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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/6w9D2mZ6trQ?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/wctbrasil.com\\/rio13\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;Billabong Rio Pro&lt;\\/a&gt;: Day 2 Highlights From Brazil&lt;\\/h2&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Stormy surf makes life hell for WCT surfers&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;While life will never be hell for a WCT surfer, today in Rio de Janeiro was about as close as these guys get to a real job. Between the howling wind, pelting rain, and lack of bikini-clad babes on the beach, that shit was work! Not digging ditches work, more like paddling-against-a-current-while-getting-blasted-in-the-face-by-wind-and-rain work. Poor guys. That said, Taj blew up, Kerrzy did a huge air, and Ace got tubed. Not bad for what was on offer. Enjoy the highlights and &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/wctbrasil.com\\/rio13\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;tune in&lt;\\/a&gt; this weekend for the rest of the show&amp;#8230;&lt;strong&gt;\\u2014JC&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Billabong Rio Pro&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;em&gt;Event No. 3 of 10 on 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBarra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMay 8 &amp;#8211; 19, 2013&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000161542\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000161542\\\" title=\\\"Taj Burrow\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2013\\/05\\/Taj-Burrow.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Taj Burrow\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"426\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Taj Burrow making the most of the sloppy conditions that were on offer for day 2 of the Billabong Rio Pro. Photo: ASP&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Billabong Rio Pro Round 2 Completed in Stormy Conditions at Barra Da Tijuca&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro\\/Brazil (Friday, May 17, 2013) \\u2013 After a week of lay days, the world\\u2019s best surfers got back to action at the punchy Brazilian beachbreak Barra Da Tijuca, tackling stormy three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) surf to complete Round 2 of competition.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Josh Kerr (AUS), 29, took flight in Round 2 of the Billabong Rio Pro, reveling in the wind-blown ramps at Barra Da Tijuca while earning the day\\u2019s highest scores. The progressive natural-footer launched a massive air-reverse on a righthander, finishing the ride with a strong frontside snap for a near-perfect 9.77 out of 10. Kerr found another right at the end of the heat and combined three big forehand turns, scoring a 17.94 out of 20 heat total to eliminate wildcard Messias Felix.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cIt feels good to get that heat win after all of those days off,\\u201d Kerr said. \\u201cI was lucky to find those two good ones and I waited forever to get that second good one after that first 9. Hopefully I can keep it going in the next round.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Taj Burrow (AUS), 34, current ASP WCT No. 3, went for broke in his Round 2 bout against wildcard Gustavo Fernandes, nailing a huge layback snap with complete commitment to start off his heat. The perennial ASP World Title contender back up the ride in the back half of the heat to lead the round\\u2019s top seeds while securing his position in Round 3. \\u201cWe had fun on the lay days and everyone was on vacation mode, but it\\u2019s good to be back,\\u201d Burrow said. \\u201cEven though it\\u2019s howling onshore it\\u2019s fun to finally have some waves. That little section on the lay back was a fun one to hit and I was hoping the judges would throw me a good score for the one maneuver. It was pretty difficult in the end. I just never got offered another section like that one. I knew Gustavo (Fernandes) was catching up and I was nervous the whole time.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Burrow will take on Californian Kolohe Andino (USA), 19, tomorrow in Round 3 of the Billabong Rio Pro. Adrian Buchan (AUS), 30, threaded the needle on a thumping backhand barrel and solidified the ride by clobbering a closeout section towards the back half of his heat. Buchan would earn an excellent 9-point score for the effort to vault in to the lead over dangerous Brazilian Raoni Monteiro (BRA), 31, and would hold on to the lead for the remainder of the heat.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI tried to get busy in the beginning and it\\u2019s hard to get out the back,\\u201d Buchan said. \\u201cI was out of position at the start of the heat and Raoni (Monteiro) wanted to surf on the inside. I had one at the start that I didn\\u2019t ride out of and found a left, but that 9 was a diamond in the rough. I didn\\u2019t know if it was going to be really open, so I didn\\u2019t want to be too deep, but it was a pretty nice round barrel. It\\u2019s powerful out there and dumpy now that the tide\\u2019s gone out.\\u201d Buchan will face off against C.J. Hobgood (USA), 34, in Round 3.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Brett Simpson (USA), 28, edged out fellow American Damien Hobgood (USA), 33, in a close come-from-behind victory. Simpson was in need of a solid score in the dying minutes of the Round 2 match-up and navigated through a barrel, completing the ride with a clean snap to top Hobgood by a score of 15.10 to 15.04. \\u201cDamo (Damien Hobgood) is such a good competitor and him and his brother have mentored me through my first year until now,\\u201d Simpson said. \\u201cHe\\u2019s a tenacious competitor and I knew it wouldn\\u2019t be easy. I started off bad in that heat and it was bumpy and lumpy and I struggled to get things going. I finally started off with that 7 and eventually found that little tube and had the rio. The judges want to see two big maneuvers out there today and I\\u2019m stoked to have found that wave at the end of the heat. I knew I could get the score if I just had a decent wave. I had the 7 and knew I\\u2019d get the score if I could just find the wave. We\\u2019ve had a lot of time off and I\\u2019m happy to get that win.