The most prestigious colored belt tournament in the World delivered an action packed event on Saturday in Solona Beach, California. Blue, purple and brown belts from all over the world converged on Studio 540 to put it all on the line just one week after the IBJJF World Championships. And while many up and coming stars continued to shine bright there were a few newcomers who announced themselves with authority.

In the lightweight division it was Atos stars Jonnatas Gracie and Johnatha Alves who extended their win streaks from Worlds. Alves would take the gold in the lone close-out but had an impressive run to the finals beating brown belt Kennedy Maciel in the semi-finals. 

Alves attacked early with pass attempts and was almost successful on more than one occasion. Although 'Lil Cobrinha' had a late submission attempt that looked to be close, all three referee's awarded the AOJ purple belt with the win advancing him to the finals.

Perhaps the biggest star of the day was the relatively unknown Ronaldo Junior stepping up as a late replacement on one days notice to take the top prize in the middle weight division. Junior submitted blue chip prospects Andrew Wiltse and Guthierry Barbosa in impressive fashion.

Returning champion Roberto Jimenez unfortunately suffered a knee injury in the quarter-finals and had to forfeit the match.

The most dramatic bracket of the night was the heavyweights, but when the dust settled it was Ribeiro jiu-jitsu's Victor Hugo who stood atop the heap. After winning Worlds last weekend as a purple belt and receiving his brown belt on the podium, Hugo lived up to his promise by surprising the field with not only some of the most exciting matches of the day but victories over some big names.

In the finals Hugo made quick work of Zenith's Felipe Andrew submitting him with a rear-naked choke in under two minutes. However it was his semi-final match that stirred up the most controversy. Originally declared the winner over Rudson Mateus due to an injury default Victor was later called back onto the mat to finish the match after a lengthy referee discussion. Losing a close match on points, he was pulled back into the tournament after Mateus couldn't continue. 

Each of the three winners were awarded a cash prize and have officially labeled themselves as the future stars of jiu-jitsu.