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Guilherme Marchi of Brazil stands tall atop the chutes during his introduction. Marchi was injured on his first ride of the evening and scratched from the final round.
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Mythic riders
This is the Wild West -- as it exists in contemporary times -- a fantasy come to life. Lots of Levis, buckles and boots. Tall, handsome, real American cowboys. Lots of ladies in the crowd surveying the beef -- and I don't mean the cattle.
On Oct. 17 and 18, professional bull riding came to the Blaisdell Arena, with the Professional Bull Riders Hawaii All-Star Challenge. Despite a University of Hawaii football game at Aloha Stadium, more than 5,000 people chose to attend the second night of bull-riding competition, when these images were taken.
The riders were greeted like rock stars -- real American heroes.
The event was dedicated to U.S. troops serving abroad.
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A big, mean, powerful and angry a bull does his best to throw a rider off his back at the Professional Bull Riders Hawaii All-Star Challenge at Blaisdell Arena.
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After coming off of a bull, above, a rider makes a mad dash for the safety of the arena railings, above.
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Event winner Ross Coleman, from Molalla, Ore. talks with Luke Snyder, who took second place.
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