John John Florence Takes Down Filipe Toledo to Ring the Bell in 2019

Filipe Toledo battles John John Florence in the Final Heat at the 2019 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. #WSL
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[@lasker31]

Hats off to Felipe who stuck around on the beach to be one of the first to congratulate JohnJohn on his win. True sportsmanship, the numbers will fall in his favor next time.

[@javierpizarro7806]

True gentleman

[@SantaCruzSoulSurfer]

lasker31 agreed! A true gentleman in and out of the water!

[@HOT-1783]

Máfia grande. Vamos ver sem patrocinio este ano.

[@josephrando2030]

This aged perfectly

[@Letsgo_ray]

Either way, two of the current best surfer. FT slick style and JJ all around style. Congrats to both!

[@orenavroya2955]

What separates John from the rest including Medina and Felipe is his own unique style that we all love and admire .the relaxed posture droping down and waiting for the right moment to attack without any extra egotistic nuances .his surfing is selfless but yet explosive and therefore more likeable, a true artist that doesnt overdo things and belives that Less is More .

[@junior81291]

Medina is so much more complete and has a unique style too.

[@lordmuppet4989]

I hate all the failed air attempts though, I love john johns surfing because he can do a huge air but he also does these huge powerful laybacks. Medina surfing is wave after wave he goes for an air and fails until sometimes he lands and gets a 10

[@MirianBatista]

Se a questão é estilo, brasileiro não ganha do JJF nem com um Duplo Twist Carpado em cima da prancha...

[@FrizzLiftn]

Bro why cant people just enjoy watching amazing surf without having to pick a side or hate rivals?! The last thing i want is to see these guys retire and only then appreciate how incredible this generation of surfers really is

[@luciaseacreature8705]

i really like both surfers so much

[@Thenotoriousdll]

john style and power is next level in big waves

[@orenavroya2955]

Absolutely true and i like how relaxed he is ,waiting for the right moment to attack ,in away he looks like he is riding a skateboard ramp bowl with his hands down super relaxed and not forcing it or over riding it just flowing with it as being part of the wave and not the surfer .thats what i think separates him from all the rest including Medina and Felipe .its all about the style .JJ is an artist riding waves

[@stunterstyle]

Filipe wasn't even throwing any spray in his turns. Even the commentators had to hype up his turns. "slashing cutties" more like "sprinkle cutties"

[@jimsurfnfish8089]

True dat! I think his board was to small for those waves, he couldn't really dig in. Love his surfing, but JJF had more power for sure.

[@the_rugged]

Filipe is a real stand up guy. First on the beach to congratulate JJF, great fair play. Brasileiros não o merecem.

[@pablodagamamoreira619]

A inveja é uma merda!!!

[@luciaseacreature8705]

two of my top favorite surfers :)

[@clarkster98]

I've gotta say JJF scraped home in this final by the skin of his teeth ,I though the Brazilian picked bigger more critical waves but the one he got biggest of the day he should've smashed that lip and he would've won Bells !!

[@HOT-1783]

Brazilian storn.

[@adrisousatubarao]

John John is spectacular and deserved to ring the bell this time! We all should learn to appreciate much more this wonderful sport than our idols

[@chestrockwell4640]

John John’s laybacks are a thing of a beauty

[@johnmcculloch5736]

That's the win that'll give JJ the confidence for another World Title. In my personal opinion its Bells and Pipe that are the two to get.

[@jamessan3377]

quem acompanha a tempos.sabe como funciona.sempre foi assim. ñ é de agora

[@josuebernarddossanto]

Verdade! Era para o John John ter ficado nas quartas, o Medina levou a bateria, JOHN JOHN É UMA FARSA !!

[@antoniovandias8653]

Brasileiros. Tomem o vosso grande surfista como exemplo de humildade e parem com o orgulho. Ja nao ha paciencia.

[@carlosferreira193]

não aguento mais essa choradeira mano

[@HOT-1783]

Você é tão otário que dá pena. Lambe botas babaca.

[@CHABEEOFFICIAL]

Congratulations Bro 🏄

[@Uplifting_sfbay]

Holy wow, my first time really just paying some attention to JJ and I really like his style. So elegant with the whips and top turns off the lip!

