WILTON MANORS, Fla. (WFOR) \u2013 An MMA fighter in Florida put his skills to the test after a man broke into his home.<\/p>\n
Henny Rojas has been training for three years as a mixed martial artist.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m prepared,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not my first time. I don\u2019t feel pain. Nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Early Saturday morning, an intruder forced his way into Rojas\u2019 family home in Wilton Manors.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have guns, wasn\u2019t looking for a knife, just God and my hands and that\u2019s all,\u201d Rojas said.<\/p>\n
As 31-year-old Austin Caresani faced a judge a few hours later, Rojas said it\u2019s clear he was no match for his fighting abilities.<\/p>\n
Caresani\u2019s face appeared to be black and blue from the blows delivered by Rojas. Caresani also told Wilton Manors Police he had been drinking at a local club and was attempting to go to his friend\u2019s house, who he said lives in the area.<\/p>\n
Patricia Rojas is Henny Rojas\u2019 sister. She and her husband were out in Miami last weekend when they got the terrifying call from their teenage son, who had alerted Henny Rojas to the stranger in the living room.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was saying uncle wake up,\u201d Henny Rojas said.<\/p>\n
Austin Caresani uses an apartment address located in Deerfield Beach.<\/p>\n
WFOR attempted to contact family members, but no one answered.<\/p>\n
Caresani remains in jail.<\/p>\n
Henny Rojas said he would not change a thing if he was given another chance.<\/p>\n
\u201cProtect your family,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are a lot of crazy people out there who are looking for damage.\u201d<\/p>\n
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