The atomweight star failed to get the dream start she was looking for in the Singapore-based promotion. Anderson lost to Japan’s Itsuki Hirata in the ONE Women’s Atomweight World Grand Prix quarterfinals at ONE: Empower last year.
It’s now been five months since that narrow defeat, and Alyse Anderson has recognized and worked on her shortcomings while planning for her sophomore appearance in the Circle.
During an interview with ONE Championship, she said:
According to her, nerves might have taken their toll as it was her promotional debut. However, she slowly started to correct her mistakes as the match progressed. Anderson says she’s learned from the bout:
Alyse Anderson feels she would have taken the victory if the match had been longer
Alyse Anderson couldn’t solve the judoka specialist’s trickery on the canvas during their 15-minute battle.
However, late in the third round, the Michigan native started to impose her presence on Itsuki Hirata. She even floored the Japanese fighter courtesy of a right hook. That short spell of dominance wasn’t enough to convince the judges to sway the decision in favor of the debuting star.
Alyse Anderson feels that if the match had carried on for a couple more rounds, she would’ve become the first athlete to put a dent on Itsuki Hirata’s perfect MMA resume:
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