Domingos (Pérola, Brazil) recorded 88.75-points on Enter Sandman – Domingos’ fifth consecutive ride.
The revitalized New York Mavericks (9-16) defeated the Oklahoma Wildcatters (9-16) by one bull score Saturday night, 170.65-88.75. Eduardo Matos (Emilianópolis, Brazil) got the Wildcatters on the board first Saturday, besting Dirty Honey for 88.75 points, but New York’s Hudson Bolton (Milan, Tennessee) instantly responded with a strike of his own, scored 88.70 points on The HONDO to keep the excitement brewing. Bob Mitchell (Steelville, Missouri) continued the Mavericks’ momentum with an 81.95-point ride atop Tigger to advance New York to a 2-for-2 start and serve as the game-winning ride.
The final day of PBR Teams: Rattler Days presented by Germania Insurance at Dickies Arena concludes Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1:45 p.m. CT. All five games on Sunday will air live at 2 p.m. CT on the CW. Tickets are available to purchase at ticketmaster.com and PBR.com.
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Outlaws | 0/0(RR) | 0 | 88.75 | 0 | 0 | 88.75 |
| Carolina Cowboys | 88.60 | 87.75 | 89.25 | 0 | 93.90 | 359.50 |
Kansas City Outlaws 1-for-5 | 88.75 pts
Sandro Batista NS Geralt, RR taken, BO MF Cupcake (3.34); Maikon Calixton Rocha BO Little Rip (3.24); Eric Henrique Domingos 88.75 (Enter Sandman); Heitor Santos Ferreira BO Cherry Chew (2.47); Hayden Welsh BO Aggie Pete (4.82)
Carolina Cowboys 4-for-5 | 359.50 pts
Thiago Salgado 88.60 (Easy Come, Easy Go); Guilherme Valleiras 87.75 (Feel the Magic); Clay Guiton 89.25 (Benjamin Ranklin); Adriano Salgado BO Iron Skillet (7.53); Jess Lockwood 93.90 (Lights Out)
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Wildcatters | 88.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88.75 |
| New York Mavericks | 88.70 | 81.95 | 0/0(RR) | 0 | 0 | 170.65 |
Oklahoma Wildcatters 1-for-5 | 88.75 pts
Eduardo Matos 88.75 (Dirty Honey); Kaiden Loud BO Tulsa Time (2.19); Renan Almeida Alves BO Wicked Solo (7.29); Kase Hitt BO Holy Shift (4.52); Jack Mitchell BO Kamikaze (4.43)
New York Mavericks 2-for-5 | 170.65 pts
Hudson Bolton 88.70 (The HONDO); Bob Mitchell 81.95 (Tigger); Marco Rizzo BO Walk The Line (7.59), RR taken, subbed in Mauricio Gulla Moreira, BO Sky Diamond (4.60); Afonso Quintino BO Chug-A-Lug (2.91); Leonardo Castro BO Chicken In Black (3.13)
Game 8 – Fort Worth, Texas — Oct. 3, 2026
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Stampede | 86.95 | 0 | 85.75 | 0 | 0/0(RR) | 172.70 |
| Missouri Thunder | 88.60 | 0 | 0/0(RR) | 85.85 | 0 | 174.45 |
Nashville Stampede 2-for-5 | 172.70 pts
Gustavo Luiz da Silva 86.95 (Margin of Error); Alan de Souza BO Mystified (2.21); Rogério Venâncio 85.75 (Sucker Pop); Alisson De Souza BO Torched (3.10); Daniel Feitosa NS Clyde, RR taken, BO Feeds Red River (3.50)
Missouri Thunder 2-for-5 | 174.45 pts
Paulo Eduardo Rossetto 88.60 (Dirty South); Julio Cesar Marques BO High Road (5.77); Felipe Furlan BO Big Pop (6.37), RR taken, Dragon Slayer (4.11); Macaulie Leather 85.85 (Train Robber); Maverick Smith BO Chico (5.36)
Game 9 – Fort Worth, Texas — Oct. 3, 2026
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Ridge Riders | 0/89.35(RR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0(RR) | 89.35 |
| Florida Freedom | 0 | 86.65 | 0 | 0 | 0/0(RR) | 86.65 |
Arizona Ridge Riders 1-for-5 | 89.35 pts
Everton Natan da Silva BO Flyin’ Solo (4.33), RR taken, 89.35 (Glitch); Eduardo Aparecido BO Moose (2.47); Luciano De Castro BO Flapjack (4.59); Elizmar Jeremias BO Spade (2.71); Nick Tetz BO Average Joe (6.99), RR taken, subbed in Vitor Losnake, BO UB Smooth (7.96)
Florida Freedom 1-for-5 | 86.65 pts
Austin Richardson BO Rankenstein (7.51); Murilo Henrique de Oliveira 86.65 (Bex Red Eye); João Lucas Campos BO Smack Ya (3.20); Ethan Winckler BO Mr. Fahrenheit (4.86); Yan Victor Cunha BO Joker (6.94), RR taken, subbed in Alex Cerqueira, Bullistic (5.76)
Game 10 – Fort Worth, Texas — Oct. 3, 2026
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Gamblers | 90 | 89.70 | 0/0(RR) | 85.50 | 0 | 265.20 |
| Texas Rattlers | 87.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.85 |
Austin Gamblers 3-for-5 | 265.20 pts
Sage Steele Kimzey 90 (Bowser); Kaique Pacheco 89.70 (Woody); Jose Vitor Leme NS Flossin, RR taken, subbed in Callum Miller, Tankums (2.95); Dalton Kasel 85.50 (Splash Tide); Dener Barbosa BO The Paint (4.43)
Texas Rattlers 1-for-5 | 87.85 pts
Brady Fielder 87.85 (Let’s Roll); Daniel Keeping BO Take Down (2.48); Qynn Andersen BO Frankenstomp (2.72); Jean Carlos Teodoro BO Dana White’s Playmate (4.83); Dawson Branton x Punchy (5.20)
PBR Teams Season Standings:
Here are the current Teams standings for the regular season after the second day of competition in Fort Worth, Texas:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Weekend Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri Thunder | 18-7 | 5,468.70 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Nashville Stampede | 16-9 | 4,849.95 | 0-2 |
| 3 | Austin Gamblers | 15-10 | 5,235.00 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Carolina Cowboys | 15-10 | 3,984.90 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Texas Rattlers | 13-12 | 3,900.65 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Arizona Ridge Riders | 11-14 | 4,042.75 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Florida Freedom | 10-15 | 3,275.60 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Kansas City Outlaws | 9-16 | 4,043.80 | 1-1 |
| 9 | New York Mavericks | 9-16 | 3,837.65 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Oklahoma Wildcatters | 9-16 | 3,089.45 | 0-2 |
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