In State v. Randolph, 228 N.C. 228, 232, 45 S.E.2d 132, 135 (1947), the defendant acknowledged that the victim and the defendant were in their vehicles across the street from each other and that when the victim got out of his car with a tire iron, the defendant pulled out a knife, got out of his truck, and went to meet the victim in the street. Id. The Court held: "In the light of the defendant's admission, it is clear that the defendant entered the fight voluntarily and without lawful excuse. Hence, there is no error in the refusal of the trial judge to submit his plea of self-defense to the jury." Id.