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Insane brawl breaks out between Santa Cruz black belt surfer and bodyboarder over petty lineup gripe

California Post·Kevin Barr·28 days ago
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It’s supposed to be all peace, love and perfect sets — but one Santa Cruz session turned into a shoreline scrap straight out of “Point Break.” A wild early-morning clash between two surfers at the famed Steamer Lane was caught on camera, showing tempers flare from a brief smackdown in the sea to a full-on fight on land. The now-viral footage, first flagged by Surfer Magazine , shows the moment things boiled over Saturday around 7:15 a.m., when local surfer and martial arts adonis Sandro Santiago says a fellow wave rider confronted him over an alleged past run-in. The early-morning clash was caught on camera. Instagram/@sandrobatatabjj It went down at the famed Steamer Lane break in Santa Cruz Instagram/@sandrobatatabjj Santiago later posted the clip online and said the pair initially exchanged pleasantries before things took a sharp turn. The other surfer complained the black belt jiu-jitsu fighter had previously yelled at him for cliff-jumping into the lineup, a major party foul in surf etiquette.…

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