Willie Peeters

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

Willie Peeters
Born (1965-10-26) October 26, 1965
Nijmegen
NationalityDutch
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight218 lb (99 kg; 15.6 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
TeamDolman Gym
Rings Holland
Teacher(s)Chris Dolman
Jan Lomulder
Fred Royer
Years active1995 - 2000
Mixed martial arts record
Total20
Wins9
By knockout5
By submission2
By decision2
Losses10
By knockout2
By submission5
Unknown3
Draws1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Biography

Peeters started his career in amateur 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 November 16, 1995, and they went to fight a rematch on June 29, 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 August 24, where 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 February 8, 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 June 27 by ankle lock.

On July 1, 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

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

See also

References

  1. "Willie Peeters". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014.
  2. "Willie Peeters". mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014.
  3. "Willie Peeters". fightmatrix.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014.
  4. Wrestling Observer Newsletter, June 7, 1999
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