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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (October 16, 2009) - The top 40 bull riders in the world bucked into New England for the 31st and final regular season stop on the prestigious Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) tour. The world’s best are battling for position while some are just fighting to qualifiy for the upcoming 2009 PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals. In the first of three nights at the Mohegan Sun Invitational presented by Cooper Tires, last week’s event winner Cody Nance (Paris, Tenn.) and New Mexico man Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, N.M.) walked out of the Mohegan Sun Arena splitting the round one victory after each scored 87.25 points. Nance rode the bull, Black Chrome of 5G Farms Bucking Bulls while Briscoe took on Walk the Line, owned by Dakota Rodeo/Denny Hawks. Each collected a check for $6,000.



PBR - Briscoe and Nance Split Round One in Uncasville

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Round 1 in Uncasville, CT

Cody Nance - Black Chrome - 87.25
Travis Briscoe - Walk the Line - 87.25
Zack Brown - Evil Forces - 87.00
J.B. Mauney - Clam Digger - 86.75
Rocky McDonald - Butt Ugly - 86.25
Bryan Richardson - Chloe's Pet - 86.00
Brendon Clark - Ring of Fire - 85.75
Robson Palermo - Shake & Bake - 85.75
Sean Willingham - Relentless Warrior -85.75
Wiley Peterson - Lacy Balls - 85.50
Ryan McConnel - Black Moon - 84.25
Reese Cates - Dirty Dozen - 84.25
Mike Lee - Big Spot - 84.00
Guilherme Marchi - Blue Boy - 84.00
Dusty Ephrom - Fully Loaded - 83.75
Valdiron de Oliveira - Tatanka - 82.75
Renato Nunes - Bum - 78.75
Elliot Jacoby Schizophrenic - 78.50