为夺取地方垄断权发生了激烈的竞争.用英语怎么说？

为夺取地方垄断权发生了激烈的竞争.

Regional monopolies were bitterly fought for.

regional

adj. 地区的，区域的，特定区域的，特定地区的，方言的，区域性；

例句
Viewers saw him anchoring a five-minute summary of regional news.
观众看见他主持一个5分钟的地方新闻摘要节目。

monopolies

n. 垄断( monopoly的名词复数 )，专卖，垄断权，专利权；

例句
It is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency.
其目的是把专制主义遏制在萌芽状态.

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

bitterly

adv. 伤心地，愤怒地，极其，非常；

例句
His sons quarrelled bitterly over the allocation of family resources...
他的儿子们为家产如何分配而吵得很凶。

fought

v. 战斗( fight的过去式和过去分词 )，斗争，打架，吵架；

例句
The team fought hard and gave a good account of themselves.
这支队伍奋力拼搏，表现出色。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。