By TXMMA Staff
Nate Orchard wins Onnit Invitational 2; Ryan, Jimenez, etc. shine in superfights
AUSTIN, TX – The 10th Planet crew held their second Onnit Invitational last Thursday in Austin with Andrew Craig and Curtis Hembroff bringing in talent from around the state to compete against the Austin locals and 10P rep Nathan Orchard in a 165 lbs. tournament. Lots of competitive matches and highlight moments all around including Kody Steele scoring a vicious belly-to-back suplex over Peyton Burns before finishing him off with an RNC and out-of-towner Gordon Ryan continuing to make his name in impressive fashion, even playing “possum guard” before snagging the leg of fellow leg lock enthusiast Jams Partridge. As for the tourney itself, it was competitive all around with Orchard and WSOF vet Durkee making their way to the finals. Nate ended up winning the whole thing in impressive fashion.
Check out the full results below:
Quarterfinals
- Jason Soliz def. Thiago Macedo in OT
- Nathan Orchard def. Clay Hantz by “dead orchard”
- Will Durkee def. Chris Westfall in OT
- Josh Mancuso def. Kevin Troyer by heel hook
Semifinals
- Nathan Orchard def. Jason Soliz by heel hook
- Will Durkee def. Josh Mancuso by toe hold
Final
- Nathan orchard def. Will Durkee by heel hook
Superfights
- Gordon Ryan def. Jams Partridge by inverted heel hook
- Roberto Jimenez def. William Tackett by toe hold
- Ketra Bartek def. Laura Heiman by armbar
- Jon Thibeault def. Jarret Jones by
- Kody Steele def. Peyton Burns by RNC
Onnit Invitational 2 – Photo Highlights from March 24, 2016
