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]
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Willie Peeters born 26 October 1965 is a Dutch 1 mixed martial artist 2 He competed in the Heavyweight 3 division Willie PeetersBorn 1965 10 26 26 October 1965 age 57 NijmegenNationalityDutchHeight5 ft 9 in 1 75 m Weight218 lb 99 kg 15 6 st DivisionHeavyweightStyleWrestling Judo Kickboxing Kyokushin KarateTeamDolman GymRings HollandTeacher s Chris DolmanJan LomulderFred RoyerYears active1995 2000Mixed martial arts recordTotal20Wins9By knockout6By submission1By decision2Losses10By knockout2By submission5Unknown3Draws1Other informationMixed martial arts record from Sherdog Contents 1 Biography 2 Mixed martial arts record 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditPeeters 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 EditProfessional record breakdown 20 matches 9 wins 10 lossesBy knockout 6 2By submission 1 5By decision 2 0Unknown 0 3Draws 1Res Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location NotesLoss 9 10 1 Heath Herring Submission rear naked choke Pride 9 4 June 2000 1 0 48 Nagoya JapanWin 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 NetherlandsDraw 8 9 1 Peter Varga Draw BOA 1 Battle of Arnhem 1 5 September 1999 0 0 00 NetherlandsLoss 8 9 Chris Haseman Submission kneebar Rings Rise 5th 19 August 1999 1 3 13 JapanLoss 8 8 Antonio Carlos Ribeiro TKO cut WVC 8 World Vale Tudo Championship 8 1 July 1999 1 5 56 ArubaLoss 8 7 Ryuki Ueyama TKO lost points Rings Rise 4th 24 June 1999 3 3 05 JapanLoss 8 6 Wataru Sakata Submission Rings Fourth Fighting Integration 27 June 1998 1 1 45 Tokyo JapanWin 8 5 Wataru Sakata Decision unanimous Rings Holland The King of Rings 8 February 1998 2 5 00 Amsterdam North Holland NetherlandsLoss 7 5 Sean Alvarez N A Rings Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal 23 December 1997 1 9 40 JapanWin 7 4 Sergei Sousserov KO palm strikes Rings Holland The Final Challenge 2 February 1997 1 4 51 Amsterdam North Holland NetherlandsLoss 6 4 Tom Erikson Submission neck crank MARS Martial Arts Reality Superfighting 22 November 1996 1 0 31 Birmingham Alabama United StatesWin 6 3 Serge Narsisyan TKO corner stoppage MARS Martial Arts Reality Superfighting 22 November 1996 1 5 10 Birmingham Alabama United StatesLoss 5 3 Mitsuya Nagai N A Rings Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round 25 October 1996 0 0 00Win 5 2 Wataru Sakata Submission neck lock Rings Maelstrom 6 24 August 1996 1 18 31 JapanWin 4 2 Eduardo Rocha TKO submission to punches CFT 2 Cage Fight Tournament 2 21 April 1996 1 1 51 NetherlandsWin 3 2 Hubert Numrich TKO punches and headbutts CFT 2 Cage Fight Tournament 2 21 April 1996 1 2 06 NetherlandsWin 2 2 Allen Harris TKO punches CFT 2 Cage Fight Tournament 2 21 April 1996 1 1 37 NetherlandsLoss 1 2 Tsuyoshi Kosaka Submission rear naked choke Rings Holland Kings of Martial Arts 18 February 1996 2 0 12 Amsterdam North Holland NetherlandsLoss 1 1 Chris Haseman N A Rings Budokan Hall 1996 24 January 1996 0 0 00 Tokyo JapanWin 1 0 Masayuki Naruse Decision unanimous Rings Holland Free Fight 19 February 1995 1 10 00 Amsterdam North Holland NetherlandsSee also EditList of male mixed martial artistsReferences Edit Willie Peeters Sherdog Archived from the original on November 1 2014 Willie Peeters mixedmartialarts com Archived from the original on November 1 2014 Willie Peeters fightmatrix com Archived from the original on November 1 2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter June 7 1999External links EditProfessional MMA record for Willie Peeters from Sherdog nbsp Willie Peeters at mixedmartialarts com Willie Peeters at fightmatrix com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Willie Peeters amp oldid 1161502572, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
