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A man in Australia was forced to put up his dukes against a buff kangaroo that was holding his dog hostage … catching the whole thing on camera.<\/p>\n
The down-under beatdown took place between the ‘roo and Mildura resident Mick Moloney<\/strong> … who took a swing at the animal, and got knocked in return — his camera took a tumble into the water, but his dog was safe from the scary situation.<\/p>\n Mick told ABC Radio Melbourne Afternoons<\/strong> he was stretching near the river over the weekend when he noticed his pup, Hatchi<\/strong>, was nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n He soon found his answer, though — first noticing the kangaroo staring at him in the river, then his dog came up from the water, yelping as water gushed out of its mouth.<\/p>\n Mick claims Hatchi was in a headlock and knew he had to go save his doggo … but admitted the kangaroo looked “jacked,” adding, “I was like ‘this thing’s just got out of jail’ or something.”<\/p>\n He says it was pretty strong — but he slapped the marsupial across the head and got into a tussle in the water. Mick admits it looked like it was gonna kick him, too … but he splashed some water in its face while he bolted to the shore where his dog was safe.<\/p>\n BTW, Mick is a mixed martial arts and Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor … but claims people are already asking him when he’ll start teaching “roo-jitsu.”<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a0\/4by3\/2023\/10\/16\/a02b7bbc944947779b28daa7f020fd45_md.jpg\")
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