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Batman body-slammed in fight on Las Vegas Strip

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

May 13, 2011 - 6:59 am

A man dressed like Batman was body slammed onto a Strip sidewalk after starting a fight with a bystander.

Las Vegas police spokesman Bill Cassell said the fight occurred just after 1 p.m. on Saturday.

A video of the scuffle posted on YouTube shows the wannabe Caped Crusader throw the first blow, aiming a series of body slaps at his rival.

The other man eventually picked up the Batman impersonator and dumped him on the sidewalk. The man punched the Batman lookalike in the head several times.

Cassell says it was unclear what started the fight. Neither man filed a police report.

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