Round 1: Captain America's standard gear is his shield and whatever the hell else he carries in those pouches. Batman's standard gear is hard to pinpoint because he changes around standard gear like we change underwear, but I'm assuming the typical clutch of batarangs, smoke pellets, grapple gun, and taser. I'd say they're both relatively evenly matched to the point where both sides can take a win, but only if Batman is capable of intelligently of using his equipment. I still say he's not up to the task of winning against a Captain America that is still operating within his morals in a straight up hand to hand engagement simply due to Steve's enhancements.
TIE: Steve is taking the melee engagement and can even possibly pull a win with a shield toss, and Batman can win with the smart use of his gadgets, I'd say it can go either way.
Round 2: His technical knowledge on fighting may not be as extensive as Batman's, but it's enough. He also possesses the benefit of learning a lot more quickly on his feet and can react and act more quickly to changing scenarios, so there's nothing new that Batman can bring to the table in a stripped down physical engagement.
Before anyone brings it up for the umpteenth time, no, 127 fighting styles really don't benefit you much in a fight, and people forget that Batman has been beaten by people who knew far less and were at his physical level. You always default to the best techniques you can utilize anyways and that cuts it down a few dozen styles at best. The higher your physical abilities, the less actual fighting skill you generally need to close the gap between someone who is lower than you but generally more skilled in fighting, and Deathstroke's engagements with Batman highlight that. I was actually surprised I've seen that opinion brought up in the unpopular opinions thread even if I already assumed it would be common knowledge.
WINNER:Captain America: He's actually enhanced and possesses a high level of technical skill in fighting that is more than enough to match the knowledge that Batman possesses. He's a superior fighting specimen simply because he can process and adapt to presented information more quickly and has superior physical attributes.
Round 3: For Round 1, going for killshots means that Bruce can potentially use his batarangs to seriously injure Steve, but I can't see his other standard gear being used in a manner that would be directly useful in combat. Batman could use the grapple line as a part of a trap, but that would assume that Captain America would reliably fall for it. On the other hand, Steve won't have to hold back when using his shield, which means he's going to be throwing it as hard as he possibly can, so unless Batman is tougher than a tank, I don't see him catching it without breaking his arm.
For Round 2, Captain America's upper limit is a fair bit higher than than Batman's where it seems to clearly breach into (comic) superhuman territory. In a fight where both competitors are unarmed and are operating at their unrestricted potential, I can see this turning out how a typical fight between Deathstroke and Batman would turn out, with Steve's enhanced abilities overwhelming Batman's technical skill.
WINNER:Captain America: Accounting for the reasons stated before already, Steve's standard operating limit is generally a bit higher than Bruce's and his upper limit is even higher than that, yes, both mentally and physically. Going for the kill will work out more in Steve's favor since it would be easier for him to pull it off in general.
People also shouldn't confuse Batman's intelligence with Steve's ability to assimilate and process information at an enhanced rate as an advantage on Batman's part, one works well in a lab or in school, the other works better in combat. (though technically his enhanced brain processes combined with total recall memory should give him the ability to learn what Batman has learned through the years within an even shorter period of time)
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