The conversation was quickly ended, and the Muslims left the scene hastily to prevent the possible outbreak of open fighting.

I am proud of my medals for I have won them in open, fair fighting.

The exercises were structured around a theoretical crisis situation that spirals out of control into open fighting.

As long as talks continued, there was a chance of preventing open fighting.

There are several documented incidents of open fighting between drug investigation units and other police involved in trafficking.

It's all good clean battle, mostly for the forgotten joy of open fighting.

Every now and then there'd be some open fighting in Abadan between the gangs.

Their mutual hatred erupted in open fighting on at least two occasions.

Ambush and murder were more in his line than open fighting, man to man.

Now the open fighting and heavy casualties appear to signal a severe break in relations.