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Samurai Chops Baseball In Half On 100 MPH Pitch

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — If you have heard of Isao Machii, then you know what the modern-day Samurai is capable of.

Before making headlines for slicing a baseball in half that was traveling 100 mph, he once sliced a single shrimp in half that was travelling 80 mph.

Machii takes the first two pitches from the machine in order to get his bearings straight, and on the third pitch, he slices the baseball perfectly into two halves.

This is just one of Machii's many stunts that he has performed over the years.

He even has dueled a sword-wielding robot...

It's safe to say that this modern-day Samurai has some serious skills.

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