Two enticing bouts added to One X card
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Two enticing bouts added to One X card

From left Itsuki Hirata, Jihin Radzuan, Danielle Kelly and Mei Yamaguchi.
From left Itsuki Hirata, Jihin Radzuan, Danielle Kelly and Mei Yamaguchi.

Singapore: One Championship's One X, the organisation's 10th anniversary celebration, has got two more spectacular women's atomweight bouts.

The star-studded card takes place on March 26 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium and will be streamed live on the One Super App.

BJJ phenom Danielle Kelly will face veteran Mei "VV" Yamaguchi in a submission grappling match-up.

Meanwhile, unbeaten MMA fighter Itsuki "Android 18" Hirata will challenge wushu world champion Jihin "Shadow Cat" Radzuan.

Kelly will begin her career in One Championship with a submission grappling bout but will eventually move on to mixed martial arts sometime in the near future.

The BJJ star has already faced some of the best grapplers in the world, including Roxanne Modafferi and Carla Esparza.

This has definitely helped prepare her for Yamaguchi, who has a black belt in jiu-jitsu and comes from a wrestling background.

Another grappling standout on the card, Itsuki Hirata, has won four of her five professional fights via finishes.

In fact, "Android 18" was explosive in her last fight against Alyse Anderson of the United States.

She took the win by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals of the One women's atomweight World Grand Prix last fall.

Medical concerns prevented her from continuing in the tournament, but she is finally ready to compete once again.

Hirata has a challenge ahead of her when she steps in the circle against the "Shadow Cat".

Radzuan is a wushu world champion with both spectacular striking and a tough ground game.

Her last two wins were against Yamaguchi and Bi "Killer Bee" Nyguen, and the Malaysian sensation may be the first to hand Hirata a loss.

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