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Rip Curl: Jordy Smith during his Round 5 heat win.
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Rip Curl: Brett Simpson lost in a close heat to Kai Otton in Rd. 5
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Rip Curl: Kai Otton surfed beautifully on his backhand through the first 5 rounds before being knocked out by eventual Bells winner Mick Fanning
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Rip Curl: Kai Otton'a backside reo
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Rip Curl: Josh Kerr shows the judges he can do more than just airs
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Rip Curl: Jeremy Flores scored his best result at Bells, knocking out Owen Wright in the quarters before falling to Kelly Slater in the semis.
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Rip Curl: Kelly Slater was in fine form all day
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Rip Curl: Owen Wright digs off the bottom
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Rip Curl: Owen Wright couldn't find the waves he needed to overcome Jeremy Flores in their quarter finals battle.
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Rip Curl: Jordy Smith smacks a Bells lip
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Rip Curl: Jordy Smith hacks in front of Bells' iconic cliffs.
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Rip Curl: Kelly Slater gets the score
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Rip Curl: Josh Kerr's air 360 was considered by many to be the move of the event.
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Rip Curl: Josh Kerr shows why he is considered one of the best aerialists on tour
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Rip Curl: Mick Fanning sets it up through the Bowl
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Rip Curl: Jeremy Flores displaces some serious water
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Rip Curl: Mick Fanning's slob air sealed his Quarter Final win over Kai Otton
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Rip Curl: Mick Fanning prepares to bash a Bells section
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Rip Curl: Sarah Mason defeated fellow New Zealander Paige Hareb in Round 4
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Rip Curl: Sarah Mason will face Tyler Wright in the Quarter Final #1
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Rip Curl: Stephanie Gilmore posted the highest heat score of Round 4 with a 17.17
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Rip Curl: Stephanie Gilmore will face Hawaii's Malia Manuel in Quarter Final #2
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Rip Curl: Laura Enever couldn't find her groove in Round 4, losing to Stephanie Gilmore 17.17 to 8.90
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Rip Curl: Mick Fanning surfed one of the greatest heats of his life in the Final of the 2012 Rip Curl Pro
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Rip Curl: Mick Fanning is carried up the beach after defeating Kelly Slater in the Final in front of a standing-room-only crowd
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Rip Curl: A very happy Mick Fanning celebrates his second Bells title. His first was back in 2001
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Rip Curl: Kelly Slater scored a perfect 10 for this incredible 360 air in the Final, but it wasn't enough.
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Rip Curl: Slater attempted a few hail mary airs in the dying minutes of the Final, but it wasn't enough to surpass Mick
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Rip Curl: Fanning put the exclamation point on his 9.1 first wave score of the Final with this frontside grab air on the inside shore break section
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Rip Curl: Mick Fanning pulls his trademark lightning fast cutback en route to his second Rip Curl Pro Bells title