Loud, funky beats fill the late summer air as two competitors eye each other from opposite ends of a patch of wood-grained lino.
At one end, BBoy Akorn in cargo pants, a loose black t-shirt, black cap and Adidas kicks. At the other, BBoy Simba in black pants, blue hoodie and a black beanie.
An expectant 300-strong crowd watch them prowl up and down the edge of the 3.5 x 2.5 metre lino stage that's taped to a wooden walkway overlooking the Waikato River.
