MMA Fighter Defends Home After Intruder Allegedly Enters Wrong Home After a Night of Drinking

An intruder learned the hard way that wandering into the wrong home can have serious consequences after coming across an MMA fighter who was protecting his family in Florida. 

Henny Rojas, an aspiring mixed martial artist, shared the details of the incident that occurred in Wilton Manors on Sept. 27 with CBS Miami in an interview published on Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Rojas was happy to show his moves off for the news station as he threw his best punches before sharing his side of the harrowing story.

“I don’t like guns; I [wasn’t] looking for a knife or nothing — just God and my hands, that’s it,” the resident said of how he fended off the unwanted guest. 

The fighter, who has been training for roughly three years but has yet to fight professionally, told the outlet that his nephew was home with Rojas when the teen saw a man enter the living room.

The nephew’s parents, Henny’s sister Patrizia Rojas and her husband, were away in Miami at the time.

“He was screaming, ‘Mom, call [the] police, someone has broken into the house,’ ” Patrizia said of her son.

Police identified the intruder as 31-year-old Austin Carasani, according to CBS Miami.

Per CBS Miami, Carasani told police “he had been drinking at a local club and was attempting to go to his friend Paul’s house who resides in the area” when he entered the wrong home. 

Henny’s neighbor, Andreas Gomez, described what he saw: “The guy was freezing and they started punching him in the face.”

PEOPLE did not immediately receive a response from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. It is unclear whether or not Carasani has an attorney. 

A booking photo shared by the BCSO showed Carasani with cuts and bruises of different shades covering his face and mouth. He went before a judge just hours later. 

Speaking of his decision to jump into action to defend his nephew and his sister’s home, Rojas shared that he was “prepared.”

“It’s not my first time; I don’t feel pain,” he said.

Court footage obtained by the news station showed a judge reading Carasani a home invasion charge. 

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The Wilton Manors resident said if he had the chance, he’d do it all over again: “Protect your family.”

“There [are] a lot of crazy people [who] don’t believe in God, who [are] only looking for damage,” Henny said. 

Carasani remains in custody on a $20,000 bond, the news station reported.