Professional Bull Riders Show Skill in SoCal

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Thrills and spills filled the Honda Center this weekend when Professional Bull Riders held their 19th Built Ford Tough competition in Anaheim. Over 30,000 fans cheered the riders and enjoyed the antics of PBR clown, Flint Rasmussen. Tanner Byrne, a 23-year-old Canadian, won the competition while completing four rides in four rounds. They also competed in a Bull Fighters Only competition where a bull fighter, on foot, faces off against a 1500-2000 pound animal. Points for contact with the bull and, ultimately, survival.

A rider flies off the back of a bull as PBR fighters try and distract the large animal. — Photo by Lawrence Sherwin ©
A rider flies off the back of a bull as PBR fighters try and distract the large animal.
— Photo by Lawrence Sherwin ©
PBR Clown Flint Rasmussen gets in on the action. — Photo by Lawrence Sherwin ©
PBR Clown Flint Rasmussen gets in on the action.
— Photo by Lawrence Sherwin ©
A rider falls off a bull during the event. — Photo by Lawrence Sherwin ©
A rider is hurled into the fence by a bull during the event.
— Photo by Lawrence Sherwin ©
A PBR fighter flies over a bull during the event. — Photo by Lawrence Sherwin ©
A PBR fighter flies over a bull during the event.
— Photo by Lawrence Sherwin ©
A rider hangs on tight as the bulls tries to kick him off his back. — Photo by Lawrence Sherwin ©
A rider hangs on tight as the bulls tries to kick him off his back.
— Photo by Lawrence Sherwin ©
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