Mick Fanning wins early on sombre day at Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach Mick Fanning wins his first-round heat at Bells Beach. UPDATE: TWO-time world champion Mick Fanning has kicked off his defence of the Rip Curl Pro with an emphatic victory in his first surf at Bells Beach, just before officials put the competition on hold. Fanning defeated Hawaiian Sebastian Zietz and Indonesian Oney Anwar to book himself a spot in the third round of the competition. After Fanning's win, officials put the event on hold to wait for better surf conditions which are expected later today. World champion Joel Parkinson will then start his bid for a fourth Rip Curl Pro title when the competition resumes and after the ashes of one of the greatest surfers in history, Michael Peterson, are scattered at the famous Victorian surf sport of Bells Beach. A former winner at Bells, Peterson died exactly a year ago age 59. Parkinson will surf in the fifth heat of the morning against Australians Brett Simpson and Jack Perry and rival Kelly Slater a heat later. Pictures: Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach