2 sentences

1. 双方展开了激烈的角力。

   shuāng​fāng zhǎn​kāi le jī​liè de jué​lì.

   The two sides engaged in a fierce struggle.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 两支球队在决赛中狭路相逢，展开了激烈的角力。

   liǎng zhī qiú​duì zài jué​sài zhōng xiá​lù​xiāng​féng, zhǎn​kāi le jī​liè de jué​lì.

   The two teams met in the final and engaged in an intense struggle for dominance.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary