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Willie Peeters

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Willie Peeters
Born (1965-10-26) 26 October 1965 (age 59)
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight218 lb (99 kg; 15.6 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleWrestling, Judo, Kickboxing, Kyokushin Karate, Sambo, Muay Thai
TeamDolman Gym
Rings Holland
Teacher(s)Chris Dolman
Jan Lomulder
Fred Royer
Years active1995 - 2000
Mixed martial arts record
Total20
Wins9
By knockout6
By submission1
By decision2
Losses10
By knockout2
By submission5
Unknown3
Draws1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Willie Peeters (born 26 October 1965) is a Dutch[1] mixed martial artist.[2] He competed in the Heavyweight[3] division.

Biography

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Peeters started his career in Wrestling at the age of ten, training with famed champion Freddy Winters and winning several junior competitions across Europe. At sixteen, he moved to the Oyama Gym in Amsterdam, where he trained Judo under Chris Dolman and Willem Ruska, as well as Kickboxing under Jan Lomulder, and finally Kyokushin Karate, winning a heavyweight championship. In 1991, after talking about his interest in mixed martial arts, Dolman invited him to his team in Fighting Network RINGS in order to compete in both MMA and professional wrestling in Japan.

Peeters would develop a rivalry with Wataru Sakata in a long series of shootfighting bouts. Peeters defeated Wataru by TKO on their first fight On 16 November 1995, and they went to fight a rematch on 29 June 1996. During the latter, Sakata released late a toehold, injuring Peeters, who retaliated by illegally knocking him out with a close-fisted punch, gaining a red card. Still, Peeters would win by KO due palm strikes. The two met again on 24 August, when Peeters dominated in a grappling contest and defeated Sakata north/south choke. Willie would face Sakata again under different rules in a RINGS Holland event on 8 February 1998, but although Wataru performed dominantly for the first time, he lost a controversial decision, as the Dutch referee invalidated a finishing hold by Sakata while allowing Peeters to throw illegal strikes. Peeters finally lost to Sakata on 27 June by ankle lock.

On 1 July 1999 Peeters fought in Brazilian promotion World Vale Tudo Championship against Antonio Carlos Ribiero. The match, which was lost by Peeters by doctor stoppage, saw copious amounts of blood and Willie biting his opponent, and it was followed by a brawl between their teams.[4]

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
20 matches 9 wins 10 losses
By knockout 6 2
By submission 1 5
By decision 2 0
Unknown 0 3
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 9–10–1 Heath Herring Submission (rear-naked choke) Pride 9 4 June 2000 1 0:48 Nagoya, Japan
Win 9–9–1 Yasuhito Namekawa TKO (knee to the body) Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion 6 February 2000 2 4:56 Utrecht, Netherlands
Draw 8–9–1 Peter Varga Draw BOA 1: Battle of Arnhem 1 5 September 1999 0 0:00 Netherlands
Loss 8–9 Chris Haseman Submission (kneebar) Rings: Rise 5th 19 August 1999 1 3:13 Japan
Loss 8–8 Antonio Carlos Ribeiro TKO (cut) WVC 8: World Vale Tudo Championship 8 1 July 1999 1 5:56 Aruba
Loss 8–7 Ryuki Ueyama TKO (lost points) Rings: Rise 4th 24 June 1999 3 3:05 Japan
Loss 8–6 Wataru Sakata Submission Rings: Fourth Fighting Integration 27 June 1998 1 1:45 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8–5 Wataru Sakata Decision (unanimous) Rings Holland: The King of Rings 8 February 1998 2 5:00 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Loss 7–5 Sean Alvarez N/A Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal 23 December 1997 1 9:40 Japan
Win 7–4 Sergei Sousserov KO (palm strikes) Rings Holland: The Final Challenge 2 February 1997 1 4:51 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Loss 6–4 Tom Erikson Submission (neck crank) MARS: Martial Arts Reality Superfighting 22 November 1996 1 0:31 Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Win 6–3 Serge Narsisyan TKO (corner stoppage) MARS: Martial Arts Reality Superfighting 22 November 1996 1 5:10 Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Loss 5–3 Mitsuya Nagai N/A Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round 25 October 1996 0 0:00
Win 5–2 Wataru Sakata Submission (neck lock) Rings: Maelstrom 6 24 August 1996 1 18:31 Japan
Win 4–2 Eduardo Rocha TKO (submission to punches) CFT 2: Cage Fight Tournament 2 21 April 1996 1 1:51 Netherlands
Win 3–2 Hubert Numrich TKO (punches and headbutts) CFT 2: Cage Fight Tournament 2 21 April 1996 1 2:06 Netherlands
Win 2–2 Allen Harris TKO (punches) CFT 2: Cage Fight Tournament 2 21 April 1996 1 1:37 Netherlands
Loss 1–2 Tsuyoshi Kosaka Submission (rear-naked choke) Rings Holland: Kings of Martial Arts 18 February 1996 2 0:12 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Loss 1–1 Chris Haseman N/A Rings: Budokan Hall 1996 24 January 1996 0 0:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1–0 Masayuki Naruse Decision (unanimous) Rings Holland: Free Fight 19 February 1995 1 10:00 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Willie Peeters". Sherdog. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Willie Peeters". mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Willie Peeters". fightmatrix.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014.
  4. ^ Wrestling Observer Newsletter, June 7, 1999
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