Tight spaces are mostly the physical manifestation for an inert desire we oh so frequently can't play out as it goes against our more advanced survival kit of "live to fight another day". In the lesser animal kingdom a tight space isn't even required, just enough to think about a lioness catching a gnu, and as her teeth gnaw in deep for the kill, more often than not the lioness gets trampled as well, leading to a mutual killing, but that doesn't stop them from playing out the scenario to its very end.
The phenomenon of vendetta is frequently associated with Italy even though it's actually an Illyric tradition that founds its way there during the centuries when Sicily was an important hub between North Africa and the Western Balkans. It was such a ingrained tradition that not even communism could stop it in Albania, and throughout the centuries they developed a "code of ethics", that is to mean a playbook where it was written how if only a woman stood as last alive, she's no longer considered a woman, but a man-woman whose sole duty became to avenge her whole family.
There's an anecdote about 15th century Napoli, where two women entered for prayer in the alcove, only to reveal hidden daggers with which they intended to kill each other. That is why the origin of the handshake came from Rome and was a lower arm grab, preferably sleeveless so both could confirm the other did not plan to assassinate him (that day).
My personal favorite tight space fight scene is from Smokin' Aces where they brutalize each other to (assumed near)death in the elevator, that could have only been better if it happens between women.
