Submission Wrestling: Jaun vs. Drake | GRPL

Two dominant GRPL wins have put a target on Jaun’s back in South Africa. His third Choke-Only Submission Wrestling match now brings a completely new challenge: 18-year-old MMA fighter Drake steps onto the GRPL mat for the first time. Jaun has made an immediate impact since joining GRPL. A 13-time national wrestling champion with an amateur MMA background and grappling experience, he controlled his first two appearances convincingly. Now the question changes. Can he maintain that momentum when a fresh opponent arrives with nothing to lose? Drake makes his GRPL debut with an MMA background and a bigger frame. At 80 kg, he enters heavier than Jaun and brings the unpredictability of a fighter who is used to combining different phases of combat. But this is not MMA. There are no strikes, no wrestling points and no positional score to protect. Under GRPL Choke-Only Submission Wrestling rules, everything has to lead toward the neck. The match is fought over 1 round of 7 minutes. Every successful choke scores 1 point, followed by a reset. The fighter with the most points after regulation wins. If the score is tied after 7 minutes, both fighters take a short break before continuing into Golden Score, where the first successful choke decides the match. For Jaun, this is another opportunity to prove that his wrestling dominance translates consistently into the GRPL format. His pressure, control and competitive experience have already been tested twice — but every new opponent creates a different problem. For Drake, this is the perfect debut scenario. He steps in against a fighter who is already building momentum, with the chance to immediately disrupt one of the strongest starts in the South Africa series. The physical matchup adds another layer. Jaun enters with elite wrestling credentials and two GRPL victories behind him. Drake enters heavier, younger to the platform, and backed by MMA experience. One fighter wants to stay dominant. The other wants to make his first GRPL appearance impossible to ignore. Can Jaun continue his winning run, or will Drake become the first fighter to stop him? Let us know in the comments: against a dominant wrestler under Choke-Only rules, what is the better weapon — MMA versatility or pure grappling pressure? Ruleset: Choke-Only Submission Wrestling Format: 1 Round Time Limit: 7 Minutes Scoring: 1 Point per Successful Choke Submission Reset: Reset After Every Successful Choke Win Condition: Most Points After 7 Minutes Wins the Match Golden Score: If Tied After 7 Minutes, a Short Break Is Followed by Golden Score Golden Score Win Condition: First Successful Choke Wins the Match Tale of the Tape Jaun Age: Not Provided Weight: 75.3 kg / 166 lbs Style: Wrestling / Amateur MMA Wrestling: 13x National Champion Experience: 2 Years Grappling / MMA Drake Age: 18 Weight: 80 kg / 176 lbs Style: MMA From our European base, GRPL travelled to South Africa to bring our unique Choke-Only Submission Wrestling ruleset to a new group of fighters. Subscribe for more GRPL Submission Wrestling from South Africa, MMA crossover matchups and international fights. #SubmissionWrestling #ChokeOnly #GRPL