barnburner, dogfight, duel, showdown, matchup, donnybrook, rematch, tussle, battle, squeaker, rivalry, prizefight, fisticuffs, snoozer, catfight, skirmish, fight, overtimes, slugging, brawling, smackdown, knockout punch, throwdown, fistfight, rout, yawner, bout, buzzsaw, haymaker, trench warfare, clash, contest, heartbreaker, romp, pugilism, laugher, donnybrooks, foe, joust, sparring, doubleheader, gamesmanship, semifinal, confrontation, mudslinging, onslaught, slanging match, humdinger, ballgame, shootout, gunfight, counterpunch, underdog, trouncing, opponent, game, stalemate, match, shocker, blitzkrieg, barrage, nightcap, whupping, battleground, spectacle, chippy, drub, interdivisional, tossup, bareknuckle, victory, nastiness, dramatics, knockout, shellacking, fisticuff, seesaw, victor, affair, debate, cliffhanger, hijinks, blowout, pummeling, tangle, oneupmanship, letdown, comebacks, walloping, cakewalk, squabble, bloodletting, extravaganza, stoush, southpaw, encounter, feud, theatrics, scrapper, derby, bruising, firefight, brawl, brawls, orgy, rampage, carnage, fights, lynching, melee, savagery, slapstick, snowball, assassination, assault, atrocity, beatings, carousel, circus

punch-up

combat, fighting