For yall saying "anticlimactic": this is literally how you need to fight a duel.
[ul]If you can weaken your opponent fast, do it[/ul]
[ul]If you can go for the kill fast, do it[/ul]
[ul]If you can spare yourself unnecessary moves, hella do it[/ul]
It's about staying alive the longest, and yet ending the duel in the shortest time possible. Long fights are LITERALLY BAD.