[@ftapiavalentin]

Excellent surfers!!!

[@bapple7844]

I like the shot of filipes dad just watching his son and smiling. He didn’t look worried that Filipe might lose he was just stoked at watching his boy do his thing

[@viniciusbrigatto5559]

No Brasil vamos quebrar tudo !!! Acorda WSL !!!

[@vitorvianna7474]

edsonbco9017 ???

[@jlm3336]

Congratulations to JJF Great Style, and flow,second to none . The layback hacks under the lip are insane! Hung tough and didn’t give up after being down in points early. Well done bruddah Keep it going Good to see JJF back Aloha

[@stevegriz907]

If Felipe finished those waves with a turn instead of kicking out, he most likely would have won.

[@orenavroya2955]

IF doesn't exist .they both surf great and everyone knows it already but the test of competing is in real time and under pressure . JJF also fell in the first 2 waves and WHAT IF he didnt ???

[@surfershaper]

@@orenavroya2955 Your theory does not apply dude simply because JJ WON✓✓ The IF applies to yo boy Filipe because he may have won by finishing that one wave he kicked out of. Si seniõr¡!¡!! 2021 underway 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@PabloMeijueiro]

Admiro por de mais o John John... mas quem era pra ter levado esse caneco era o Felipe.

[@michaelangelos5117]

Sick waves

[@Bobmacjack]

Ohhhh seus juízes !!

[@aronsurfdreamz1223]

Jon Jon on his way for that 3rd world title. He showed how diverse his surfing is in all the different conditions Bells gave him this week

[@med-3000]

I thought Toledo had it. Wow incredible surfers

[@adrianolm2]

grande Filipe Toledo.parabens campeao. sem palavras

[@gleicianoalves2993]

Vlw Felipe representou, você sabe que esse título é seu... O favorecimento para o florence foi maior do que o surfe desta vez..

[@spiritlight4183]

Brazilians are amazing in tiny shitty surf, but they just can`t surf proper quality waves and it really shows here.

[@Chris-vq5vr]

Agreed. 100%

[@davetheminion8979]

Yeah they just aren’t used to big reef breaks

[@DiAS__.]

John john tem muita força nesse tipo de onda, as manobras dele dão um visual show, Felipe surfou muito tbm, pegou as melhores e maior da série...

[@TheDoouglas5]

Nesse último dia, se as da série influeciassem na nota, a onda de Medina teria um peso maior na bateria contra JJ

[@maimaik1]

Sempre ajudado o Havaiano!!!

[@eduardo.peringa]

Que novidade ein WSL, provando que santo de casa faz milagre sim. Filipe quebrou tudo!

[@jefersonpires3539]

O sino era do Filipinho surfou muito 👏👏👏👏👏🏄🤙

[@17th_Street_Preacher]

I was rooting for you Toledooo

[@SnootchieBootchies27]

There's no way bells is bigger than waimea, bro!

[@davetheminion8979]

Nah man it gets 20 ft plus

[@HOT-1783]

Últimos anos. Brazilian storn. Gringos medrosos. Vamos devastar vocês

[@Cheekymongoose351]

John John Congratulations at Bells 🔔 well done 👍 and well deserved. Let’s get a Pipe Masters for your mantle 🤙🏻

[@juquinha3181]

i think jordy and owen won.... jj overscored

[@Cheekymongoose351]

Juquinha cool 😎

[@gabrielmoraes6324]

Final foi parelha. Filipe não era o melhor do evento, e o joao joao repetiu a mesma manobra em praticamente todas finalizações. Gabriel foi o melhor do evento. Final foi justa as notas. A melhor onda do João João teve uma manobra mais forte no final que a melhor do Filipe. Foi no detalhe mesmo.

[@bMachad0]

Gabriel Moraes falou tudo!!! Às vezes o melhor não ganha.

[@HOT-1783]

Só um grande invejoso escrrveria isso. Você é apenas um tolo invejoso

[@weverton916]

Como vc disse o João João, repetiu o campeonato todo a mesma manobra, mas realmente essa final foi justa. KKKK Gostei do "João João" KKKKK

[@CJRSA788]

JJF the stand out 🙌 glad his back!! In big gnarly waves he a beast💪

[@joeblow1942]

Toledo surfed better in this heat.

