Lightning Strikes 3 : RESULTS

February 25, 2017

Don Rodger, promoter of "Lightning Strikes KickBoxing" put together his best event yet.  Lightning Strikes 3 was held at the Durham Armory in downtown Durham, NC on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.   In addition to local celebrities, Trevor Hayes, Dale "Sunshine" Frye and John "Bagels" Telford being in attendence.  UFC badass, Derek Brunson and UFC veteran, Marcus Davis were in the corners of a few fighters.

Bout 1: Georges Kopa (RIMA) def John Prim (Forged Fitness) via unanimous referee decision.  3 rounds of non-stop action.  Both fighters looked very sharp and were in excellent physical shape.

Bout 2:  Cliff Gunderson (RIMA) def Brandon Rollins(Penergrass Academy) via unanimous ref decision.   Great fight.

Bout 3: Verna Galvan (RIMA) def Katie Firth (Tapout Gym) via decision.  Super close fight that could have gone either day.  

Bout 4: Olivia Fisher (Marshall's MMA) def Donna Natosi (Forged Fitness).  This fight went the distance.  Natosi displayed incredible grit against a super tough Fisher.

Bout 5: Marybeth Wells (8 Points Muay Thai) def Amber Wood (Pendergrass Academy) via decision.  This fight was extremely close and action packed.

Bout 6: Yiovanny Rodriguez def Kortney Singleton via decision.   Awesome fight.

Bout 7: Markevian Williams / Jaicovell Rogers - unanimous draw.  Williams was penalized a point for a questionable blow and thus - we had a draw

Bout 8: Lydia Ryan def Tabby Yost via unanimous decision

Bout 9: Cornelius Newell def Jarrod Miller via unanimous decision.  This was a hard fought fight from start to finish.  Both fighters displayed excellent skill sets.

Bout 10: James Brown def Daemont Johnson via 2nd round KO.  This fight ended when Johnson caught a body kick from Brown,  Somehow Brown used his opposite leg and landed a headkick that put Johnson down.  

Bout 11:  Doug Coltrane def Harold Hubbard via unanimous 5 round decision.  Both fighters wanted the win badly but Coltrane was able to control a majority of the striking to pull off the win.

Bout 12: Lawshawn Alcocks def Marcus Brown via KO.  Alcocks once again displayed his striking power.

Bout 13: D'Juan Owens def Trey Singleton via unanimous 5 round decision.   This fight was awesome.  Neither fighter showed any signs of quitting.  Owens proved to be a bit too much for Singleton, winning every hard fought round.  

Next Level Fights are set for May 13, 2017 in Raleigh, NC
Lightning Strikes 4 is set for July 15, 2017 in Raleigh, NC

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