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Simpson will take on two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 31, in Heat 12 of Billabong Rio Pro Round 3. Filipe Toledo (BRA), 18, led the Brazilian charge in Round 2, besting Australian goofy-footer Matt Wilkinson (AUS), 24, in the final heat of the day. While both surfers struggled to find a rhythm in their bout, Toledo was able to put together a two turn combination finished with a clean air-reverse, earning an 8.77 for the maneuver which proved to be the deciding factor for the win.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cIt was a really hard heat with the conditions, but that air at the end was a good one,\\u201d Toledo said. \\u201cI just had two small turns on the outside and knew i had to go for an air. I\\u2019m just really stoked to make that heat, especially here at home in Brazil.\\u201d Toledo will tackle Josh Kerr in Round 3 of competition.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Miguel Pupo (BRA), 21, was another Brazilian to find success in Round 2, topping fellow countryman and close friend Alejo Muniz (BRA), 23, with a buzzer-beating effort in his first ASP WCT appearance this season. Pupo was in need of a mid-range score with just seconds left in the heat and combined two committed backhand maneuvers to secure a Round 3 berth.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201ci knew it was going to be a hard heat with Alejo (Muniz),\\u201d Pupo said. \\u201cHe\\u2019s a good friend of mine and it\\u2019s been a tense week with all of the lay days. I\\u2019m just stoked to make it after having a whole week off. It\\u2019s funny because Alejo was telling me that this is the third time he has lost at the end of the heat this season. It\\u2019s always hard when you have to surf against a good friend. You don\\u2019t want to lose to them, but at the same time you don\\u2019t want them to lose either.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Pupo, who missed both Australian events due to an ankle injury, showed no signs of struggle today in the powerful beachbreak and commented that the former injury is no longer a factor. \\u201cThe ankle feels good,\\u201d Pupo said. \\u201cIt feels a little stiff at the beginning of the heat, but once I get going it feels good. I don\\u2019t even notice any pain anymore and I\\u2019m happy to be back.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Pupo will surf against yet another Brazilian in Round 3 of competition, where he will face off against current ASP WCT No. 4 Adriano de Souza (BRA), 26, in Heat 3 of Round 3. When competition resumes, up first will be Taj Burrow vs. Kolohe Andino in the opening Round 3 heat of the Billabong Rio Pro.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 6:30am to assess conditions for a potential 7am start. The Billabong Rio Pro will be webcast LIVE via &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/wctbrasil.com\\/rio13\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;wctbrasil.com\\/rio13&lt;\\/a&gt;. For additional ASP information log on to &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.aspworldtour.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;www.aspworldtour.com&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BILLABONG RIO PRO ROUND 2 RESULTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 11.34 def. Gustavo Fernandes (BRA) 10.70&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) 17.94 def. Messias Felix (BRA) 5.07&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Julian Wilson (AUS) 13.56 def. Jack Freestone (AUS) 9.60&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 11.50 def. Ricardo dos Santos (BRA) 7.47&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 5: Michel Bourez (PYF) 10.16 def. Yadin Nicol (AUS) 8.67&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 6: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.17 def. Dusty Payne (HAW) 8.10&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 7: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 14.93 def. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 14.33&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 8: Kai Otton (AUS) 12.24 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 12.20&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 9: Brett Simpson (USA) 15.10 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 15.04&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 10: Travis Logie (ZAF) 11.40 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 10.76&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 11: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 12.23 def. Alejo Muniz (BRA) 10.50&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 12: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 10.70 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 4.93&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BILLABONG RIO PRO ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Kolohe Andino (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Nat Young (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Miguel Pupo (BRA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 5: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Adrian Buchan (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Patrick Gudauskas (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 7: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Glenn Hall (IRL)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 8: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Bede Durbidge (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 9: Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. Sebastian Zietz (HAW)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 10: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Filipe Toledo (BRA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 11: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 12: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Brett Simpson (USA)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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