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Cape Fear: The Battles

As the waiting period for the 2014 Red Bull Cape Fear contest starts to constrict, anticipation is building about who will face who in the unique one-on-one battles. Some of the potential match-ups on offer are Bruce Irons vs Koby Abberton, Mark Mathews vs Shane Dorian and Jamie O’Brien vs Ryan Hipwood. Excited yet? Koby is – “He (Bruce) will talk shit for the next two years if he beats me at my home break, I couldn’t think of anything worse.” Yep, we’re excited now.

cinema // Mar 8, 2016
Words by stab
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As the waiting period for the 2014 Red Bull Cape Fear contest starts to constrict, anticipation is building about who will face who in the unique one-on-one battles. Some of the potential match-ups on offer are Bruce Irons vs Koby Abberton, Mark Mathews vs Shane Dorian and Jamie O’Brien vs Ryan Hipwood. Excited yet? Koby is – “He (Bruce) will talk shit for the next two years if he beats me at my home break, I couldn’t think of anything worse.” Yep, we’re excited now.

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