grappling

Noun

• the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

• the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
  • they had a fierce wrestle
    
  • we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  wrestling , rassling , wrestle , grapple , hand-to-hand struggle