[@joeblow1942]

@oh yea yea Huh? I don't understand what you're saying.

[@davetheminion8979]

Toledo lost get over it

[@HOT-1783]

JJF é um garotinho mimado. Toledo é superior. Toledo foi roubado. Juizes ladrões. Você é apenas um tolo bajulador

[@davetheminion8979]

Judges don’t care about your feelings

[@bowliver]

John John had absolutely more power flow and critical turns. And if style would favor in , this would be win before the heat started. But now it doesn’t and it didn’t matter because jjf smashed the wave more than Toledo. And i don’t know how you can’t see that? I enjoy surfing and not the flag on the jersey.

[@vznquest]

i'm with you but filipe has great style IMO

[@lisad2461]

Wow!!!

[@simonepereira1733]

Parabéns john e Felipe final digna, fizeram uma grande apresentação.

[@johncast9565]

Toledo spent alot of his waves trying to beat the section, he always ended well, but 70% of the time he was just pumping the board.

[@HOT-1783]

Falou bobagem. Comentário idiota. Todos viram o roubo

[@surfershaper]

@@HOT-1783 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@connorchin9946]

i do think that FT turning wave just after JJF took 1st was underscored. from where i was standing on the beach on the day FT's wave looked at least an 8 which would have gotten him the win. but congrats to both surfers.

[@hericlesvarela]

Percebam que em 22 minutos, F.Toledo estabiliza na pontuação 13.83 e não faz mais nada de ponto. Enquanto isso J.J de 6.33 vai pra 14.20 pontos com umas manobra bem mais inferior. Como os juízes conseguem roubar tanto a ponto de mais de 20 minutos F.Toledo surfando e pegando altas ondas, não conseguiu somar mais? Então as ondas que ele pegou foi envão? Para né!

[@eduardobarzan5847]

Pra mim... Medina foi o melhor..nessas ondas...surf dele encaixou..tava demais..

[@nickbrennan3389]

It's like a hometown advantage for any Brazilian surfer at bells !!...how come there is so many Brazilian supporters in rural Victoria ??

[@surferdude8086]

That was tough to call.

[@micahhardman3183]

Almost Slow-Motion rides......John John almost comes to a Complete stand still" as he rides one...😁😁🌞 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

[@steffanbrollin7305]

Os três Mitos mundiais ... Espetáculo pra quem assiste... Mas os árbitros pucha voto pra gringada...

[@EPICichiban]

EPIC Sesh!! I give it to Toledo

[@josevalverde5386]

No lo puedo creer...

[@alexandreferrante6093]

WSL thrusts the championship!!!!!

[@jerrymarshall2095]

Holy Toledo surfed the waves,John eviscerated em.

[@HOT-1783]

Bajulador . Toledo é superior, muito superior.

[@nellynelson965]

I cant wait for this to come to the Olympics. I cant even surf

[@huntercollins1231]

Nelly Nelson that didn’t age well

[@DillonRust]

Yet another American sport adopted by the world 🇺🇸🌎

[@nellynelson965]

@@DillonRust err? I don't think Tahiti bora bora and all the other polonesian islands are American.

[@DillonRust]

Nelly Nelson Yeah that’s definitely up for debate, because many “American” sports were actually Native American or Native Polynesian. For example, Lacrosse 🥍 and surfing 🏄 were both native sports popularized by the colonists. However, I would argue that they are American considering their origins were in a current American state (Hawaii)

[@DillonRust]

Nelly Nelson I agree with you that it’s an Ancient Polynesian sport popularized much later by Hawai’i and then later the United States, followed by Australia, New Zealand, Brazil etc. you have to admit though California is really where all the current popularity for board sports like snowboarding/surfing started during the 1960’s-1990’s

[@Aint1S]

Great great!

[@HOT-1783]

Roubo. Inveja. Sujeira. Tolos bajulando.

[@antoniocarlospenteado1210]

O brasileiro que quiser ganhar do JJF em uma final com esses juizes da WSL , vai ter que dar um aéreo com duplo carpado com rotação invertida e cair plantando bananeira . kkk

[@maykerodrigues1157]

Tá foda msm...

