An MMA-trained fighter is accused of killing a Florida resident during a fight outside a Panama City Beach bar Sunday night.

According to Panama City Beach police, officers were called to the Coyote Ugly Bar on Front Beach Road, where they found 31-year-old Dayvon Larry of Malone, Fla., unconscious in the parking lot.

Larry was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Preliminary autopsy results determined the cause of death as homicide by blunt force trauma.

Through witness statements and surveillance video, 23-year-old Ross Johnson was identified as the suspect. Witnesses told police Johnson had been involved in a verbal altercation with a group inside the bar, which then escalated as it moved to the parking lot.

The witnesses and surveillance footage show Johnson punching Larry behind his left ear, with Larry then falling to the pavement.

Johnson then engaged in a physical altercation with another unknown male before fleeing the scene via a rideshare service.

Witnesses also told police Johnson is an amateur MMA fighter with three years of “advanced fighter training,” according to the police report.

Investigators located Johnson Monday and took him into custody. After providing police with what they said were inconsistent statements, Johnson ultimately admitted to striking Larry.

Johnson was booked into Bay County Jail, where he is awaiting an initial court appearance.

WMBB in Panama City reported that Larry was an airman stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base just east of Panama City. He was a member of the 325th Security Forces Squadron, according to the report.