It wasn't as though either side was incapable of ending the fight had it been serious.

She could break his arm and he could electrocute her till she fainted.

Both were aware of their own ability to end the fight, but neither would dare to. It was just a sparring match, after all.

Rose: Max....

And then it begun....

Max started to try to wriggle his way out of her hold, while Tiffany tightened her grip in response.

Max: Gahhhhh!!

But he didn't let up with his electricity either.

Ken: This is a real struggle.

Luke: Yeah....

Rose: Hmph...

Back at the battle...

Max: C'mon, c'mon, c'mon...

Tiffany: Grrrrr.....

The struggle continued.

It was a stalemate.

Max could not leave because he had been restrained, and Tiffany could not afford to let go. After all, would she get another chance to grab Max like this?

But like in all stalemates, all participating parties slowly begin to look for ways to gain an advantage.

And in this case....

Tiffany: (thinking: He's struggling... and so I won't be able to hold on for much longer. But... if I can just hit his head... just right....)

Max's body was turning left and right as Tiffany slowly lifted her other arm, preparing to strike.

The other three noticed and quietly anticipated the battles end.

Max: (thinking: C'mon... if I can just keep moving... then maybe....)

And then, it happened.

Her hand made a fist and traveled at an incredible speed towards Max's head.

However, at that very moment, Max had turned just enough to be able to just barely make out what Tiffany's hand was about to do from the corner of his left eye, and, with super speed, his head moved out of the way, leaving a hole in the ground where Tiffany's fist had landed.

The ending result, Rose, Ken and Luke were shocked.

Rose: Oh my gosh!

Ken: Impressive.

Luke: Hmph...

And at the battlefield....

Tiffany: (thinking: Dang it.... I missed..)

The shock of the miss made her loosen her grip and Max had also stopped electrocuting her, but that didn't stop Max from taking advantage of the situation to start breaking free of her hold.

Ken: He's breaking loose.

Rose: Go Max!

She immediately closed her mouth, feeling surprised to find herself rooting for him, and Luke and Ken gave her  a questioning glance.

Meanwhile...

While the shock had allowed Max to break free of the hold and get up on his own two feet, Tiffany did not completely let go of his arm.

She continued to hold it, while he stood up and tried to get away from her.

Max: (thinking: Sheesh. Her grip is like steel.)

And at close quarters, she begun to throw punches and kicks, all the while Max dodged with super speed.

Tiffany: (thinking: He's fast.... but.... that moment.)

She flashed back to when she was right on top of him.

Tiffany: (thinking: He said his super speed had to be manually activated by him. Does that mean....?)

Max suddenly discharged electricity, firing it from his captured arm, still not bothering or slowing her down.

Instead, she did the last thing Max would have expected.

She threw another smoke bomb into the air and, withdrawing her katana, cut it in half midair.

Rose: Oh my gosh! She had a second one?!

Luke turned to Ken.

Ken: She didn't ask for just one.

Yet another smoke cloud was created.

Several loud sounds and struggling noises were heard in the smoke cloud before Max was seen flying out of the smoke cloud.

Rose: Max!

She wanted to check on him, but Ken halted her, as Max slowly got back up.

As the smoke cloud dissipated, it revealed a panting and heavily electrocuted Tiffany.

And as for Max, he stood up to face her again.

Both fighters looked each other directly in the eye.

Max: (thinking: Ok.... that was close.)

Tiffany: (thinking: This guy....)

Ken: This fight....

Both sides were panting.

So, one would ask, what exactly had happened inside the smoke cloud. The answer being, that Tiffany's plan worked, but only half way.

She'd planned on using the second smoke bomb to further debilitate Max and then take him down. However, Max, while in the smoke screen, was not nearly as shocked as she'd earlier expected him to be.

He had reacted to the smoke bomb better than most would.

Most people, while stuck in such a miasma, would fall into a state of panic and instinctually try to get their bearings.

But in Max's case, he simply continued discharging electricity even when inside the smoke screen, rather than getting disoriented or confused.

He also continued to struggle out of her grip, keeping her from quickly ending the fight as she'd intended.

His discharges were, finally, too much for her, and as a result, she had to let go of his arm. The best she could do was give him a kick. But that was it.