Officers were called to the scene at 12.30am following reports of an assault on a 22-year-old man on Alton High Street.
The Alresford man suffered an eye injury and was taken to Southampton General Hospital but was discharged the same day.
The pavement between The White Horse pub and Mann’s Chinese takeaway on Butts Road was cordoned off as police forensics officers scoured the area for evidence.
Eyewitnesses describe seeing a “noisy fracas” between a small group of men and women which ended in fighting on the ground.
Investigations are ongoing and anyone with any information should call Hampshire Police on 101, quoting reference 44180157349.
A police forensics officer is pictured working at the scene on the junction of the High Street and Butts Road. Picture by Lee Earle.