♪♪ >>> WE'RE BACK.
WITH OUR BREAK-LONG SERIES "BREAK IT TODAY."
WE'VE TEAMED UP WITH OUR FRIENDS AT THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS TO
CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THE BOOK.
>> THIS MORNING, A COMPETITOR LOOKING TO SET ONE BY SPLITTING
THE COMPETITION IN HALF. MEET THE HAMMER.
RON IS A REAL-LIFE FRUIT NINJA, CRUSHING WATERMELONS WITH A
SINGLE PUNCH. HE'S A VERT IF IED TRAINER AND
BOXING EXPERT. HE'S BEEN FIGHTING HIS WAY INTO
THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORD BOOKS. THE LONGEST PUNCHING MARATHON.
TODAY, RON IS LOOKING TO HAVE THE MOST WATERMELONS SPLIT WITH
A KARATE CHOP. RON IS ALMOST READY TO GO, ALONG
WITH MICHAEL EMPRIC. WHAT IS THE CURRENT RECORD RIGHT
NOW? >> THE MARK TO BEAT IS 40
WATERMELONS. THEY NEED TO BE SPLIT IN HALF
WITH A KARATE CHOP. NOT A FIST.
>> WHY WATERMELONS? >> THE LAST RECORD I SET, WAS A
PUNCH BAG MARATHON. I DECIDED I WANTED TO HAVE A
ONE-MINUTE RECORD. >> DO YOU FEEL CONFIDENT?
>> I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT. >> I SHOOK YOUR HAND AND THOUGHT
I CRUSHED IT WITH MY STRENGTH. >> WHAT FREAKS ME OUT IS HOW
CLOSE THE BOARD IS UNDER THERE. DO YOU SLAM INTO THE BOARD EVERY
TIME? >> A LITTLE BIT.
>> ARE WE READY? >> I WANT TO SAY HELLO TO MY
MOM. I LOVE YOU.
THIS ONE IS FOR YOU. >> HOW SWEET ARE YOU?
>> WE SHOULD MOVE BACK. >> ARE YOU READY?
>> THREE, TWO, ONE, GO. >> RONALD, ARE YOU READY?
>> YES. >> FOR THE RECORD, THREE, TWO,
ONE, GO. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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>> 30 SECONDS REMAINING, RON.
20 SECONDS LEFT. 15 SECONDS REMAINING.
TEN. NINE.
EIGHT. SEVEN.
SIX. FIVE.
FOUR. THREE.
TWO. ONE.
[ BUZZER ] >> WOW.
>> WHAT HAPPENED? >> HOW MANY WAS IT?
>> SO, WHAT'S THE TOTAL? >> ARE YOU OKAY?
>> COME ON OVER, RON. >> THAT WAS KIND OF TERRIFYING.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? >> WHO WANTS WATERMELON JUICE?
>> THE MARK TO BEAT WAS 40 WATERMELONS.
YOU DID HAVE SOME DISQUALIFICATIONS.
BUT I CAN ANNOUNCE YOU HAD 4. IT'S A NEW RECORD.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> AND HE DID IT FOR MOM.
>> RON, CONGRATULATIONS. YOUR MOM IS WATCHING.
SHE HAS TO BE PROUD OF YOU TODAY.
>> I LOVE YOU, MOM. >> AND WATERMELON SALAD.
>> TOMORROW ON "BREAK IT TODAY," THE MOST