Kangaroo body-slammed and grappled into submission by an Australian man after the animal attacked him

Kangaroo body-slammed and grappled into submission by an Australian man after the animal attacked him

An Australian guy body-slams a kangaroo that pursued him down and attacked him.

In Ballina, New South Wales, CCTV video shows the rogue marsupial pursuing down the man as he escapes for safety.

The kangaroo pursues down the man before tackling him to the ground in a drawn-out brawl that left both warriors battered and bruised.

After the struggle, footage shows the man dashing away from the enraged eastern greyhound before slipping and collapsing.

The marsupial then stomps on the man, who gets back on his feet desperately clutching a stick and swinging it wildly.

The man’s dog barks behind him in an attempt to defend its owner as the roo turns about-heel and darts back into attack mode.

The kangaroo is able to hop through the first blow and the two square up exchanging brutal hooks and uppercuts.

Overwhelmed by the quick punches, the man clinches up with the kangaroo to avoid further blows and grabs it by the front foot, pulling it to the floor.

Luckily for the victim, he ends up able to pin down the animal, but not without catching a few blows first.

It is not known if the man was badly hurt during the attack.

Kangaroos are mostly not aggressive, but thousands of mostly undocumented attacks do occur in Australia when the animals feel threatened.

Footage uploaded to a Ballina, New South Wales, community Instagram page shows the victim and the kangaroo in a wild brawl (pictured)