WILTON MANORS, Florida -- A trained MMA fighter said he relied on his skills - and faith - when a stranger broke into his family's South Florida home last week.

It happened last Saturday, Sept. 27, in Wilton Manors, just north of Fort Lauderdale.

"I'm prepared. It's not my first time; I don't feel pain," said Henny, the mixed martial artist who subdued the intruder.

Henny said his nephew woke him frantically that morning, warning that a man was inside their living room.

"I don't have guns; I wasn't looking for a knife - just God and my hands, that's it," he said.

The accused intruder, identified as Austin Carasani, appeared before a judge just hours later with visible injuries. Carasani's face was black and blue from the encounter.

Carasani told Wilton Manors police he had been drin

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