[@Awesomoman64] It kinda went down like this:

Alexi: If I get a sneak attack off on you, burning all of my body's power in one overwhelming strike, I can shatter your mask.
Ira: Very impressive. Anything else?
Alexi: Nope. Bleh. Dies.

If it came down to another duel between them, Ira probably wouldn't take it easy on Alexi and Alexi'd never get a chance to use her charge attack.