The man faces charges of assault and battery after the fight.
assault and battery
idiomThe combination of two violent crimes: assault (the threat of violence) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.
The police arrested the suspect for assault and battery after he threatened and then hit his neighbor.
Following the violent altercation at the stadium, the prosecutor filed formal charges of assault and battery against the individuals involved in the brawl.