[@gladsonsilva5771]

Só um tipo de manobra ele aplicava. emquanto omedina e filipinho com manobras radicais mais pesadas

[@porlabuenaonda]

Lo único pesado es escuchar esto cada vez tantas quejas cada vez

[@omarechaldeferro]

Dá um mortal invertido dentro do tubo kkkk

[@czarnpg]

Dar um dos santos kkkk

[@jonathanschill8075]

Such a great final! Two giants with great style

[@JASONBRINGAS]

congratulations john john. nice to see you healthy again. you are getting up there in my book felipe

[@woperwoper]

This here is a stickup and we're the WSL!

[@redbug3485]

Great surf provided by Mother Nature!

[@cwalt4089]

big but fat and mushy

[@kildereholanda4950]

Garfada!!!!

[@msouza1982]

Variedade de manobras? Combinação de grandes manobras? Repetitions of the same all day long Give him the 🏆

[@ridzigaudie1]

JJ repetion same manouver Florence...what a robbery

[@iPuuZe_Vaillant]

hahahah hater

[@bernardodeoliveira7701]

Jhon Jhon is an amazing surfer, besides the fact that judges favors him.

[@mr.j8690]

Nice...

[@imnotanalky]

JJF, Medina, and Dane (would be top 5 if he chose to compete) are the only current surfers who combine massive power with technical ability. Clearly, Toledo is a great surfer, but he lacks the power of JJF. It's super close, could've gone either way. JJF's power gave the slight edge.

[@islandnug9885]

imnotanalky man turns

[@Michael-dq9jz]

John John absolutely destroyed this contest. When waves get big there are few people that can match his power and style. I see people commenting that Filipe was better but you can just look at their turns and see what I’m talking about. John goes vertical into the lip while Toledo either does floaters, wraps, or on the end sections glides with the lip of the wave. He’s just not as powerful as John but Toledo is still a great surfer, especially in smaller waves. Great comp, hope the season has the best waves!

[@yuanboymusic]

How many did Toledo have in the last wave?

[@johnjohngus2843]

5 and someting

[@bonsummers2657]

5.9

[@arieldayan885]

where is it?.

[@josecarlosmesia366]

La valoración de los jueces me ha parecido parcializada. Le han favorecido a J.F.

[@iPuuZe_Vaillant]

JJF era superior a Toledo.

[@bbchester6]

The only reason why it 's close is because Toledo is so small and the waves just look bigger in comparison. John is a grown person so he's able to do real turns instead of weak taps to the lip. Size is always going to be the equalizer in any given conditions.

[@bonsummers2657]

Under the breaking wave top take offs are pretty amazing,…. not getting knocked off

[@mavericksttl1649]

Impssiiiiiiivel. ..totalmente garfado.....se eu fosse ele entregava o trofeu de primeiro lugar. ..vergonhoso comemorar essa vitoria

[@andresarellanoff1322]

Yeeeeeew go john

[@bamcleod-aster8060]

filipe if u see this post,,,,u were right there ,,,,but visuauly the sprays were not as visible,,,lol,,,somethin with equiment,,,?

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Foreveeeer Awesoooooommmmeee

[@velvety2528]

This was a close event but congrats to john john

[@stokes2559]

JJ Florence is a beast

[@brunoamaral9624]

Filipinho quebrou bem mais e não foi campeão, os juízes recalcados que não suportam ver o Brasil vencer sempre.

[@ferruz_surf]

onix pda esses juízes são tudo cú de sardinha...

[@bonsummers2657]

I think Toledo's surfing deserved higher points,…. and the win.

[@fingerman6646]

Bon Summers eh surf politics jjf needed a win how petty 😒

[@daniloestaciooliveira4952]

Como faço para traduzir o que vcs falaram ser saber ingles?kkkkkk

[@joeblow1942]

I wanted John to win but Toledo surfed better and was robbed.

[@michaeljj7997]

Yeah. I didn't watch the whole heat, just this video and am totally perplexed how JJ won this one. Felipe's waves were bigger and more critical for the most part.

[@rodrigomotasantana8376]

Achei justo a final, só ainda n entendi o 6.67 do Medina, o resto tá ok.

[@eloy2133]

Great to see my favourite surfers competing in the finals. Nice effort by the two of them and JJF is back at his best.

[@KPLR35010]

Respect for JJ....but, for me, Filipe won!

[@ricardonogueira3510]

olha o garfo

[@spencerflynn7743]

Yes!!!!! Nail biter

[@liiiitoo]

Winning like this it's worst than losing

[@tubetauk]

Yeeeeah john

[@berthartelt9991]

JJ full tilt on an ordinary wave

[@BreauxBobby]

I thought Felipe got ripped off by the judges until I watched this again. John John's turns were more vertical, more critical, and had more of these critical turns in his two best results. Toldeo looked like he was surfing with more enthusiasm, but his turns were not as numerous and critical as John's.

[@joeblow1942]

As awesome as John's layback slash is, he was a one trick pony in this heat. Toledo got robbed.

[@jonathanbouic5947]

@@joeblow1942 09:09 the wave that got jjf the win. Check it out. Not a single layback in there, and still much better than any of toledo's wave.

[@joeblow1942]

Jonathan Bouic I just watched this heat again and am more convinced than before that Toledo got robbed.

[@griffinbell9800]

Seriously, replay John Johns OK ride three times???

[@albertofreitas488]

jhon jhon surfou no critico, filipe fez o basico. vitoria merecida de jhon jhon florence

[@coisasdeeros]

Acho que eu vi outra bateria.

[@albertofreitas488]

@@coisasdeeros filipe parecia uma pena na onda , a onda batia nele. ja jhon jhon surfou com maestria

[@jrisso4008]

Uma entidade contestada e que monopolizou o esporte...

[@markriobr]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOverscored,JJ WSL pretty boy

[@WaterBucket]

Toledo board too small

[@ellitobender9792]

FT got shafted. He took bigger waves n surfed them just as good. That's politics for you. Judges are backing JJ just like they did for Slater all those years.

[@luismarques1938]

Toledo deserved the win, i like John Florence but this heat was Toledo win, I don’t understand the judge criteria 🙁

[@cosmokoeune1912]

7:45 toledo could've done a big final turn but he just wanted to celebrate

[@luizrobertorcarvalhaesaloi1985]

Espero que olimpíadas seja exemplo em termos de arbitragem Mais criterios na hora de julgamento simplesmente Gabriel e Felipe destruíram as ondas, da para pensar quê estão apavorados Com a nossa geração se deixar pegam com certeza os três primeiros postos

[@parreiramiranda]

Por isso q não acompanho é vergonhoso,2017 JJF foi claramente ajudado

[@omarechaldeferro]

Nas olimpíadas o Brasil já tem prata ou ouro garantido, menos que isso é frustante.

[@heyman8820]

Great white, beautiful fish.

[@sacrificedduo1018]

So many complaints about the scoring of these waves ahha. The truth is, no one knows what's really on the judges criteria for scoring waves. Toledo missed the whole starting section of his last wave, that was the most crucial aspect of the wave and had the most opportunity for high scoring potential which most likely explains the 5.9 or something. If he just made one decent turn he would've had the score and i'm sure he knows it.

[@helder___]

Caramba até no surf os caras conseguem comprar os juízes ou então o vídeo esta manipulado por que se foi todas essas ondas pegas pelos atletas felipe levou a melhor sem dúvidas ondas grades e ele estava muito solto jj nem vi surfa muito mais Felipe engoliu nessa abraços BR aqui?

[@timothyoreilly6571]

"cry is free"

[@Scootyking]

Concordo!

[@Scootyking]

@@timothyoreilly6571 fuck you

[@surf..77]

Mais uma vez favorecido,vergonha esse campeonato,roubaram o gabriel e o felipe...

[@luisfernandolopes2069]

Não digo comprar os juízes, mas que eles estão tirando a mão nas notas dos brasileiros eles estão, Brasil está soberano no surf mundial, isso está incomodando os gringos

[@Surfe99]

Se na última onda o Toledo da um passada ou floater na 1 sessão q tava bem pesada ele virava facil