Hikaru's plan was for Drum and Lui to smack into each other. Then, Drum was supposed to get knocked out of the stadium and Lui was supposed to lose stamina from that collision with Dragon. Rantaro and Hikaru were then supposed to finish Longinus off with a ring-out. Clearly that didn't happen because Lui also had a plan. He saw this coming not because of his power, but because of his mega IQ brain, so he pushed Dragon and awakened it. Obviously then, Dragon was in perfect condition (with its wings) to burst Ragnarauk, while Lui targeted Hikaru. It was a part of their strategy. In the end, strength decided the match, as it was a head-on attack from Helios and Longinus. This means both of you are correct. Strategy comes into play during most of the battle, and power comes into play at the very end. Both are equally important in deciding a match, which is why you have opposite protagonists in Sparking. One who thinks it's all about power, and one who thinks it's all about strategy, and the legends are helping them realize that it's about both.
In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.
- Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Book)
Every time I see this, I think of Hikaru and Hyuga